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Recording 1 [sound recording] / Rab Cherry ; Mick Brown ; Danny Meehan

Performers: Cherry, Rab, speech in English, tracks 1, 13 ; Mick, Brown, speech in English throughout ; Meehan, Danny, speech in English throughout, fiddle solo, tracks 3-4, 6, 8-9, 11-12

Running Order:
Speech: Introduction of the performer and background information
Speech: Introduction of the performer and background information about Danny Meehan, his local area, stone cutters, John Mhosai McGinley, local musicians around Mountcharles, music in the family, McGroarty family, house dances, quarantines, Thomas Doherty, Charlie McCahill, Peter Quinn, Paddy McDyer, John Doherty
Speech/Jig: Background speech, Money in both Pockets
Speech/Reel/Speech: Talk about the tune, The Maid that Dare Not Tell, further talk about the tune
Speech: Talk about fidlers Eddie Monahan, John James Cunningham, bowing technique
Speech/Reel: Introduction of the tune, Erwin's Roar ? (Erwin Rourke's ?)
Speech: Talk about the local musicians in Danny's youth, James Byrne, music in London in the 1960's, Le Cheile
Speech/Jig: Introduction of the tune, Untitled (Neilidh Boyle's)
Speech/Reel: Introduction of the tune, The Graf Spey
Speech: Talk about the fiddle player 'McGonagle'
Speech/Jig: Introduction of the tune, The Wren Jig
Speech/Jig: Talk about the tune, The Irish Washerwoman
Speech: Talk about working in London, family, music, moving back to Donegal, different tunings for the fiddle, musicians in London, advice for young fiddle players, background speech [END OF DAT]

Recording 1 [sound recording] / Dermy Diamond ; Tara Diamond ; Daithí Sproule

Performers:
O Maonaigh, Gearoid, speech in Irish and English, track 1, B4
Diamond, Dermy, speech in English throughout, fiddle in duet with flute, track 2-3, 5, 7-12, B2-3, 5, fiddle solo B1
Bingham, Tara, flute in duet with fiddle, track 2-3, 5, 7-12, B2-3, 5, speech in English throughout, flute solo, track 4
Sproule, Daithi, speech in English throughout, singing in English with guitar, track 6, 11
Sproule, Daithi, guitar throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: Introduction from the M.C.
2. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Three Scones of Boxty, Paddy Taylor's
3. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Bell of the Ball, If There Were'nt Any Women in the World
4. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, The Sheep in the Boat, I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her
5. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Stoney Steps
6. Speech/Song: Introduction of the song, The Pinery Boy
7. Speech/Hop Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, [The Boys of Ballisadare], The Dusty Miller
8. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Boy in the Boat, Untitled
9. Speech/Hornpipes: Introduction of the tunes, The Shaskeen Hornpipe, Burn's Hornpipe
10. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Down the Broom, Untitled
11. Speech/Song/Reel: Introduction of the song, The Rum the Rum the Riddle of the Rum, Untitled
12. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled
13. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Merry Sisters
14. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, John Henry's
15. Speech/Reels: Introduction of the tunes, The Monaghan Twig, Untitled
16. Speech, Talk from the M.C., background speech and jokes (off-mic)
17. Speech/Jigs: Introduction of the tunes, Untitled, The Lark on the Strand, Behind the Haystack [END OF DAT]

Murder bloody murder [videorecording] / [various performers]

Performers:
O'Reilly, Jerry, Dublin, speech in English, singing in English
Carolan, Mary Anne, Louth, singing in English
Hickey, Ted, Belfast, singing in English
McBride, Jimmy, Donegal, singing in English
Feeney, Frank, singing in English
Blankenhorn, Virginia, USA, singing in Irish
Reilly, John, Roscommon, singing in English
Cheevers, Luke, Dublin, singing in English
Reilly, John, singing in English [nephew of John Reilly]
Lichfield, Sal , speech in English
Milner, Dan, USA, speech in English

Lecture:Come all ye worthy Christians. Presentation: Religion and repertoire. Lecture: Singing in the spirit - the tradition of English venacular carolling from the southern Pennines [videorecording] / Tom Munnelly ; Kirsty Potts ; Ian Russell

Performers:
Tom Munnelly, Dublin/Clare, lecture in English
Kirsty Potts, Scotland, singing in English
Dr Ian Russell, England, lecture in English

Running Order:
1. Lecture: Come All Ye Worthy Christians
2. Presentation: Religion and Repertoire
3. Lecture: Singing in the Spirit - the tradition of English venacular Carolling from the Southern Pennines

Lecture: Songs of Religious Contention. Presentation: Come Tender Hearted Christians, Heathens and Others [video recording] / [various performers]"

Performers:
Moulden, John, Antrim, lecture in English
Graham, Len, singing in English
Campbell, John, Armagh, storytelling in English, singing in English

Running Order:
1. Lecture: Songs of Religious Contention - dialogues between lovers, churches and clergy with an odd party fight thrown in
2. Presentation: Come Tender Hearted Christians, Heathens and Others - mirth, songs and lies

John Dunne CDR 2. Field recordings of the singing competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Listowel, Co. Kerry, 1970 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Various untitled songs / Oliver Mulligan, singing in English ; Tim Lyons, singing in English ; Séamus Duffy, singing in English ; Seán Sheehan, singing in English ; Paddy Berry, singing in English ; Seán Lyons, singing in English ; Seán Mackey, singing in English ; Tadhg Ó hÓistín, singing in Irish ; Colm Keane, singing in Irish

Galway, 1992 [sound recording] / Dermot Byrne ; Liam Lewis ; Garry Ó Briain

Performers:
Byrne, Dermot, Donegal, accordion in duet, track 1-4, 6-9, 11, accordion solo, track 10 (Saltarelle 3-voice B/C accordion using 2 treble voices)
Lewis, Liam, fiddle in duet, track 1-4, 6-9, 11, fiddle solo, track 5, speech in English throughout
O'Briain, Garry, singing in English with group instrumental, track 7, speech in English, track 7, 10

Running Order:
1. Reels: Untitled
2. Speech/Hornpipes: Untitled, Galway Bay
3. Speech/Jigs: Molloy's [Whelan's], Sliabh Bloom [version of 'The Frost is all Over' ?]
4. Speech/Reels: Untitled
5. Speech/Jigs: Untitled
6. Speech/Reels: The Gooseberry Bush, Bunker Hill
7. Speech/Song: My Dearest Dear
8. Jig: Knocknagow
9. Speech/Reels: Untitled, The Broken Pledge, Forget Me Not [Gerry Cronin's]
10. Speech/Hornpipes: Mac is Back for the Crack, The Japanese Hornpipe
11. Speech/Reels: Eileen Curran, Gilbert Clancy's [Sean Reid's], Paddy Lynn's Delight

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