Uilleann or Union bagpipe made by William Rowsome, Dublin, 1898 played by Kevin Rowsome (audio clip)

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The tune, an air or lament, 'Staker Wallace', is played by Kevin Rowsome on a set of Uilleann pipes pitched in C sharp; the pipes were made by his great grandfather, William Rowsome of Dublin. The air commemorates a patriot hero in the Rebellion of 1898 who defended the walls of Limerick City using only a stake. The tune makes full use of the extended melodic range of the Uilleann pipe chanter and of the harmonic possibilities of the regulators.

The Uilleann bagpipe has been made in a variety of keys or pitches, and sets in non-standard tunings are generally known as 'flat sets'. This set made in Dublin in about 1898 is pitched in C sharp.

Available on CD: 'The Rowsome Tradition' (Kelero 001).

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• Online ID: 000-000-580-053-C
• Image Rights Holder: Kevin Rowsome
• Project: The Bagpipe Collection
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Sound Asset.21
• Date: 1898 (date of manufacture)
  
• Material: Uilleann or 'Union' bagpipe of 1898
  
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• What: Uilleann or 'Union' bagpipe of 1898
  
• Subject:
• Who: Kevin Rowsome (performer)
  William Rowsome (manufacturer of bagpipe)
  
• Where: Ireland, Dublin (place of manufacture of bagpipe)
  
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• Description: Uilleann or 'Union' bagpipe of 1898.
  
• References:
  • Cannon, Roderick D.,. The Highland Bagpipe and its Music. Edinburgh: John Donald, 1988 and later editions.
  • Cheape, Hugh,. The Book of the Bagpipe. Belfast: Appletree Press, 1999.
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