On This Day: Willie Clancy, Irish piper and folklorist, died in 1973

The set of uilleann pipes played by @colmbroderick is a concert-pitch (D) instrument crafted by the legendary maker Leo Rowsome in 1938. They were originally commissioned for Seán Reid, a close friend of Rowsome’s and one of the most influential figures in Irish piping. In a letter to Reid dated October 20th, 1936, Rowsome described the set as “unequalled anywhere and guaranteed to be my best yet.” Reid himself played the instrument for several years, but was also known to lend it to fellow pipe