These recordings were donated by various individuals for the microsite From the bridge: a view of Irish traditional music in New York which was launched in ITMA 29 June 2022. All metadata for the material is available on the website (www.itma.ie/newyork).
These images were donated by various individuals for the microsite From the bridge: a view of Irish traditional music in New York which was launched in ITMA 29 June 2022. All metadata for the material is available on the website (www.itma.ie/newyork).
Separate from her contribution to 'Ireland's own,' Nellie Walsh was a singer and collector of traditional Irish music who sang in local and national choirs. As a singer, she had a large collection of sheet music taped together to be performed. She collected folk songs before even starting 'Songs of your county,' so a majority of her personal papers is made up of songs compiled into manuscript books or written on the backs of envelopes, clipped from newspapers, and photocopied. The earliest date in this collection is 1936, but the majority is likely from the late 1940s until the end of her life in the late 1990s.
Letter from Paddy Doaley of the Welsh School of Violin-making (1983) including tune of Ed Reavy. Letter from Mick O’Connor re Potts’ decision to not be involved in archival project. Letters to Paddy Maloney including musings on folk music and musicians of the time. (7 June 1972). Letters to and from Michael O’Sullivan [Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin] at Music Department UCC.
