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Performers:
[O'Brien, Mick, speech in English], track 1, 5, 9, B1, B3, B6, B10, B13, C3, C6, C9, C11, C16
[O'Brien, Mick, speech in Irish], track 1, 5, 9, C11
[MacCárthaigh, Nollaig, speech in English], track 2-4 =
[McCarthy, Nollaig, speech in English], track 2-4
Mac Cárthaigh, Nollaig, uilleann pipes, track 2-4 =
[McCarthy, Nollaig, uilleann pipes], track 2-4
Mitchell, Pat, speech in English, track 6-8
Mitchell, Pat, uilleann pipes, track 6-8
Friel, Sheila, speech in English, track 10-11
Friel, Sheila, uilleann pipes, track 10-11
Morrison, Fionn, speech in English B2
Morrison, Fionn, uilleann pipes B2
Dwyer, Donnacha, speech in English B4-5
Dwyer, Donnacha, uilleann pipes B4-5
Rowsome, Kevin, speech in English B7-9
Rowsome, Kevin, uilleann pipes B7-9
O'Sullivan, Jerry, speech in English B11-12
O'Sullivan, Jerry, uilleann pipes B11-12
Keane, Pádraic, speech in English C1-2
Keane, Pádraic, uilleann pipes C1-2
Ó Duinchinn, Tiarnán, speech in Irish C4-5
Ó Duinchinn, Tiarnán, speech in English C4-5
Ó Duinchinn, Tiarnán, uilleann pipes C4-5
Cannon, Cormac, speech in English C7-8
Cannon, Cormac, uilleann pipes C7-8
McKeon, Gay, speech in English C10
McKiernan, Seán, speech in English C12-16
McKiernan, Seán, uilleann pipes C12-14
McKiernan, Seán, tin whistle C15-16

Running Order:
1. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces the first piper, Nollaig MacCárthaigh]
2. [Speech in English: Nollaig MacCárthaigh introduces his first set] / Fling and hornpipe: Mary Brennan's; Walshe's hornpipe
3. [Speech in English: Nollaig MacCárthaigh introduces 'Iníon an Fhaoite ón ghleann'] / Slow air: Iníon an Fhaoite ón ghleann
4. [Speech in English: Nollaig MacCárthaigh introduces his final set] / Reels: The concertina reel; Tommy MacMahon's; The pinch of snuff
5. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces the second piper, Pat Mitchell]
6. [Speech in English: Pat Mitchell introduces his first set of jigs] / Jigs: John Potts'; Unidentified; The maiden that jigged it in style
7. [Speech in English: Pat Mitchell speaks about Willie Clancy and introduces his second piece] / Descriptive piece: The battle of Aughrim
8. [Reel: Jenny picking cockles]
9. Slow air: How can I live at the top of a mountain?
10. [Speech in English: Sheila Friel introduces her second set] / Jigs: The miners of Wicklow; Down the back lane; The humours of Tralee
11. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien announces the winners of NPU scholarships and introduces Fionn Morrison]
12. [Speech in English: Fionn Morrison introduces a set of jigs] / Jigs: The lark's march; The lark in the morning
13. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces Donnacha Dwyer]
14. [Speech in English: Donnacha Dwyer introduces 'The gold ring'] / Jig: The gold ring
15. Reels: Fred Finn's; George White's favourite
16. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces Kevin Rowsome]
17. [Speech in English: Kevin Rowsome introduces a set of hornpipes] / Hornpipes: The Manchester; The honeysuckle; The Cloon
18. Slow air: An buachaill caol dubh
19. Jig: The frieze britches
20. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces Jerry O'Sullivan]
21. [Speech in English: Jerry O'Sullivan introduces a set of reels] / Reels: Toss the feathers; The bunch of green rushes
22. [Speech in English: Jerry O'Sullivan introduces a set of jigs] / Jigs: Unidentified; Strop the razor
23. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien speaks about upcoming events organised by NPU and introduces Pádraic Keane]
24. [Speech in English: Pádraic Keane introduces a set of jigs] / Jigs: Old Tipperary; The trip to Athlone
25. [Speech in English: Pádraic Keane introduces his second set] / Set dance, hornpipe and reel: The job of journeywork; Cronin's; Kitty in the lane
26. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien speaks about upcoming NPU events and introduces Tiarnán Ó Duinchinn]
27. Slow air and jigs: The shamrock shore; The shamrock shore; Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh
28. Highland and reels: The lazy dog; Sporting Paddy; The bashful bachelor
29. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces Cormac Cannon]
30. [Speech in English: Cormac Cannon introduces his first set] / Jigs: The three little drummers; The repeal of the union
31. [Speech in English: Cormac Cannon introduces 'Gol na mban san ár'] / Descriptive piece: Gol na mban san ár
32. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien announces the next day's events at the festival and introduces Gay McKeon]
33. [Speech in English: Gay McKeon speaks about the NPU's new pipe-making training programme]
34. [Speech in English: Mick O'Brien introduces Seán McKiernan]
35. [Speech in English: Seán McKiernan tells a story and introduces his first piece] / Reel: Joe Mháire Mhicilín
36. [Speech in English: Seán McKiernan tells another story and introduces his next piece] / Slow air [and reel]: O'Brien from Tipperary; [The Sligo maid]
37. [Speech in English: Seán McKiernan introduces his next piece] / Slow air [and reel]: All around my hat; [Unidentified]
38. [Speech in English: Seán McKiernan introduces his next piece] / [Barn dance]: Champagne Charlie is my mane
39. [Speech in English: Seán McKiernan introduces his next piece] / Jigs: The Munster jig; Tell her I am

