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Performers:
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English A1–4, 9–11, 13, 17, 19, 21, B3, 15;
speech in Irish A25;
Clancy, Willie, Clare, pipes solo A1–4, B3–4, 8–10, 15–17, B3–4, 8–10, 15–19;
speech in English B15;
Rowsome, Leo, Dublin, pipes solo A5–8, 22–24, B5–7;
Breathnach, Breandan, Dublin, speech in English A9;
Doran, Felix, Wicklow / Manchester, speech in English A9–10, 17, 19;
pipes solo A9–11, 18, 20–21;
Ennis, Seamus, Dublin, speech in Irish and English A12–13, 15;
pipes solo A12, 14–16;
Moloney, Paddy, Dublin, pipes solo A26–27, B1;
Touhey, Patsy, Galway / New York, pipes solo B2;
O Murchu, Sean, Galway / Dublin, speech in English B5, 7;
O'Loughlin, Peter, Clare, pipes solo B11–14;
Mac Donnchadha, Sean / 'ac Dhonncha, Sean / Johnny Joe Pheaitsin / McDonagh, Johnny, Galway, singing in Irish B20;
O hEanai, Seosamh / Einiu, Joe / Heaney, Joe, Galway, singing in Irish B21

Running Order:
1. Speech, Air: Untitled, The Rocks of Bawn [Stated to be a version of the melody of the song generally known by this title]
2. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Information about the date of recording], The Old Bush
3. Speech, Reels: Untitled, The West Wind, Sean Reid's Fancy [Sean Reid's Favourite; Gilbert Clancy's]
4. Speech, Slip Jig: Untitled, An dTiocfaidh Tu sios go Luimneach / Kitty Come down to Limerick / The Munster Gimlet
5. Air: An Chuileann [The Coolin]
6. Reels: The Bag of Potatoes, Untitled [Dillon's Fancy], Untitled [The Moving Cloud], The Maid behind the Bar [Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel]
7. Airs: An Raibh Tu ag an gCarraig, The Castle of Dromore [For a different performance of this piece by the same performer, see track B6]
8. Reels: The Sligo Maid, The First House in Connacht
9. Speech, Speech, Reel: Untitled [Information that the performance that follows was recorded at a Fleadh Ceoil in Mullingar, Co Westmeath in 1963; further detail in documentation], Untitled, The Maid in the Cherry Tree
10. Speech, Reel: Untitled [How Felix Doran began playing the pipes; his family background in piping], Untitled [The Pigeon on the Gate]
11. Speech, Jig: Untitled, Untitled [The Newport Lass; The Newport Lasses; The Trip to Athlone], Garrett Barry's Jig
12. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Story about the scolaire bocht, the poor scholar], An Scolaire Bocht / The Scholar [The Poor Scholar]
13. Speech: Untitled [Topics: about Seamus Ennis's pipes; story about a headstrong woman]
14. Reel: The Woman of the House [The Mistress of the House]
15. Speech, Jig: Untitled, The Gold Ring
16. Air: Untitled (clipped at start) [Tiarna Mhaigh Eo / Lord Mayo; in a version deriving from Frank Cassidy, fiddle, Donegal]
17. Speech: Untitled [Topics: Felix Doran's new set of pipes, made by Leo Rowsome; how Irish traditional music is faring in Manchester]
18. Reel: The Mayo Lasses [Mistitled? George White's Favourite]
19. Speech: Untitled [Topics include: Felix Doran had just acquired a new set of pipes at the time of this recording; his first experience of learning the pipes, in 1932; his family background in piping; his father was a good player; his grandfather Cash; other piping members of his family; he travelled a lot in counties Galway and Clare, and played especially with musicians Paddy Fahy, Paddy Kelly, Willie Clancy and Joe Leary; how the chanter of his pipes got broken in a traffic accident in Laytown, Co Meath; buying his first set of pipes, a practice set, in 1932 in Capel St in Dublin]
