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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 1 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Connor, Mary, Derry, speech in English A1, 3, 5-11, recitation in English A2, 4-9;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A3, 5-11;
Abraham, Mr, singing in English A13;
Marshall, Billy, singing in English A14;
McAdam, David, singing in English A16;
Foy, Jimmy, singing in English A18, 20;
McAdam, Wilson, singing in English A21;
Menish, George, singing in English A24;
Forbes, Tom, singing in English A25;
Menish, Davy, singing in English A26;
Allen, Sam, singing in English B2, 4;
Harper, David, singing in English B3, 5;
Downes, Joe, singing in English B6;
Unidentified performer, singing in English B7;
Unidentified performers, harmonica, bodhran duet B8;
Rodgers, Ernie, singing in English B9;
Matchett, Willie, singing in English B10;
Symington, Willie F, singing in English B11;
Matchett, Sam, singing in English B12;
Unidentified singer, singing in English B13;
Whiteside, Arthur, singing in English B14;
Forbes, ?, singing in English B15

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about Mary Connor's mother singing
2. Recitation: Young Betsy
3. Speech: talk about previous recitation, old times, convoys, dances, musicians (warpiper) playing for dances, where do you come from?
4. Recitation: The Priest
5. Speech/Recitation: talk about previous recitation, continuation of the recitation `The Priest'
6. Speech/Recitation: talk about recitation following and John Flanagan
7. Speech/Recitation: The Banks of Claudy
8. Speech: true local tragic story about a young girl who fell for a local man Willie Doyle
9. Speech/Recitation: The London Lights
10. Speech: talk about how she learned song from a girl from Bellaghey
11. Speech: talk about Harry/Henry McKey (local singer)
12. Speech: background noise
13. Song: Untitled
14. Speech/Song: The Rose of Tralee
15. Speech: background noise
16. Song: My Mother's Day
17. Speech: background noise
18. Recitation: Sarah Anne
19. Speech: background noise
20. Recitation: The Company of the Boozer
21. Speech/Song: The Ould Bog Road
22. Song: Untitled [unfinished]
23. Speech: background noise
24. Song: The Black Velvet Band
25. Song: Still I Love Him
26. Song: Closing the Gates [END OF BAND ONE]
27. Start: Speech
28. Song: Portadown
29. Song: Cromie's Buck
30. Song: King Billy at the Boyne
31. Song: The Buck Around the World
32. Song: Clover Hill
33. Song: Untitled [unfinished]
34. Jigs: Unfinished [unfinished]
35. Song: Old House
36. Song: Gypse Rover
37. Song: Orange Hall (Wrecking of the Hall)
38. Song: The Mystic Ground
39. Song: The Rocks of Bawn
40. Song: The Armagh Market Cross
41. Song: Murder of Mullan (?) [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 10 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co.Fermanagh, speech in English throughout, singing in English in duet A1, 2, B14, singing in English A3, 6, 9, B1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, recitation in English B11;
McMahon, Paddy, Belfast, speech in English throughout recording, singing in English in duet A1, 2, B14, singing in English, B5;
Maguire, Brian, Tonaydrumallard, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh, speech in English throughout, singing in English in duet A2, singing in English A4, 7, 11 (possible error on original track list for performer of A11), 12, B2;
Maguire, Biddy, speech in English A3, B7, 13

