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Josephine Keegan Collection. Reel-to-Reel 2 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Keegan, Joe, Armagh, flute solo A1–25, B12–13;
speech in English B13;
flute in duet C26?;
Unidentified performers, speech in English and Irish A25, 47, B11, 17, 35, C21, 23;
O Suilleabhain, Eoin, Dublin, speech in Irish and English A26–27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, B1–3, 5, 8–9, C33, 35;
Kiltormer Ceili Band, The, Galway, instrumental group A26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 40, 44;
Fallon, Joe, Galway, fiddle solo A32, 36, 42;
Unidentified performer [McGann, Andy, New York], fiddle in trio A46, B17?;
Unidentified performer [Burke, Joe, Galway], accordion in trio A46;
accordion in duet A48;
Ardellis Ceili and Old-Time Band, The, instrumental group A48;
Gardiner, Bobby, Clare / USA / Tipperary, accordion in duet A48, B26;
Eugene Leddy's Ceili Band, Cavan, instrumental group A48;
O Se, Sean, Cork, singing in Irish and English with instrumental accompaniment B1;
singing in Irish with instrumental accompaniment B4, 8, C34;
Sean O Riada agus Ceoltoiri Chualann, Dublin, instrumental accompaniment to singing B1, 4, 8, C34;
instrumental group B1–2, 8, 10, C32;
Keane, Eamon, Dublin, speech in English B3, C33;
Sheehy, Anne, Kerry, accordion solo B6–7;
Unidentified performer [Redican, Larry, New York?], fiddle in trio B17;
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English B17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34;
McGann, Andy, New York, fiddle in trio B18;
Reynolds, Paddy, Longford / New York, fiddle in trio B18;
Brennan Grant, Katherine, New York, fiddle in duet B20–22;
Fishman, Dina, New York, singing in English to own guitar accompaniment B24;
Redican, Larry, New York, fiddle in duet B28–29;
Fahy, Jimmy / Fahy, Joe, Mayo / Chicago, singing in English B31;
Mulvihill, Charlie, New York, accordion in trio B33;
Mulvihill, Tom, New York, fiddle in trio B33;
Cronin, Paddy, Kerry / Boston, fiddle in duet B35;
O Murchu, Sean, Galway / Dublin, speech in Irish and English C1–2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18;
Killina Ceili Band, The, Roscommon, instrumental group C1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19;
Connolly, Seamus, Clare / Boston, fiddle solo C7, 13, 17;
Partly identified performer (John Joe), accordion solo C22;
Rowsome, Liam, Dublin, fiddle solo C23;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group(s) C24, 27–31;
Unidentified performer, accordion in duet C25;
Keane, James, Dublin / USA, accordion solo C36–37

Running Order:
1. Reel: Untitled [Sporting Nell (related tune); for another performance of this tune from this performer, see track B13]