20. Reel: The Mountain Lark [The Steampacket]
21. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Toss the Feathers
22. Descriptive Piece: The Fox Chase
23. Reels: Untitled [Johnny When You Die], The Woman of the House
24. Reel: The Star of Munster, The Copperplate
25. Speech: Untitled [Stage announcement]
26. Hornpipe: Untitled [Pretty Maggie Morrissey]
27. Air: A Spailpin a Run [END OF BAND ONE]
28. Reel: Trim the Velvet
29. Reel: The Mountain Lark [The Steampacket], The Morning Star, Miss McLeod's Reel [Dubbing from a 78 rpm commercial disc]
30. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Star of Munster
31. Jigs: The Frieze Breeches [Version of; I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her], Old Tipperary
32. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], The Scholar, The Primrose Lass
33. Air, Jig: The Castle of Dromore [For a different performance of this piece by the same performer, see track A7], Untitled [Malowney's Wife]
34. Speech, Set Dance: Untitled [Radio announcement], Bonaparte's Retreat
35. Reels: The Copperplate, Rakish Paddy
36. Hornpipe: The Plains of Boyle
37. Jig: Garrett Barry's Jig
38. Set Dance: The Blackbird
39. Jigs: The Butcher's March, Down the Back Lane
40. Hornpipes: The Leitrim Fancy, Untitled [Byrne's]
41. Speech, Air, Reel: Untitled, Sliabh na mBan, Gilbert Clancy [Sean Reid's Favourite]
42. Speech, Jig: Untitled, Down the Back Lane
43. Jig: Paidin O Raifeartaigh
44. Air: The Trip We Took over the Mountains
45. Reel: The Connacht Heifer
46. Reels: The Old Bush, The Ravelled Hank of Yarn [Dub from a 78 rpm Gael-Linn commercial disc]
47. Song: Ta na Paipeir Da Saighneail
48. Song: Ta na Paipeir Da Saighneail [Mistitled?] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
McHale, Tom, Roscommon, whistle in trio A1, 19, whistle in duet A1, 8, 13, 22, whistle solo A6-7, 10-12, whistle accompaniment A9, whistle in quartet A14-16, 18, 20-21;
Unidentified performer(s), fiddle in trio A1, 3, 17, 19, fiddle in duet A1, fiddle in quartet A14-16, 18, 20-21;
Murphy, Phil, harmonica A2;
Unidentified performer, accordion in trio A3;
Unidentified performer, accordion in trio A4;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in trio A4;
Unidentified performer, concertina solo A5, concertina in duet A5;
Unidentified performer, whistle in duet A5;
Unidentified performer, accordion in duet A8;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A9;
Unidentified performer, mandolin in quartet A14-16, 18, 20-21, mandolin in trio A17;
Unidentified performer(s), guitar in trio A1, 5, 17, 19, guitar in duet A1, 5, 13, 22, guitar in quartet A14-16, 18, 20-21;
Unidentified performer, piano in trio A3;
Unidentified performer, percussion in trio A4

Running Order:
1. Reels: extended medley of untitled reels
2. Reels: Untitled
3. Reels: Untitled
4. Hornpipe: Untitled [interesting version of the Japanese hornpipe]
5. Air: Untitled (unfinished) [END OF SIDE A]
6. Reel: Untitled (beginning clipped)
7. Reel: Untitled
8. Jig/Speech: Untitled
9. Song: Untitled
10. Air: Untitled
11. Medley: Untitled (unfinished)
12. Reels: Untitled
13. Air: Untitled
14. Reel: Untitled
15. Reel: Untitled
16. Reel: Untitled
17. Reels: Untitled
18. Reel: Untitled
19. Reels: Andy McGann's, Untitled (end clipped)
20. Reels: Untitled (beginning clipped)
