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Digitised and catalogued by Jackie Small, November 2012Imported from Reeldubs July 2013[Tracks 1–53 contain off-air dubbings from editions of the BBC radio programme \'Folk on Friday\', presented by Jim Lloyd][Tracks 1–4 are badly affected by sound dropouts on the original reel-to-reel tape]

Running Order:
1. Jig, Speech, Song: Untitled [The Lark in the Morning; signature tune of the BBC radio programme 'Folk on Friday', marking the beginning of an edition], Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled [Twa Corbies]
2. Speech, Song, Speech, Instrumental Piece (?): Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled (inaudible)
3. Instrumental Piece (?): Untitled (mostly inaudible)
4. Speech, Song: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled
5. Speech, Carolan Piece: Untitled [Radio announcement, partly as voice-over], Untitled [Carolan's Concerto; as background to radio announcement]
6. Song, Speech: Ballad of Exploration [We're Only Over Here for Exploration], Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
7. Song: Arthur McBride
8. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
9. Song: The Lowlands of Holland
10. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
11. Song, Speech: I'm Looking for a Job, Untitled [Radio announcement]
12. Song, Speech: Fitba' Referee [Football Referee], Untitled [Radio announcement]
13. Song: Paddy Maloney Forgot That He Was Dead
14. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
15. Air, Slip Jig: The Fairy Child, The Wayward Traveller
16. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
17. Polka, Speech: Untitled [The Grand Old Dame], Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
18. Song: Dame Durden
19. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
20. Speech: Untitled [Radio comedy sketch]
21. Song, Speech, Reel, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcements], Untitled [The Fermoy Lasses], Untitled [Radio announcement]
22. Song, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcements, the first as voice-over]
23. Song, Speech: Peggy and the Soldier, Untitled [Radio announcement]
24. Song, Speech: The Press Printer [Composed by Brian Badley(?), the performer here], Untitled [Radio announcement]
25. Song, Speech: Wild Blowing Sands, Untitled [Radio announcement]
26. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Toss the Feathers; signature tune of radio programme], Untitled [Final radio announcement of this edition of 'Folk on Friday'; as voice-over]
27. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcements] [END OF BAND ONE]
28. Jig, Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled [The Lark in the Morning; signature tune of the BBC radio programme 'Folk on Friday', marking the beginning of another edition], Untitled [Radio announcement], Black and White, Untitled [Radio announcement]
29. Slip Jig, Speech: Drops of Brandy, Untitled [Radio announcement; the instrument played by Finbar Furey (i.e., the uilleann pipes) is named as 'the Irish pipes']
30. Song, Speech: The Broadside Man, Untitled [Radio announcement]
31. Song, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcement]
32. Song, Speech: Jennifer Gentle, Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
33. Song: The Death of the Earl of Essex / Welladay
34. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
35. Song, Speech: Jack Orion, Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
36. Song: Lord Franklin
37. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
38. Reel, Speech: Crowley's Reel [Dowd's Number Nine / Dowd's No. 9], Untitled [Radio announcement]
39. Song: Untitled
40. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
41. Song: Untitled
42. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement and interview]
43. Song: King Cotton
44. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], The Night Visiting Song, Untitled [Radio announcement]
45. Song, Speech, Song, Speech: Ten Thousand Miles Away, Untitled [Radio announcement], The Arethusa, Untitled [Radio announcement]
46. Song: The Humber Bridge
47. Speech, Speech, Song: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled, Untitled
48. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcement]
49. Song, Speech, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled [Radio announcement]
50. Song: Untitled [The Lord of the Dance]
51. Speech, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled [Radio announcement]
52. Air, Jig, Speech: Roy's Hands, The Lark in the Morning [With sound dropout on the original reel-to-reel tape], Untitled [Radio announcement]
53. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Toss the Feathers; signature tune of radio programme], Untitled [Final radio announcement of this edition of 'Folk on Friday'; as voice-over]
54. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcements] [END OF BAND FOUR]
55. Song, Speech: Jock o' Hazeldean, Untitled
56. Reels: Untitled [The Sailor on the Rock], Untitled [The Longford Collector]
57. Reel: Untitled [Dowd's Number Nine / Dowd's No. 9]
58. Reels: Untitled [Colonel Fraser], Untitled [O'Rourke's], Untitled [The High Reel]
59. Carolan Piece: Untitled [Carolan's Concerto]
60. Reel: Untitled [The Pigeon on the Gate]
61. Reels: Untitled [The Moving Cloud], Untitled [Sean sa Cheo]
62. Reels: Untitled [Dowd's Favourite / O'Dowd's Favourite]
63. Reels: Untitled [Toss the Feathers], Untitled [The College Grove]
64. Slip Jig, Reel: Untitled [The Boys of Ballisodare], Untitled [The slip jig just played, here played in reel time]
65. Reel: Untitled [Another playing of the reel just played in track A10]
66. Reels: Untitled [Paddy Kelly's Reel; composed by Paddy Kelly], Untitled [Sean McGuire; composed by Bert Murray]
67. Reels: Untitled [The Plough and the Stars], Untitled [The Morning Dew; incomplete]
68. Hornpipe: Untitled [The Quarrelsome Piper]
69. Jigs: Untitled [The Walls of Liscarroll], Untitled [Bill Harte's Jig]
70. Jig: Untitled
71. Reel: Untitled [The Land of Sunshine; composed by Martin Mulhaire]
72. Reel: Untitled [Lord Ramsay's Reel]
73. Reels: Untitled [Ships Are Sailing], Untitled [The High Reel]
74. Reel: Untitled [The Connemara Stocking] [END OF RELEVANT CONTENT ON BAND THREE]
75. Reel: Untitled [Rolling in the Ryegrass; incomplete]
76. Reels: Untitled [Down the Broom], Untitled [The Gatehouse Maid]
77. Reels: Untitled [The Shoemaker's Daughter; composed by Ed Reavy], Untitled [The Eel in the Sink]
78. Reels: Untitled [Toss the Feathers], Untitled [The College Grove]
79. Reels: Untitled [Bonnie Kate], Untitled [Jenny's Chickens]
80. Reel: Untitled [Trim the Velvet]
81. Reels: Untitled [Paddy Ryan's Dream], Untitled [Mamma's Pet]
82. Reels: Untitled [The High Reel], Untitled [The Mason's Apron]
83. Reels: Untitled [The Shoemaker's Daughter; composed by Ed Reavy], Untitled [The Eel in the Sink]
84. Reels: Untitled [Lady Gordon], Untitled [Johnny When You Die], Untitled [The Old Blackthorn], Untitled [O'Rourke's], Untitled [The Wild Irishman], Untitled [The Boyne Hunt]
85. Carolan Piece: Untitled [Carolan's Concerto]
86. Reels: Untitled [Down the Broom], Untitled [Tim Moloney]
87. Reels: Untitled [Lord Gordon], Untitled [Colonel Rodney] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Flynn, Jim, speech in English
Quinn, Mick, speech in English, singing in English

