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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:
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English and Irish intermittently throughout;
Keogh, Dan, Tipperary, concertina solo A1;
Scallon? Scully?, Peter, Shetland, fiddle solo A3, 6;
fiddle in duet A4–5;
Scannon? Scully?, Jimmy, Shetland, fiddle in duet A4–5;
Mac Gill-Eain, Calum, Scotland, speech in English A7;
Cronin, Hannah, Kerry, singing in English A8–9;
O'Keeffe, Padraig / O'Keefe, Padraig,, Kerry, fiddle solo A10, 15–19;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, fiddle solo A11–13;
fiddle in duet A14;
O'Leary, Johnny, Kerry, accordion in duet A14;
O'Dwyer, John, fiddle solo A20;
Unidentified performer, accordion solo A21;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group A22;
O Murchu, Sean, Galway / Dublin, speech in English A22, B1;
McGuire, Seamus, Sligo, fiddle in duet B1;
Kelly, John, Clare / Dublin, fiddle in duet B2;
concertina in duet B3;
concertina solo B4;
Ryan, Joe, Clare, fiddle in duet B2–3;
Casey, Bobby, Clare / London, fiddle solo B5–10, 11–13?;
speech in English B5, 7;
Unidentified performer, lilting solo B14;
Russell, Micho, Clare, flute solo B15;
whistle solo B16;
Unidentified performer, concertina solo B17–18

Running Order:
1. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Information about the tune that follows; it was recorded in Cappawhite, Co Tipperary in December 1955], Untitled [Micho Russell used to sing a comic song to this melody]
2. Speech: Untitled [Introduction to the music and speech on tracks A3–7, consisting of fiddle music from Shetland and information about it]
3. Dance Tune: Kail and Knockit Corn
4. Speech, Dance Tune: Untitled, The Merry Boys of Greenland
5. Speech, Dance Tune: Untitled, The Mason's Apron
6. Speech, Dance Tune: Untitled, Arrasdale [Stated to be similar to Cornphiopa na Mairnealach (The Sailor's Hornpipe); stated to have been composed by the performer]
7. Speech: Untitled [Information about the Shetland music just played; the performers were father (Jimmy) and son (Peter) Scully; the version of the performers' surname given here does not seem to match with that given in earlier speech links]
8. Speech, Song: Untitled [Information about the next performer and the song she sings], Two and Three Strings to my Bow (incomplete)
9. Song: The Ploughboy (incomplete)
10. Speech, Air: Untitled, The Blackbird
11. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Untitled [Stated to be an old reel that derives from the performer's father; Anything for John Joe?; The Lisheen Reel; Did the Rum Do, Da?]
12. Speech, Jig: Untitled, The Lark in the Bog / The Geese in the Bog [The Lark's March]
13. Speech, Polka: Untitled, The Green Cottage Polka
14. Speech, Slide: Untitled, I'd Rather be Married than Left Alone
15. Speech, Air: Untitled, An Buachaillin Ban [The Dear Irish Boy]
16. Speech, Air: Untitled, O'Rahilly's Grave
17. Speech, Slides: Untitled, Untitled [Mickeen Dawley's], Untitled [If I Had a Wife]
18. Speech, Hornpipe: Untitled, The Woods of Kilkenny
19. Reel: The New-Mown Meadow [Joe Mhaire Mhicilin]
20. Speech, Jig: Untitled [Information about the last tune played and about the tune that follows], Untitled
21. Jig: Untitled
22. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band; composed by Martin Mulhaire], Untitled (incomplete) [Radio announcement] [END OF BAND ONE]
23. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], The First Month of Summer, The Green Banks of Rossbeigh [The Green Fields of Rossbeigh]
24. Set Dances: Bonaparte's Retreat, The Ace and Deuce of Piping
25. Reels: Untitled [Reference given in documentation to this tune's appearance in print (The Smiles and Tears of Erin, in CRE, # 101); The Crooked Road to Dublin], Nellie Donovan [The Ladies Pantalettes] [This selection was recorded by Michael Coleman and J P (Pakie) Dolan, fiddles, on 78rpm commercial disc as 'The Duke of Leinster and His Wife']
26. Hornpipe: Untitled [Fisher's Hornpipe]
27. Reel: Untitled [Sporting Nell; Gorman's Reel; The Long Strand; for other performances of this tune, see tracks B6 &17]
