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Performers:
Ennis, Seamus, Dublin, whistle A1, 7–8, 22;
speech in English and Irish A2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21;
pipes solo A3, 5, 14, 16, 20;
singing in English A10;
singing in Irish A12, 18;
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English and Irish A2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21;
lilting A8

Running Order:
1. Slide: Untitled [Denis Murphy's Slide]
2. Speech: Untitled [Topics include: how long does it take to make a piper? 7 years learning, 7 years practising, 7 years playing to become a piper; story about squabbling brothers; the test piece for pipers (the tune that follows); introduction to the next piece of music, which SE learned from his father]
3. Set Dance: A hAon is a Do na Piobaireachta / The Ace and Deuce of Piping [One of two versions of this tune that SE played; tonic note A]
4. Speech: Untitled [About the title of the piece of music that follows, The Shaskeen Reel; bo sheasc is a cow that is not giving milk, perhaps a barren cow; the word 'seaiscin' is the affectionate diminutive of the word 'seasc', referring to such a cow that is kept as a pet]
5. Reel: The Shaskeen Reel
6. Speech: Untitled [Introduction to the theme of the story that follows; story about the hiring fairs, 'Don Nippery Septo'; story about the king of Greece who wanted to give his daughter's hand in marriage to the man who could tell the longest story – the story without end; Ennis refers to the tune that follows as 'The Eternal Slide']
7. Slide, Speech: The Eternal Slide [Dingle Regatta], Untitled
8. Slide: Untitled [Denis Murphy's Slide] with lilting by C Mac M
9. Speech: Untitled [Introduction to the song that follows, which was learnt from Mrs Cronin of Ballyvourney and her son Michael; song is about the treaty of Limerick, Sarsfield and the flight of the Wild Geese]
10. Song: Untitled [The Charming Colleen Rua]
11. Speech: Untitled [Topics include: the dialect of Irish in Waterford; Labhras O Cadhlaigh; faction fighting; introduction to the next item]
12. Song: Untitled [Is Buachaill o Chluain Meala Me; song used to start a faction fight]
13. Speech: Untitled [Discussion of topics related to the previous song, including: faction fighting; dragging one's coat to start a fight; fair days and faction fights; '12 o'clock in the day and not a blow struck'; Labhras O Cadhlaigh interested in piping; An Lin faoi Bhlath / The Flax in Bloom, reel popular in Ring, Co Waterford]
14. Reel: An Lin faoi Bhlath / The Flax in Bloom
15. Speech: Untitled [Topics including: SE plays many instrument, including the fiddle and the Jew's Harp; SE does not play a melodeon or accordion, because the notes are 'ready made'; John Clarke of the Pipers' Club said that accordions were not allowed in the club; story about a changeling who plays the fiddle and later plays the melodeon after being thrown in the river; story about the blacksmith and the Scolaire Bocht – 'se buile moch an Luain agus buile deanach an tSathairn ata dod mhilleadh']
16. Reel: The Merry Blacksmith
17. Speech: Untitled [Lore about blacksmiths, including: blacksmiths are never tired; the tiredness of the blacksmith is put over on the tinker; story about holy person who wants to get a pin made for a cloak – the tinker refuses to do it, but the blacksmith agrees, and for this reason tinkers are cursed; a poet or musician should never be refused in a forge; introduction to the song that follows]
18. Song: Amhran na nGaibhne [About a musician who went to a forge to borrow a spade]
19. Speech: Untitled [The richness of folklore in the Carna area in Connemara; introduction to the reel The Drunken Landlady, which SE learnt in Inis Ni, near Cloch na Ron [Roundstone], in Connemara; SE found the name for the tune in Co Cavan]
20. Reel: The Drunken Landlady
21. Speech: Untitled [Lore about competitions between musicians, which were based on repertoire; story about Henry Bohannon, who got the gift of music from the fairies – competition between him and another piper – wins the competition with The Lark's March / Mairseail na Fuiseoige]
22. Jig: The Lark's March / Mairseail na Fuiseoige / The Lark in the Morning (incomplete; fades out) [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Kelly, James, Dublin, speech in English throughout tracks A;
