Leo Rowsome - Classics of Irish Piping

This collection is a compilation of two Topic albums, Leo Rowsome, Classics of Irish Piping Volume 1 and Volume 3, released in 1975 and 1977. These in turn were taken from recordings made between 1926 and 1948 for the Rex, HMV and Columbia labels. Rowsome was one of the great style-makers of Irish pipe music. ‘Everywhere he went,’ writes his friend Sean Reid in the notes, ‘he added glamour to a unique, expressive and truly native instrument, a living link with the historic Irish nation.’ This collection exhibits his highly personal approach in a programme of tunes both familiar and rare.

01. Boil the Breakfast Early / The Heather Breeze reels (3.21)

02. Savourneen Deelish / Clare's Dragoons air & march (3.09)

03. The Blackbird (3.13)

04. St. Patrick's Day (3.10)

05. Boulavogue / The Old Bog Road airs (3.02)

06. The Boys of Wexford / Kelly the Boy from Killane marches (2.47)

07. Rights of Man / Wexford / Dunphy's Hornpipe hornpipes (2.45)

08. The Broom / Star of Munster / The Milliner's Daughter reels (2.54)

09. Day Dreams / The Low Backed Car waltzes (2.49)

10. Kitty's Rambles / Donnybrook Fair / The Butcher's March jigs (2.49)

11. The Plains of Boyle / Bantry Bay Hornpipe hornpipes (3.14)

12. The Collier's Reel / The Maid of Tramore reels (3.14)

13. Gillian's Apples / The Maid of Tramore jigs (2.55)

14. The Independent Hornpipe / The Star Hornpipe hornpipes (2.50)

15. The Frieze Breeches seven part jig (2.55)

16. Tomorrow Morning / The Cloone Hornpipe hornpipes (2.58)

17. The Cook in the Kitchen / Rakes of Kildare jigs (2.55)

18. The Sweep's Hornpipe / The Friendly Visit hornpipes (2.59)

19. Jockey to the Fair set dance (2.40)

20. My Darling Asleep / Tongues of Fire jigs (2.50)

21. Higgin's Hornpipe / The Queen of May hornpipes (2.55)

22. The Fairie's Revels / I Won't Be a Nun marches (2.52)

23. Shandon Bells / Haste to the Wedding jigs (3.02)

24. Rocky Road to Dublin slip jig (2.51)

Tracks 1-12 are from Classics of Irish Piping Volume 1 (12T259, 1975);
Tracks 13-24 are from Classics of Irish Piping Volume 3 (12T322, 1977)

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Leo Rowsome - Classics of Irish Piping