21. Reel: Untitled
22. Air: Untitled [END OF SIDE B]

Performers:
Unidentified performer, speech in English A1, B27;
O Murchu, Sean, Galway / Dublin, speech in Irish and English A2–3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21–23, 25, 27–29, 31, B1–2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18–20, 22, 24–25, C4–5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33, 36;
Johnny Pickering Ceili Band, The, Tyrone, instrumental group A2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, B33, 37;
Moriarty, Patrick, Kerry, mouth organ / harmonica solo A6, 12, 18;
Dermot O'Brien Ceili Band, The, Louth, instrumental group A22, 24;
O'Brien, Dermot, Louth, speech in English A25;
singing in English with instrumental accompaniment A26;
O Se, Sean, Cork, singing in Irish with instrumental accompaniment A27;
Ceoltoiri Chualann, Dublin, instrumental group A27;
Dempsey, Martin, Dublin, singing in English with instrumental accompaniment A28;
speech in English A29;
Maguire, Sean / McGuire, Sean, Belfast, fiddle in duet A30;
Unidentified performers, speech in English and Irish A32, B28, 31–32, 34, 36, 38, C1–3, 24;
McPeake Trio, The, Belfast, instrumental group A32–33;
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English and Irish A32–33, B28–30, C24, 26–28, 30;
O Lochlainn, Colm, Dublin, speech in English A33;
Bunclody Ceili Band, The, Wexford, instrumental group B1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17;
Egan, Cathleen, Tipperary, singing in English B7, 13;
Birmingham Comhaltas Ceili Band, The, Birmingham, instrumental group B19, 21, 23, 26;
Hipkiss, Michael, Birmingham singing in English B25;
Unidentified performer [McGann, Andy, New York?], fiddle in trio B28, C24;
Unidentified performer [Redican, Larry, New York?], fiddle in trio B28, C24;
Concannon, Tom / O Coinceanainn, Tomas, Galway / Boston, speech in Irish B28;
Connolly, Mickey, Galway / Boston, speech in English B29;
Mellott, Tommy / O Mealoid, Tomas, Galway / Boston, accordion in instrumental group B28, 30;
speech in Irish B29;
O'Malley, Joe, Galway / Boston, accordion in instrumental group B28, 30;
Tonra, Brendan, Mayo / Boston, fiddle in instrumental group B28, 30;
Sturr [?], Frank, Boston, piano accordion in instrumental group B28, 30;
Kelly, Jimmy, Boston, banjo in instrumental group B28, 30;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo B31;
McCusker Brothers Ceili Band, The, Armagh, instrumental group B35, 39;
Reynolds, William [Reynolds, Willie], Westmeath, pipes in duet C1–3;
Healion, Sean, Westmeath, fiddle in duet C1–3;
Malachy Doris Ceili Band, The, Tyrone, instrumental group C4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22;
Rowsome, Leon, Dublin, pipes solo C8, 14, 20;
Redican, Larry, New York, fiddle in duet C25;
speech in English C26;
McKenna, John, Leitrim / New York, flute in duet C26;
Morrison, Tom, Galway / New York, flute in duet C27;
Morrison, Jimmy / Morrison, James, Sligo / New York, fiddle in trio C27;
Coleman, Michael, Sligo / New York, fiddle in duet C29, 31;
Pride of Erin Ceili Band, The, instrumental group C32, 34–35

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Initial test message]
2. Speech, March: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of the radio programme 'Ceili House' on Radio Eireann], Untitled [Shane O'Neill's March (first part only)]
3. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; followed by test signal]
