Previous posts on Seamus Ennis:
Seamus Ennis (on pipes)
Seamus Ennis (sings Mrs. McGrath)
For anyone who missed it, RTE’s fantastic special on Seamus Ennis is now available online at the RTE Player here . Featuring, among others, Liam O’ Flynn of Planxty, Seamus’ own son and people who encountered Seamus on his journeys across Ireland to collect both words and notes to document what was a dying culture and history.
Taking in everything from the time the young 23 year old from North Dublin took off on his bike west to his time spent working with the BBC on a folk programme named As I Roved Out, this 25 minute documentary is a fitting tribute to one of the most important figures in Irish musicial history.
Below, I have embedded Seamus Ennis singing Donal Óg, a fantastic rendition. The sound of Seamus’ pipes is well known and recorded, and the mans voice could carry just as much character.
dfallon
hXci
Sam
Go raibh mile maith agat.
I’ve just listened to that beautiful rendition of Donal Og. Great way to start the day after celebrating Seamus Ennis’ birthday.
Since the RTE connection no longer works, any other way of accessing O Bheal go Beal that you know of?
slan
Hi Ned,
Pardon my delay getting back to you.
Sadly, I don’t know of anywhere online to check it out. I want to see it again tbh, and I’m banking on someone Youtubeing it.
Hopefully we’ll get more Seamus Ennis up in time. Mrs. McGrath, which is linked to in this post, is another great number from Seamus.
Unmatched!
It is on youtube. Not too skilled in all this internet stuff myself, I had to have the brother link me up with it. But I’m sure others can find it more easily than I. It’s in three segments. And it definititely is worth watching again.
slan