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Séamus Ennis (1919 – 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. Ennis is widely regarded as one of the greatest uilleann pipers of all time.

John Joe Gannon, born in Horseleap, co. Westmeath, is a button accordion and melodeon player. In his early music career, he played with the Moate Ceilidhe Band, broadcasting frequently from Radio Éireann and making several 78s for Regal Zonophone in the 1940s. In 1949 John Joe went to work on the Ballyshannon hydroelectric scheme, and teamed up with Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal musicians there to form a ceilí band. He came to Dublin in the 1950s and has played with a great variety of musicians in the capital since, but never neglecting his Westmeath connections.

Joe Heaney (AKA Joe Éinniú; Irish: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí) (1919 - 1984) was an Irish traditional (sean nós) singer from County Galway, Ireland. He spent most of his adult life abroad, living in England, Scotland and New York City, in the course of which he recorded hundreds of songs. A magnificent singer in both Gaelic and English, Heaney sings in sean-nos, the highly ornamented style of traditional Irish song.

Seán Keane (1961-) is an Irish singer and musician, known for his distinctive sean-nós-style voice. Keane was born in a small village called Caherlistrane near Tuam in County Galway into a musical family. Together with Frances Black and others he founded the group Arcady. His musical voice is unique and his songs encompass a mixture of traditional Irish folk music, pop, blues, and country.