4. Reels: Untitled [The Green Mountain], Untitled, Untitled
5. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
6. Marches: Clare's Dragoons, Ninety-Eight [Who Fears to Speak of '98?]
7. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
8. Jigs: The Gold Ring, Father O'Carroll, The Irish Jig [Extraneous noise on this track]
9. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; the personnel of the Johnny Pickering Ceili Band]
10. Hornpipes: Tim the Turncoat [Mistitled?; The Friendly Visit], The Fiddler's Contest
11. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
12. Set Dance: Madame Bonaparte
13. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
14. Marches: The Milkmaid, Ireland Abu [The Ballydesmond]
15. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
16. Waltzes: The Blue Ribbon, The Listener
17. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
18. Jigs: Paddy's Return, The Chorus Jig [The Queen of the Rushes]
19. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
20. Reels: The Corner House, The Mountain Road [Composed by Michael Gorman], Untitled [Geoghegan's]
21. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the end of the edition of the 'Ceili House' radio programme that began in track 2]
22. Polka, Speech: Untitled [The Rakes of Mallow], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over, signalling the start of an edition of the radio programme 'Ceili Time' on Radio Eireann]
23. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
24. Reels: Untitled [Staten Island], Untitled
25. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview with Dermot O'Brien; topics include: the reasons why O'Brien stopped playing ceili music; strict tempo in ceili music; response to criticisms of his music as 'non-traditional'; Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann]
26. Song: The Merry Ploughboy / The Jolly Ploughboy
27. Speech, Song, Jig: Untitled [Radio interview], Untitled [Ta Mo Mhadra; "Ta mo mhadra, nil mo mhadra, ta mo mhadra scaoilte" (etc)], Untitled [The Maid of the Spinning Wheel / Cailleach an Tuirne; first part only; played between verses of the song performed in this track]
28. Speech, Song: Untitled [Radio announcement], Deep in Canadian Woods
29. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview with Martin Dempsey; topics include: the recent controversy about the teaching of Irish; Dempsey's career as a performer; the recent ballad boom]
30. Reels: Untitled [Lucy Campbell], Untitled (incomplete)
31. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
32. Speech, Hornpipe, Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the start of a radio programme on Radio Eireann], Untitled [The Derry Hornpipe / The Londonderry Hornpipe], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over]
33. Speech, Air: Untitled [Radio announcement; topic: Francie McPeake telling of Irish music evenings at the house of Francis Joseph Biggar in Belfast 60 years previously; interview with Colm O Lochlainn; topics include: Biggar's role as antiquarian and as sponsor of pipe bands all over Ireland; Biggar's role in starting the Black Black Raven Pipe Band in Lusk, Co. Dublin; after the banner of the Lusk band was destroyed by the Black and Tans, O Lochlainn replaced the banner; O Lochlainn met Roger Casement at one of Biggar's music evenings; Francie McPeake used to perform 'In Bodenstown Churchyard' in Biggar's house; O Lochlainn performed William Rooney's poem "Dear Dark Head" and was congratulated for it by Casement; O Lochlainn had lunch with Biggar and Casement in Dublin], Eamon an Chnoic
34. Speech, March: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of the radio programme 'Ceili House' on Radio Eireann], Untitled [Kelly, the Boy from Killane]
35. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
36. Reels: The Bunch of Keys, Rakish Paddy, The Copperplate
37. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; topic: the buck dance – a virility dance performed in Clare]
38. Jigs: The Barber's Jig [Molloy's Favourite], Green's Jig [Malowney's Wife], The Idle Road
39. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
40. Song: The Cliffs of Dooneen
41. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
42. Set Dances: The Jockey to the Fair, The Three Sea Captains
43. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
44. Marches: Erin go Bragh, Ar Son Eireann, The Centenary March
45. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
46. Song: Noreen Bawn / Noirin Ban (incomplete)
47. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
48. Jigs: The Wandering Minstrel, O'Brien's Fancy [Katie's Fancy]
49. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement: the personnel of the Bunclody Ceili Band]
50. Reels: The Kilmaley Reel, The High Reel, Father Kelly's [Rossmore Jetty; composed by Father Kelly; for another performance of this tune, see track C14]
51. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; signalling the end of an edition of 'Ceili House']
52. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of 'Ceili House'], Untitled [The Red-Haired Lass]
53. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
54. Reels: Larry Redican's [The Culfada; composed by Larry Redican], Dick Sherlock's [Dicky Sherlock's], Lord McDonagh's [Geoghegan's], Untitled [The Ewe Reel]
55. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
56. Jigs: Untitled, Untitled [The First Night in America], Untitled [Andy McGann's]
57. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
58. Song, Speech: The Flower of Sweet Strabane (imcomplete), Untitled [Radio announcement]