2. Reel: Untitled [Rattigan's Reel; for another performance of this tune from this performer, see track B14]
3. Reel: Untitled [The Cup of Tea]
4. Reel: Untitled [The Ewe Reel]
5. Reel: Untitled [Master McDermott's Reel; composed by Master McDermott]
6. Reel: Untitled [The Star of Munster]
7. Reel: Untitled [The Blackberry Blossom]
8. Reel: Untitled [Sporting Paddy]
9. Reel: Untitled [The Sailor on the Rock; sound level very low on original tape]
10. Reel: Untitled [The Beauty Spot]
11. Reel: Untitled [Miss Monaghan; sound level low]
12. Reel: Untitled [The Plough and the Stars]
13. Reel: Untitled [The Collier's Reel]
14. Jigs: Untitled [Do You Want Any More; The Collier's Reel (related tune)], Untitled (incomplete)
15. Jig: Untitled [Garrett Barry's Jig]
16. Reel: Untitled [The Mountain Road; composed by Michael Gorman]
17. Reel: Untitled [Paddy Taylor's Reel (related tune?)]
18. Reel: Untitled
19. Reels: Untitled [Dinny O'Brien's Reel; composed by Paddy O'Brien], Untitled [Farewell to Connacht]
20. Reel: Untitled [Tim Moloney]
21. Reel: Untitled [Down the Broom]
22. Reel: Untitled [The Old Torn Petticoat]
23. Reel: Untitled [Tory Island; Murphy's Greyhound]
24. Reel: Untitled [The Steampacket]
25. Reel, Speech: Untitled [The Earl's Chair], Untitled [Radio announcement
26. Speech, March / Jig: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of the radio programme 'Ceili House' on Radio Eireann], Untitled [The Men of the West]
27. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
28. Reels: The Piper's Dream [The Red-Haired Lass], Buckley's Reel, Father Kelly's [Ben Hill Reel; composed by Father Kelly]
29. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; the personnel of the Kiltormer Ceili Band]
30. Jigs: The Liverpool Jig [Tonra's Jig; composed by Brendan Tonra], The Chestnut Grove [Ellis' Jig], The Tulla Jig [Ceol a' Mala / Ceol an Mhala]
31. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
32. Hornpipe: Sean Ryan Number Four [Sean Ryan's No. 4; The Ballyoran; composed by Sean Ryan]
33. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
34. Marches: The Minstrel Boy, My Singing Bird, God Save Ireland
35. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
36. Jigs: The Idle Road, Trip to Belfast [The First Night in America]
37. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
38. Hornpipes: Andy McGann's [Flaherty's], O'Brien's [The Humours of Tuamgraney]
39. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
40. Polkas: My Aunt Jane, Gurteen March, The Road to Blarney [St. Mary's Polka / Saint Mary's Polka]
41. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
42. Reels: Killabeg House [Ah Surely], Joe Fallon's Number Three / Joe Fallon's No. 3
43. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
44. Jigs: The Kilfenora (clipped at end)
45. Test Signal: Untitled
46. Reels: Untitled [The Girl Who Broke My Heart / The Girl That Broke My Heart], Untitled [Sean sa Cheo; Sean sa Cheo]
47. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
48. March, Reels, Speech, Set Dance: Untitled (short; incomplete), Untitled [The Sally Gardens], Untitled [The Bucks of Oranmore], Untitled [Radio announcement], The King of the Fairies (short; incomplete)
49. Speech, Song, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of the radio programme 'Flea Cheoil an Raidio' on Radio Eireann], An Spailpin Fanach [Sung with verses in Irish and English], Untitled [The Traveller; played between verses of the song sung in this track]
50. Speech, Carolan Piece: Untitled [Radio announcement], Planxty Drury
51. Speech, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled (short; incomplete)
52. Song: Untitled
53. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
54. Reels: Paddy Fahy's, Farrell's [The Killavil Fancy]
55. Hornpipe: Burke's
56. Speech, Song, Jig: Untitled [Radio announcement], Torramh an Bhairille, Untitled [The Humours of Ennistymon; played between verses of the song sung in this track]
57. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
58. Carolan Piece: Planxty Maguire [Faded out; end of the edition of 'Flea Cheoil an Raidio' that began in track B1]
59. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
60. Reel: Untitled [The Liffey Banks]
61. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Sporting Nell (related tune); for another performance of this tune from this performer, see track A1], Untitled
62. Reel: Untitled [Rattigan's Reel; for another performance of this tune from this performer, see track A2]
63. Jig: Untitled (incomplete; tape runs out) [END OF BAND ONE]
64. Test Signal: Untitled
65. Reel, Speech, Speech: Untitled [McFadden's Favourite; signature tune signalling the start of an edition of the Radio Eireann programme 'American Journeywork'], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over], Untitled [Radio announcement; topic: this programme is the last of the current series of music from the USA]
66. Reel: Paddy Fahy's Reel
67. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
68. Air: Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
69. Jig: Paddy Fahy's Jig [Composed by Paddy Fahy]
70. Reel: Farewell to Ireland [Mistitled?; Faral Gara]
71. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
72. Song: As I Roved out through Galway City
73. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
74. Reels: Untitled [Music in the Glen], Untitled [The Donegal Traveller]
75. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
76. Set Dance: Peggy O'Neill
77. Reels: Untitled [Father Kelly's], Untitled [Trim the Velvet]
78. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
79. Song: The Colleen Bawn
80. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
81. Reel: Untitled [Stated in track B32 to have been composed by Charlie Mulvihill; is included in book of Father Kelly's compositions with the titles 'Derrycrag Reel' and 'Fr Kelly's No. 1']
82. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
83. Reel, Speech: The Humours of Westport, Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the end of the edition of 'American Journeywork' that began in track B17]
84. Speech, Hornpipe: Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the start of an edition of the programme 'Ceili House' on Radio Eireann], Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
85. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
86. Reels: The Dublin Reel, Jackie Coleman's Reel, Miss McDonald
87. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
88. Jigs: Doctor O'Neill's, Strike the Gay Harp
89. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
90. Reel: Lord Gordon
91. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
92. Hornpipes: The Plains of Kilcorkery [The Home Brew], The Harristown Hornpipe [The Ballyoran; composed by Sean Ryan]
93. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
94. Marches: The Farmer's March, Sarsfield's March
95. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
96. Reels: Tom Ward's Downfall, The Mullinavat Reel [The Reel of Mullinavat]
97. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
98. Jigs: The Maid at the Spinning Wheel, The Lad from Briarfield [Langstern Pony / Langstrom Pony]
99. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
100. Hornpipe, Jig: Cooley's Hornpipe [Composed by Paddy O'Brien], Paddy Canny's Jig [Dougherty's; The Lark in the Morning (DMI, # 240)]
101. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement: the personnel of the Killina Ceili Band]
102. Reels: The Humours of Ballyconnell [Mistitled?; Lucky in Love; The Bloom of Youth], Postman's Knock [The Cameronian], The Woods of Clohanyquinn [?] [The Green Mountain], The Four Mile House [Boil the Breakfast Early]
103. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the end of the edition of 'Ceili House' that began in track C1]
104. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
105. Reels: Pride of Erin [The Green Groves of Erin], Congress [The Abbey Reel]
106. Speech, Air, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], Se Fath Mo Bhuartha (short; incomplete), Untitled [Radio announcement]
107. Reels: Untitled [The Sally Gardens], Untitled [The Mountain Road; composed by Michael Gorman], Untitled [Christmas Eve; composed by Tommy Coen]
108. Carolan Piece: Untitled [Planxty Drury]
109. Jig: Untitled [The Lark in the Morning]
110. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Sunshine Hornpipe], Untitled [The Standing Abbey]
