When UA-cam first came out I mostly used it to watch grainy footage of 80s hardcore punk gigs. Now I basically only watch archive Irish trad videos. That’s evolution in practice! This one going straight into the top ten!
This brought me to tears. Not sure exactly why, 'cause the song seems so upbeat and cheerful. It made me think of my great-great grandmother who left the Lough Corrib area in County Galway (in the 1870s) with her three children. They took ship and (I think) sailed up the Saint Lawrence Seaway, through the Great Lakes and finally came to settle in the Credit River region (now Lakeville) in southern Minnesota. It was a long trip and my great-grandmother who was only 5 at the time nearly died at sea. If she hadn't been so courageous, I would be a very different person, if I was here at all.
Seamus the man who travelled all over Ireland in the 50s recording irish music saving hundreds of tunes from extension Thanks Seamus for your work God bless you
Seamus Ennis was the rock star of his time, he was the Jimi Hendricks, Django Reinhardt, Phil Lynott of brilliant music and storytelling, the music of those brilliant men will last forevermore.
great playing. only seamus could play this most difficult version of bucks of oranmore, magnificent. no body else could play like him. a piper`s piper.
un-freaking real...this man plays the pipes like the Good Lord intended the pipes to be played...with grace...so much style...wonderful....just wonderful
This is just stupid good! His fingers are a blur...he's even smiling at 1:28 (likely thinking about someone else trying this tune!). Challenge for the up and coming piper...the benchmark has been set. I wish you luck. Thanks for posting.
What's really fun is watching the audience struggling not to get up and dance :D LOL!! How could you resist! Gorgeous playing of course. Gives you chills.
@finbarmaginn Naul, just north of Dublin. He worked for the Irish Folklore Commission for many years, though, in which he would have been traveling all over Ireland.
I was gonna say, did they call, “Time, Séamus”? That’s great TV 😂 In the Inuit accordion tradition up in Nunavut in Canada’s North they play tunes like this But it’s still dance music, and they keep playing the same tune until the dancers get tired, which can go on for a really long time So if you book them for a sit-down performance, it challenges the performer, because traditionally they would play one tune and never stop 🪗
It looks like this was from a series called Ag Déanamh Ceoil, which is supported by the fact that I think I hear Tony McMahon shout "Come on, Seamus!", and Tony was the host of that show. Unfortunately, only three episodes of ADC survive, so not enough for a DVD. But I think this is one of them, as I've seen clips of Noel Hill (young buck sitting right next to Seamus here) playing in this episode as well.
He made Uilleann pipes sound like Uilleann pipes. With all due respect to Paddy Keenan, he forgets to include the popping and squealing. Paddy makes the instrument sound like a clarinet, IMHO.
joe byrne Joe, if you tap your foot to the music you'll see it doesn't slow at 1:30. I don't think so. If he does, it's a tiny change. He uses the regulators heavily at that point and continues with the chanter using only the left hand for a few measures.
Will anyone be honest & say that standards have risen since his day? Standards of tuning & fingering & pitch; quality of instruments & workmanship & precision. We listen to these old recordings & marvel at what they could do with what they had; & then the least of us sits down & surpasses anything our forebears did...
Maybe, it’s debatable, Ennis did indeed live in a time where there were scant resources for Uilleann piping, at the end of his life it is not unheard of that Séamus’s pipes were almost unplayable. His bag and especially his bellows were leaking really bad, and no one at that time had the knowledge of reed-making we have today, so no one really knew how to get his pipes going the way they did in his earlier days. All of his preferred reedmakers, who knew the ins and outs of that chanter, took their secrets to the grave unfortunately. So yes, you could say knowledge and quality of reeds and pipes, has improved dramatically due to widespread knowledge and resources. As for Séamus’s piping, it should be noted that during the last 10-15 years, his health was quite poor and this of course took quite an edge off of his pipering capabilities. Also, his tempo seemed to have become more ‘fluid’ and ‘expressive’ in his later years as well, focusing on the musicality and tonal changes of his chanter, lingering on notes with trills, vibrato, and swelling of notes. Another thing to note however, is that Ennis liked to improvise, something seldom heard today. It has to be said, that to me, modern Uilleann piping does little to nothing for me as I feel there is much less, if any risk taking at all, most people also play ‘Concert pitch’ pipes in D, which I am not exactly fond of, I much prefer the darker, haunting, woody sound of a flat set, which is what Ennis played. I will not dispute that the playing today is amazing, but, to my ear, most of it sounds the same to me. As if it is missing something, a kind of ‘magic’ if you will...
