The Rowsome Quartet

The Rowsome QuartetThe Rowsome Quartet is the uniquely Irish sound of a quartet of uilleann pipers.Originally formed by Leo Rowsome and his brother Tom in the late 1920's. Their main objective was to raise the profile of the uilleann pipes at a time when the instrument was in real danger of dying out. The Quartet performed at numerous concerts and radio broadcasts up until the 1960's.After a silence of over three decades, Kevin revived the Rowsome Quartet for a performance at Culturlann na hÉireann, Monkstown, Dublin in 1996. On that occasion, two members of the original Quartet, Sean Seery and Mick Tuohy played.Since then, the Rowsome Quartet have performed for a number of events including Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann, Culture Night, the William Kennedy Piping Festival, the 1916 centenary celebrations, the Ace and Deuce of Piping Concert and numerous charity concerts.more information: https://kevinrowsome.com/QUARTETNollaig Mac Cárthaigh is a Dublin piper living in Artane, just up the road from the Rowsome family home in Belton Park. He got his first set of pipes from Dan O'Dowd, a neighbour of Leo's.In 2016 Nollaig was made a Patron of Na PíobairíUilleannin recognition of his years of service both as a board member and as a teacher in Henrietta Street.He has taught piping and performed in festivals all over Ireland as well as in numerous countries abroad. He plays regularly in the Cobblestone pub and in The Pipers' Corner.Mick O’Brien is a highly regarded performer and teacher of the Uilleann pipes, whistle and flute. He has recorded and broadcast extensively both at home and abroad as a soloist and with various artists. Though Mick has delved into various different music genres, it is as a traditional artist that he is best known.With his daughter Aoife Ní Bhriain and Emer Mayock, they released two albums from the Goodman Manuscripts, bringing to life music collected in the Munster region, in the mid 1800’s by Canon James Goodman. Mick and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh have worked for many years creating a special fiddle and piping duet. In 2023, Mick received the coveted award, “Gradam Ceoil na Bliana” (Musician of the Year) from TG4, the Irish language television station in Ireland.Mark Redmond, currently a PhD candidate at TU Dublin, received an Honours Masters in Music Performance and a First-Class Honours Degree from the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, where he was awarded the Leo Rowsome Gold Medal for Performance.Mark played on Na Píobairí Uilleann’s album The Rolling Wave. He performs and records regularly with the National Symphony and RTÉ Concert Orchestra. He toured with Riverdance, Celtic Woman, Celtic Legends, and has performed/recorded with a host of diverse artists.Kevin Rowsome is the fifth generation of uilleann pipers / pipe makers in his family. He recorded two albums to date." The Rowsome Tradition '' was released in 1999 and '' Cuisle Cheol na bPíob '' was released in 2016 was the culmination of over five years of research into archive traditional Irish music.Kevin has taught music and performed at many festivals throughout the world and has tutored at the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, University of Limerick, and in 2016 his achievements were publicly acknowledged when he was honoured with a Bardic award from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann for his lifelong contribution to Irish Culture.