Performers:
Cassidy, Dave, Dublin, speech in English, track 1, 4, mandola in trio, track 1-6
Ni Bheolain, Niamh, Dublin, speech in English, track 1-6, fiddle in trio, track 1-6
Pigott, Charlie, Cork/Galway, speech in English, track 7-14, B1-7, accordion in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 14, B1-4, 6-7, accordion in duet B5
Fahy, Martin, Clare/Galway, concertina in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 1, B1-4, 6-7, speech in English, track 13-, concertina duet/trio, track 13
Fahy, Florence, Clare/Galway, concertina in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 14, B1-4, 6-7, concertina duet/trio, track 13
O'Neylon, Tomas, Galway, storytelling in English, track 11
Ward, Kevin, guitar
O'Neylon, Tomas, bodhrán

Running Order:
1. Speech/Jigs: The Rambling Pitchfork, The Banks of Lough Gowns, The Black Rogue
2. Speech/Hornpipe: The Coarse Air
3. Speech/Reels: The Boy in the Gap, Paddy Fahey's
4. Speech/Polka: The Ukranian Polka
5. Speech/Jigs: Banish Misfortune, Out on the Ocean
6. Speech/Polkas: Untitled, Begley's Polka
7. Speech/Jigs: O'Connel's Welcome to Parliment, Willie Hayes
8. Speech/Reels: The Boyne Hunt, Clogher Reel?
9. Speech/Jigs: The Trip to Bantry (comp: Paddy O'Brien), The Bahola Jig
10. Speech/Reels: St Patrick's Night, Larkin's Beehive (both comp: Paddy O'Brien)
11. Storytelling: Humorous Tales about Poorer Times
12. Speech/Jigs: The Killavel, Untitled
13. Speech/Reels: The Hills of Tipperary, Larry's Favourite (both comp: Paddy O'Brien)
14. Speech/March/Speech: Napoleon Crossing the Alps [=Boney Crossing the Alps] [recording continued on CDR b]
15. Speech/Reels: (a setting of) The Kilarney Boys of Pleasure/The Sweat House (comp: Joe Liddy), The Fox on the Prowl (comp: Vincent Broderick)
16. Speech/Hornpipes: The Cuckoo's Nest, The Swan
17. Speech/Jigs: I Buried my Wife and Danced on her Grave, Down the Back Lane
18. Speech/Reels: Swinging on the Gate, Untitled
19. Speech/Jigs: (a setting of) The West Wind/The West-Mesth Jig, Jack Welsh's Jig
20. Speech/Jigs: The Fair Haired Boy, (a setting of) Jack Welsh's Jig/Scatter the Mud, Untitled
21. Speech/Reels: The Reel of Mullinavat, The Congress Reel [END OF DAT]

