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Obituaries and Memorials

Letters, original and photocopied newspaper clippings, an order of service, and magazine articles relating to the death of Derek Bell and the various memorial services and tributes which occurred. Includes letter from President Mary McAleese to Derek Bell’s widow, Stefanie Bell, sympathising with her on the death of her husband. McAleese writes that ‘Derek’s great love of both traditional and classical music was truly remarkable and inspired audiences throughout the world. His contribution to music appreciation has been immense.’ (21 Oct 2002); order of service for ‘A service of thanksgiving for the life of Derek Bell, MBE 1935-2002’ St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast (1 Nov 2002); letter from Peter Browne, Producer RTÉ Radio 1 to Stefanie Bell about a ‘documentary and memorial concert for Derek’ which was broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on the 1 January 2004 (26 Jan 2004); letter from Liam and Frances Ó Conchubhair to Stefanie Bell enclosing an article in Irish about Derek Bell from the magazine An tUltach, Feabhra 2003, also included is a translation of the article (3 Jun 2003); letters from Brenda Dwyer, Stamp Design and Production, An Post, Dublin 1 to Stefanie Bell informing Bell of ‘a series of stamps celebrating Irish Music and the contribution of artists and performers, such as The Chieftains’ (7 Nov 2006) included with the letter are samples of the stamps and stamp products from the series; and a letter from Declan McGovern, BBC Northern Ireland, Belfast to Stephanie Bell informing her of a ‘BBC documentary on The Chieftains’ which is being made to ‘celebrate 45 years’ of the group (14 Nov 2007).

Solo and Orchestral Performance

Letters, rehearsal schedules, performance invitations, concert programmes, reviews, articles, posters and ephemera relating to Bell’s solo and orchestral career. Material dates from Bell’s time performing with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra and the City of Belfast Orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s. Bell’s successful international solo career performing on a range of musical instruments including the piano, oboe, pedal and Irish harp, cor anglais and cimbalom is also in evidence in this subseries.

Performance Reviews

Original and photocopied newspaper clippings with reviews of Derek Bell’s performances, the majority dating from 1970 to 1986 from various publications including the Belfast telegraph, Ballymena observer, The Times [London, England], News letter [Belfast], Brunswick news [Georgia, United States of America], Irish times [Dublin] and the Orcadian, [Orkney, Scotland]. The majority of the reviews are from the Belfast telegraph and are written by ‘Rathcol’.

Articles about Derek Bell

Original and photocopied newspaper clippings and magazines articles about Derek Bell. The majority of the articles are from the period 1973-1996. Many of the articles refer to Bell’s upcoming performances, projects or recordings and include detailed biographical information. The articles are from a variety of newspapers and serials including the Pittsburgh post-gazette [Pennsylvania, United States of America], Belfast telegraph, Melody maker [London, England], Brunswick news [Georgia, United States of America], Times-union and journal Jacksonville [Florida, United States of America], Irish times [Dublin], News letter [Belfast], Belfast review, Prince George citizen [British Columbia, Canada], Irish edition [Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States of America] and Harbour sound, Brunswick, Georgia, [United States of America], Radio times, Harpa, Ulster tatler, Harp column, and American harp journal.

Tours

Original, photocopied and faxed Chieftains’ tour schedules mostly dating from 1995-1998. The schedules have information about travel, accommodation, rooming lists, rehearsals, sound checks, recording sessions and dates and venues of shows. Produced by The Chieftains’ public relations and management representatives including Sinead Murphy, Dalkey, Co Dublin, Yvonne Mc Mahon, MCMA, Dublin and SL Feldman & Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia, [Canada]. Includes schedules for Australian tour (11 Nov 1995); Brunswick, [Georgia, United States of America] tour (17 Sep 1996); Nashville/Toronto tour (29 Sep 1997); Seville and Barcelona tour/recording session with Montserrat Caballe (1 Jun 1998); Killarney concert (26 May 1998); recording session for Christmas in Rome CD (25 May 1998); ‘The Chieftains’ U.S. tour ‘98’ (16 Jun 1998); The Chieftains’ tour dates 2000/2001 for Argentina & United States of America (20 Nov 2000); The Chieftains’ United States of America tour Jan-Mar 2001 (6 Jan 2001); The Chieftains’ ‘Millennium Cruise 2000 to Antarctica’ (26 Dec 1999); and The Chieftains’ rooming list for United States of America tour Jan-Mar 2002 (7 Dec 2001).

Grammy Award Nominee Medal

Framed medal, engraved with the following words: ‘National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences GRAMMY Nominee 1992’.

Canadian Recording Industry Association Gold Award

Framed gold disc, presented to The Chieftains by the Canadian Recording Industry, engraved as follows: ‘To commemorate the sale of over 50,000 units of the RCA Victor recording The long black veil ’.

Bells of Dublin Gold Disc

Framed gold disc, presented to The Chieftains by RCA Victor, engraved as follows: ‘To commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the RCA Victor records, compact disc and cassette the Bells of Dublin ’.
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