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Performers:
Bane, Joe, tin whistle, speech in English
Unidentified performers, speech in English

Running Order:
1. Speech/Reel: The Bush in Bloom
2. Reel: The Old Maids of Galway
3. Speech: talk about learning and playing music, Paddy Canny, Pat Canny, Paddy Mac the blind fiddler, Johnny Allen, concertina players in the area, Sandy Carty, Bill Maher, John Downes (Sacho), pipers in the area, Felix Doran, Tom Joe Donoghue, Kitchen dances, set dances
4. Polka/Speech: Bonny Crosses the Alps, talk about the tune
5. Reel/Speech: Joe Bane's Reel [Nelly Donovan], talk about the tune
6. Reel/Speech: Sandy Carty's Reel, talk about the tune
7. Reel/speech: The Green-Gowned Lass, talk about the tune
8. Polka/Speech: Farewell to Whiskey [My Love is but a Lassie], talk about tunes used for set dancing, the whisper set
9. Jig: The Hundred Pipers, talk about the tunes used for the sets
10. Hornpipe/Speech: Off to California, talk about the tune
11. Fling: Some Say the Devil is Dead [Love will you Marry Me], talk about concertina players in the area
12. Jigs: Castle Dunavan, Have a Drink with Me, talk about the tunes, learning tunes from 78s
13. Reels: Down the Broom, The Gatehouse Maid, talk about 78s,
14. Fling/Speech: Johnny When You Die [The Keel Row], talk about the tune and the dance
15. Hornpipe/Speech: The Stack of Wheat, talk about Irish language in the area
16. Reel/Speech: The Blackberry Blossom, talk about the tune
17. March/Speech: O'Neill's March, talk about the tune
18. Polka/Speech: The Britches [can be heard nowadays played as a reel], talk about the tune
19. Fling/Speech: Untitled, talk about the tune
20. Set Dance: The Job of Journeywork, talk about the tune and dancing
21. Reel/Speech: Big Pat, talk about the tune
22. Reel/Speech: Paddy Murphy's Wife, talk about the tune, Jim Donoghue, Martin Nugent
23. Reel/Speech: Untitled, talk about the tune
24. Reel/Speech: The Leac Rua, talk about the tune
25. Reel/Speech: The Mountain Top, talk about learning music from Pat Canny
26. Reel/Speech: The Strawberry Blossom, talk about the tune
27. Reel/Speech: Rattigan's, talk about the tune and Martin Rocheford
28. Jig/Speech: The Hag with the Money [Cailleach an Airgead]
29. Reel/Speech: Come West Along the Road, talk about the tune and the East Clare style
30. Jig/Speech: The Boy in the Wood [Sweet Biddy Daly], talk about the East Clare style, playing tunes in different keys
31. Jigs/Speech: Untitled [Brian O'Lynn], The Lough Mountain Jig, talk about the East Clare style, playing tunes in different keys
32. Schottische/Speech: Untitled, talk about dancing the scottische, Bill Mailey, Paddy Flapper
33. Reels/Speech: Boil the Kettle Early, The Morning Star, talk about Paddy Flapper (William O Meehan) (The Flappers), Bill Mailey, talk about dancing, description of the plain set
34. Reel/Speech: Untitled, talk about the tune, dancing
35. Schottische/Speech: Untitled
36. Jig/Speech: The Carraroe Jig, The Rambling Pitchfork, talk about learning music and ornamentation, styles of music and dancing
37. Reel/Speech: The Boys of the Lough
38. Jig/Speech: The Campbells are Coming , talk about local instrument makers, Tommy Dynan, local singers
39. Reel/Speech: Paddy Finlay's Fancy [The Galway Rambler], The Boys of Ballisodare

Performers:
Carolan, Nicholas, Louth/Dulin, chair
Burgess, Barry, lecture in English
Vallely, Eithne, Donegal/Armagh, lecture in English
Moulden, John, Antrim, lecture in English
MacMthuna, Seamus, Clare, lecture in English
Ni Chonarain, Siobhan, Limerick, lecture in English

Running Order:
1. Lecture: Back to the Future - Traditional Music in a 21st Century Curriculum
2. Lecture: Gleus a' phiob, 's gleus an fhidheall. Caismeachd, 's ruidhle, 's puirt chridheil
3. Lecture: The Irish Traditional Song Pack
4. Lecture: Teaching Irish Traditional Music - The Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Experience
5. Questions and Comments from the Audience