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: Pat Donnelly
2. Song/Speech: I Thought I was in Ireland
3. Song/Speech: Edward Boyle
4. Song: Behind Yon Blue Mountain
5. Speech: talk about the song 'Matt Hyland', different local singers
6. Song/Speech: The Old Heather Britches
7. Song: True Born Irish Girl
8. Speech: talk about Paddy McCluskey (local singer)
9. Song: The Blantyre Explosion
10. Speech: brief talk about working in Scotland,
11. Song/Speech: The Brown Haired Girl
12. Song/Speech: Little Tatched Cabin [END OF BAND ONE]
13. Speech/Song/Speech: Bold Jack Donohue
14. Song: The Hiring Fair
15. Speech: talk about the hiring fairs, wages of one pound per month, smuggling of livestock
16. Song/Speech: Texas Isle (Banks of Nile)
17. Song/Speech: The Shamrock Boys from Kill
18. Song: Willy O (fragment)
19. Speech: talk about ghost songs
20. Speech/Song: Bloomin Caroline From Edinburgh Town
21. Speech: talk about the previous song 'Bloomin Caroline From Edinburgh Town', singing in Edinburgh
22. Song/Speech: The Gay Ploughboy
23. Speech/Recitation: [Cooper & Donnelly ?] (fragment), talk about boxing songs
24. Song: Molly Bawn Lowry
25. Speech: talk about Paddy McMahon's singing
26. Song: On Board the Victory (unfinished) [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 100 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Holmes, Joe, singing in English in duet A1-5, lilting in duet A3-8, speech in English throughout;
Graham, Len, singing in English in duet A1-5, lilting in duet A3-8, speech in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: Untitled
2. Song/Speech: Johnny and Molly
3. Song/Lilt/Speech: The Parting Class
4. Song/Lilt/Speech: The Parting Class
5. [Song/Polka/Speech: Here I am Amongst Ye, My Love Nell ?]
6. [Highlands: Willie Clarke's ?]
7. [Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O ?]
8. [Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O ?] [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 101 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Holmes, Joe, singing in English in duet A1-2, lilting in duet A3-4, speech in English throughout;
Graham, Len, singing in English in duet A1-2, lilting in duet A3-4, singing in English A5-8, lilting A7, speech in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Song: The Sweet Bann Water
2. Song: The Sweet Bann Water (take two)
3. Reel: The Girl that Broke my Heart
4. Reel: The Girl that Broke my Heart (take two)
5. Song: Loughinsholin
6. Song: Loughinsholin (take two)
7. Song: Lovely Glenshesk
8. Song: The Hare's Lament [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 103 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Unidentified Performers:
singing in English with guitar A1, singing in English, speech in English A3, 6;
?, Sandy, singing in English A2-, speech in English A5

Running Order:
1. Song: Untitled (fragment)
2. Song: Sweet William's Ghost
3. Song/Speech: Sweet William's Ghost
4. Song: Sweet William's Ghost [END OF BAND ONE]
5. Song/Speech: Sweet William's Ghost, talk about the song
6. Song: Sweet William's Ghost [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 104 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, singing in English in duet A1, 24-26, B10, singing in English with guitar A22-23, singing in English A31, singing in English with banjo B25, speech in English throughout B1-19;
Unidentified performer, singing in English in duet A1, 24-26, B10, singing in English A22-23;
Proinsias O Conluain, speech in English between A2-18 (off-air dub);
Cinnamond, Robert, speech in English between A2-18, singing in English A3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 (off-air dub);
O'Boyle, Sean, speech in English between A2-18 ? (off-air dub);
Hammand, David, speech in English between A2-18 ? (off-air dub);
Unidentified performer, speech in English A20 (off-air dub);
Ring?, Stephen, speech in English A21 (off-air dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English in chorus A27-28 (off-air dub);
Tawney, Cyril, singing in English A29 (off-air dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English with instrumental group A30 (off-air dub);
Unidentified performers, instrumental group B1 (off-disc dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English B2, 8, 11, 14, 19, 22, 24 (off-disc dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English with instrumental group B3, 5, 16, 17, 20, 23 (off-disc dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English with guitar B3, 6-7 (off-disc dub);
Davenport, Bob, singing in English with instrumental group B9, 15, 18 (off-disc dub);
Unidentified performers, singing in English with accordion B12, 21 (off-disc dub);
Killen, Lou, singing in English, B13 (off-disc dub)