Performers:
McKenna, Mick, tenor guitar, track 1-9; speech in English, track 2-4, 6, 9
Ni Bheolain, Niamh, Dublin, speech in English, track 7, 9; fiddle, track 7-9
Burke, Joe, speech in English, track 10-12, B1-10; accordion, track 10-12, B1-8, 10
Conroy-Burke, Anne, accordion B8, 9; speech in English B9
Ward, Kevin, speech in English, track 1, 7, 9; guitar, track 1-9
Conroy-Burke, Anne, guitar, track 10-12, B1-7, B10

Running Order:
1. [Speech]: [Introduction]; Rag: The black and white rag
2. [Speech]; Jigs: Untitled
3. [Speech]; Air: I can't give you anything but love
4. [Speech]; Reels: The scholar, The teetotaler, The Boyne hunt
5. [Jazz piece]: Sweet Georgia Brown
6. Reels: Bonnie Kate, Jenny's chickens
7. [Speech]; Hornpipes: The eclipse, The tailor's twist
8. Hornpipe: The blackbird [not the commonly-known `Blackbird']
9. [Speech]; Reels: Lad O'Beirne's, The college groves, Untitled [followed by a few minutes where the following artists set up]
10. [Speech]; Jigs: Gallagher's frolics, Paddy Killoran's
11. [Speech]; Hornpipes: Fly by night, The shaskeen hornpipe
12. Reels: Paddy Kelly's four-part reel, Seán sa cheo; Speech: [speech about Paddy Kelly from East Galway, Joe and Seamus Cooley] [recording continued on 1b-ITMA-DAT/CDR]
13. [Speech]; [Air]; Jigs: Ross Memorial Hospital, Untitled, The pride of Slieve Aughton
14. Reels: The flogging reel, The pigeon on the gate; [Speech]
15. [Speech about Ian O'Kelly of Portumna]; Hornpipes: O'Kelly's fancy, The cuckoo's hornpipe, The smell of the bog
16. [Speech]; Reels: Bonnie Kate, Jenny's chicken's
17. [Speech]; Air: The bonny bunch of roses; Reels: Paddy Kelly's reels
18. [Speech]; Set dance: The humours of Bandon; Slip jig: A fig for a kiss
19. Reels: The bunch of keys, The mouse that strangled the cat
20. [Speech]; Hornpipe: Untitled; Reels: Untitled
21. [Speech]; Reels: The tailor's thimble, The red-haired lass
22. [Speech]; Reels: The yellow tinker, The sally gardens, The bucks of Oranmore [END OF DAT]

Performers:
O Maonaigh, Gearoid, speech in Irish and English, track 1, B4
Diamond, Dermy, speech in English throughout, fiddle in duet with flute, track 2-3, 5, 7-12, B2-3, 5, fiddle solo B1
Bingham, Tara, flute in duet with fiddle, track 2-3, 5, 7-12, B2-3, 5, speech in English throughout, flute solo, track 4
Sproule, Daithi, speech in English throughout, singing in English with guitar, track 6, 11
Sproule, Daithi, guitar throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: Introduction from the M.C.
2. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Three Scones of Boxty, Paddy Taylor's
3. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Bell of the Ball, If There Were'nt Any Women in the World
4. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, The Sheep in the Boat, I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her
5. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Stoney Steps
6. Speech/Song: Introduction of the song, The Pinery Boy
7. Speech/Hop Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, [The Boys of Ballisadare], The Dusty Miller
8. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Boy in the Boat, Untitled
9. Speech/Hornpipes: Introduction of the tunes, The Shaskeen Hornpipe, Burn's Hornpipe
10. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Down the Broom, Untitled
11. Speech/Song/Reel: Introduction of the song, The Rum the Rum the Riddle of the Rum, Untitled
12. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled
13. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Merry Sisters
14. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, John Henry's
15. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Monaghan Twig, Untitled
16. Speech, Talk from the M.C., background speech and jokes (off-mic)
17. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Lark on the Strand, Behind the Haystack [END OF DAT]