Éamonn an Chnoic - Séamus Ennis, 1978

Uilleann piper Séamus Ennis plays at the Willie Clancy Summer School.
One of the leading figures in Irish traditional music, uilleann piper Séamus Ennis plays to a rapt audience at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown Malbay, County Clare.
Seamus Ennis introduces ‘Éamonn an Chnoic’ or ‘Ned of the Hill’, a popular song in traditional Irish music.
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, which began in 1973, is a week-long summer school in traditional music and set dance held each year in Miltown Malbay. The summer school commemorates Miltown Malbay’s best-known uilleann piper, Willie Clancy (1918-1973).
The school provides music and dance classes, workshops, lectures and recitals.
This episode of ‘PM’ was broadcast on 13 July 1978. The producer is Nuala O’Faolain.

[@gabrielkeown38]

RIP God rest your soul Seamus Ennis A legend in his own life time

[@daithiobeag]

I was on that hall in 1978 in Milltown Malbay as a very young lad. What a privilege. Piobairacht den scoth

[@paulgalligan1916]

Surely a few pints that morning lol
Some thick accent for a North Dublin man.. RIP Seamus ..

[@sentimentaloldme]

Ceol mo chroí..Go hiontach ar fad...Go ndéana Dia trocaire ar a anam..Séamus..

[@simmo303]

Lucky audience with the King of Pipers.

[@danbreen6946]

This remembers me of me Grandae

[@Goetterdaemmerung86]

Great Archive Gem

[@Lemonjellow]

Man... Ol' boy in the Tan jacket near the end has seen some things or two... Check out that beginning of a hundred yard stare...

[@proudbanjoist]

Very nice. Too bad the camera man was drunk.

[@paulmartingurnett2168]

My mother could sing this in Irish