fiddle solo throughout tracks A;
Breathnach, Breandán, speech in English throughout tracks A;
[unidentified performer], accordion in duet B1–4;
[unidentified performer], fiddle solo B5–6, 8–14;
speech in English throughout B5–6, 8–14;
[unidentified performers], speech in English intermittently throughout tracks B;
[unidentified performer], flute solo B7, 15;
[unidentified performer], speech in English B16;
accordion solo B16–17;
[unidentified performer], guitar in duet B1–4

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Making a living from music; instrument tuning; the tune that follows] (very low sound level initially)
2. Reel: Philip O'Beirne's Delight
3. Speech: Untitled [About the tune just played and the tune to be played next]
4. Jig: The Kinnegad Slashers [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol': see first entry in this field]
5. Hornpipes: The Stage Hornpipe, Western Hornpipe [Transcriptions (from this recording) of both these tunes was published in 'Ceol': see first entry in this field]
6. Speech: Untitled [About the tune to be played next]
7. Reel: Sweeney's Reel [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol': see first entry in this field]
8. Speech: Untitled [Visits to John Doherty in Donegal]
9. Hornpipe, Speech: Sliabh na mBan [Slievenamon; transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol': see first entry in this field], Untitled [About the tune just played and the tunes to be played next, both of which were composed by Ed Reavy]
10. Speech, Hornpipes: Untitled, Untitled [Lad O'Beirne's], Untitled [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol' (p. 18): see first entry in this field]
11. Speech: Untitled
12. Jig, Slip Jig: Untitled [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol' (p. 15, first tune): see first entry in this field], Kitty Come down to Limerick
13. Speech: Untitled [Tunes just played were learned from the playing of John Doherty; the tune to be played next was learned from a recording of Neil O'Boyle, fiddle]
14. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Moving Cloud
15. Speech: Untitled [Neil O'Boyle composed the tune just played; the performer's experiences of meeting the Irish music community in the USA; recording music from 78rpm discs in the collection of Richard Nevins; the tune to be played next, which was the first tune that the performer learned]
16. Jig: Untitled [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol' (p. 17): see first entry in this field]
17. Speech: Untitled [About the tune just played, with demonstration on fiddle; the performer started playing the fiddle at the age of 3 or 4; as a boy and teenager, the performer spent much time listening to music; Michael Coleman, Patsy Touhey, Barney Delaney, Seamus Ennis, set high standards; discussion of fiddle and piping styles; one of BB's favourite piping performances is Willie Clancy playing the reel 'The Ravelled Hank of Yarn'; the tune to be played next]
18. Reel: The Fermoy Lasses [Transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol': see first entry in this field]
19. Speech: Untitled [About the tune to be played next; with tentative playing on fiddle]
20. Speech, Jig: Untitled, Untitled [Stated to sometimes have the title 'Apples in Winter'; transcription (from this recording) of this tune was published in 'Ceol' (p. 15, second tune): see first entry in this field]
21. Speech: Untitled [Discussion about the jig title 'Apples in Winter']
22. Reel: Untitled [The Humours of Ballyconnell]
23. Speech: Untitled [About the tune to be played next, which the performer heard on a recording by Mrs Kenny (fiddle)]
24. Reel: All the Ways to Galway
25. Speech: Untitled
26. Jig: Untitled
27. Speech: Untitled [Discussion about the performer's work with Paddy O'Brien; playing music in the USA] [END OF BAND ONE]
28. Speech: Untitled [Playing music in the USA; the community and audience for Irish music in the USA; playing tunes in different keys from the normal; the tune The March of the King of Laois; the tune was published in Playford's collection in England in 1660; BB thinks that tunes played in the key of A have a flavour of the warpipes; similarities between Donegal and Scottish music; Scott Skinner; the music style of John Doherty and other Donegal players; BB objects to hearing John Doherty's music played on the pipes by Robbie Hannan and Joe McLaughlin; the performer's father, John Kelly (senior), had different settings of tunes for concertina and for fiddle; Seamus Connolly's fiddle-playing influenced by the accordion; Paddy Murphy's concertina-playing influenced by the fiddle; BB has a poor opinion of crans being played on the fiddle; story about Tommy Potts reproducing ornamentation by Michael Coleman] [End of recording session with James Kelly]