28. Speech, Reels: Untitled, The Long Strand [Sporting Nell; Gorman's Reel; for other performances of this tune, see tracks B5 &17], The Beauty Spot
29. Speech, Hornpipes: Untitled, Scully's Hornpipe, Untitled [Murphy's Hornpipe; for another performance of this tune, see track B11a]
30. Speech, Jig: Untitled, Untitled [Bobby Casey's Jig; Scully Casey's Jig; CRE 3, # 16], Coppers and Brass [The Humours of Ennistymon]
31. Reels: Untitled [Dwyer's Reel; Finbarr Dwyer's Reel; The Holly Bush; Matt the Thresher; composed by Finbarr Dwyer], Untitled [The Dogs among the Bushes]
32. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Untitled [Rakish Paddy; 4-part version as recorded on 78rmp disc by James Morrison, fiddle; for another performance of this version, see track B13a]
33. Hornpipes: Untitled [Murphy's Hornpipe; for another performance of this tune, see track B7b], Untitled [The Derry Hornpipe / The Londonderry Hornpipe; faded out at end]
34. Jigs: Untitled [The Rambling Pitchfork], Untitled [Jimmy O'Brien's Jig]
35. Reels: Untitled [Rakish Paddy; 4-part version as recorded on 78rmp disc by James Morrison, fiddle; for another performance of this version, see track B10], Untitled [The Wheels of the World; faded out]
36. Jig: Untitled [The Piper's Chair]
37. Jig: Untitled [Donal na Greine]
38. Reel: Untitled [Boil the Breakfast Early]
39. Reel: Untitled [Gorman's; Sporting Nell; The Long Strand; for other performances of this tune, see tracks B5 & 6]
40. Jig: Untitled (tape runs out) [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English and Irish throughout;
Crehan, Junior, Clare, speech in English A1, 14;
fiddle solo A1;
Unidentified performer [Ward, Jim, Clare], whistling solo A1;
singing in English A1;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout;
Killeen, Tom, singing in English A2;
Unidentified performer(s), accordion solo A3;
accordion in duet A10;
Unidentified performer [Murphy, Denis, Kerry?], fiddle solo A4, 12;
fiddle in duet A6;
Doyle, Jimmy / Doyle, Seamus, Kerry, accordion in duet A5, 22, 24;
O'Leary, Johnny, Kerry, accordion in duet A5, 6[?];
accordion solo A8;
Sweeney, Sonny, Kerry, fiddle solo A7;
Unidentified performer(s), whistle in duet A9;
whistle solo A17;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in duet A10;
Kane, Eleanor / Neary, Eleanor, Chicago, speech in English A11;
piano solo A11;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group A13;
Donoghue, Jack, Clare, concertina solo A14;
Lawlor, Peter, [Clare?], concertina or mouth organ in duet A15;
Unidentified performer, [Clare?], concertina or mouth organ in duet A15;
Clifford, Julia, Kerry / London, fiddle in duet A16;
Clifford, Billy, Kerry / London, whistle in duet A16;
Unidentified performer [Breathnach, Breandan, Dublin], speech in English A18, 28–30;
Daly, Michael, Worthing, flute solo A18;
O Meachair, Eamonn, [Clare?], fiddle in duet A19–20;
O Meachair, Padraig / Maher, Paddy, [Clare?], whistle in duet A19–20;
Cronin, Dan, whistle in duet A21, 25–26;
O'Sullivan, Cornelius, fiddle in duet A21, 24;
fiddle solo A23;
Murphy, Diarmuid, Kerry, fiddle in duet A22;
fiddle solo A27;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, fiddle in duet A25–26;
McKeown, Tom, Tyrone, fiddle in duet A28–29, 31–32;
speech in English A28–30;
fiddle solo A30;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in duet A28–29, 31–32

Running Order:
1. Speech with Music and Singing: Untitled [Discussion about dances performed in the area (west Clare?), with examples of dance tunes played on fiddle, whistled, and sung; dances discussed include sets and also other dances like Cock Your Leg up, Moll Roe (tune played; Father Halpin's Top Coat; The Varsovienne); Green Grow the Rushes; The Gabhairin Bui (tune played); The Peeler and the Goat; and Saint Patricks's Day; the slip jig 'Moll Roe' is whistled and words to it sung]
2. Speech, Song: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled (incomplete)
3. Jig: Untitled [Related to 'The Sports of Multyfarnham'] (clipped at both ends) [Music is followed on the tape by periods of silence interspersed with tone signals (not digitised)]
4. Jig: Untitled (incomplete)