Performers:
Hill, Noel, speech in English, track 1, 4, 6, 10-12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24
Collins, Tim, speech in English, track 1-3; concertina, track 1-3
Cunningham, Francis, concertina, track 1, 3
Keville, Claire, speech in English, track 4, 5; concertina, track 4, 5
O'Sullivan, Dympna, speech in English, track 6, 8; concertina, track 6, 8
O'Brien, Lorraine, speech in English, track 7, 8; concertina, track 7, 8
Nic Gabhann, Caitlín, speech in English, track 9, 10; concertina, track 9, 10
O'Connor, Aoife, speech in English, track 12, 13; concertina, track 12, 13
Kelly, Aoife, concertina, track 12, 13
Ní Riain, Caoilfhionn, concertina, track 12, 13
Fox, Edel, speech in English, track 15, 16; concertina, track 15, 16
Ó Beaglaoich, Cormac, speech in English, track 17; concertina, track 17
O'Sullivan, Katie, speech in English, track 18, 19; concertina, track 18, 19
Talty, Jack, speech in English, track 20, 21; concertina, track 20, 21
Mulcahy, Michelle, speech in English, track 22, 23; concertina, track 22, 23
Droney, Francis, speech in English, track 25; concertina, track 25
Droney, Francis, concertina, track 1, 2; speech in English, track 2
Hill, Noel, speech in English, track 3, 5-7; concertina, track 5-7
McCarthy, Jacqueline, speech in English, track 3, 4; concertina, track 3, 4
Hill, Asling, fiddle, track 7

Running Order:
1. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The swallow's tail, The foxhunter's reel
2. Speech: [Introduction]; Air: Slán le Maigh
3. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The merry blacksmith, The mountain top
4. Speech: [Introduction]; Set dance: Madame Bonaparte
5. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: Paddy Fahy's, Paddy Fahy's, The daisy field
6. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: Untitled, The hag's purse
7. Speech: [Introduction]; Hornpipes: The last house in Ballymakea, Mrs Galvin's
8. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The sailor on the rock, The Cavan reel, The old maids of galway
9. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: Chase me Charlie, Untitled
10. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The rookery, Untitled, The Edenderry reel
11. Speech: [Noel Hill speaks about the instruments being played in the recital, and about the history of the concertina]
12. Speech: [Introduction]; Set dances: The hunt, An suisín bán
13. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: The luck penny, Sailing into Walpole's marsh
14. Speech: [Noel Hill speaks about the history of the concertina to Ireland]
15. Speech: [Introduction]; Set dance: The fall of Dunboy
16. Speech: [Introduction]; Jig: An páistín fionn; Reels: Barr na coille; The Ballina lasses
17. Speech: [Noel Hill speaks about gender balance in concertina playing]; Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The ships are sailing, Jackson's
18. Speech: [Introduction]; Barn dances: The cat in the fiddle case, The peach blossom
19. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The Garrykennedy reels
20. Speech: [Introduction and speech about Tom Carey]; Slip jig: Paddy Cronin's
21. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The flogging reel, The college groves
22. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: The lark in the morning, The lark in the morning
23. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: Hand me down the tackle, Toss the feathers, The wind that shakes the barley
24. Speech: [Noel Hill speaks about the concertina in Clare in the early 20th century]
25. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: Untitled, The fly in the porter [Track truncated, see Refno 94-ITMA-WAV for remainder of this performance]
26. Jigs: Untitled, The fly in the porter [Track truncated, see Refno 93-ITMA-WAV for remainder of this performance]
27. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: Untitled, Untitled
28. Speech: [Introduction]; Harp piece: Carolan's draught
29. Speech: [Introduction]; Jigs: Scatter the mud, Na Ceannabháin bána
30. Speech: [Noel Hill makes festival announcements and introduces his first set]; Reels: Dr Gilbert, Jenny's chickens
31. Speech: [Introduction]; Air: Lament for the wild geese
32. Speech: [Introduction]; Reels: The humours of Castlefinn, Untitled