29. Reels: Untitled [Cross the Shannon; composed by Paddy Fahy], Untitled [Andy McGann's Reel], Untitled [The Sailor's Farewell]
30. Reel: Untitled
31. Jig: Untitled [Tonra's Jig; composed by Brendan Tonra]
32. Reel: Untitled
33. Jig, Speech: Untitled [The Maid on the Green; usually with 2 parts, here with 3], Untitled
34. Reel: Untitled [The Humours of Castlefin]
35. Barn Dance / Hornpipe, Barn Dances: Untitled [Curlew Hills; The Glenbeigh Hornpipe], Untitled [Peach Blossom], Untitled [Curlew Hills; The Glenbeigh Hornpipe], Untitled [On commercial 78rpm disc by P J Conlon, accordion; Hanley's Delight]
36. Polkas, Speech: Untitled, The School in the Valley [The Bog down in the Valley], Untitled
37. Jig, Speech: Loughlin's Jig [Jimmy O'Brien's Jig], Untitled
38. Hornpipe, Speech: Kitty's Wedding, Untitled
39. Hornpipe: Untitled [Played quite fast; perhaps at speed for set-dancing]
40. Speech, Slides: Untitled, Untitled [If I Had a Wife], Untitled [The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue; The Dark Girl in Blue], Untitled
41. Hornpipe: Untitled [Callaghan's]
42. Speech, Air: Untitled, Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
43. Speech, Polka: Untitled, Untitled (incomplete)
44. Speech, Polkas, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Johnny I Do Miss You (related tune)], Untitled, Untitled, Untitled
45. Slides: Untitled [Denis Murphy's Slide], Untitled [Going to the Well for Water; The Kaiser] (clipped at end) [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
O'Keeffe, Patrick / O'Keeffe, Padraig / O'Keefe, Padraig, Kerry, fiddle in duet A1–5;
fiddle solo A6–13;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, fiddle in duet A1–5;
Cronin, Patrick / Cronin, Paddy, Kerry, fiddle solo B1–8

Running Order:
1. Polkas: The Green Cottage Polkas (1), The Green Cottage Polkas (2), The Green Cottage Polkas (3)
2. Polkas: Untitled [As I Went out upon the Ice; for another performance of this tune, see track A3], Untitled [Campdown Races], Untitled, Untitled
3. Polkas: The Ballymacelligot Polkas (1) [As I Went out upon the Ice; for another performance of this tune, see track A2], The Ballymacelligot Polkas (2) [Related to the melody of the song 'Annie Laurie'], The Ballymacelligot Polkas (3)
4. Slides: Tom Billy's Medley (1), Tom Billy's Medley (2), Tom Billy's Medley (3) [Dingle Regatta, Sliabh Luachra version]
5. Slides: The Mountcollins Slides (1) [If I Had a Wife], The Mountcollins Slides (2) [Chase Me Charlie]
6. Jig: Gallagher's Jig [Log gives information: '(NB Frieze Britches and Rolling Wave?)' and '(Seven parts)'; version of The Frieze Breeches]
7. Reels: Carrigcastle Reel [The Lass of Carracastle; George White's Favourite], Kennedy's Reel [Related to The Hare's Foot / The Hare's Paw], The Road to Newbridge [The Teetotaller]
8. Air: O'Donnell's Lament [Log gives information: 'Note on disc label – words now lost'; The Lament for O'Donnell / Caoine Ui Dhomhnaill]
9. Air: Lament for Aogan O Rathaile
10. Jigs: The Humours of Ennistymon [Coppers and Brass], I Will If I Can
11. Hornpipes: John Quinn's Favourites (1) [The Home Brew], John Quinn's Favourites (2) [An Tri is a Raon / An Tri is a Rian; The Sands]
12. Single Jigs / Slides: Untitled [The Kilcummin Slide], Untitled [If I Had a Wife, Johnny Leary's / Johnny O'Leary's], Untitled [The Worn Torn Petticoat; The Leprechaun; Quarry Cross]
13. Reels: Rolling on the Ryegrass [Rolling in the Ryegrass], The Heather Breeze, Rolling on the Ryegrass [Rolling in the Ryegrass], The Heather Breeze [CONTINUED ON TRACKS B]
14. Jigs: The Munster Jig, Tell Her I Am [CONTINUED FROM TRACKS A]
15. Reels: Duggan's Fancy / O'Rourke's, The Galtee Mountains [The Galtee Ranger / The Galtee Rangers], The Woman of the House
16. Jigs: Tom Billy's Fancy, The Humours of Kilkenny, Cailleach an Airgid
17. Single Jigs / Slides: The Dark Girl in Blue, Across the Road