59. Hornpipes: Anne Sheehy's Hornpipe [The Flowing Tide], Chief O'Neill's (incomplete; clipped at end) [END OF BAND ONE]
60. Speech: Untitled [Initial test message at start of tape band]
61. Reel, Speech, Speech, Reel, Speech, Reel: Untitled [McFadden's Favourite; signature tune signalling the start of an edition of the Radio Eireann programme 'American Journeywork'], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over], Untitled [Radio announcement; topic: this programme is coming from Tom Concannon's saloon in Norwood, near Boston, USA], Untitled [Down the Broom], Untitled [Radio interviews], Untitled [The Corner House]
62. Speech: Untitled [Radio interview]
63. Reels, Speech: Untitled [The Boys of Ballisodare / The Boys of Ballysadare], Untitled [Gregg's Pipes], Untitled [The Mason's Apron], Untitled [Radio announcement (short; incomplete)]
64. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Bonnie Kate], Untitled [Radio announcement (short; incomplete), signalling the end of a Radio Eireann programme, probably the 'American Journeywork' edition beginning on track B28]
65. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the start of a Radio Eireann programme of Irish dance music]
66. Reels: Dinny O'Brien's Reel [Composed by Paddy O'Brien], The Sally Gardens, St Anne's Reel / Saint Anne's Reel
67. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
68. Hornpipes: Untitled [The Tailor's Twist], Untitled
69. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
70. Jigs: Jackson's Morning Brush, Paddy on the Mountain [Delaney's Drummers], Kinnegad Slashers
71. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
72. Reels, Speech: Untitled [George White's Favourite], Untitled [The Bag of Potatoes / The Bag of Spuds], Untitled [The Silver Spear], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over, signalling the end of the radio programme beginning on track B32]
73. Speech, March: Untitled [Radio announcement signalling the start of a Radio Eireann radio programme], Sean O'Neill [Shane O'Neill's March]
74. Speech, Jigs: Untitled [Radio announcement], Whelan's, Bill Harte's
75. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], The Donegal, The Leitrim [Rakish Paddy]
76. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the start of an edition of 'Ceili House'], Untitled [The Boys of the Lough]
77. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
78. Jigs: The Rakes of Kildare, The Fisherman's Widow [The Rambling Pitchfork], The Blackthorn Stick [The Humours of Bantry]
79. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; topics include: the use of a casadoir / twister in the making of ropes of hay or straw]
80. Air: Casadh an tSugain
81. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
82. Hornpipes: The Galway Hornpipe, The Golden Eagle, The Locomotive [Composed by James Hill of Tyneside]
83. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
84. Jigs: The Lilting Fisherman, The Humours of Ballycastle, I Will if I Can
85. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; topics include: a tongue-twister in Irish]
86. Reels: Father Kelly's [Father Kelly's Reel; Rossmore Jetty; composed by Father Kelly; for another performance of this tune, see track B17], The Green Mountain, Whelan's Reel [The Hare's Foot]
87. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
88. Marches: Captain Dunne's, Slattery's Mounted Foot, The Merry Ploughboy
89. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
90. Waltzes: The Green Glens of Antrim, The Castle of Dromore, Lovely Leitrim
91. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
92. Jig: Gillan's Apples
93. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement: the personnel of the Malachy Doris Ceili Band]
94. Reels: The Morning Mist, Peter Street, The Plough and the Stars
95. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement, signalling the end of the edition of 'Ceili House' that began in track C4]
96. Reel, Speech, Speech: Untitled [McFadden's Favourite; signature tune signalling the start of an edition of the Radio Eireann programme 'American Journeywork'], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over]
97. Reels: Untitled [Father Kelly's], Untitled [Trim the Velvet]
98. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio interview with Larry Redican; topics include: Redican made 78rpm records with Eddie Meehan's Rosaleen Quartet; the personnel of the quartet; John McKenna], The Lady of the House
99. Speech, Reels, Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio interview with Larry Redican; topics include: older musicians in New York, including Tom Morrison (flute), who used to wake Redican up at 2.30am to hear Redican play a tune], The Dunmore Lasses, The Manchester Reel, The Castlebar Traveller, Untitled [Radio interview, continued], Miss Langford's Reel, The Milestone at the Garden [The Humours of Westport]
100. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
101. Reels: Untitled [O'Rourke's], Untitled [The Wild Irishman]
102. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
103. Reels: The Liffey Banks, The Shaskeen
104. Reels: Untitled [The Crooked Road to Dublin], Untitled [The Ivy Leaf], Untitled [Ceol na Ceartan / Music of the Forge; The Pretty Girls of Mayo]
105. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
106. Jigs: Jim Fahy's Jig [The New House; composed by Paddy O'Brien], The Mooncoin (incomplete)
107. Reel: Untitled [A combination of the first part of 'Coen's Memories' (composed by Tommy Coen) with the second part of 'The Corner House'], Untitled, Untitled [The Reel of Bogie]
108. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement] [END OF BAND TWO]