Running Order:
1. Introduction, speech in English / Jim Flynn
2. Mick Quinn singing at The Vintage Inn, Clonmany [videorecording] / Mick Quinn, singing in English
3. Presentation on the life of Mick Quinn / Jim Flynn
4. Mick Quinn lilting at McFeeley's Bar, Clonmany [videorecording] / Mick Quinn & accompanying artists, singing in English
5. My brother he is a TD, song in English [sound recording] / Mick Quinn, singing in English
6. Mick Quinn storytelling at The North Pole, 2013, speech in English [sound recording] / Mick Quinn
7. Mick Quinn storytelling at Rusty Nail bar, 2003, speech in English [videorecording] / Mick Quinn
8. Mick Quinn storytelling at McFeeley's Bar, Clonmany, 1996, speech in English [videorecording] / Mick Quinn
9. Cowan mountain, song in English [sound recording] / Mick Quinn, singing in English
10. Mick Quinn storytelling in The King and Queen, London, 2011, speech in English [videorecording] / Mick Quinn
11. The Boys of Mullaghbawn, song in English [videorecording] / Mick Quinn, singing in English

Performers:
Doyle, Brian, singing in English
Toland, Grace, singing in English
Toland, Colm, speech in English, singing in English
McGonigle, Kevin, singing in English
McGonigle, Charlie, singing in English
McGonigle, Denis, singing in English
MacFarland, Jim, singing in English

Running Order:
1. Introduction, speech in English / Kevin McGonigle
2. A tribute to Charlie McGonigle, speech in English / Colm Toland
3. The evergreen, song in English [sound recording] / Charlie McGonigle, singing in English
4. Charlie McGonigle interview [sound recording] / Mícheál Ó Suilleabháin
5. Jack the rover, song in English / Kevin McGonigle, singing in English
6. Castle gardens, song in English [sound recording] / Charlie McGonigle, singing in English
7. Jimmy Leeburn, song in English / Denis McGonigle, singing in English
8. 'My parents reared me tenderly' book launch, speech in English / Grace Toland
9. Moville, song in English / Jim MacFarland, singing in English
10. The girl I left behind, song in English / Brian Doyle ; [accompanying artists]