18. Reels: The Doon Reel [The Chorus Reel], Pepper and Salt [Tansey's Favourite]
19. Hornpipes: Cronin's Hornpipe, The Green Banner, The Fisherman [Fisher's Hornpipe]
20. Jigs: Down the Meadows [Related to Malowney's Wife (DMI, # 11)], A Tailor I Am [Tell Her I Am] [On the same acetate disc as track B8]
21. Reels: The Dairy Maid, The Morning Star [On the same acetate disc as track B7]
22. Reels: The Wind that Shakes the Barley, The Broom [Wellington's Reel (CRE 3, # 110); closely related to Sheehan's Reel (DMI, # 490); recorded on 78rpm disc by James Morrison, fiddle] (clipped at end) [END OF BANDS ONE AND TWO]

Performers:
Murphy, Mollie / Murphy, Mrs, Cork, fiddle A1–20;
speech in English throughout tracks A1–20;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, speech in English throughout tracks A1–20;
Breathnach, Breandan, Dublin, speech in English throughout tracks A1–20;
Moran, Thomas, whistle A21–24;
Unidentified performer [Bill Andrews ?], pipes A25–26;
Clancy, Willie, Clare, pipes A27;
whistle A27–29;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, fiddle A30;
Ni Dhonnchadha, Maire Aine, Galway, singing in Irish A31–32;
Mac Donnchadha, Sean / 'ac Dhonncha, Sean / Johnny Joe Pheaitsin / McDonagh, Johnny, Galway, singing in Irish A31;
Unidentified performers, A33;
Killoran, Paddy, USA, fiddle A34;
Unidentified music group, unidentified location B1;
Wathen, Ronnie, speech in English B1, 9, 11;
Unidentified performers, singing in an unidentified language B2–3, 5–6, 9–15;
Unidentified music group, singing in an unidentified language with percussion B4, 7–8;
Unidentified performers, speech in an unidentified language B6, 9–10, 11;
Mitchell, Pat, Dublin, pipes B16–18

Running Order:
1. Jig: The Guy and His Comrade [CICD 1036–1037 (from this recording); Morrison's Jig; track includes discussion about the tune, as do many tracks featuring the performer here]
2. Reel: The Queen of Hearts [Incomplete; first part of the tune only]
3. Jig: The Humours of Ennistymon [CICD 1514.11–1514.12 (from this recording); Coppers and Brass]
4. Jig: Untitled [CICD 2182.11 (from this recording)]
5. Jig: Stick It and Hold Her [CICD 2536.11 (from this recording)]
6. Jig, Speech: Church Hill / Kitty the Rags / I Am in Love with You [The titles 'Kitty the Rags' and 'I Am in Love with You' were supplied by Denis Murphy; Cnocan an Teampaill; this recording is probably the source for CRE 2, # 54, but CICD card is missing; Kitty the Rag, I'm in Love with You], Untitled
7. Jig: Untitled [CICD 667.12 (from this recording)]
8. Jig: Untitled [CICD 2505.11 (from this recording); Fasten the Leg in Her]
9. Jig: The Ballinamuck Jig / Jimmy O'Brien's Jig / The Maid in the Meadow [Indication in the discussion that the player might be referring to a written source]
10. Jig: The Humours of Dingle [CICD 774.11 (from this recording)]
11. Jig: Untitled [CICD 2127.12 (from this recording); Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part]
12. Jig: Untitled [CICD 864 (from this recording); The Boys of the Town]
13. Jig: The Ducks in the Oats [CICD 2483.11 (from this recording)]
14. Jig: Untitled [CICD 1165 (from this recording); Connie the Soldier]
15. Jig: The Humours of Ballinacurtha / The Humours of Ballinacintha [CICD 1626.11 (from this recording; provides both titles given here); playing of the tune is followed by discussion of the spelling of the name Ballinacurtha; however, the title 'The Humours of Ballinacurtha' might not apply to the tune played here but to 'The Maid on the Green' – see BB index PRI, card 847 + ff]
16. Reel: Untitled
17. Reel: The Top Room / The Tap Room
18. Reel, Jig: The Moving Bog (brief; incomplete), The Walls of Liscarroll / The Feather Bed Jig
19. Jig: Untitled [The Ship in Full Sail]
20. Slip Jig: The Cock in the Heath [CICD 49 (from this recording)]
21. Reel: Untitled [The Sally Gardens]
22. Hornpipe: Untitled [Chief O'Neill's Favourite]
23. Hornpipe: Untitled [Off to California]
24. Polka: Sweeney's Polka
25. Reels: Untitled [Jenny's Wedding], Untitled [Jenny Tie the Bonnet] [Dubbing from commercial 78rpm disc?]
26. Reel: Untitled [Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel; dubbing from commercial 78rpm disc?]
27. Hornpipe, Reel: Untitled (brief; incomplete) [The Sweeps], Untitled [The Shaskeen Reel] [Dubbings from commercial LPs?]
