| The Best of Irish Piping | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Recorded | Dublin |
| Genre | Celtic |
| Label | Tara Music label |
| Producer | Seamus Ennis |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
The Best of Irish Piping is a two CD boxset incorporating The Pure Drop and The Fox Chase albums by Seamus Ennis. Liam O'Flynn wrote the sleevenotes.
| The Pure Drop | The Fox Chase |
|---|---|
| 1) Two Reels : The Pure Drop; The Flax in Bloom 2) Slow Air : The Fairy Boy | 1) Two Reels : Music at the Gate; The Pigeon on the Gate 2) Two double Jigs : The Blooming Meadows; Kitty's Rambles |
Liam O'Flynn, Óg Flynn was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician. In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn recorded with: Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Mike Oldfield, Mary Black, Enya and Sinéad O'Connor.
Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975 the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy Newton joined Null and Sky as operating officer. In 1976 Newton took over control of the now Green Linnet label and moved it to Danbury, Connecticut in 1985. Newton became sole owner in 1978. Newton's love of Irish music had been sparked during a visit to Ireland where she heard traditional music for the first time in a small pub in County Clare.
Séamus Ennis 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 organisation 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.
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