hi @@Goetterdaemmerung86 I'd be curious what (other) pipers you'd recommend. I'm currently listening to (and loving) Paddy Keenan's album with Paddy Glackin. What you say about the music reminds me of an album I have from Bobby Casey (west Clare fiddler) recorded in the sixties -- when I listed to it first I almost thought it was off-key (I'm not a musician so I wouldn't really know). The older musicians as well didnt care about being refined. Anyways, that album has probably been the most rewarding listen of the last year for me, and one of the ones I listened to the most.
@@sdrtcacgnrjrcDicky Deegan, Liam O’Flynn, David Power, McGovern, Paddy Maloney, all fine pipers, some no longer with us sadly, but their music lives on, they are all great and could be checked out
Jaysus, the man is magic.
When UA-cam first came out I mostly used it to watch grainy footage of 80s hardcore punk gigs. Now I basically only watch archive Irish trad videos. That’s evolution in practice! This one going straight into the top ten!
Good man lol
Mexican beer drinking Irish American here to say.... I approve this message!
This brought me to tears. Not sure exactly why, 'cause the song seems so upbeat and cheerful. It made me think of my great-great grandmother who left the Lough Corrib area in County Galway (in the 1870s) with her three children. They took ship and (I think) sailed up the Saint Lawrence Seaway, through the Great Lakes and finally came to settle in the Credit River region (now Lakeville) in southern Minnesota. It was a long trip and my great-grandmother who was only 5 at the time nearly died at sea. If she hadn't been so courageous, I would be a very different person, if I was here at all.
It’s stirred the emotions as it’s designed to do
Probably cause your an American
Seamus the man who travelled all over Ireland in the 50s recording irish music saving hundreds of tunes from extension Thanks Seamus for your work God bless you
Seamus Ennis was the rock star of his time, he was the Jimi Hendricks, Django Reinhardt, Phil Lynott of brilliant music and storytelling, the music of those brilliant men will last forevermore.
This sounds so great, it's as though he's accompanied by his own piping orchestra
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Irish culture par excellence... blows me away every time x
Best version of The Bucks Of Oranmore ive ever heard Pure genius
Have you heard Paddy's Keenan's version on the Piper's Concert album?
I agree especially the version he did on that compilation album Patrick sky put out
Matt Molloy and Donal Lunny. Not on pipes, though
That is like an orchestra. all form one lads hands,unreal.
Full of life, colour, and grit. As it should be.
great playing. only seamus could play this most difficult version of bucks of oranmore, magnificent. no body else could play like him. a piper`s piper.
Amazingly gifted musician, God rest him.
Just amazing. And, in addition to the highly piping style... he is smiling.
The Jimi Hendix of the Irish pipes!!
Wish there eas a lot more recordings
un-freaking real...this man plays the pipes like the Good Lord intended the pipes to be played...with grace...so much style...wonderful....just wonderful
Vulgarity
@@TRUECEL14 hmmm?
@@NotAFanAnymore To use the Name of the Lord without reverence is wrong and blasphemous
@@TRUECEL14 I said Good Lord. Not GD. I showed reverence for my God. Perhaps not yours. Sorry
Utter magic. Lucky, lucky audience.
Epic performance.
the length of this guys fingers --- just adapting to that where most instruments are for more ahh smaller hands is amaizing
This music speaks to my soul! Erin go bragh 💚
Fantastic!
