Running Order: 1. Reels: Donegal reel, Dublin reel 2. Instrumental piece: Eibhleanóir a rún 3. Hornpipe: First of May hornpipe, An sean veist 's an carbhat 4. Reels: Polly put the kettle on, Miss Johnson 5. Instrumental piece: Cuaichín Ghleann Neifin 6. Jigs: Friar's britches, An rogaire dubh 7. Set dance: Rodney's glory; Hornpipe: The Leitrim thrush 8. Instrumental piece: Casadh an tsúgáin; March: Garryowen 9. Reels: The wise maid, The limestone rock 10. Instrumental piece: An bonnán buí 11. Reels: The road to Lisdoonvarna, The five mile chase 12. Jigs: The piper's chair, [unidentified] 13. Instrumental piece: Sliabh geal gCua na féile 14. Reels: Colonel Frazer, The colliers reel
Performers: Beirne, Josephine, singing in English A1; Sweetham, George, with Paddy Killoran's Orchestra, singing in English A2-3, singing in duet A4; Harte, Catherine, singing in duet A4; Feeney, Jack, singing in English A5-8; McFarlane, Sandy, singing in English A9-12; ?, Eddie, flute in trio A13-14; McKenna, John, flute in trio A13-14; Morrison, Tom, flute in trio A15-18; Reynolds, John, tambourine [bodhran] in trio A15-18; McElligott, William, singing in English A19-20; Smith, Cyril, with Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, singing in English A21-22
Running Order: 1. Absent, song / Josephine Beirne, singing in English 2. My dear old Galway Bay, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band 3. The ballad of Peter Crowley, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band 4. Molly Bawn and Brian Og, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Catherine Harte, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band 5. The green bushes, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English 6. On the banks of my own lovely Lee, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English 7. The shawl of Galway grey, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English 8. When it's moonlight in Mayo [When Irish eyes are smiling], song / Jack Feeney, singing in English 9. The road to the isles, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English 10. I'll go in the morning, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English 11. McNab's a jolly sailor, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE] 12. In the morning, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English 13. Tripping to the well, The kiss behind the door, polkas / John McKenna, flute ; Eddie [Meehan], flute ; [Frank Fallon, piano] 14. The sandlark, Lawson's favourite, hornpipes / John McKenna, flute ; Eddie [Meehan], flute ; [Frank Fallon, piano] 15. The Roscommon reel / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán] 16. The London clog, hornpipe / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán] 17. The sweet flowers of Milltown, hornpipe / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán] 18. The Dunmore lassies, The mountain reel, The Castlebar traveller, reels / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán] 19. Saint Patrick was a gentleman, song / William McElligott, singing in English 20. Soldiers of '22, song / William McElligott, singing in English 21. The old sow, song / Cyril Smith, singing in English ; Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, band 22. With her head tucked underneath her arm, song / Cyril Smith, singing in English ; Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, band [END OF BAND TWO]
Performers: The McNulty Family, singing in English with group instrumental A1-2; John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels, singing in English with group instrumental A21-22
Running Order: 1. When it's teatime in the meadow, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 2. Irish soldier boy, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 3. O'Bryson has no place to go, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 4. Kelly the boy from Killane, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 5. Barney Brannigan, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 6. Erin's green shore, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 7. O'son remember my love today, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 8. If you ever go over to Ireland, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 9. The reel and mountain dew, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 10. My beauty of Limerick, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 11. Moriarty the happy cop, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE] 12. The old house far away, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 13. When