Although primarily known as a master piper, this collection of songs, story-telling and instrumental music on both uillean pipes and tin whistle, is a reflection on a whole other dimension to Seamus Ennis; his role as a renowned music and folklore collector.

On some tracks, Seamus introduces the music, and by interspersing instumental music with stories that in turn inform the music, reveals some of the atmosphere of what it would be like to be at a session with Seamus Ennis. In this way, it demonstrates the many aspects of Seamus Ennis's talent and his deep understanding for the Irish tradition. 

Seamus was born at Jamestown Lodge, Finglas, Co. Dublin. He inherited the piping from his father, James Ennis, and collected songs and stories from the great Gaeltacht singers of Ireland and of Scotland. From 1938 to 1942, Seamus worked with Colm O Lochlainn who introduced him to Seamus O Duillearga and Coimisiun Bealoideasa Eireann where he worked as a folklore collector until 1947, when he moved to Radio Eireann.

During the 1950s, he collected material for the BBC and also presented the pioneering music programme "As I Roved Out".

During his lifetime, Seamus Ennis was respected widely for skill as a musician and also for the enthusiastic yet gentle manner in which he passed his love for the Irish language and its culture to others. It was his intimate acquaintance with the Irish language, for instance, which gave a particular quality to his instumental performance of slow airs.

Seamus Ennis died on the 5th October 1982, at Naul, his native home in north County Dublin. The record was first released by Gael Linn on LP record 12 Decemeber  1961. Now available on CD for the first time. Digitally remastered by Harry Bradshaw.