28. Jig: Untitled [The Maid on the Green; dubbing from commercial LP]
29. Reel: Untitled [The Mountain Road; dubbing from commercial LP]
30. Song, Song: Untitled ['S Ambo Eara], Untitled (brief; incomplete) [A Stor Mo Chroi] [Dubbing from commercial LP]
31. Song: Untitled [Is Deas an Buachaillin / Is Deas an Sagairtin; dubbing from commercial LP]
32. Song: Untitled [Una Bhan; dubbing from commercial LP]
33. Jigs: Untitled [The Banks of Lough Gowna; played for a short time at half speed], The Banks of Newfoundland [Dubbing from commercial recording]
34. Reel: The First Month of Spring [Dubbing from commercial recording]
35. Jigs: The Noonday Feast / John McMahon's Fancy [Dubbing from commercial recording]
36. Jigs: Untitled (brief; incomplete), The Sunny Banks [The Humours of Kesh (clipped at end)] [Dubbing from commercial recording] [END OF BAND ONE]
37. Piece with spoken commentary: Untitled [Music performance recorded at a ritual ceremony, with spoken commentary]
38. Song: Untitled
39. Song: Untitled
40. Song: Untitled
41. Song: Untitled
42. Song, Song, Speech: Untitled, Untitled, Untitled
43. Songs: Untitled
44. Song: Untitled
45. Speech, Song: Untitled, Untitled
46. Song: Untitled
47. Speech, Song: Untitled, Untitled
48. Song: Untitled
49. Song: Untitled [Speed problem at end of track]
50. Song: Untitled
51. Song: Untitled
52. Reel: Untitled [The Merry Blacksmith]
53. Reels, Jig: Untitled [The Old Bush], Untitled [The Ravelled Hank of Yarn], Untitled (brief; incomplete) [Tumble the Tinker]
54. Jig: Untitled [Tumble the Tinker] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Mitchell, Pat, Dublin, speech in English A1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17;
Ennis, Seamus, Dublin, pipes solo A2;
Touhey, Patsy, Galway / New York, pipes solo A4;
Carney, Michael, Mayo / New York, pipes solo A6;
Gallagher, Michael, New York, pipes in duet A8;
Clancy, Willie, Clare, pipes solo A10, 12, 14, 16;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A18;
Lawson, Brian, speech in English A19, B1;
Unidentified performers, speech in English B1;
Unidentified performer, pipes solo B2–3

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
2. Jig: Untitled [Paidin O Raifeartaigh; lecture illustration from sound recording]
3. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; Willie Clancy being influenced by recordings made in the USA of pipers living there, including Patsy Touhey]
4. Jigs: Untitled [The Maid on the Green], Untitled (incomplete) [Jackson's Jig]
5. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; the influence of Patsy Touhey and Michael Carney on Willie Clancy]
6. Reel: Untitled [The Jolly Tinker]
7. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
8. Hornpipe: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
9. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
10. Reels: The Copperplate, Rakish Paddy
11. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
12. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
13. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
14. Reels: The Old Bush, Michael Carney's Reel / The Ravelled Hank of Yarn [Dubbed from a commercial 78rpm disc released by Gael-linn]
15. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment]
16. Piece: Untitled [Nora Crionna]
17. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; conclusion of lecture, followed by applause]
18. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; topics: structure of uilleann pipes; examining 19th century chanters; lost skills; good design in old sets]
19. Speech: Untitled [Lecture segment; topics: the ear is the ultimate instrument to judge the quality of sound; sound waves; three aspects of notes: pitch, volume, and quality; the nature of pitch; the influence of the density of the air; details of the characteristics of sound waves; wave formations; etc] [Speed changes in this track were regularised by means of software facilities] [Continued on tracks B] [END OF BAND ONE]
20. Speech: Untitled [Continuation of lecture; lecture segment; topics include: technical aspects of the uilleann pipe chanter; the quality of sound of the note produced; overtones and harmonics; influence of the material from which the chanter is made; relative densities of woods used for chanters; qualities of reeds; general discussion on topics mentioned; importance of how air enters the chanter; factors affecting the regulators; controlling the air pressure for the regulators; the skills of old pipemakers; characteristics of double chanters]
21. Jig: Untitled
22. Reel: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, pipes in duet, A1;
O'Donnell, Michael, Dublin, speech in English A1–5, 7, 9, 12;
speech in Irish A4;
Breathnach, Breandan, Dublin, speech in English A1, 5;
O'Dowd, Dan, Dublin, speech in English A2;
Wathen, Ronnie, Wales, pipes solo A3;
speech in English A3;
Standeven, Thomas, USA, speech in English and Irish A4;
