Person Open DS/UK/8652 McPeake; Francis J (1885-1971); Northern Irish uilleann piper McPeake Francis J 1885-1971 Northern Irish uilleann piper Male

Father of Francis McPeake II, uilleann piper. Francis J. McPeake (born 1885, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1971) was Northern Irish uilleann piper. When his daughter Mary died at the age of 19, around 1939, and his wife the year after, McPeake “put his pipes away under the table.” But in July 1952, Peter Kennedy, as part of the BBC’s ‘Folksongs of Britain’ collecting scheme that had been initiated by Alan Lomax, visited Belfast. Kennedy sought out Frank McPeake and his son, Francis, who had been born in 1917 and had been playing pipes since about 1935, resulting in a number of concert performances. McPeake went on to form the McPeake trio alongside his sons Francis and James to wide acclaim, even performing for President Johnson at the White House. www.loc.gov International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/30/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 07434b32-ec65-4431-a63d-3a371dac8c34