Running Order:
1. Song: Slieve Gallion Braes
2. Speech: talk about Robert Cinnamond, Glenavy Co. Antrim
3. Song: Untitled [the name is given at the end of Track 2]
4. Speech: talk about singing in the local area
5. Song: Untitled
6. Speech: talk about weaving, weaving songs
7. Song: The Rambling Boys of Pleasure
8. Speech: talk about ballad sheets
9. Song: Untitled
10. Speech: talk about Robert learning songs from his mother
11. Song: Rocking the Cradle
12. Speech: talk about the 'Rocking the Cradle' and 'She Moves Through the Fair'
13. Song: She Moves Through the Fair
14. Speech: talk about songs from the 1798 period
15. Song: The Bold Antrim Lad
16. Speech: talk about Robert's repetoire of songs
17. Song: Sweet Omagh Town
18. Speech: talk about 'Sweet Omagh Town' and other songs
19. Song: Untitled
20. Speech: credits for the radio pragram, introduction for next program
21. Speech: talk about the book 'Folk Tales of Ireland' [fragment]
22. Song: The Blind Man He Can See
23. Song: The Blind Man He Can See [take two]
24. Song: Untitled [unfinished]
25. Song: Untitled
26. Song: Untitled
27. Song: Untitled [fragment]
28. Song: Untitled [fragment]
29. Song: Untitled
30. Song: Untitled [unfinished]
31. Song: Untitled [unfinished] [END OF BAND ONE]
32. Jig: Untitled
33. Song: Untitled
34. Song: Untitled
35. Song: Untitled
36. Song: Untitled
37. Song: Untitled
38. Song: Untitled
39. Song: Untitled
40. Song: The Colliers Rant
41. Song: Slieve Gallion Braes
42. Song: Untitled
43. Song: The Pit Boots
44. Song: The Banks of the Dee
45. Song: Untitled
46. Song: The Durham Lock-Out
47. Song: The Black-Legged Miner
48. Song: The Celebrated Working Man
49. Song: Untitled
50. Song: The Weaver and the Factory Maid
51. Song: Untitled
52. Song: The Poor Cotton Weaver
53. Song: The Doffin Mistress
54. Song: Untitled
55. Song: The Dundee Lassie (fragment)
56. Song: Untitled (fragment) [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 105 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English A1-2, 4, singing in English with guitar A3, 5

Running Order:
1. Tones/Speech: unfinished introduction with test tones
2. Speech: talk about unemployment in Belfast
3. Song: The Corporation Street Brigade
4. Speech: talk about unemployment in Belfast (take two)
5. Song: The Corporation Street Brigade (take two) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 106 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 107 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout, singing in English A5, 10, 22, 33-35, accordion solo A9, 12;
Crayton, John , singing in English A1-2, speech in English A1-2;
Unidentified performers, singing in English A3, 15, 36;
Reynolds, Mary, singing in English A4, 6;
Unidentified performers, singing in English A8, 11, 14, 16 (off -air/disc dubs);
Unidentified performer, instrumental group A13;
Unidentified performers, speech in English A18, 32;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo A17-21, speech in English18-2;
[Doherty, Mickey], fiddle solo A23, speech in English A23;
McGuire, John, whistle solo A24, singing in English A24;
Chambers, Maggy, singing in English in duet A26;
Chambers, Sarah, singing in English in duet A26;
McConnell, Cathal, whistle solo A27;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in duet with mandolin A28, 30;
Unidentified performer, mandolin in duet with fiddle A28, 30, mandolin solo A29, 31

Running Order:
1. Song: Slieve Gallion Braes
2. Speech/Song: talk about different versions of Slieve Gallion Braes, the singers life, Slieve Gallion Braes
3. Song: Untitled
4. Song: The Lakes of Shallin
5. Song: The Lakes of Shallin
6. Song: The Lakes of Shallin
7. Speech: talk about the last song
8. Song: Untitled
9. Polka: Untitled
10. Song: Untitled
11. Song: Untitled
12. Piece: Untitled
13. Piece: Untitled
14. Song: Untitled
15. Song: Untitled
16. Song: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
17. Air: Untitled
18. Reels: Untitled
19. Jigs/Speech: Untitled
20. Hornpipe/Speech: Untitled
21. Reel: Tommy Coen's
22. Song: Skibereen
23. Speech/Reel: The Girl was Smart for the Fiddler
24. Hornpipe: The Cuckoo's Nest
25. Speech: talk about the song 'The Auld Beggerman'
26. Song: The Auld Beggerman
27. Air: Untitled (unfinished)
28. Jig/Reel: The Lark in the Morning, Untitled
29. March?: Untitled
30. Reels: Untitled
31. Air/March?: Untitled
32. Speech: speech bringing the night of music to a close
33. Song: Untitled (unfinished)
34. Song: Untitled (unfinished)
35. Song: Untitled (unfinished)
36. Song: Untitled (unfinished) [END OF BAND TWO]

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