Canada: Singing in English

Speech [talk about ways to finish a song, talking versus singing the last line ; talks about her husband’s sea songs] / Caroline Brennan, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 29 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 8

AOH-18693/1/258729/08
Part
29-Jul-78

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [talk about the story of ‘The schooner Annie’ and the emotion of the song, another song about Fr. O'Driscoll, recites lyrics for a song about Tobias Murphy] / Caroline Brennan, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 29 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 17

AOH-18693/1/258729/17
Part
29-Jul-78

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

The shadow of the pines, song ; Speech [AOH notes: Tells where she got it—John Hennessy’s mother. Talks on ‘times’ on the Cape Shore and when they’d happen. A ‘time’ is an occasion for music, song and dance. Carrie said John Hennessy’s mother had that song—she was a King from the Southeast (Bight?) – and she got it from her] / Caroline Brennan, singing in English, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 29 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 25

AOH-18693/1/258729/25
Part
29-Jul-78

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [describes the conclusion of the Silvey Tide; AOH notes: She said the old Tobin men used to make up comic songs. The Barasway crowd didn’t get along with the people on the Cape Shore. They were called the Poisoners of Barasway] ; Rhyme on Barrasway boys, recitation / Caroline Brennan, speech in English

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