Rowsome, Kevin (1963-)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1963-

Biographical note

Kevin Rowsome, from County Wexford, was a fifth-generation uilleann pipes player. He learned pipes from his father, Leon, and from his grandfather Leo. He also taught uilleann pipe playing and composed music. In 1996, he won the Oireachtas uilleann pipes competition, and in 2006 won the Cuisle Ceoil an Bhlascaoid for composition. He performed frequently in an uilleann pipes and fiddle duo with his wife, Lorraine (Hickey) Rowsome.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Masters Concert, 1998 June 27

File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival is primarily documented through audio and video recordings of music and dance performances and lectures. There are also extensive color snapshot photographs of the festival, and these include classes and workshops as well as concerts and lectures. A smaller amount of paper and born-digital files from Séamus Connolly and Chrysandra Walter capture event planning through correspondence, class descriptions, evaluations, press releases, artist schedules,...

Access Note Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...

Dates: 1998 June 27

Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1998

Recitals, 1998 June 22-26

File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Includes two sets of audio recordings of the four weekday recitals. The first set of recordings are the performances only, and the second set includes the performers' remarks as well as the music.

Dates: 1998 June 22-26