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Derek Bell Collection
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Bamboo Flute

Primitive bamboo flute-like wind instrument with seven holes.

Financial Documents

Includes original receipts relating to the purchase of music and musical instrument; includes letter from Paddy Moloney to Derek Bell referring to the payment of expenses incurred during a recent recording session, Moloney says that ‘this cheque does not include any work for the scoring you may do’ (20 March 1997); also includes ‘Chieftains tour expense report Scandanavia [Scandinavia] 1997’.

Religious Papers

This subseries contains seminar notes, letters, articles and religious texts relating to Bell’s interest in Buddhism, Eastern mysticism, Kriya Yoga and the power of music and meditation to counteract evil. Seminar notes and articles are from the teaching of guru, Gideon Fontalba. The second file in this subseries relates to letters and articles which refer to a legal case involving a minister of the Self Realization Fellowship, Swami Kriyanan (born James Donald Walters). Kriyanan was a friend of Derek Bell for many years and collaborated with him on two CDs - Mystical harp and Mystical harp II . Other religious texts are from a distance learning course provided by the Arcane School, London, England. The school provides students with training in meditation and offers a service to develop their spiritual potential.

Self Realization Fellowship

Original and photocopied letters and articles. Includes letter from Priscilla ?, Amrita Foundation, Dallas, Texas, United States of America thanking Bell for his kind donation (27 May 1998); ‘notes on Kriya Yoga technique’; various letters and articles relating to the guru and founder of the Los Angeles based Self Realization Fellowship, Swami Paramahansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters), much of the correspondence relates to a criminal trial. These letters are marked confidential.

Performance

This series is divided into two subseries ‘Solo and orchestral performance’ and ‘The Chieftains’. This reflects the two diverse aspects of Bell’s career in music. The series contains material relating to the organisation of rehearsals, performances, tours and recordings. Also includes performance related ephemera such as programmes, posters and flyers as well as memorabilia and awards. There are many newspaper and magazine articles about Derek Bell and The Chieftains in this series.

Performance Set lists and Related Material

Original handwritten and photocopied set lists containing tune and song titles, the key of the piece, the approximate time the piece will take to play, the number of ‘verses’ to be performed and some contain song words. In most cases it is not clear which performance the set list relates to. Includes the set list for the film score Tristan and Isolde [1980].

Programmes and Ephemera

Various items of ephemera including concert programmes, advertising flyers for concerts and recordings, and seven beer mats. Includes programmes for 1975 United Kingdom tour ‘The Chieftains in concert’ in association with Harvey Goldsmith and Jo Lustig (6 Nov [1975]); The Edinburgh Rock Festival ‘79’ (1 Sep 1979); The Chieftains tour of China [May 1983]; ‘The Chieftains and Northern Ireland Symphony, Ulster Hall’ (14 Apr 1991); ‘Utah Symphony’ (20 Mar 1998); and a programme in Japanese ‘The Chieftains 2001’ (17 May 2001); also includes a beer mat from the ‘First Australian tour, Hail The Chieftains’ [1976].

Gold Map of Australia

Framed gold map of Australia presented to Derek Bell by the directors of Festival Records, engraved as follows: ‘on the occasion of The Chieftains first tour of Australia’.

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 Wicklow Entertainment/BMG Classics recording Fire in the kitchen ’. (Nov 1998)
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