Rafferty brought the rhumba to the town of Aughnacloy, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 14. The Galway rogue, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 15. Susie O'Malley, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 16. Far away in Australia [The girl I left behind], song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 17. Mother Malone, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 18. Haste to the wedding, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 19. The little house under the hill, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 20. They sailed away from Dublin Bay, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English 21. Martha the flower of sweet Strabane, song / John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels, singing in English 22. Untitled (skipping), hornpipes / John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels [END OF BAND TWO]
Performers: Clingan, James 'Jimmy', Donegal, singing in English A1, 3, 5; speech in English throughout A1–5; fiddle solo A4–5; O'Hara, Aidan, Dublin, speech in English throughout; Clancy, John, Cavan, speech in English A6; Clancy, Angela, Cavan, speech in English A6
Running Order: 1. The shores of Americay, song / Jimmy Clingan, singing in English 2. Speech [Talk about learning songs off records, people selling ballad sheets; Jimmy talks about his love of Gilbert and Sullivan songs which he learned from a recording of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; he saw ballad song sellers at markets and fairs in Carndonagh the last thirty years ago; tinkers, men and women sold the songs which they had printed up, songs by Thomas Moore and the like. Sheets would be three pence or four pence each; how they know what air to sing the song to; He showed me a song called 'The Bonnie Wee Lass o' the Glen', written out for him 30 or 40 years earlier by a man from Balleighan, Malin, his name, John White Paddy, a Doherty or a McLaughlin man. Jimmy said the man had a lovely voice and he liked the song; talks about the 'timbre' in a good singer's voice. "I haven't that," he said.' (description provided by AOH)] / Jimmy Clingan, speech in English ; Aidan O’Hara, speech in English] 3. Speech [Information from A O'H: 'Starts off talking about an RIC man who wrote a song about a woman he liked in Clonmany and he quotes lines from it. Sings a verse and says, "That's a good song and nobody in Inishowen hardly knows it either." He got it from hearing it sung by others. On line the song is called Dark Iniseoghain: http://celtic-lyrics.com/lyrics/566.html and http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/deante/dark_iniseoghain-lyrics-1155631.html , also http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=13326, etc.; I asked him for The Star of Inishowen but he didn't know the air of it. He said he worked as a carpenter all his life and was in the Irish Army during the Emergency. He was 71 when I recorded this] ; Dark Iniseoghain, song / Jimmy Clingan, speech in English, singing in English 4. An Chúilfhionn [An Chuileann / The Coolin], air ; Speech [Information from A O'H: 'I asked him about a song called 'Came whistling o'er the hill' (same air as 'Sullivan's John'). Jimmy said it was well known locally'] / Jimmy Clingan, fiddle 5. Came whistling o'er the hill, air ; Speech [Information from A O'H: 'Talks about a song he heard only once sung by a man from Glengad. It took his fancy because it was so pleasing and he was sorry he didn't get it off him. Sings a few lines of it']; [untitled], song / Jimmy Clingan, fiddle, speech in English 6. Speech: [Information from A O'H: 'This recording was made after interview with Jimmy Clingan in 19AOH begins by reciting a few lines from verses written about the Derragarra Inn, Butler's Bridge. With him are the owners, John and Angela Clancy to whom he talks about their establishment: a recorded interview for Aidan's programme, 'Fáilte Isteach' on RTÉ Radio 1] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; John Clancy, speech in English ; Angela Clancy, speech in English
