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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Seamus Ennis, John Joe Gannon, Joe Heaney, and Sean Keane recordings: Seoda Ceoil 2, 1969
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gannon, John Joe; Keane, Sean; Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984; Ennis, Seamus
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Seamus Ennis, John Joe Gannon, Joe Heaney, and Sean Keane recordings: Seoda Ceoil 2
- Dates
- 196919691969
- Quantity
- 1 items : EC - 1 reel (7 1/2 ips, 2 tr., stereo, 7"); WD - 1 CD (digital, stereo); Duration: 00:43:49
- Collection Number
- 1986035
- Summary
- Copy of Irish commercial recording "Seoda Ceoil 2" (second volume of series) featuring Seamus Ennis, Sean Keane, John Joe Gannon, and Seosamh O hEanai [Joe Heaney] .
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection features Seamus Ennis/pipes, Sean Keane/fiddle, John Joe Gannon/accordion, and Seosamh O hEanai [Joe Heaney]/sean-nos singer.
EC set copied to compact disc 03/02.
Documentation: Photocopy of record notes and labels
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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1986035-0001
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 3
Dub of Irish commercial recording : Gael-Linn CEF 022. See photocopy of record notes and labels. Performers include: Seamus Ennis/pipes, Sean Keane/fiddle, Joe Heaney (Seosamh O hEanai)/sean-nos singer, John Joe Gannon/accordion. Items listed are by Joe Heaney; see logsheets for complete performer and song information and identification.
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1969-07-17 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Rural Irish--Europe--British Isles
- Sean-Nos
Geographical Names
- Europe--Europe--General Europe
- Ireland