111. Reels: Untitled [Martin Mulhaire's Number 9; composed by Martin Mulhaire], Untitled [The Steampacket]
112. Jigs: Untitled [Andy McGann's], Untitled [The Castle Jig; composed by Sean Ryan], Untitled [Sacco's Jig; Tripping up the Stairs]
113. Reels: Untitled [Rattigan's], Untitled [Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire; composed by Martin Mulhaire], Untitled [The Hare's Foot]
114. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Fairy Queen], Untitled [The Ballyoran; composed by Sean Ryan]
115. Reel: Untitled [The Ewe Reel]
116. Speech, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled (short; incomplete)
117. Song: Untitled
118. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
119. Jig: Langstrom Pony [Langstern Pony]
120. Reels: The Graf Spee [The Grand Spy], Mother's Delight (clipped at end) [END OF BAND TWO]

Josephine Keegan Collection. Reel-to-Reel 3 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, speech in English A1, 25, B1, 14, 27;
Keegan, Joe, Armagh, flute solo A2–29, B2–7, 28;
speech in English B1;
Kilfenora Ceili Band, The, Clare, instrumental group B8, 10;
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in Irish and English B9, 11, 13, 19–20, 22, 24, 26;
Owens, Jesse, Dublin, singing in Irish and English in duet to own guitar accompaniment B12;
Byrne, Anne, Dublin, singing in Irish and English in duet to guitar accompaniment B12;
McKenna, Barney, Dublin, banjo in trio B14;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group(s) B15–18;
Staunton, Donal / Standuin, Donal, Galway, banjo in trio B19;
Keane, Sean, Dublin, fiddle in trio B19;
Mulqueen, Ann, Limerick, singing in English B21;
Flynn, Liam / O Floinn, Liam, Kildare, pipes solo B23;
O Se, Sean, Cork, singing in English with instrumental accompaniment B25;
Sean O Riada agus Ceoltoiri Chualann, Dublin, instrumental accompaniment to singing B25;
instrumental group B27

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Test signals, etc]
2. Jig: Garrett Barry's
3. Reel: The Ewe Reel
4. Reel: Hand Me down the Tackle
5. Reel: The Cup of Tea
6. Reel: Down the Broom
7. Reel: The Milliner's Daughter
8. Reel: Music in the Glen
9. Reel: The Longford Collector
10. Reel: Untitled [Sporting Nell (related tune)]
11. Reel: Dinny O'Brien's [Composed by Paddy O'Brien]
12. Reel: Tom Ward's Downfall
13. Reel: Lucy Campbell
14. Reel: Miss McLeod's Reel
15. Reel: Untitled
16. Reel: The Liffey Banks
17. Reels: The Earl's Chair, Sporting Paddy
18. Reel: The Bunch of Keys
19. Reel: Gold Ring Jig [The Gold Ring]
20. Reel: McDermott's Reel [Master McDermott's Reel; composed by Master McDermott]
21. Jig: The Queen of the Fair
22. Jig: Kitty in the Lane [Kitty's Rambles; The Rambles of Kitty]
23. Reel: The Broken Pledge
24. Reel: Within a Mile of Dublin
25. Reel, Speech: Crowley's No. 1 [First tune in a set of 2 called 'Crowley's Reels' recorded by Michael Coleman, fiddle, on 78rpm disc], Untitled
26. Reel: Roaring Mary
27. Reel: Down the Broom
28. Reel: The Sligo Maid
29. Reel: The Flax in Bloom [END OF BAND ONE]
30. Speech, Speech: Untitled [Test signal], Untitled
31. Jig: Untitled [Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part (related tune)]
32. Jig: Untitled [Connie the Soldier]
33. Jig: Untitled [Do You Want Any More; The Collier's Reel (related tune)]
34. Reel: Untitled [The Liffey Banks]
35. Reel: Untitled [Lucy Campbell]
36. Reel: Untitled [Dicky Sherlock's]
37. Jigs: Untitled [Richard Brennan's Favourite], Untitled [The Idle Road] [Music signalling the start of a radio programme on Radio Eireann / RTE radio]
38. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
39. Reels: Untitled [The Kilmaley Reel], Untitled [The Hunter's House; composed by Ed Reavy; Reavy's Reel], Untitled [The Mountain Road; composed by Michael Gorman], Untitled [Tierney's Reel?], Untitled [Bonnie Kate], Untitled [Sean McGuire; composed by Bert Murray]
40. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
41. Song: Ballinderry
42. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
43. Reels, Speech: Untitled [My Love Is in America], Untitled [The Collier's Reel], Untitled [Radio announcement]
44. Jigs: Untitled [Andy McGann's], Untitled [The Castle Jig; composed by Sean Ryan], Untitled [Sacco's Jig; Tripping up the Stairs]
