‘My Lagan Love’ by Joseph Campbell, handwritten by Nellie Doyle (April 1973) and typed copy attached. Also includes song entitled “Hennessey’s ‘The Lodger’” in Potts’ hand.
Includes set list written on back of form from Walkinstown Social Service Centre. Also includes cassette inlay card dated February 1986 listing 15 tunes (annotation re reproduction and performance quality) and duplicate list written on an envelope. Includes set list on carbon paper with drawing of fiddle, a speech (?), and list of compositions by Potts.
Original music manuscripts primarily in Tommie Potts's hand. Heavy annotation re variations, some incomplete, some untitled. Versions of tunes such as ‘The rocky road to Dublin’, ‘The Boys of Ballisodare’, ‘The pigeon on the gate’, and ‘The musical priest’, ‘Little Jennifer’ and ‘Meandering’. Annotation re Teilhard de Chardin. Note from ‘Pat’ on one manuscript. Includes fragments with lyrics of religious song in Potts's hand. Photocopy of page from Tacar port 2 (1961–2) by Breandán Breathnach featuring tunes by Peadar Ó Loughlin and Prionnsias Ó Brogúin. One copy entitled “’The wild swans at Coole’ Liz Carroll’s setting of Ed Reavy’s composition”. Others in Potts's hand. 2 original envelopes.
Letter from Paddy Doaley of the Welsh School of Violin-making (1983) including tune of Ed Reavy. Letter from Mick O’Connor re Potts’ decision to not be involved in archival project. Letters to Paddy Maloney including musings on folk music and musicians of the time. (7 June 1972). Letters to and from Michael O’Sullivan [Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin] at Music Department UCC.
