Item BBR-18712/1/258911 - Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 355 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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BBR-18712/1/258911

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Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 355 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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  • 05-Nov-49 (Creation)

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1 sound tape reel (43 min., 54 sec.) : analog

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Unidentified performer [Casey, Bobby, Clare / London], fiddle solo A1–3;
Unidentified performer [Clancy, Willie, Clare], pipes solo A4–6;
pipes in instrumental group A8;
Unidentified performer [Ennis, Seamus, Dublin], speech in Irish A7, 9;
speech in English A10;
Partially identified performer [Peadar], speech in Irish A7;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group A8;
Partially identified performer [O'Brien, Pat 'Cuckoo', Clare], speech in Irish A9;
speech in English A10;
Unidentified performer [Russell, Micho, Clare], flute in duet A11;
flute solo A13;
whistle solo A14;
Unidentified performer, lilting in duet A11;
lilting solo A12;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A15;
Unidentified performer, concertina solo A16–17

Running Order:
1. Hornpipes: Untitled [Murphy's Hornpipe; preceded by brief tone signal], Untitled [The Derry Hornpipe / The Londonderry Hornpipe; faded out]
2. Jigs: Untitled [The Rambling Pitchfork], Untitled [Jimmy O'Brien's Jig]
3. Reels: Untitled [Rakish Paddy; 4-part version as recorded on 78rpm disc by James Morrison, fiddle], Untitled [The Wheels of the World; faded out]
4. Reels: Untitled [The Copperplate], Untitled [Rakish Paddy]
5. Hornpipe: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
6. Jig: Untitled [Garrett Barry's Jig]
7. Speech: Untitled [Interview for radio; topics include: origins of the name of the town Ballyvaughan; why Connemara people no longer bring turf to Clare in boats; at one time there was heavy traffic in turf on the sea between Clare and Connemara; origin of the name Ceann Boirne; the landlords in north Clare; An Craoibhin Aoibhinn / Douglas Hyde had high praise for the dialect of Irish spoken in north Clare; the characteristics of the Irish spoken in north Clare; the prospects for the Irish language in the area]
8. Reels: Untitled [The Heather Breeze], Untitled [Miss McLeod's Reel]
9. Speech: Untitled [Interview for radio; topics include: looking after tourists in north Clare; high seas off north Clare; how the speaker and interviewer searched unsuccessfully for bales of rubber on Oilean na bPortan / Crab Island, off Doolin, Co Clare; how the speaker acquired the nickname 'Cuckoo']
10. Speech: Untitled [How the speaker acquired the nickname 'Cuckoo'; working as a lifeguard for the beach in Doolin, Co Clare; how the speaker and interviewer searched unsuccessfully for bales of rubber on Oilean na bPortan / Crab Island, off Doolin; travelling from Doolin to Inis Oirr by currach; the dangers of that crossing; drinking poteen]
11. Jig: Untitled [The Piper's Chair]
12. Jig: Untitled [The Piper's Chair]
13. Jig: Untitled [Donal na Greine]
14. Reel: Untitled [Boil the Breakfast Early]
15. Song: Untitled [Chorus begins 'My name is Mickey Moloney'; about Miltown Malbay, Co Clare]
16. Reel: Untitled [Gorman's Reel; related to Sporting Nell]
17. Jig: Untitled [Version of Kitty's Rambles / The Rambles of Kitty] [END OF BAND ONE]

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  • Béarla
  • Gaeilge

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This tape contains a high-quality copy of recordings from the RTE sound archive. The copy was probably provided (or facilitated) by Radio Eireann for use in Breandan Breathnach's index of Irish traditional dance music. The original recordings were acetate discs
Digitised from the reel-to-reel tape and catalogued by Jackie Small, July 2007 & March 2008. Report year 2008
This tape is continued on Breandan Breathnach Reel-to-Reel 356
Imported from Reeldubs July 2013

BB's working copy of some of the music on this tape is at 1293-ITMA-REEL

Documentation:
Cardboard case: ; On reverse side of case: RTE NO. 95/68 REEL NO E1254 TRANSFERED 3-8-83 // MATERIAL ON CLARE (MUSIC) // MONO ALL AT 7 1/2ips TAIL OUT. // Programme material recorded on 12-inch discs on 5-11-1949 // List of 24 cuts with duration inside 10 1/2' left on // tape. ; Cardboard case: ; Spine: "No / 13 [followed by superscript '1'; followed in turn by superscript '1']"

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  • Béarla

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