Conroy, Andy, Roscommon, pipes solo A6, 8, 10–11, 13;
speech in English A7, 9, 12

Running Order:
1. Slip Jig, Speech, Slip Jig, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Radio interview; topics: progress that the organisation Na Piobairi Uillean has made; the acquisition of premises for the organisation; its membership; the status of pipemaking; the age profile of members; representation of women], Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcement]
2. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview; topics: reedmaking; cane plantations in Spain; 40 candidates in the reedmaking workshop; the standard of piping among young people, who are learning from tapes; acquiring a practice set of pipes, price: £14–15; a full set costs £60]
3. Air, Speech, Air: A Spailpin A Run, Untitled [Radio interview; topics: description of Ronnie Wathen's pipes, which he partly made himself], A Spailpin A Run
4. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview; topics: piping in the USA; how the interviewee learnt Irish]
5. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview; topics: the future prospects for piping; the availability of historic recordings; the willingness of present-day players to pass on their knowledge, a contrast to the secretiveness of an earlier generation]
6. Jigs, Slip Jig: The Maid on the Green, Untitled [Jackson's Jig], Give Us a Drink of Water [A Drink of Water] [This selection was recorded on a commercial 78rpm disc by piper Patsy Touhey]
7. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview; topics: Andy Conroy's home area in Loughlynn, Co Roscommon; other musicians in the area; AC began playing the pipes in England; studying the pipes in Dublin with Leo Rowsome; what impressed AC about Rowsome; AC played the tin whistle before playing the pipes]
8. Hornpipes: The Plains of Boyle, The Leitrim Fancy [This selection was recorded on commercial 78rpm discs by pipers Michael Gallagher and Willie Clancy]
9. Speech: Untitled [Interview; topics: Andy Conroy's style of piping; was influenced by fiddlers as well as pipers; describes his style as 'staccato'; rolls up his trouser leg while playing in order to 'surround the chanter with flesh'; played in Carnegie Hall; worked as a bricklayer; went to the USA in 1952; doesn't speak with an American accent; traditional music in the USA; AC keeps in practice; problems with neighbours when practicing the pipes; introduction to next piece of music]
10. Reels: Lucy Campbell, The Cup of Tea (clipped at end; tape runs out) [This selection was recorded on a commercial 78rpm disc by piper Michael Gallagher] [END OF BAND ONE]
11. Reels: Lucy Campbell, The Cup of Tea (full version of selection at track A10?; sound fade-out during 2nd tune, then the tune is repeated)
12. Speech: Untitled [Interview; topics: the number of pipers in the USA; Thomas Standeven, who speaks several languages; Andy Conroy intends to return to Ireland; may get married; was crossed in love as a young man; introduction to the next tune]
13. Jig: The Geese in the Bog [Influenced by the version recorded by Michael Carney, pipes] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Russell, Micho, Clare, whistle A1–2;
MacNeill, Sile, whistle A1

Running Order:
1. Song Tune: Untitled [Noted on tape inlay as 'Belgian folk song duet']
2. Jig: My Darling Asleep [CICD 1822.12–.13 (from this recording); 1822, 1822.11 (where title 'The Miners of Wicklow' is given - in error?), (none from this recording); DMI, # 159]

Performers:
Busby, Tom, Longford and USA, speech in English throughout;
Touhey, Patsy, Galway and USA, uilleann pipes A1–3, 5–6, 8–12, B1–5, 7–9;
speech in English A1, 6, 11, B2–4, 7–8;
Hanafin, William, Kerry and USA, fiddle A4, 7, 13, B6;
speech in Irish and English A4;
speech in English A7, 13, B6;
Gallagher, Michael, USA, uilleann pipes A14, 21–22;
Ennis, Tom, USA, uilleann pipes A15, 17–18;
Unidentified performers, USA, piano;
Morrison, Tom, Galway and USA, flute A16;
Reynolds, John, Longford and USA, bodhrán A16;
Mullaney, Eddie, Mayo and USA, uilleann pipes A19–20;
Stack, Paddy, Kerry and USA, fiddle A19–20;
Meehan, Eddie, Sligo and USA, flute A23;
McKenna, John, Leitrim and USA, flute A23

Running Order:
1. Reel: Halligan's Fancy / Hartigan's Fancy [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 23; Cunningham's Fancy; The Fisherman's Lilt]
2. Reel: The Sword in Hand [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 14]
3. Jig: The Humours of Ennistymon [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 49]
4. Air: Bean Dubh an Ghleanna [A reel, The Morning Star, is announced but does not appear on the recording]
5. Slip Jig: The Munster Gimlet [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 43 & 44]
6. Clog Dance / Hornpipe, Slip Jig: The Kildare Fancy [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 55], The Rocky Road to Dublin [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 45]
