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Performers:
Mac Ruairi, Eamonn Ghrainne, singing in Irish in duet, track 1, 5, 7 singing in Irish, track 2-3, 15-17, speech in Irish, track 4, accordion solo 8-14
Nic Ruairi, Grainne, singing in Irish in duet, track 1
O Laoire, Lillis, singing in Irish in duet, track 5
Nic Ruairi, Padraigin, singing in Irish, track 6, singing in Irish in duet, track 7

Running Order:
1. Song: An Cailin Gaelach
2. Song: Donall Og
3. Song: An Chruibin
4. Speech: talk about the previous song
5. Song: Paidi a Ghra
6. Song: Maidin Fhomhair
7. Song: An Ghiobog
8. Polkas/Speech: Untitled
9. Polka/Speech: Untitled (for the lancers)
10. Highland/Speech: Untitled
11. Barndance/Speech: Untitled (Staicin)
12. Hornpipe/Speech: Untitled
13. Hornpipe/Speech: The Liverpool
14. Highland/Speech: Maggiepickie
15. Song/Speech: Amhran an Bhobaire
16. Song/Speech: Una Bheag na hAite
17. Song: Thug me Ruide

Performers:
Ni Cheileachair, Nora Ban, speech in Irish, track 1
Ni Cheileachair, Maire, interviewer, track 1

Running Order:
1. Speech: Schooldays; newspapers; War of Independence; change-over from English to Irish money in 1928; the pension; the Irish language; summer courses; collecting folklore and songs; her father wrote by candlelight; the barracks in Ballyvourney, the RIC and British soldiers; no cars in the area but the military had lorries and armoured cars (1921); bomb factories; hiding guns; the IRA and the Provisional government; incident with the army; bowling; her brother Sean moved to her Auntie's; Donncha and Padraig; throwing ink in school; clothes line in front of fire; wellingtons and shoes; men's work and pastimes; women's work and pastimes; rinci gallda

Performers:
Ní Chéilleachair, Máire, interviewer
Ó Duinnín, Seán, singing in Irish, track 1; speech in Irish

Running Order:
1. Speech: An Spiaireacht
2. Song: An Gandal
3. Speech: Introduction; Song: An Seanduine i gCill Chocain

Performers:
McGivney, Eamonn, Longford/Clare, fiddle solo, track 1-3, speech in English, track 3

Running Order:
1. Air: Gol na mBan *
2. Set Dance: The Trip Over the Mountain *
3. Fragments/Speech [END OF DAT]

Performers:
O'Donoghue, Paddy, Clare, flute (metal Boehm) solo throughout, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about music at home and in the area, local musicians Paddy Mac, Patrick Moloney, learning music, making a set of pipes, Martin Rochford, the following reel
2. Reel: Johnny Allen's Reel
3. Speech: talk about his father's playing style, East Clare style with tunes in awkward keys, gramophone used for house dances, Paddy Canny playing in house sessions in 1930's, brothers and sisters musicians, local musicians, concertina player Delia Mac Namara, Sean Reid bringing Clare musicians together, Mrs Galvin, Patrick Kelly, Mickey Cooleen and the following tune
4. Reel: Mickey Cooleen's Reel
5. Speech: talk about the following tune
6. Hornpipe: The Stage
7. Speech: talk about the previous tune, Paddy Moloney, concertina players Mrs Dinan and Mrs Dooley
8. Reel: The Star of Munster
9. Speech: talk about the previous tune, ornamentation used by the older musicians, schottisches and barndances, step dance 'The Britches'
10. March: Napoleon Crossing the Rhine
11. Speech: talk about the previous tune, playing for dancers, contrast between older and modern styles of dancing, clergy opposition to house dances, crossroad dances, gambling in houses, prosecutions for gambling, police informers