As Annie Lennox sang It's an orchestra of angels and they're playing with my heart.
Seamus was a true genius
Massive hands! Great stuff.
Love this
This is just stupid good! His fingers are a blur...he's even smiling at 1:28 (likely thinking about someone else trying this tune!). Challenge for the up and coming piper...the benchmark has been set. I wish you luck. Thanks for posting.
Seamus Ennis, god of Uilleann pipes
The Hendrix of Uilleann pipes.
just incredible...the man was amazing
Yeah that's just awesome!
it,s so amazing how this man can play
Beautiful takes my breath away
Brilliant.
Rocking it like a legend
Phenomenal!
goat at playing uilleann pipes🐐
What's really fun is watching the audience struggling not to get up and dance :D LOL!! How could you resist! Gorgeous playing of course. Gives you chills.
That was magic
Great performance...just epic...great to hear...love it :-)...thanks for ubloading such a goodie :-)
We want more clips like this!
great playing from seamus
great stuff, Seamus. : )
God sent ❤
Fantastic stuff.
hard to beat that; he was just great. and so his the people followed him. a great country for tradition and music.
I am 67 and this was played in the 60's i was 12 years old then thats nearly 60 years ago where did this tape come from.
Wow! Totally ancient, and totally soul music. My European ancestors would totally be thrilled - as I am - to hearing this work of art.
Thanks. Bless you Nice ❤❤❤❤❤
wonderful. Thanks for posting.
@finbarmaginn Naul, just north of Dublin. He worked for the Irish Folklore Commission for many years, though, in which he would have been traveling all over Ireland.
Amazing. the man goes deep.
who dare call time on Seamus!
I was gonna say, did they call, “Time, Séamus”?
That’s great TV 😂
In the Inuit accordion tradition up in Nunavut in Canada’s North they play tunes like this
But it’s still dance music, and they keep playing the same tune until the dancers get tired, which can go on for a really long time
So if you book them for a sit-down performance, it challenges the performer, because traditionally they would play one tune and never stop 🪗
Young Noel Hill alongside
the motion he does with his right hand in 1:50 ... just amazing!!!
seamus ennis 4 ever!!! ;)
yes stunning dexterity and timing
Great piping the regulators are awsome
The drones nicley tuned :)
That's the good stuff!
..tears to the eyes... ❤ ^..^
It looks like this was from a series called Ag Déanamh Ceoil, which is supported by the fact that I think I hear Tony McMahon shout "Come on, Seamus!", and Tony was the host of that show. Unfortunately, only three episodes of ADC survive, so not enough for a DVD. But I think this is one of them, as I've seen clips of Noel Hill (young buck sitting right next to Seamus here) playing in this episode as well.
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wonderful music!!
Outstanding
😭cant listen to uilleann without sobbing😭
Great solo!
2.04 ............Good man Seamus
Majestic
Keep in mind the bounce and flare he gives it while your playing.
Very magical moment!!!
Thanks
best musicianship I ever heard but Glenn Gould is good too.
very god the besr x
Yep. Is indeed.
mighty hands!
A very awake morning trush
Genius
The Uillean pipes nearly died out at this time in history, note older player and young audience.
Irish music nearly died out and was at a low ebb in the 1950s.
Lets all march down O'Connell Street together playing this as a nation and take back what we have lost as the peoples of Eire.
Fabulous ethnic Irish Music. If you find more you'll have a willing audience. Thanks for sharing! All the best, :-R
There's so much going on there, it would take a lifetime just to analyse what he is doing.
Electrifying.
JIMI HENDRIX ON THE PIPES!!!!!!
Lol awesome, well said ..
Coltrane...
LOL! You right !
matthew71314 he’s a bum, an important one in fairness but a bum all the same
@@balddonaldcerrone7930 are you gay or something.
My God!
wow...thats what I am talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!
every time I watch this, I wanna be the guy who grabbed his arm at the end..
