Collection consists of CD copies of a radio documentary on traditional singing entitled 'Herosongs: Where History and Song Meet'. The 8-part series was originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio One in July 2013. It is spread across four CDs, with additional material on the fifth CD.
This collection focuses primarily on music and song from the Irish Traveller community recorded around County Dublin between 1965 and 1971. Materials in this collection include reel-to-reel tapes, 1 commercial LP, and notes about recordings in two jotter notebooks and loose-leaf paper.
Collection of field recordings from an unspecified edition of the Boys of Ballisodare Folk Festival in Sligo. Includes performances by Christy Moore, Liam O'Flynn and Paul Brady.
Collection comprises reel-to-reel tape recording of the procedings of the wedding of David Crowley and Eileen Hurley. It includes the wedding speeches and a number of musical performances.
Collection of domestic recordings on reel-to-reel and cassette tapes featuring Catherine Foley and her father, Patrick Foley, performing tunes and dances on a variety of instruments.
Collection of reel-to-reel tapes donated to ITMA by Caitlín Ní Dhomhnaill featuring performances of traditional songs and dances. The original reels contain a mixture of non-commerical material and dubs of commerical and radio material. When the reels were transferred to CD-R the off-air dubs and commerical material were not transferred over. Recordings include performances by Joseph McCafferty, Eibhlin Ni Bheaglaoich and Neili Ni Dhomhnaill.
Collection of reel-to-reel tapes featuring recordings of traditional musicians taken around Donegal in the 1970s and 1980s. Includes a performance recorded in Danny Ward's kitchen in Carrick, Donegal and a session recorded in the Golden Gate Bar in the same town. Re-occurring musicians include James Byrne (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordian) and Finbar Dwyer (accordian).