Traditional Tunes - Eugene Lamb & Friends, 1984

Dubliner Eugene Lamb left a life in academia to become a full-time uilleann pipe maker in County Clare.
Eugene Lamb, a botanist and marine biologist, left his lecturing post in University College Galway to make his living from the uilleann pipes. Having had a love of traditional music since childhood, Eugene made his first set of pipes when he was a teenager.
Eugene Lamb tests a new set of pipes first in his workshop, and then in a session with local musicians. He is joined by Garry O’Brien on fiddle, Seán Tyrrell on banjo, Mick Carrucan on concertina and Mick Linnane on the whistle.
It is the music that comes out of the air and the fields and the people who live in its imaginative environment.
Eugene Lamb believes traditional music has a special place in human expression in that it is,
"Our precious heritage, akin to our language. Even more important it transcends the political and religious divide, at home here in Ireland."
This episode of ‘Patterns’ was broadcast on 9 April 1984. The presenter is Tom McGurk.
‘Patterns’ is a series of six programmes focusing on a newer generation who have found the answer to job satisfaction in one or other of the arts and crafts. The series was produced and directed by David Shaw Smith for RTÉ. Script and commentary is by Tom McGurk.

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