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Robin Morton Collection Item Ireland: Singing in English
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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 75 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
McDermott, Josie, lilting A1, flute solo A4-6, 8, singing in English A2-3, 10, speech in English throughout, whistle solo A9

Running Order:
1. Reels: The Collier's Reel, The Bank of Ireland
2. Song: Una Wan
3. Song/Speech: Moorlough Mary (short fragment)
4. Air: Una Wan
5. Reels/Speech: The Kerry Man, The Pigeon on the Gate, talk about Sean McHugh (flute player)
6. Speech/Jigs: The Boys of the Town, O'Dywer's Jig
7. Speech: talk about Rath Crothan
8. Reels: Rath Cruachan Reel, Sporting Nell
9. Reels: The Tap Room, Toss the Feathers
10. Song: Moorlough Mary (fragmented) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 76 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
McDermott, Josie, flute solo A2-3, speech in English throughout, singing in English A4-6, lilting A7;
McConnell, Cathal, speech in English A2-3

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about blindness caused by timber rash, competitions in the 1960's
2. Reels/Speech: Peg McGrath's, Ganley's Reel (fragmented)
3. Speech/Air: An Cailin Rua (The Red-Haired Girl) (fragmented)
4. Speech/Song: The Shores of My Native Land
5. Song: Ballad of the O'Carolan Country
6. Song/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
7. Speech/Reels: The Collier's Reel, The Bank of Ireland (two takes) [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 77 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Graham, Len, singing in English A1, 3-10 lilting A4-5, speech in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Song: My Parents Reared Me Tenderly
2. Tone: note on a concertina
3. Song/Speech: My Parents Reared Me Tenderly (fragment)
4. Song/Speech: Maggie Picken
5. Song: Maggie Picken
6. Song: Sean O Duibhir a'Ghleanna
7. Song: Daniel O'Connell and his Steam Engine
8. Song: Daniel O'Connell and his Steam Engine (fragment)
9. Song: One Morning in May
10. Song: The Knight Templar's Dream [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 78 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Graham, Len, singing in English A1-7, lilting A4, speech in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Song: The Green Fields of Amerikay
2. Song: The Star of Moville
3. Song/Speech: The Star of Moville (fragment)
4. Song: Paidin O Raibheartaigh
5. Song: My Willie-O
6. Song: The County Mayo
7. Song: Western Winds [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 79 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Graham, Len, singing in English A1;
Morton, Robin, speech in English A2-3;
McDermott, Josie, speech in English A2;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A2;
Horan, Seamus, speech in English A3, 7, fiddle solo A3-6

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: Untitled
2. Speech: talk about musicians from the locality, learning music, jazz music bands, playing saxophone, working for the forestry, talk about the tunes and songs recorded on 'Darby's Farewell', writing tunes, writing plays, ornamentation on the whistle
3. Speech/Hornpipe/Reel: Untitled
4. Hornpipe/Reel: Untitled The New Found Out
5. Jigs: The Geese in the Bog, [Charlie Lennon's Jig]
6. Reels: [Crowley's Reels ?]
7. Speech: talk about music in the family, musical influences, musicians in the locality, talk about some tunes previously recorded (END OF STEREO BANDS)

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 8 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performers, speech in English A1-8;
Todd, Tom, Tartaraghan, Co Armagh, speech in English A1-8, singing in English A2-8;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English A9, 11, 13, throughout B, singing in English A10, 12, B2, 4, 5, 7, 9-13, Lilting B4;
McMahon, Paddy, Belfast, speech in English A9-13, throughout B, singing in English B12;
Maguire, Biddy, speech in English A9-13, throughout B

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about 'Rhymers'
2. Song/Speech: Dobbins Flowery Vale
3. Song/Speech: The Spinning Wheel
4. Song/Speech: The Private Soldier
5. Song/Speech: The Funeral (three takes)
6. Song/Speech: I'm Leaving Tipperary
7. Song/Speech: The Banks of the Nile
8. Song: The Shanty Where They Work the Gas
9. Speech: short few words before song
10. Song: Lough Ooney
11. Speech: talk about the song 'Lough Ooney'
12. Song: The Bonnie Wee Lassie that Never Said No
13. Speech: talk about family, singing and local songs [END OF BAND ONE]
14. Speech: requist for songs about cock fighting
15. Song: The Fallom Brown-Red Cock
16. Speech: talk about cock fighting, different types of birds
17. Song/Lilting/Speech: The Auld Woman from Carlow
18. Song: The Hiring Fair
19. Speech: talk about the song 'Brown Haired Girl' and singing in general
20. Song: My Charming Mary
21. Speech: talk about the song 'James Magee'
22. Song: James Magee
23. Song: Dick Mooney's Daughter
24. Song/Speech: The Glasgow Barber
25. Song/Speech: The Maid of the Colehill
26. Song/Speech: The Banks of Clady
27. Speech: talk of the song 'Fee and Flanagan', ballad sheets, old local songs, travelling singers and musicans, 'McCaffery' the fiddler [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 9 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout A, singing in English A10-13;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English throughout A, singing in English A2, 4, 6 ,8;
McMahon, Paddy, Belfast, speech in English throughout A

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about mining in Scotland, conditions, describing the work in the 1920's in the 'Priory' and other pits, miners strike, Blantyre disaster
2. Song: The Blantyre Disaster
3. Speech: talk about different versions of the song 'The Blantyre Disaster'
4. Song: The Factory Girl
5. Speech: talk about Irish people emigrating to work in Scotland, mention of the song 'The Shanty Where They Make the Gas'
6. Song: Fee and Flanagan
7. Speech: talk about singing techniques, buying ballad sheets in Clones, learning songs from ballad sheets
8. Song: Thousands Are Sailing to America
9. Speech: talk about ballad sheets
10. Song: Young Edwin (three takes, unfinished)
11. Song: The Blantyre Disaster
12. Song: St Patrick (four takes, unfinished) [END OF BAND ONE]

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