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Recorded at Marrinan's pub, Miltown Malby. Co. Clare, 6 July 1979, after a concert of Clare singers (including Martin [Reidy?] and Michael [Flanagan?]), presented by Tom Munnelly [tracks A1–4]
Recorded from Joe McCafferty in his house at Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1979 [tracks 5–10]

Performers:
[Reidy?], Martin, singing in English Tracks 1, 3
[Flanagan?], Michael, singing in English Tracks 2, 4
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Track 5
McCafferty, Joe, speech in English Tracks 6-8, 10
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Track 9
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 7-8, 10
Shields, Lisa, speech in English Tracks 7-8

Running Order:
1. The Moorlough shore (‘You hills and dales and flowery vales that lies near the Moorlough shore...’), song / Martin [Reidy?], singing in English
2. Pat O'Donnell (‘My name is Patrick O’Donnell, and I came from Donegal...’), song / Michael [Flanagan?], singing in English
3. Moorlough Mary (‘[The first place I met?] my Moorlough Mary...’), song / Martin [Reidy?], singing in English
4. The Irish emigrants drafted by the Yankees (‘All you that loves the shamrock green, attend both one and all...’), Michael [Flanagan?], singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
5. An cleamhnas (‘Sin fad ó shin ba gnáthach le na fir agus na mná, sin dóigh a n-iarradh na fir na mná...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
6. Match-making [English version of 'An cleamhnas'] (‘It was long ago they used – women would use to go to the houses to ask girls for the boys...] / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
7. Talk about 'An cleamhnas' and about Maolmhuire an Bhata Bhuí, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English
8. Talk about Lord Leitrim's death, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English
9. Dark are the hills of Donegal, song (‘Dark are the hills of Donegal that strongly darkly rise...’) [the song about Maolmhuire an Bhata Bhuí, mentioned above], song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
10. Talk about the song 'Dark are the hills of Donegal' (clipped), speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
O'Flynn, Liam, Kildare, pipes A1;
Stockton's Wing, Clare, instrumental group A3, 4;
singing in English A2, 10;
O'Connell, Maura, Clare, singing in English A5-9

Running Order:
1. Jigs: I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her, The Gold Ring
2. Song: Ceili Swing
3. Reel: The Mason's Apron
4. Jigs: The Sydney Jigs
5. Song: Saw You Running
6. Song: If You Love Me
7. Song: The Scholar
8. Song: Leaving Neidin
9. Song: My Irish Molly O
10. Song: Lo Lo Lo

Performers:
Keville, Breda, concertina A9;
fiddle A1-6, 8-11, 13-15;
singing in English A7, 12, 16;
Keville, Claire, concertina A9;
fiddle A5;
Lewis, Liam, fiddle A11;
O'Reilly, Terence, guitar A2, 9, 15

Running Order:
1. Jigs: Palm Sunday, An bóithrín cam
2. Reels: The West wind, For the sake of old decency
3. Air: Ros a Mhíl cois cuain
4. Set dance: Seán Ó Duibhir; Hornpipe: Poll Ha'penny
5. Reels: The new road, My love is in America
6. Reels; The ewe reel, Paddy Fahey's, Paddy Fahey's
7. Song: The cuckoo
8. Reels: The ragged hank of yarn, The hairy chested frog
9. Reels: The ceilier, Ed Reavey's
10. Air: Sail Óg Rua
11. Reels: Paddy Fahey's, Paddy Fahey's, Paddy Fahey's
12. Song: Blackwaterside
13. Reels: Eileen Curran, The rainy day
14. Jigs: The Gallowglass, Kitty's rambles
15. Reels: The morning mist, The Monasterevin fancy
16. Song: Bean an fhir rua
17. Jig: Clancy's jig
18. Fling: Mary Brennan's favourite; Jig: The fowler on the moor
19. Reel: The hop down

Performers:
Curtin, Mary-Ellen, concertina A1-15, 17;
singing in English A16

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