Performers:
Hayes, PJ, fiddle, speech in English

Running Order:
1. Speech: talking about learning music, Paddy Canny, Ballinahinch Ceili Band, Tulla Ceili Band, various band members in the 1940's, recording in Dublin 1959 [All-Ireland Champions Violin ?]
2. Hornpipes: The Humours of Tullycrine, Untitled [Mikey Callaghan's]
3. Speech: talk about the previous tunes, Francis O'Neill collecting tunes in the area from fiddle player 'Johnny Allen', Paddy Mac, Pat Canny, local styles, concertina player 'John Naughton', tunes played in different keys
4. Reels: Rolling in the Barrel, The Tap Room
5. Speech: talk about the previous tunes, local versions of more common tunes
6. Reel/Speech: The Maghera Reel, talk about this tune and the following tune
7. Hornpipe/Speech: Mrs Dwyers, talk about the tune
8. Reels/Speech: P Joes, The Shores of Lough Graney [The Pullet wants a Cock], talk about the tunes
9. Reel/Speech: Untitled, talk about the tune, Joe Bane
10. Reel/Speech: Joe Banes [version of Nellie Donovan], talk about the tune, talk about some of the tunes O'Neill collected
11. Reel/Speech: The Humours of Scarriff, talk about the tune, fiddle players Patrick Moloney and John Downs (Sacho)
12. Jig/Speech: Sacho's Jig [The Connachtman's Rambles], talk about the tune
13. Speech: talk about travelling musician Sacho, musicians in the area, concertina player Micho Moloney (Micho Jack), flute player Mick Moronay, Mickey Kulleen ?, popularity of the concertina in the area, piper Martin Rochford, The Dorans, farm house dances, dance halls, trips to America with the Tulla Ceili Band
14. Reels/speech: Untitled (Johnny McGreevy's), Untitled (P J Hernon's)
15. Speech: talk about Johnny McGreevy, talk about making recordings and radio broadcasts, difference in style between Joe Cooley and Paddy O'Brien, members of the ceili band
16. Reels: Untitled, talk about the tunes

Performers:
O'Donoghue, Paddy, Clare, flute (metal Boehm) solo throughout, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about music at home and in the area, local musicians Paddy Mac, Patrick Moloney, learning music, making a set of pipes, Martin Rochford, the following reel
2. Reel: Johnny Allen's Reel
3. Speech: talk about his father's playing style, East Clare style with tunes in awkward keys, gramophone used for house dances, Paddy Canny playing in house sessions in 1930's, brothers and sisters musicians, local musicians, concertina player Delia Mac Namara, Sean Reid bringing Clare musicians together, Mrs Galvin, Patrick Kelly, Mickey Cooleen and the following tune
4. Reel: Mickey Cooleen's Reel
5. Speech: talk about the following tune
6. Hornpipe: The Stage
7. Speech: talk about the previous tune, Paddy Moloney, concertina players Mrs Dinan and Mrs Dooley
8. Reel: The Star of Munster
9. Speech: talk about the previous tune, ornamentation used by the older musicians, schottisches and barndances, step dance 'The Britches'
10. March: Napoleon Crossing the Rhine
11. Speech: talk about the previous tune, playing for dancers, contrast between older and modern styles of dancing, clergy opposition to house dances, crossroad dances, gambling in houses, prosecutions for gambling, police informers

Performers:
O'Donoghue, Paddy, Clare, flute (metal Boehm) solo, track 1, 3, fiddle 4solo, track 5, 7, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Air: Peace in the 90's
2. Speech: talk about the previous tune
3. Hornpipes: The Trip to Fanore, The Arrival of the Swallows
4. Speech: talk about the previous tunes
5. Reels: The Three-in-a-row
6. Speech: talk about the previous set of tunes
7. Jigs: The Stray Cat, A Night to Remember
8. Speech: talk about the previous tunes

Performers:
O'Donoghue, Paddy, Clare, flute (metal Boehm) solo, track 1, 3, 5, 7, fiddle solo, track 9, 11, 13, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Polka: Untitled
2. Speech: talk about changing from open-hole to keyed-system flute, members of the Tulla Ceili Band, dance bands, Sean Reids set of pipes, playing with other ceili bands, recruiting Paddy O'Brien to play accordion with the Tulla Ceili band, accordion players
3. Reels: Aine's Invitation, Trip to Peterswell
4. Speech: talk about the previous tunes, composing tunes
5. Reel: Jackie Small's Visit
6. Speech: talk about composing tunes, learning tunes from O'Neill's books, his own repertoire
7. Reels: The Boys of Ballycuneen, The Mighty Potholes
8. Speech: introduction to following tunes
9. Reels: Counting the Coppers, The Missing Fiddle
10. Speech: talk about learning fiddle, introduction to the following tunes
11. Jigs: The High Winds, The First Day of January
12. Speech: talk about the following tunes
13. Reels: The shores of Lough Breda ?, The Woods of Ballinahinch