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Mitchell, Pat, Dublin, speech in English A1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17;
Ennis, Seamus, Dublin, pipes solo A2;
Touhey, Patsy, Galway / New York, pipes solo A4;
Carney, Michael, Mayo / New York, pipes solo A6;
Gallagher, Michael, New York, pipes in duet A8;
Clancy, Willie, Clare, pipes solo A10, 12, 14, 16;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A18;
Lawson, Brian, speech in English A19, B1;
Unidentified performers, speech in English B1;
Unidentified performer, pipes solo B2–3
Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
2. Jig: Untitled [Paidin O Raifeartaigh; lecture illustration from sound recording]
3. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; Willie Clancy being influenced by recordings made in the USA of pipers living there, including Patsy Touhey]
4. Jigs: Untitled [The Maid on the Green], Untitled (incomplete) [Jackson's Jig]
5. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; the influence of Patsy Touhey and Michael Carney on Willie Clancy]
6. Reel: Untitled [The Jolly Tinker]
7. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
8. Hornpipe: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
9. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
10. Reels: The Copperplate, Rakish Paddy
11. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
12. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
13. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
14. Reels: The Old Bush, Michael Carney's Reel / The Ravelled Hank of Yarn [Dubbed from a commercial 78rpm disc released by Gael-linn]
15. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
16. Piece: Untitled [Nora Crionna]
17. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; conclusion of lecture, followed by applause]
18. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; topics: structure of uilleann pipes; examining 19th century chanters; lost skills; good design in old sets]
19. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; topics: the ear is the ultimate instrument to judge the quality of sound; sound waves; three aspects of notes: pitch, volume, and quality; the nature of pitch; the influence of the density of the air; details of the characteristics of sound waves; wave formations; etc] [Speed changes in this track were regularised by means of software facilities] [Continued on tracks B] [END OF BAND ONE]
20. Speech: Untitled [Continuation of lecture; lecture segment; topics include: technical aspects of the uilleann pipe chanter; the quality of sound of the note produced; overtones and harmonics; influence of the material from which the chanter is made; relative densities of woods used for chanters; qualities of reeds; general discussion on topics mentioned; importance of how air enters the chanter; factors affecting the regulators; controlling the air pressure for the regulators; the skills of old pipemakers; characteristics of double chanters]
21. Jig: Untitled
22. Reel: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO]
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- Béarla
- Gaeilge
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Digitisation history:
First attempt: From DAT tape - abandoned due to mobile phone noise on the tape;
Second attempt: From reel-to-reel tape - deferred - had only half-track machine in Galway - quarter-track machine required.
Later: third attempt, successful, using new OTARI machine: inputted at 3.75 ips (lowest speed available); altered to correct speed (1.875) where necessary via Pro Tools; short instance of content playing backwards (start of band 4, woman's voice; 3.75 ips) corrected in Pro Tools.
It is highly probable that this tape is a dub from a quarter-track tape, and that the original tape was played back on a half-track machine for the dubbing operation. That means that at times, particularly (only?) on band 4, two tracks (on the original tape) have been dubbed onto one track (on this tape); this means that, on this tape, two tracks are playing simultaneously (one of the tracks backwards and at a different speed from the other). That problem cannot be solved without going back to the original tape from which the dub was made; that original tape (as far as I know) is not available to ITMA at present.
JS, September 2006
NB: Further problem with the DAT transfer discovered on inputting the reel-to-reel tape into Pro Tools: the Pat Mitchell lecture on the tape (for which the sound is extremely poor) was not transferred to DAT.
The lectures on this tape were probably delivered at a Tionol of Na Piobairi Uilleann
Digitised from the original tape, and catalogue updated by Jackie Small; work completed December 2006.
DAT transferred digitally to hard drive and saved as 24 bit BWF using the DATs original sample rate. Files are stored on ITMA server. The WAV titles follow the convention of their relevant DAT copies. Niall Hackett, 2010
Imported from Reeldubs July 2013
Dubbed to DAT August 1998
Tracks A1–17 contain a recording of a lecture by Pat Mitchell on the music of Willie Clancy, with music illustrations from sound recordings; recorded sound from the lecture is extremely poor
Tracks A18–19 and B1 contain a recording of a lecture by an unidentified speaker and Brian Lawson on the structure of the uilleann pipes; recorded sound from the lecture is poor
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Spoken information on tape ; See related ephemera [?] ; Carton: '1975 / TAPE 86 / TAPE 86' ; Spool: 'TAPE 86'
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- Béarla