7. Air, Reel: Oh, Blame Not the Bard [Eamon an Chnoic], Shaskeen Reel
8. Air: The Glories of Brian the Brave [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 31 as Brian the Brave; Busby says here the hornpipe / set dance Poll Ha'penny is derived from this air]
9. Jig: Tell Her I Am [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 40]
10. Air: Killarney [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 32; composed by Balfe]
11. Air: Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 34; Cailin Deas Cruite na mBo]
12. Jig: Jackson's Morning Brush [The Piping of Patsy Touhey, # 39]
13. Air: The Curragh of Kildare
14. Reels: Untitled [The Collier's Reel], Untitled [The Salamanca] [END OF BAND ONE]
15. Airs: Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms, Untitled [Killarney (Balfe)], Untitled [The Last Rose of Summer]
16. Reels: Untitled [Ballinasloe Fair], Untitled [Miss Thornton]
17. Jigs: Untitled [My Former Wife / An Bhean do Bhi Cheana Agam], Tobin's
18. Jig: Untitled [The Mouse in the Cupboard]
19. Reels: Mullaney's Favourites [(a) The Pretty Girls of Mayo (version), (b) The Ladies Pantalettes]
20. Reel: The Four Courts
21. Reels: Lucy Campbell, The Cup of Tea
22. Hornpipes: The Plains of Boyle, The Leitrim Fancy
23. Reels: Bridie Morley's, The Indian on the Rock [The Hunter's Purse] [END OF BAND FOUR]
24. Slip Jig: Untitled [The Munster Gimlet; this track is an inferior repeated version of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 5]
25. Slip Jig: The Munster Gimlet (Overmodulated on original) [This track is an inferior repeated version of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 5]
26. Reel: Halligan's Fancy / Hartigan's Fancy [This track is a repeated version of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 1; it was re-recorded at 7 1/2ips, obviously for learning or transcription purposes, to facilitate playing at slow speeds; it is reproduced here as it was intended to play, at half speed; for this track at regular speed, see track 7]
27. Slip Jig: Untitled [The Munster Gimlet; this track is a repeated version of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 5; it was re-recorded at 7 1/2ips, obviously for learning or transcription purposes, to facilitate playing at slow speeds; it is reproduced here as it was intended to play, at half speed; for this track at regular speed, see track 8]
28. Jig: Untitled [Tell Her I Am; this track is a repeated version of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 9; it was re-recorded at 7 1/2ips, obviously for learning or transcription purposes, to facilitate playing at slow speeds; it is reproduced here as it was intended to play, at half speed; for this track at regular speed, see track 9]
29. Air: Untitled [Bean Dubh an Ghleanna; this track is an inferior repeat of 97a-ITMA-REEL/CDR, track 4; there are dropouts, and the levels are irregular]
30. Reel: Halligan's Fancy / Hartigan's Fancy [A version of track B3 played at regular speed]
31. Slip Jig: Untitled [The Munster Gimlet; a version of track B4 played at regular speed]
32. Jig: Untitled [Tell Her I Am; a version of track B5 played at regular speed] [END OF BAND THREE]

Performers:
Russell, Micho, Clare, tin whistle A1–4, 6–20, 22–38;
speech in English A5, 21, throughout;
Breathnach, Breandán, tin whistle A8 and throughout;
speech in English, throughout

Running Order:
1. Reel: The Boy in the Gap (old version) [CICD 2920.11 (from this recording); 2921.11 (where this recording is referenced); 2920, 2921 (none from this recording); distinct from the standard version of this tune, which MR also plays.]
2. Reel: All the Ways to Galway [CICD 3086.12 (from this recording); 3086.11, 3561.12 (where this recording is referenced); 3561–.11 (none from this recording); The Kerry Cow; I Wish I Had a Kerry Cow; CRE 2, # 282 (from MR) and also at CRE 2, # 116]
3. Jig: Untitled [CICD 795.11, 795.13 (both from this recording?); 1879 (not from this recording); as Gillan's Apples in CRE 2, # 7 and DMI, # 287; Apples in Winter]
4. Reel: Sporting Nellie [CICD 5075.16 (from this recording); 5075.11, 5075.13–.15 (none from this recording); Gorman's (CICD 5075, from Mrs Crotty); Sporting Nell]
5. Speech: Untitled [dancing customs]
6. Slip Jig: Bimid ag Ol go dti Maidin [first version] [CICD 252.13 (from this recording), 252.11–252.12 (from the next track on this recording), 252, 252.14 (none from this recording); recorded from MR in two different registers, of which the higher one is here, and the lower one is on the next track]
7. Slip Jig: Bimid ag Ol go dti Maidin [second version] [CICD 252.11–252.12 (from this recording); played in a lower register than on the previous track; for more information see previous track]
8. Jig / Slide: Untitled (short, tentative; unfinished)
9. Reel: The Chicago Reel [CICD 4599.11 (from this recording)]
10. Reel: Untitled [CICD 4137.11, 5456.13 (both from this recording); 5456.11–.12, 5456.14–.15 (none from this recording)]
