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Pearl O'Shaughnessy Collection. Cassette recording of John Egan [sound recording] / John Egan ; Pearl O'Shaughnessy

Performers:
Egan, John, lilting A1, 12, 19, speech in English A1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13-14, 19, 21-23, 25, 27, flute solo A3, 5, 7-8, 10, 14-16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28;
O'Shaughnessy, Pearl, speech in English A1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13-14, 19, 21, 23, 27

Running Order:
1. Reel: Sonny Brogan's Favourite
2. Speech: fiddler Johnston from Drumfinn, died young, John named the following jig after him
3. Jig: Johnston's Favourite [interrupted mid-way]
4. Speech: sets of jigs
5. Jig: Paddy in London, Butcher's March, Johnston's Favourite [unfinished]
6. Speech: two following polkas, Jimmy Morrison's polkas
7. Polkas: The Mountain Pathways, Flowers of Spring
8. Reels: The Wild Irishman, The Pretty Girls of Mayo
9. Speech: The Wild Irishman
10. Reel: Martin Wynne's Reel
11. Speech: Martin Wynne, broadcasting on Radio Eireann
12. Reel: Untitled [lilt]
13. Speech: preceding tune, learning it from Fred Finn
14. Reel/Speech: Untitled/Paddy Ban, dancing the lancers, the Doyles (flute player)
15. : Untitled
16. Reel: The Corner House
17. Speech: preceding tune, 1926 John went to England, back in 1929, got married, lived in Donegal for six years, Christmas 1937 back to England, back to Dublin Sept 1937, working in Dublin, worked in the railway in Donegal, musicians he played with in Donegal, musicians he met in Dublin, Tubbercurry, meeting Sonny Brogan, broadcasting on radio, Radio Eireann's director not having time for traditional music, the fiddles not being bowed the same... [END OF SIDE A]
18. Reel: Untitled
19. Speech/Lilt: learned the preceding tune from Sonny Brogan, lilts a reel, got it from Mrs Harrington, learning tunes late at night
20. Reel: The New Policeman, Lad Byrne's Reel
21. Speech: getting the last from a Lad Byrne [Lad O Bierne] recording that he heard in Mrs Harrington's
22. Speech/Reels: Farewell to Erin, The Boy on the Hilltop
23. Speech: preceding tune, reels that go well together, learning to play as a boy, no taperecorders, disliking television, left home aged fourteen, went to uncles near the Morrison home-stead, learning music from locals, brought to Ballymoate to John Joe Gardeners in 1924, a great flute player, music session with the Doyles, John Joe Gardeners music, broadcasting with Mrs Harrington etc from 1944-47
24. Polkas: Luby's Polka, Untitled
25. Speech: funny story about train
26. Reel: Sarah Hobbs
27. Speech: preceding tune, Sonny Brogan going to the Church Street Club circa 1955, reel composed by Ned Stapleton called Sonny's Return/Sonny Brogan's Favourite - possibly the following piece
28. Reel: Untitled [see note to track 27] [END OF SIDE B]

Pearl O'Shaughnessy Collection

  • POS-258346
  • Collection
  • [1980s]
Collection comprises a single reel-to-reel tape recording of a performance by John Egan.

O'Shaughnessy, Pearl

Opening concert [sound recording] / [various performers]

Opening concert [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Speirs, Lord Mayor Jim, Armagh, speech in English, track 1
Vallely, Brian, Armagh, speech in English, track 2, 5, 7, 11-12, 15, 18
Henderson, Jarlath (aged 10 years), Armagh, pipes, track 3-4
Lennon, Sinead (aged 12 years), Armagh, pipes, track 6
Warpipes quartet, track 8-11,=
Owens, Nichola, Armagh
Owens, Leroy, Armagh
Beattie, Lynne, Armagh
Currie, Gail, Armagh
McMahon, Ailish, Armagh, pipes, track 13-14
McCormick, Martin, Monaghan, pipes, track 16-17
O'Hare, Brendan, speech in English, track 19