Performers:
Toland, Grace, speech in English
Cloontagh National School Choir, singing in English
Rashenny National School Choir, singing in English
Doherty, Con, speech in English
Grant, Áine, singing in English
Harkin, Bronagh, singing in English
Schultz, Andreas, singing in English
Quinn, Pauline, singing in English
Quinn, John, singing in English, singing in Irish
Quinn, Kate, singing in English
Quinn, Miceal, singing in English
Rice, James, guitar
Rice, Treasa, flute
Mulligan, Síomha, fiddle, singing in English
Quinn, Bennery, flute, singing in English
Mulligan, Méabh, concertina, singing in English
Flynn, Patricia, singing in English
Cheevers, Luke, singing in English
McGonigle, Pat, singing in English
McGonigle, Kevin, singing in English
McGonigle, Denis, singing in English
McGonigle, Michael, singing in English

Running Order:
1. Introduction, speech in English / Grace Toland
2. The old Sunday dinner, song in English / Cloontagh National School choir, singing in English
3. Nell Flaherty's drake, song in English / Cloontagh National School choir, singing in English
4. O'Hara from Tara, McNamara from Mayo, song in English / Rashenny National School choir, singing in English
5. My brother is a TD, song in English / Rashenny National School choir, singing in English
6. The night visiting song, song in English / Con Doherty, singing in English
7. Grace, song in English / Áine Grant, singing in English
8. Dark Inishowen, song in English / Bronagh Harkin, singing in English
9. Ballyliffin Town, song in English / Andreas Schultz, singing in English
10. I once loved a lass, song in English / Con Doherty, singing in English
11. The blazing star of Drung, song in English / Bronagh Harkin, singing in English
12. The mincer, song in English / Andreas Schultz, singing in English
13. The month of January, song in English / Pauline Quinn, singing in English
14. Unidentified, song in Irish / John Quinn, singing in Irish
15. You know I'm a stranger, song in English / Kate Quinn, singing in English
16. Farewell dearest Nancy, song in English / Pauline Quinn, singing in English
17. Caroline of Edinburgh Town, song in English / John Quinn, singing in English
18. The mantle so green, song in English / Kate Quinn, singing in English
19. Introduction to 'The man that shot the dog', speech in English / Miceal Quinn
20. The man that shot the dog, song in English / Miceal Quinn, singing in English
21. She came down from the mountain and her stockings were black, jig ; Liam O'Connor's, jig / James Rice, guitar ; Treasa Rice, flute ; Bennery Quinn, flute ; Méabh Mulligan, concertina ; Síomha Mulligan, fiddle
22. Joe Bane's, barndance ; unidentified, bandance / James Rice, guitar ; Treasa Rice, flute ; Bennery Quinn, flute ; Síomha Mulligan, fiddle ; Méabh Mulligan, concertina
23. Once I loved, song in English / Síomha Mulligan, singing in English ; Bennery Quinn, singing in English ; Méabh Mulligan, singing in English
24. The mason's apron (Micho Russel version), reel ; The bunker hill, reel ; Larkin's beehive, reel / James Rice, guitar ; Treasa Rice, flute ; Bennery Quinn, flute ; Méabh Mulligan, concertina ; Síomha Mulligan, fiddle
25. Bonny moon, song in English / Patricia Flynn, singing in English
26. Molly Brannigan, song in English / Luke Cheevers, singing in English
27. On the shores of Havana, far away, song in English / Patricia Flynn, singing in English
28. The treacherous waves of Lough Muck, song in English / Luke Cheevers, singing in English
29. The parish hall, song in English / Pat McGonigle, singing in English
30. The evergreen, song in English / Denis McGonigle, singing in English
31. Going to mass last Sunday, song in English / Kevin McGonigle, singing in English
32. The little thatched cabin, song in English / Michael McGonigle, singing in English
33. In the hillman's canny way [Pat McGonigle song], song in English / Pat McGonigle, singing in English
34. The Lurgy streams, song in English / Denis McGonigle, singing in English
35. Castle gardens, song in English / Kevin McGonigle, singing in English
36. The little old mud cabin on the hill, song in English / Michael McGonigle, singing in English

Performers:
McBride, Jimmy, speech in English A1-2;
MacMaster, Hugh Alan 'Buddy', fiddle A1;
[McDonnell], Charlie, singing in English A1;
McDonald, Archie, singing in English A1;
Manus Byrne, Packie, singing in English A1;
Butcher, Eddie, singing in English A1;
Fiddlesticks, instrumental A1-2;
MacDonald, Howie A2;
Holland, Gerry A2;
Morin, Mac, piano A2;
Doherty, Liz, speech in English A2