11. Jig / Slide: The Road to Lisdoonvarna [Not in CICD?]
12. Reel: The Top of the Morning [CICD 5276.11 (from this recording); 5277–5277.12, 5278 (none from this recording); CRE 5, # 181]
13. Hornpipe: The Rights of Man [CICD 6248.11 (from this recording)]
14. Jig: The Butcher's March / Hurrah for the Gallant Tipperary Boys / Lonely Old Hag Is It Tae You Want? / Hello You Old Hag Is It Tea You Want? / When Sick Is It Tea You Want? [CICD 2200.11–.12, 2381.12–.13 (all from this recording); 2381.14 (not from this recording)]
15. Polka / Single Reel: Untitled [CICD 6511.11–.12 (both from this recording), 6511 ( not from this recording); only one part of the tune is played]
16. Polka: Bean na Stocai Bana / My Darling I'm Fond of You [CICD 6439.13 (from this recording)]
17. Polka: Rise Your Legs, Says Maire [CICD 6346.11 (from this recording), 6346 (not from this recording); The Rose Tree in Full Bearing; Bhios-sa La i bPort Lairge]
18. Polka: The Bog Down in the Valley [CICD 6283.11 (from this recording), 6285 (not from this recording); The British Grenadiers (title supplied by Breandan Breathnach)]
19. Polka: Untitled [CICD 6507.12 (from this recording); 6506.11 (where this recording is referenced)]
20. Reel: Carty's Reel / Cassidy's Reel [CICD 4684.13 (from this recording); 4684.11–.12 (where this recording is referenced); 4978–.12 (none from this recording); partly composed by MR; commonly known as Micho Russell's; as Carty's Reel from MR in CRE 2, # 294]
21. Speech: Untitled [dancing customs; dancing out of time with the music; other topics]
22. Polka: Untitled [CICD 6371.11 (from this recording)]
23. Reel: Turkey in the Straw [CICD 2669.11 (from this recording)]
24. Reel: The Banshee / An Bhean Si [CICD 4864.12 (from this recording); 4864.11–.13, 5384.11 (none from this recording); tune is featured on the Flanagan Brothers 78 rpm disc titled 'The Flanagans Chase the Banshee']
25. Polka / March: The Battle of Aughrim [CICD 6448.11–.12 (from this recording), 6448 (not from this recording)]
26. Reel: The Heights of Alma / The Rakes of Mallow [CICD 2692.11 (from this recording)]
27. Reel: The Fair of Ballinasloe [CICD 2812.11 (from this recording); Ballinasloe Fair]
28. Fling / Barn Dance, Speech: Moneymusk / The Barn Dance [CICD 6539 (from this recording); 6538, 6540 (none from this recording)]; Untitled [flings danced on the Aran Islands]
29. Fling / Barn Dance: Johnny Will You Marry Me? / Love Will You Marry Me? / When Kitty Is Convenient [CICD 6541 (from this recording); Some Say the Devil Is Dead]
30. Hornpipe: The Home Brew [CICD 6257.12 (from this recording); 6257–.11 (not from this recording); version of The Road to Boyle (CRE 3, # 227)]
31. Speech, Air: Untitled [information about the air and song Dark Lochnagar], Dark Lochnagar
32. Reel: Untitled [CICD 5703.11 (from this recording), 5703.12–.13 (not from this recording)]
33. Reel: The Sporting Days of Easter [CICD 3988.12 (from this recording); 3988.11, 3988.13–.14, 3989 (none from this recording); CRE 2, # 281]
34. Hornpipe: The First of May / The Skillet Pot [CICD 6222.11 (from this recording); The Sweets of May]
35. Hornpipe: Fisher's Hornpipe [CICD 6089.11 (from this recording); 6090, 6090.11 (not from this recording)]
36. Hornpipe: The Cork Hornpipe [CICD 6231.11 (from this recording); Harvest Home]
37. Hornpipe: The Boys of Blue Hill [CICD 6274.11 (from this recording; only partially transcribed)]
38. Hornpipe: An Spealadoir [CICD 6225.11 (from this recording); The Cuckoo's Nest]

Performers:
Russell, Micho, Clare, flute A1–2, speech in English, throughout

Running Order:
1. Reel: Toss the Feathers (old way) [CICD 3630.11 (from this recording)]
2. Jig: Untitled [CICD 1907.12 (from this recording); [Paddy's Return; What Would You Do If the Kettle Boiled Over]