Irish Uilleann Pipes

Gay McKeon plays a slow air set dance from the playing of the great Leo Rowsome (Musician, Teacher Uilleann Pipe maker). Recorded in Ned O Shea s Pub ( The Merchant ) Dublin. This pub is famous for it s set dancing and traditional Irish music sessions. Gay Mc Keon took an interest in uilleann piping in the 1960 s under the tutelage of Leo Rowsome at the Piper s Club on Thomas Street in Dublin s city centre. Understandably, Leo had a profound influence on Gay s playing as did the musicians who would visit the club. Pipers such as Dan O Dowd, Mick Touhy, Sean Seery, Tommy Reck, Willie Clancy and Peadar Broe. Gay was also heavily influenced by many of the fiddle players who lived and played in Dublin at that time such as Chieftain, Sean Keane. At an early age, Gay s interest in slow air playing was encouraged by Dan O Dowd, Peter Flynn and Matt Kiernan. After Leo Rowsome s death in 1970, Gay sourced much of his repertoire from published collec br, br,