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Thread #118007   Message #2578569
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
01-Mar-09 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: Seamus Ennis Appreciation Society
Subject: RE: Seamus Ennis Appreciation Society
even if we forgive him some of his popular follies like Football Crazy, he was quite the singer.

As I indicated in my opening post, the genius of Seamus Ennis is not restricted to his piping - and I for one cherish his Football Crazy almost as much as his Feidlim Toon Ri's Castle. But what is the source of his First You Must Learn the Grip that features on 40 Years of Irish Piping? You can hear it on YouTube (link below) but ignore the graphics...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTMsFlSw_JI