45. Reels: Untitled [Rattigan's], Untitled [Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire; composed by Martin Mulhaire], Untitled [The Hare's Foot]
46. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Fairy Queen], Untitled [The Ballyoran; composed by Sean Ryan]
47. Jigs: Untitled [The Lilting Fisherman], Untitled [Father Kelly's; Lough Derg Jig; composed by Father Kelly]
48. Reels, Speech: The Moving Bog, Miko Russell's / Micho Russell's, Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over]
49. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
50. Song: The Blackbird of Sweet Avondale
51. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
52. Reels: The Boy in the Gap, The Mistress [Maistreas an Ti / The Mistress of the House], The Cup of Tea
53. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
54. Song: The Boys of Kilmichael
55. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
56. Reels, Speech: Ril Mor Bhaile an Chalaidh, Untitled [Nelly Donovan], Untitled [The Shaskeen Reel], Untitled [Radio announcement; short; incomplete]
57. Reel: Untitled [The Milliner's Daughter] (clipped at end) [END OF BAND TWO]

Josephine Keegan Collection. Reel-to-Reel 4 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Maguire, Sean / McGuire, Sean, Belfast, fiddle in instrumental group throughout;
fiddle in duet A6–9, B4, 17–19;
speech in English A8;
Roland, Raymond, Galway / London, accordion in instrumental group throughout;
accordion in duet B5–6, 13–16;
Keegan, Josephine, Armagh, piano accompaniment throughout;
piano solo B11–12;
Unidentified performer(s), accordion solo A3;
accordion in duet A11;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A10;
singing in English with instrumental accompaniment A10;
Mahony, Frank, Clare / London, fiddle in duet B7–10;
Unidentified performer, speech in English B20

Running Order:
1. Jigs: Untitled [The Humours of Glendart], Untitled [The Swallow's Nest], Untitled [Paddy's Return]
2. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Galway Hornpipe; McDermott's], Untitled [Swinging around the Circle], Untitled (short; incomplete)
3. Reel: Untitled [Father Kelly's]
4. Marches: Untitled [Shane O'Neill's March], Untitled [The Battle of Aughrim], Untitled [Kelly, the Boy from Killane], Untitled [Roddy McCorley] [Sound problems on this track due to problems on the original tape]
5. Reels: Untitled [The Templehouse], Untitled [Drowsy Maggie], Untitled [Mullingar Races]
6. Reels: Untitled [Miss Johnson]
7. Reels: Untitled [The Shaskeen Reel], Untitled [Master McDermott's Reel; composed by Master McDermott], Untitled [Faral Gara; played 7 times]
8. Speech, Air: Untitled, Roisin Dubh
9. Air: Untitled [Boolavogue]
10. Speech, Song: Untitled, Untitled [Six Miles From Bangor To Donaghadee]
11. Waltz: Untitled (short; incomplete; tape runs out) [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Reel: Untitled [The Providence]
13. Reels: Untitled [Eileen Curran], Untitled [The Sandmount; Mick Hand's]
14. Reels: Untitled [The Yellow Tinker], Untitled [The Sally Gardens], Untitled [The Yellow Tinker], Untitled [The Bunch of Keys]
15. Reels: Untitled [The Sligo Maid], Untitled [Molloy's Favourite]
16. Reel: Untitled [Paddy Kelly's; composed by Paddy Kelly]
17. Reels: Untitled [Composed by Paddy Fahy], Untitled [Kitty in the Lane], Untitled [Toss the Feathers]
18. Reels: Untitled [For the Sake of Old Decency], Untitled [The Ballykett Courthouse]
19. Reel: Untitled [Kilbaha]
20. Reel: Untitled [Tansey's Favourite]
21. Reel: Untitled [Corney Is Coming]
22. Reel: Untitled
23. Hornpipe: Untitled [Beeswing; composed by James Hill] (clipped at end)
24. Reels: Untitled [The Little Thatched Cabin; The Log Cabin], Untitled [Master Crowley's]
25. Reel: Untitled [Composed by Paddy Fahy]
26. Reels: Untitled [Paddy Cronin's No. 2]
27. Reels: Untitled [Music in the Glen], Untitled [Rakish Paddy], Untitled [Maude Miller (DMI, # 480)] [Sound problems on this track due to problems on the original tape]
28. Reels: Untitled [Bonnie Kate], Untitled [Jenny's Chickens]
29. Reels: Untitled [The Providence], Untitled [Geoghegan's]
30. Air: Untitled [Amhran na bhFiann; the Irish national anthem]
31. Speech: Untitled [Test message] [END OF BAND TWO]