Recorded from Eddie Butcher in his house at Aughil, Magilligan, Co. Derry, 22 July 1969 [track 1]
Recorded from Tom Anderson (aged about 73) and his daughter Annie [Sweeney] in Greta Deehan’s bar, Big Drain bridge, Magilligan, Co. Derry, 23 July 1969 [tracks 2–6]

Performers:
Butcher, Eddie, singing in English Track 1;
Anderson, Tom, singing in English Track 2, Track 6, speech in English Track 3;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 3, Track 5;
Anderson, Annie, singing in English Track 4, speech in English Track 5

Running Order:
1. Molly, lovely Molly (‘Oh Molly, lovely Molly, will you come with me?...’), song [fragment of 2+ verses] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
2. The green fields of America (‘Farewell to old Ireland, the land of my childhood...’), song [learnt from his father] /Tom Anderson, singing in English
3. Talk about the song ‘The green fields of America’ / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Tom Anderson, speech in English
4. The braes of Strablane (‘Near the town of brave Athrillicks one evening in June...’), song [learnt from her grandfather] / Annie [Sweeney], singing in English
5. Talk about the song ‘The braes of Strathblane’ / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Annie [Sweeney], speech in English
6. The strands of Magilligan [=The American stranger] (‘I’m a stranger to this country, from America I came, song /Tom Anderson, singing in English [session continued on 6925]  [END OF BAND ONE]

Recorded from Eddie Butcher in his house at Aughil crossroads, Magilligan, Co. Derry, 17 September 1970 [tracks 1–4]

Performers:
Butcher, Eddie, singing in English Tracks 1, 3-4, speech in English Track 2;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 2

Running Order:
1. Bonny Portmore (‘Bonny Portmore, you shine where you stand...’), song [17 verses, air: Green bushes] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
2. Talk about the song ‘Bonny Portmore’ / Eddie Butcher, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
3. Lovely Armoy (‘Draw near, my kind friends and relations...’), song [known since childhood, but text may be partly learnt from Joe Holmes, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, air: cf. Banks of Kilrea]
4. The maid of Culmore (‘From fair Londonderry unto fair London town...’), song [amalgam of two songs ? Air: cf. Sailing to America] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English [session continued on 6910] [END OF BAND ONE]