Audiovisual recordings of singing sessions, and recordings of individual singers made in public and private venues, organised by Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, 1990. Occasionally also includes music and dance.
Even before she began writing her 'Songs of your county' column, Nellie Walsh was an avid collector of traditional music. This collection includes lyric sheets, tonic sol-fa, and staff notation made up of handwritten sheets, many photocopies, newspaper clippings, and two booklets of songs. The handwritten selections are largely on the back of envelopes, notes, letters, postcards, and many are on the back of Old Wexford Society minutes/memos, for which Walsh was Honorary Secretary. There is even one on the back of a photograph and one on the back of a pastry bag. These are largely Irish songs (and a few are even in Irish), but also includes Scottish, Austrian, American, and English traditional music. In additon to the songs, there are also letters asking if Nellie could identify songs (including a letter to Patrick Gallagher from the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in 1985, Raymond Flynn), notes for herself on ballad history, performance lists, and a map of Lambay.
Original and photocopied typescripts, programmes and newspaper clippings, and two original letters. Includes various drafts of the programme notes for ‘Symphony No. 2 in D ( The violet flame-Comte de St. Germain ) for harp obligato and large orchestra, with piano, organ and wordless choir, Derek F. Bell’. Bell concludes the discussion about the symphony in his notes as follows ‘I hope it can be easily and quickly understood by the average concert goer for it is a reactionary work and it is not an esoteric piece for the avant-garde music-specialist, but for everyone.’ [1990]; copy of programme for the première of the symphony, performed by ‘The Colchester Chamber Orchestra, (in association with Eastern Arts), Promenade concert, sponsored by Colchester and East Essex Co-operative Society at St Botolph’s Church, Colchester [Essex, England]. Leader: Beth Spendlove, Soloist: Derek Bell, Conductor: Christopher Phelps’ (7 May 1990); programmes of other performances of The violet flame by the Northern Ireland Symphony (10 Aug 1991) and (10 Nov 1991); reviews of the composition and its performance in various newspapers including the Glasgow herald (15 Aug 1991), the Sunday press (10 Nov 1991), the Gaelic daily , Los Angeles, [California, United States of America] (27 Nov 1991).
Original letters, fax and draft programme. Includes letters from Margaret McKee, Producer, World Service, BBC, London, England to Derek Bell. Bell has been asked to ‘compose the harp accompaniment’ to a series of stories and legends which she has sent to him on cassettes. The series is called ‘ The Celts ’, one of the stories is that of ‘Donn Bo - the head that even when it is severed from the body continues to live, to smile and even to make music!’ (1 Nov 1984); a faxed commissioning contract from Anne Dhu Shapiro, Boston College Music Department (the commissioner) to Derek Bell (the composer). The contract outlines the financial arrangements, the deadline for completion of commission and the ownership of the composition. ‘Apart from the commissioner’s right to give the first performance of the commissioned work, all other rights in the composition remain the property of the composer’ (22 Nov 1991); also includes a draft programme for the performance by Derek Bell and the Boston College Chamber Orchestra of the commissioned work Three pictures from Ancient Ireland in druid times (1991).
Audiovisual recordings of the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar (IIFSBS) and events organised by the Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, 1991.
Audiovisual recordings of singing sessions, and recordings of individual singers made in public and private venues, organised by Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, 1991. Occasionally also includes music and dance.
ADAMS, Brendan: see ULSTER FOLK MUSEUM AKENSON, Donald (re Ballycarry weaver poet) ANDERSON,Tom & Nellie (Magilligan singers, Limavady) ANDRAL, Maguy ANDRIEUX, Elizabeth ( grand-daughter of Tocane singer Rosa A., Tocane St Apre, 1980, 1981) [E. Merveille-Andrieux, Asnieres, 1992] ANGERS, Université de ANTIQUARIES. Re article for UFL on RSAI broadsides (BELL, Jonathan; BRUFORD, Alan; de hÓIR, Siobháin; GAILEY, Alan; IRELAND, Aideen; LYDON, J.F; POLLARD, Paul ARCHIVES DE FOLKLORE, UNIV. de LAVAL, QUEBEC ( Luc Lacourciere) ARMSTRONG, Lucile ASSOCIATION OF LEARNED JOURNALS
Audiovisual recordings of the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar (IIFSBS) and events organised by the Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, 1992.
Audiovisual recordings of singing sessions, and recordings of individual singers made in public and private venues, organised by Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, 1992. Occasionally also includes music and dance.
Original and photocopied seminar notes. Includes ‘Initiation - dances from the cosmic tradition by Gideon Fontalba’ (14 Apr 1989); ‘Notes from the seminar in Port Rush [Portrush] … with Gideon Fontalba’ (17 Nov 1989); copy of seminar notes sent to Derek Bell by Sally Duncan, Sussex taken at a seminar with Gideon Fontalba ‘Dynamiscke harmonie: heilung und einweihung’ (21 July 1989); and handwritten notes made by Bell about meditation, mysticism and music.
