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Recorded in the house of Eddie Butcher at Aughil crossroads, Magilligan, Co. Derry, 18 March 1975, from Eddie Butcher and from Len Graham and Joe Holmes (both from Ballymoney, Co. Antrim) [tracks 1–9]

Performers:
Holmes, Joe, singing in English Tracks 1, 5, 8, speech in English Tracks 2, 9;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 2;
Graham, Len, singing in English Tracks 3, 8, speech in English Track 4;
Butcher, Eddie, singing in English Tracks 6-7

Running Order:
1. Tumbling through the hay (‘It being on the month of July in the rosy time of the year...’), song / Joe Holmes, singing in English [session continued from 7501]
2. Talk about the song ‘Tumbling through the hay’ / Joe Holmes, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
3. Willie Angler (‘ ’Twas down by yonder [harbour] near sweet Coleraine...’), song / Len Graham, singing in English
4. Talk about the preceding song / Len Graham, speech in English
5. [=The shamrock sod no more] (‘I never, never shall forget the sorrows of that day...’), song / Joe Holmes, singing in English 
6. My son in America (‘A long time ago in the county Mayo..’), song [words by Alf MacLohlainn, clipped] [END OF BAND ONE]
7. My son in America , song [completed] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
8. Matt Hyland (‘There was a lord lived in this town...’), song / Joe Holmes, singing in English ; Len Graham, singing in English
9. Mumming [talk with a complete play text with concluding song refrain ‘With your pockets full of money’], mummers’ play Joe Holmes, speech in English, singing in English [session continued at 7503] [END OF BAND TWO]