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Performers:
Gunn, Tommy, speech in English throughout, fiddle solo A1-5, A7-9, A14-20, lilting A9, 13;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech/Reel: The First of May
2. Speech/Reel: talk about Andy Carne, Stormy Saturday
3. Speech/Reel: The Curla Reel [?]
4. Speech/Reel: mention of Johny Concart, The Yorkshire Lassies
5. Reel: Dillion's Reel
6. Speech: talk about differences between old and new tunes,
7. Speech/Reel: The Kilfenora Reel
8. Speech/Reel: talk about different techniques used for playing the older tunes - triplet at the end of a phrase, Lady Ann Montgomery
9. Speech/Lilt/Reel: talk about techniques used - the clean cut, George Whites
10. Speech: talk about techniques used - changing key
11. Speech: talk about techniques used - repeating tunes, hornpipes and set dances played for dancers
12. Speech: talk about the difference between playing for dancers and listeners,
13. Speech/Lilt: talk about putting tunes in sets, Untitled
14. Speech/Reel: The Humours of Ballyconnell
15. Reel: The Rakes of Abbey
16. Speech/Reel: The Humours of Macken
17. Speech/Jig: Untitled
18. Speech/Jig: The Three Hand Slip Jig [?]
19. Speech/Polka: Untitled
20. Speech/Waltz: Valetta Waltz [?] [END OF BAND ONE]

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]

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]

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]

Performers:
Hanly, Pat, flute in duet A1, [flute solo A2-13];
[Maguire], John Joe, flute in duet A1

Running Order:
1. Jigs: Untitled
2. Jigs: Untitled
3. Reel: Untitled
4. Reel: Untitled
5. Reels: Untitled
6. Reels: Untitled
7. Air: Untitled
8. Air: Untitled
9. Reels: Untitled
10. Hornpipe: Untitled
11. Hornpipe: Untitled
12. Reel: Untitled
13. Jigs: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Rea, John, dulcimer solo throughout, speech in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Reels: The Sailor on the Rope, The Bonny Bunch of Roses
2. Reel: THe Sailor on the Rope (unfinished)
3. Reel: THe Sailor on the Rope (unfinished)
4. Reels: The Sailor on the Rope, The Bonny Bunch of Roses (take two)
5. Reel: The Boys of Ballycastle (unfinished)
6. Reels: The Boys of Ballycastle, The Five Mile Heat
7. Hornpipe/Jig: The Plains of Boyle, Jackson's Slippers
8. Jigs: The Kinnegad Slashers, The Tenpenny Bit
9. Reels: The Galway Reel, Dinny O'Brien's Reel
10. Jig/Strathspey: Kitty's Fancy, Lady Anne Hope
11. Jig/Strathspey: Kitty's Fancy, Lady Anne Hope (take two)
12. Strathspey: Lady Anne Hope (fragments)
13. Strathspey: Lady Anne Hope
14. Jig/Strathspey: Kitty's Fancy, Lady Anne Hope (take three) [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout, singing in English A6, 15, 19, 23, accordion A13;
Gunn, Tommy, fiddle in duet with flute A2, 4, 8, 13, 15, 25, 27, fiddle solo A17, lilting A27;
McConnell, Cathal, flute in duet with fiddle, A2, 4, 8, 25, 27, flute solo A12, 13, 15, 23, whistle solo A20

Running Order:
1. Speech: introduction for next track
2. Reel: Tommy Coen's reel
3. Speech: introduction for next track
4. Jig: Paddy's Return
5. Speech: introduction for next track
6. Song: The Dream
7. Speech: story about the next tune 'The Gold Ring'
8. Jig: The Gold Ring (unfinished)
9. Distorted material and feedback
10. Speech: information on Cathal McConnell, and Robin Morton
11. Speech: story behind the next track
12. Air: Anach Cuain
13. Air: Siobhan Ni Dhuibhir
14. Speech: introduction last and next track
15. Song/Jig: Barney O'Neill [END OF BAND ONE]
16. Speech: introduction for next track
17. Jigs: Untitled
18. Speech: introduction for next track
19. Song: Lovely Johnie
20. Speech: introduction for next track
21. Reels: The High Reel, The Copperplate
22. Speech: talk about the bodhran, the structure of the next song 'The Boys of Mullaghbawn'
23. Song: The Boys of Mullaghbawn
24. Speech: story behind the next track 'The Halting March'
25. March: The Halting March
26. Speech: talk about lilting
27. Reels: The Liffey Banks, The Dublin Reel (unfinished) [END OF BAND TWO]