5. Speech, Slides: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled [If I Had a Wife; 3 parts; not the tune associated with that title that was recorded by the Chieftains], Untitled [For another performance of the music selection played in this track, see track A5]
6. Speech, Polkas: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], The Blue Ribbon, The Knocknagree Polka [Dan O'Connell's Favourite]
7. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Sweeney's Polka [For another performance of this tune, see track A10b]
8. Speech, Slides: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled [If I Had a Wife; 3 parts; not the tune associated with that title that was recorded by the Chieftains], Untitled [For another performance of the music selection played in this track, see track A5] (clipped at end)
9. Slides: Untitled, Untitled
10. Polkas: Untitled, Untitled [Sweeney's Polka; for another performance of this tune, see track A7], Untitled (incomplete; clipped at end)
11. Speech, Slide: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows; tune was learned from someone who was a pupil of Padraig O'Keeffe at home in Ireland and who later came to Chicago], Untitled [Terry Teahan's]
12. Polkas: Untitled [Jimmy Doyle's Favourite], Untitled [Bill the Weaver's (2); Tarrant's]
13. Polkas: Untitled [Recorded on commercial 78rpm disc by John McKenna, flute], Untitled, Untitled
14. Speech, Jig: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Molly's Lough
15. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Drink Your Tea
16. Speech, Polkas: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled, Untitled, Untitled
17. Polka: Untitled
18. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], The Little Green Cottage
19. Speech, Polkas: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], The Dandy Peeler [Related to melody of song 'Finnegan's Wake'], Untitled [[Stated to be 'an old Clare set' tune]
20. Speech, Polkas: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled [I Looked East and I Looked West], Untitled [Melody of song 'Muirsheen Durkin']
21. Speech, Slides: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled, Untitled, Untitled [Repeat of the first tune in this selection]
22. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled
23. Speech, Slide: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Untitled
24. Speech, Slide: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Duggan's Favourite [Composed by Mick Duggan, Kerry, fiddle, according to CICD; false start]
25. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Jimmy Barry's Polka [Sound level low]
26. Speech, Slide: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Art O'Keeffe's Jig
27. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Denis Murphy's Polka [Tom Billy's Polka]
28. Speech, Polka, Speech: Untitled [Introduction to the performance that follows], Gurteen Cross [?] / Curtin's Cross [?] [The Church Street Polka], Untitled [Information about dancing in the local area (Galbally, Co Tyrone)]
29. Polka, Speech: Untitled [Saint Mary's Polka], Untitled
30. Polka, Speech: Untitled, Untitled
31. Polka: Untitled
32. Speech, Polka: Untitled, Untitled [END OF BAND ONE - Band Two contains an episode of the radio drama series 'The Kennedys of Castleross' (not digitised)]

Performers:
Keane, Dolores, Galway, singing in English;
speech in English;
singing in Irish;
The Reel Union, instrumental group;
Keane, Seán, Galway, flute;
whistle;
Faulkner, John, London, guitar;
singing in English;
speech in English;
O'Connor, Mairtin, Galway, accordion;
Curran, Eamonn, Monaghan, uilleann pipes;
tin whistle;
singing in English

Running Order:
1. Reels: The Boyne hunt, The coleminer
2. Speech: Introduction; Song: The low, low lands of Holland
3. Reels: The old bush set
4. Song: Will you go to Flanders
5. Song: Taglioni
6. Jigs: Mary Shore (Larry Redican composition), The Drumshambo jig, [unidentified], [unidentified]
7. Song: Paddy's green shamrock shore
8. Song: Allan Tyne of Harrow
9. Song: Moll Dubh a ghleanna
10. Song: Johnny, lovely Johnny
11. Slip jig: The tongs by the fire; Reel: Down the broom
12. Hornpipe: The home ruler, Joe Cooley's hornpipe
13. Reels: Round the house set = The controversial reel, [unidentified], [unidentified]