Seamus Tansey
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Seamus Tansey, also spelled Séamus Tansey, is an Irish flute
player born in Sligo, Ireland
in 1943. He won the All-Ireland flute title in 1965.
Irish flute
The term Irish Flute refers to a conical-bore, simple-system wooden flute of the type favored by classical flautists of the early 19th century, or to a flute of modern manufacture derived from this design...
player born in Sligo, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1943. He won the All-Ireland flute title in 1965.
Discography
This may not yet be a complete discography.- Various artists. The Breeze From Erin. Topic 12T184.
- Reissue: Ossian OSS26.
- Seamus Tansey. Seamus Tansey. Leader LEA 005, 1970. Seamus Tansey, flute. Josephine Keegan, piano. Sean McGuire, music director.
- Reissue: Seamus Tansey. The Best of Seamus Tansey. Traditional Irish Flute. Outlet Records OLP 1007, 1971.
- Reissue: Seamus Tansey. The Best of Seamus Tansey. Outlet PTICD1007, n.d., as part of the Pure Irish Traditional Music series.
- Reissue: As CD 1, Seamus Tansey, of the 10-CD packaged set Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. IML Irish Music Licensing, released 5 September 1996. ISBN 978-3-86562-775-9. For a corrected track listing, see irishtune.info.
- Coleman Country Traditional Society. Music from the Coleman Country. Leader LEA 2044, 1972.
- Traditional music from Sligo. Outlet SOLP 1022, 1973. Seamus Tansey, flute. Josie Sheridan, accordion. Bernadette Sheridan, bodhran. Bernadette Grehan, 12 string guitar. Contents: Pipe on the hob—Leitrim jig—The road to Boyle—The happy couple—Michael Coleman's waltz—Mrs. Kinney's waltz—Across the Shannon—Mist in the glen—Grehan's reel—The movin' bogs—The blackbird—Lord Mayo—The long note—The groves of Erin—The fox hunter—The hills of Kesh—A walk in the country—Frieze britches—Lark in the morning—Port na Bpucai—Si bheag si—Sonny's mazurka—The hills of Clogher.
- Reissued on LP as Sligo Céilí, Outlet SOLP 1022.
- One track, "Sean McKenna's Reels," on The Champions. 9 Outlet champions play 16 of their best tracks of Irish traditional music, Outlet SOLP 1023, 1974.
- Seamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Silver Hill PSH 108, 1976. Séamus Tansey, flute. Charlie Lennon, piano.
- Reissue: Sun SUNCD49, 2006.
- Various artists. Rosin the Bow. XTRA1171, 1976.
- Seamus Tansey Jigs Reels and Airs. GTD HSMCD 028020, 1981.Distributed by Tradireland www.tradireland.ie
- Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Temple COMD2063, 1997. For a corrected track listing, see irishtune.info.
- Seamus Tansey and Jim McKillop. To Hell with the Begrudgers. 1998.
- Seamus Tansey. Words and Music. Tanbar Recordings, 2001.