And then he played soma techno. And we were glad.
He made Uilleann pipes sound like Uilleann pipes. With all due respect to Paddy Keenan, he forgets to include the popping and squealing. Paddy makes the instrument sound like a clarinet, IMHO.
joe byrne
Joe, if you tap your foot to the music you'll see it doesn't slow at 1:30. I don't think so. If he does, it's a tiny change. He uses the regulators heavily at that point and continues with the chanter using only the left hand for a few measures.
well said!
Sometime in the 1970s I saw a piper at The Howff in Regents Park Road, London. Could it have been Séamus? If not, who as I cannot now remember?
Wild
💚💚💚💚💚
That was a young Dolores Keane in the audience as well.
🍀Paddy Moloney🍀
cant understand how this got dislikes......
An ceann is fearr! 😼💪🏻
My friend farfar is in this Omegalyl
This is like people watching a alien..... lol
B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuma dátaithe ar na héadaí agus ar na stíleanna gruaige, ach mairfidh an ceol go deo!
Sea, tagann is imíonn na stíleanna gruaige srl. ach fanann na portanna.👌
@steandar You don't know how right you are.
Does anybody know if this is available on a DVD? It's not on Come West Along the Road 1 or 2.
It also must be remembered that this was recorded on a potato
Patrick Guinnane oh, that was a good one. Haven't laughed that hard in some time!
7 Philistines dislike this
Just look at the length of his fingers.
Will anyone be honest & say that standards have risen since his day? Standards of tuning & fingering & pitch; quality of instruments & workmanship & precision. We listen to these old recordings & marvel at what they could do with what they had; & then the least of us sits down & surpasses anything our forebears did...
Malgremor, What you wrote above is lies, utter bullshit.
Maybe, it’s debatable, Ennis did indeed live in a time where there were scant resources for Uilleann piping, at the end of his life it is not unheard of that Séamus’s pipes were almost unplayable. His bag and especially his bellows were leaking really bad, and no one at that time had the knowledge of reed-making we have today, so no one really knew how to get his pipes going the way they did in his earlier days. All of his preferred reedmakers, who knew the ins and outs of that chanter, took their secrets to the grave unfortunately.
So yes, you could say knowledge and quality of reeds and pipes, has improved dramatically due to widespread knowledge and resources.
As for Séamus’s piping, it should be noted that during the last 10-15 years, his health was quite poor and this of course took quite an edge off of his pipering capabilities. Also, his tempo seemed to have become more ‘fluid’ and ‘expressive’ in his later years as well, focusing on the musicality and tonal changes of his chanter, lingering on notes with trills, vibrato, and swelling of notes.
Another thing to note however, is that Ennis liked to improvise, something seldom heard today. It has to be said, that to me, modern Uilleann piping does little to nothing for me as I feel there is much less, if any risk taking at all, most people also play ‘Concert pitch’ pipes in D, which I am not exactly fond of, I much prefer the darker, haunting, woody sound of a flat set, which is what Ennis played. I will not dispute that the playing today is amazing, but, to my ear, most of it sounds the same to me. As if it is missing something, a kind of ‘magic’ if you will...
hi @@Goetterdaemmerung86 I'd be curious what (other) pipers you'd recommend. I'm currently listening to (and loving) Paddy Keenan's album with Paddy Glackin. What you say about the music reminds me of an album I have from Bobby Casey (west Clare fiddler) recorded in the sixties -- when I listed to it first I almost thought it was off-key (I'm not a musician so I wouldn't really know). The older musicians as well didnt care about being refined. Anyways, that album has probably been the most rewarding listen of the last year for me, and one of the ones I listened to the most.
@@sdrtcacgnrjrcDicky Deegan, Liam O’Flynn, David Power, McGovern, Paddy Maloney, all fine pipers, some no longer with us sadly, but their music lives on, they are all great and could be checked out
Those hands were made to play the pipes - but the over too soon!