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Seamus Ennis

voc, 1958-1982 IE, County Dublin
Singer of Folk

Séamus Ennis (Irish: Séamas Mac Aonghusa; 5 May 1919 – 5 October 1982) was an Irish musician, singer and Irish music collector. He was most noted for his uilleann pipe playing and was partly responsible for the revival of the instrument during the twentieth century having co-founded Na Píobairí Uilleann, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the uilleann pipes and its music. He is recognised for having preserved almost 2,000 Irish songs and dance-tunes as part of the work he did with the Irish Folklore Commission.

     
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
What Would You Do If You Married a Soldier? on As I Roved Out by Various Artists
Uirchill an Chreagáin on Ceol, Scéalta Agus Amhráin by Seamus Ennis
Salamanca / Duke Gordon / Jenny's Welcome to Charlie on Ceol, Scéalta Agus Amhráin by Seamus Ennis
The First House in Connaught / The Copper Plate Reel on The Bonny Bunch of Roses by Seamus Ennis
The Wandering Minstrel / Jackson's Morning Brush on The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
An tSeanbhean & conversation with Seamus Ennis on The New Demesne by Various Artists
The Cuckoo's Hornpipe on The Bonny Bunch of Roses by Seamus Ennis
A Little Bench of Rushes on The Bonny Bunch of Roses by Seamus Ennis
The Boyne Hunt on Bagpipes of Britain & Ireland by Various Artists
The Thrush in the Straw on The Bonny Bunch of Roses by Seamus Ennis

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Bonny Bunch Of RosesSeamus Ennis1996Album
Visit To Ireland, Volume ThreeSeamus Ennis1994Compil.
The Fox ChaseSeamus Ennis1978Album
Féidhlim Tonn Rí's Castle Or The King Of Ireland's SonSeamus Ennis1977Album
Forty Years Of Irish PipingSeamus Ennis1977Album
Irish Pipe And Tin Whistle SongsSeamus Ennis1976Album
The Wandering MinstrelSeamus Ennis1974Album
Strains On Wind Once Blown - Vol. 1: The Pure DropSeamus Ennis1973Album
Seoda Ceoil 2Seamus Ennis / Sean Keane / Joe Heaney / John Joe Gannon1969Compil.
Seamus Ennis (Masters Of Irish Music)Seamus Ennis1969Album
Irish Music in London PubsMargaret Barry, Michael Gorman, Seamus Ennis, Joe Heaney1963Album
Ceol, Scealta agus AmhrainSeamus Ennis1961Album
The Ace And Deuce Of PipingSeamus Ennis1961Single
The Bonny Bunch of RosesSeamus Ennis1958Album
IrelandAlan Lomax, Seamus EnnisCompil.
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