Ad gCoigreach Ma Bin Tu, air = If to a Foreign Clime You Go, air; Colladh an tSionnaidh, air = Foxes Sleep, The, air; Speic Seoighach, air = Joice's Tune, air; Drioghnan Donn, air = Brown Thorn, The, air; Bean Righ na Sibhrach, air = Fairy Queen, air; A Cailin, a bhFaca Sibh Sorsa?, air; Girls, Have You Seen George?, air; Ta an Samhradh Teacht, air = Summer Is Coming, The, air; Catlin Triail, air = Kitty Tyrrel, air; A Ghilla na Sgriub Anantrat, air = Beardless Boy, The, air; Plangstigh Druraidh, air = Planxty Drury, air; Sean Truicha, A, air = Old Truagh, air; Mailigh St Seorse, air = Molly St George, air; Paistin Fionn, air = Fair-Haired Child, The, air; Gradh gan Fios, air; Love in secret, air; Dfosgail Si an Doras go Cuin O, air = Open the Door Softly, air; Maighistreas Cole, air = Madam Cole, air; Aislean an Oigfear, air = Young Man's Dream, The, air; Murnin na Gruaige Bane, air = Charmer with the Fair Locks, The, air; Cassadh an tSugan Me, air = Twisting of the Rope, The, air; A Donach, Na Bi Fogarthach, air = Dennis, Don't Be Threatening, air; Plangstigh Cheallaigh, air = Planxty Kelly, air; Carruig an Aoibnis, air = Pleasant Rocks, The, air; Ben Bhan, air = Fairy Woman, The, air; Rois Dilloun, air = Rose Dillon, air; Untitled, jig; Sgarfuint na gCompanach, air = Parting of Friends, The, air; Taleor an Grain, air = Ugly Taylor, The, air; Caislean Ui Neil, air = Castle O'Neil, air; Catigh na gCuach, air = Kitty the Cuckoo, air; Maidin Fomar, air = Harvest Morn, The, air; Sean Mac Eire an Glanne, air = John, Heir of the Glen, air; Bruach na Seanoinne, air = Banks of the Shannon, The, air; Cailin Donn, air = Brown Maid, The, air; Era Gaddigh Goid Mo Slainte Uaim, air = Jointure, The, air; Riguin an Uaigneas, air = Forlorn Queen, The, air; Pearla an Bhrollaigh Bhain, air = Snowy-Breasted Pearl, The, air; Mreagud Ni Maoleoin, air = Madge Malone, air; Staic Dhiarmuidh Ui Dudha, air = Dermot O'Dowd, air; Catigh Ni Bhrian, air = Kitty O'Brian, air; A Run, Fan Agam is Furrid go Lo, air = My Dear, Stay with Me, air; Dear Black Maid, The, air; Deoleoghadh Maire Lum, air = Mary, Do You Fancy Me?, air; Concerto Chearbhulan, air = Carolan's Concerto, air; Rois Bheg Mhomhar, A, air = Little Harvest Rose, The, air; Maligh Ni Mac Alpuin, air = Molly Macalpin, air; Abghil Ni Breitmuin, air = Abigail Judge, air; Plangstigh Reilligh, air = Planxty Reilly, air; Moll Dubh an nGlanne, air = Maid of the Valley, The, air; Bfear Liom No Eire, air = I Would Rather than Ireland, air; Seonin O Reilligh Fear Gasda, air = John O'Reilly the Active, air; Is Iombo Eru &rl, air = Irish Lullaby, An, air; Oganaigh Oig, air = Blossom of the Rasberry, The, air; Margnaigh Eoin Ui Neil, air = Lamentation of Owen O'Neil, The, air; Anna Ni Diarmuda Ruaidh, air = Nanny McDermotroe, air; Calin Deas Seruidadh na mBo, air = Pretty Girl Milking the Cows, The, air; Torilag Og Mac Donach, air = Young Terence McDonough, air; Isiobal Buircach, air = Isabella Burk, air; A bhFaca Tu Mo Bhalentine?, air = Have You Seen My Valentine?, air; Plangstigh an Johnstonach, air = Planxty Johnston, air; Bob Isordan, air = Bob Jordan, air; Da Mheadh Spre ag a' gCat, air = If the Cat Had Gold, air; Tugamar Fein a' Samhra Lin, air = We Brought the Summer with Us, air; Tomas O Buirc, air = Thomas O'Burke, air; Sig Bag agus Sig Mor, air = Little and Great Mountain, The, air; Plangstigh MacIubhair, air = Planxty McGuire, air; Graine Nuisean, air = Grace Nugent, air; Plangstigh an Duilanac, air = Planxty Dillon, air
Performers: Gunn, Tommy, speech throughout, fiddle solo A1-5, 7-16, singing in English A6, lilting A17; Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout
Running Order: 1. Reel/Speech: The Boys of Ballisadare, The Hare's Paw 2. Reel: The Dublin Reel, The Tulla Reel 3. Reel: The Floggin Reel, The Kilfenora Reel, The Liffey Banks 4. Jigs/Speech: Untitled 5. Speech/Air: talk about the song 'Lovely Jane' sung by Mrs Gunn, Lovely Jane 6. Song/Speech: Lovely Jane (incomplete) 7. Reel: Lucy Cambell 8. Hornpipe: The Cork Hornpipe 9. Reel/Speeech: McCoys Measure (composed by performer) 10. Speech/Reel: talk about the names of tunes composed by the performer, The Miller of Drone (composed by performer) 11. Speech/Reel: The Swallow's Tail 12. Speech/Reel: Murphy's Reel, Untitled 13. Speech/Reel: The Black Haired Lass 14. Speech/Jig: The Galway Jig 15. Speech/Hornpipe: The Derrylinn Hornpipe (composed by performer) 16. Speech/Jig: The Cloghen Jig [?] (composed by performer) 17. Speech/Lilt: talk about composing tunes, Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
Performers: Gunn, Tommy, speech in English throughout, fiddle solo A1, 3-5, lilting A1, lilting with fiddle in duet A6
Running Order: 1. Speech/Reel: talk about the technique of writing tunes, Untitled 2. Speech: talk about Tommy Gunn's compositions 3. Speech/Reel: The Mossy Banks (composed by performer) 4. Speech/Reel: talk about the fiddler Willie Jones, Willie Jones' Reel 5. Speech/Reel: The Cottage in the Grove (The Teetotaler) 6. Speech/Jig: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
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]
