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DBE-239678/1
Title
Audio / Audiovisual Material
Date(s)
- 1956 - 2004 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
337 audio recordings
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Name of creator
(1935-2002)
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Scope and content
Series comprises commercial and non-commercial audio material on vinyl, reel-to-reel tape, tape cassettes, DAT tapes. This audio material reflects Derek Bell’s music interests, his solo music career as well as his career with The Chieftains. Many of his published albums are in this series, along with pre-publication and demo copies of the same albums. There are recordings of interviews with Bell both on radio and television and video footage of various television appearances. There are also audio recordings of a number of Bell’s solo performances as well as performances with The Chieftains. Two documentaries made by Alan Tongue about Derek Bell in 1977 and 1988 are also in this series. Bell’s interest in mysticism and ethnic music is reflected throughout his audio collection.
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In copyright
Language of material
- English
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Detailed catalogue records of each individual commercial sound recording, including track and performer information, are available at www.itma.ie/catlaogues .
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This series has not been fully catalogued to item level
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Language(s)
- English