Running Order:
1. Speech and song: Programme 13: 'More Common Songs' (Examination of three songs: 'The black sheep', 'Well sold the cow', and 'The girl I left behind')
2. Speech: Programme 14: The two traditions come together in Ireland at the Ar Ais Arís Music Festival in Buncrana, 2007

Performers:
McBride, Jimmy, speech in English A1-2;
[unidentified performer], singing in English A1;
[McKay, George], singing in English A1;
[unidentified performer], singing in Irish A1;
Mulhern, Pat, singing in English A1;
Bree, Barley, instrumental A2 =;
Donnell, P.V., A2;
Sweeney, Tom, A2;
Sweeney, Jim, A2;
McGonigle, Kevin, singing in English A2;
Hare, Marie, singing in English A2;
Deanery Doherty, Kate, singing in English A2;
Price, Betty, singing in English;
Morin, Mac, singing in English A2;
Hanna, Geordie, singing in English A2;
Morin, Mac, piano A2

Running Order:
1. Speech and song: Programme 11: Examination of a song, 'Patrick O'Donnell', collected in the Maritimes that has close connections with West Donegal
2. Speech: Programme 12: 'Songs common to both traditions' (An examination of the songs 'Lily of the West', 'The dark-eyed sailor' and 'An Irish girl's lament'

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 9 September 1982 [track 1]
Recorded from Neilí Ní Dhomhnaill at her house in Ranafast, Co. Donegal, 10 September 1982 [tracks 2–17]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Track 1;
Ni Dhomhnaill, Neilli, singing in English Tracks 2, 11, speech in Irish Tracks 3-4, 6-8, 10, 12, 14-15, A17, singing in Irish Tracks 5, 9, 13, 16;
Shields, Hugh, speech in Irish Tracks 3, 7, 10, 14, 17

Running Order:
1. An clibhistín maol óir (‘Bhí rí agus banríon ann fad ó shin...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]
2. Barbara Allen (‘Oh Christmas comes but once a year...’), song / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in English
3. Talk about the song ‘Barbara Allen’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish
4. Story of the song ‘A bhean udaí thall’ (‘[Bhí fear agus bean agus bhí siad pósta agus] bhí páistí acu...’), story / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish
5. A bhean udaí thall , (‘Tá no ghruag gheal bhuí, a shíogó...’), song’ / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
6. The end of the story of the song ‘A bhean udaí thall’, story / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish
7. Talk about the song ‘A bhean udaí thall’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish
8. Story of the following unidentifed song (‘Sagart agus fad ó shin nuair a bhí an fiabhras go holc...’), story
9. Unidentified song, / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
10. Talk about the preceding song, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish
11. Wed to another (‘I courted a wee lass, I lved her so well...’), song / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in English
12. Talk about the song ‘Aoibhneas na Maidne’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish
13. Aoibhneas na maidne (‘Maidin chiúine deas ar an tsamhraidh[?]...’), song [words by Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill] / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
14. Talk about the song ‘Aoibhneas na maidne’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish
15. Talk about the song ‘Aisling an deoraí’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish
16. Aisling an deoraí (‘Ó, mo bheannacht go deo leis an bhaile...’), song [words and title by Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill] / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
17. Talk about the songs ‘Aisling an deoraí’ and ‘Aoibhneas na maidne’, speech / Neillí Ní Dhomhnaill, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded at the house of Joe McCafferty, Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 28 August 1982 [tracks 1–5]

Performers:
Ferry, Dan, singing in English Tracks 1-2, 4, speech in English Track 3;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 3;
McCafferty, Joe, singing in English Track 5

Running Order:
1. When you visit Erin’s isle (‘Oh, fifty-seven thousand miles the land across the sea...’), song / Dan Ferry, singing in English [session continued from 8203]
2. Lough Erne’s shore (‘Oh, when I was young and foolish, my age was twenty-four...’), song / Dan Ferry, singing in English
3. Talk about the preceding song and the words of the song ‘Lough Erne’s Shore’, speech / Dan Ferry, speech in English ; Hugh Shields speech in English
4. The lark in the morning (‘The lark in the morning she rises off her nest...’), song [fragment of 1 verse] / Dan Ferry, singing in English
5. My Irish labouring boy (‘As I rode out one evening it being in the month of May...’), song / Joe McCafferty, , singing in English [end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]