Irish bagpipes solo, HMV IM528. Both of these reels were recorded by Felix Doran on his Last of the Traveling Pipers LP, offering an opportunity for comparison. Felix used the regulators like Leo but was a much tighter chanter player, and was also a popular musician, especially with dancers. Leo included the Primrose Lass in his 1936 piping tutor, which is included in the Leo Rowsome Collection. Tom Ennis also recorded the Ivy Leaf, calling it the New Steamboat. His recording may be heard on the CD "I'm Leaving Tipperary" on the Globestyle label, which has two further tracks of Tom.

More of Leo's 78 RPM recordings may be heard on the CD "Classics of Irish Piping" on the Topic label. Leo's 50s LP Ri Na Bpiobairi (The King Of The Pipers) has also been reissued on CD. Walton's has published an excellent book of Leo's transcriptions, the Leo Rowsome Collection of Irish Music.

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