Running Order:
1. Speech: Official Opening of Festival
2. Speech: Introduction to Jarlath Henderson etc...
3. Air: An Mhaidin Mhara
4. Jig: Coppers and Brass
5. Speech: Introduction to Sinead Lennon
6. Reels: The Milner's Daughter, The Bunch of Keys
7. Speech: Introducing young Armagh warpipe quartet, background noise
8. Air: Untitled
9. Air/Reel: Untitled
10. March/Strathspey: Untitled
11. Jigs/Speech: Untitled
12. Speech: Introduction to Ailish McMahon
13. Jig: Humours of Ballyloughin
14. Reel: The Scholar
15. Speech: Introduction to Martin McCormack and overview of the coming week
16. Hornpipe: The Bantry Hornpipe
17. Reels: The Spike Island Lasses, The Connaught Heifers
18. Speech: Introducing Brendan O'Hare
19. Speech: talk about the two discovered sets of William Kennedy pipes, their discovery and restoration

Old style step, sean-nós and traditional set dancing recital [videorecording] / Michael Tubridy ;...

Old style step, sean-nós and traditional set dancing recital [videorecording] / Michael Tubridy ; [various performers]

Performers:
Tubridy, Michael, Clare, speech in English
The Brooks Academy, dancing
Devery, Noel and class, step-dancing
Neelon, Paddy and class, dancing
Unidentified group of Breton dancers, dancing
The Dan Furey Group, dancing
Vahan, Aiden [?] and class, dancing
O'Dea, Patrick and class, dancing
Mulkearns, Mick, dancing
Casey, Mairead, dancing
Mick Mulkearns, Mairead Casey and class, dancing
Winnett, Bill, Sydney, dancing
Winnett, Margaret, Sydney, dancing
French dance group, dancing
Leahy, Susan, Limerick, dancing
Clancy, Mary, Clare and class, danceing
Rea, Margaret, Derry and class, dancing
Miyamoto, Toshi, Japan, dancing
Group of unidentified dancers, Japan
McCarthy, Timmy and class

Running Order:
1. Speech: [Introduction]
2. Dance: The Paris set
3. Speech: [Introduction]
4. Set Dance: The job of journeywork
5. Speech: [Introduction]
6. Half Set: Untitled
7. Solo: Untitled
8. Speech: [Introduction]
9. Breton dance: Corner of the woods, Untitled
10. Speech: [Introduction]
11. Step dance: The little Dutch dance
12. Speech: [Introduction]
13. Step dances: Untitled, Untitled
14. Speech: [Introduction]
15. Solo dance: Untitled
16. Speech: [Introduction]
17. Set Dance: The humours of Bandon
18. Hornpipe: Untitled
19. Speech: [Introduction]
20. Duet: Untitled
21. Speech: [Introduction]
22. Dance: Untitled
23. Speech: [Introduction]
24. Dance: Untitled
25. Speech: [Introduction]
26. French Bourée: Inaudible, Inaudible
27. Speech: [Introduction]
28. Dance: Untitled
29. Speech: [Introduction]
30. Dance: The Ballyvourney reel
31. Speech: [Introduction]
32. Set Dance: Blackbird
33. Speech: [Introduction]
34. Half Set: Untitled
35. Speech: [Introduction]
36. Dance: Untitled
37. Speech: [Introduction]
38. Dance: Plain Clare set
39. Speech: [Introduction]
40. Dance: Lady's chain; Jig: The Ballingeary jig

Official Opening of the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre [videorecording] / [various performers]

Official Opening of the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre [videorecording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Carolan, Nicholas, Drogheda/Dublin, speech in Irish, speech in English
Ennis, Christopher, speech in English
O'Flynn, Liam, speech in English, pipes solo
O'Shaughnessy, Paul, Dublin, fiddle in ensemble
O'Shaughnessy, Tom, Dublin, flute in ensemble
Unidentified performer, fiddle in ensemble
Unidentified performer, flute in ensemble
Unidentified performers, dancing
de Buitléar, Éamonn, speech in English
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