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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 80 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Duigan, Packie, flute solo A2-5, fiddle in duet A6-10, speech in English A2;
Horan, Seamus, fiddle in duet A6-10

Running Order:
1. Tone: a note on the concertina
2. Reel/Speech: Untitled
3. Reel: Untitled
4. Jigs: Untitled
5. Reels: Untitled
6. Reels: Untitled
7. Jigs: Untitled
8. Reels: Untitled
9. Jig/Speech: The Kid on the Mountain
10. Reels: Untitled
11. Reels: Untitled (unfinished) [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 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 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 74 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
McDermott, Josie, flute solo A2, 8-9 speech in English A3, 10, whistle solo A4-7;
McConnell, Cathal?, speech in English A10

Running Order:
1. Tone: note A on a concertina
2. Reel: Micho Russell's Reel, Trip to Birmingham
3. Speech: talk about writing the tune 'Darbys Farewell to London'
4. Reels: Father O'Grady's Visit to Bocca, Darby's Farewell to London
5. Jigs: Sixpenny Money, Garrett Barry's Jig
6. Reel: Ther Flowers of Ballymote, Coleman's Cross
7. Polkas: Murphy's Polka, The Keadue Polka (fragmented)
8. Hornpipes: The Bush Hornpipe, Dunphy's Hornpipe
9. Jigs: Dominic's Farewell to Cashel, Trip to the Cottage
10. Speech: talk about writing the tune 'Dominic's Farewell to Cashel', Peggy McGrath, music in his family, learning music, musical influences - Thomas Hunt (flute player) and others [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 71 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in duet and solo throughout, speech in English throughout, singing in English A16, singing in English with fiddle A17;
[McConnell, Cathal], flute in duet and solo throughout, speech in English throughout, singing in English A16

Running Order:
1. Reel: Untitled
2. Speech/Reel: The Colliers Reel (The Garason Races)
3. Speech/Air: The Beauty Of Rossenure Hill
4. Speech/Air: Untitled
5. Speech/Reels: The Wild Irishman, Untitled
6. Air: The Blackbird
7. Reels: Untitled
8. Speech/Air: Untitled
9. Reel/Speech: Untitled
10. Jig: Untitled
11. Jig: Untitled
12. Jig: Untitled
13. Speech/Air: The Beauty and Boost of Athlone
14. Speech/Reel: Untitled
15. Speech/Reel: Jig Away the Donkey
16. Song: Untitled
17. Air/Song: Untitled
18. Speech/Jig: Untitled
19. Speech: brief talk about local people interested in music
20. Speech/Jigs: Death of the Dancer (The Newport Lassies), Cooley the Piper
21. Reels: Untitled (unfinished) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 69 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Rea, John, dulcimer in duet A1, 8, dulcimer solo A3, 5;
McAloon, Sean, pipes in duet A1, 8, pipes solo A2, 4, 7, 8, fiddle solo A6

Running Order:
1. Jigs: The Maid in the Meadow, The Castlebar Races, Trip to the Cottage
2. Reels: The Mountain Lark, Crooked Road to Dublin
3. Jigs: Jackson's Drum, Jackson's Mistake, Jackson's Coagy
4. Air: Blind Mary
5. Hornpipes: Madame Bonaparte, O'Dwyer's Hornpipe
6. Reels: Crowley's No.1, Crowleys No.2
7. Jigs: Moloney's, Paddy O'Brien's
8. Reels: The First House in Connaught, The Copperplate [END OF BAND ONE]

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