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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 135 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout bands one and two;
Unidentified performers [Nelly Mullarky ?, Peter Mullarky ?], singing in English in duet A1, 4-5, 9, singing in English A2-3, 8, speech in English throughout band one;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo A6-7;
Unidentified performer [John Rea ?], dulcimer solo B1;
Unidentified performers, singing in English B2, 4, 6-8, 12, 14, speech in English throughout band two;
Maguire, John, singing in English B3, 10

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: MacMahon and His Son
2. Song/Speech: Rossmore, talk about the song, sound from a hunting horn
3. Song/Speech: The Titanic
4. Song/Speech: Untitled
5. Song/Speech: Untitled, talk about the song
6. Reels: Untitled
7. Jigs: Untitled
8. Song/Speech: Untitled [The Lily of the West], talk about the song
9. Song/Speech: Untitled
10. Song/Speech: The Glasgow Barber
11. Speech: words of untitled song [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Jig: Untitled (fragmented)
13. Song: Untitled (unfinished)
14. Song: Untitled
15. Song/Speech: Pat O'Donnell
16. Speech: talk about local songs
17. Song/Speech: Untitled
18. Song/Speech: Untitled
19. Song/Speech: Untitled
20. Speech: talk about hunting songs
21. Song: The Follom Brown-Red
22. Speech: story about a local singer buying a new song
23. Song: Untitled
24. Speech: talk about the song 'The Molly Maguires'
25. Song/Speech: Untitled
26. Song/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 136 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout bands one and two;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout band one;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo A1, 3;
Unidentified performers [Nelly Mullarky ?, Peter Mullarky ?], singing in English A2, 4, 7-10, 12, singing in English in duet A6, 11, 13;
Maguire, John, singing in English A5;
Robinson, Mr ?, singing in English B1, 3-5, 7-9, speech in English throughout band two;
Unidentified performer [Mrs Robinson ?], speech in English throughout band two;
Unidentified performer, speech in English B10, singing in English B11 throughout band two

Running Order:
1. Speech/Jigs: Untitled
2. Song: Untitled
3. Reel: Untitled
4. Song/Speech: Untitled
5. Song/Speech: The Blantyre Explosion
6. Song/Speech: My Charming Edward Boyle, talk about the song
7. Song: Untitled
8. Song/Speech: Erin the Green, talk about the song
9. Song/Speech: Untitled
10. Song/Speech: Untitled
11. Song: Untitled
12. Song: We May and Might Never All Meet Here Again
13. Song: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
14. Song: Untitled (continued from band one track A13)
15. Speech: talk about the following song
16. Song/Speech: Mr Gallagher Mr Sheen
17. Song/Speech: Praties Boiled Over
18. Song: Untitled
19. Speech: talk about marriage, dowries, words of the following song
20. Song/Speech: Untitled
21. Song: Untitled
22. Song: Untitled
23. Speech: talk about working in ship yards, factories, half-timers, unions, Jim Larkin, James Connelly, communist and socialist politics
24. Song: The Hills of Tangeragee [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 138 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout, singing in English A10-11, 20-21, 26-28, singing in English in duet A22-23, 25, concertina in duet with flute A13-16, concertina solo A29;
Gunn, Tommy, fiddle solo A1, 3, 5, 9, speech in English A2, 4, 6, 8, singing in English A7;
McConnell, Cathal, flute solo A12-13, 17-18, flute in duet with concertina A13-16, speech in English A13-14, 20-21, whistle solo A19, singing in English in duet A22-23, 25, singing in English A24

Running Order:
1. Speech/Reel: Untitled
2. Speech: talk about learning music
3. Jig: Untitled
4. Speech: talk about music in the family, learning music, writing tunes
5. Reel: The Green Banks
6. Speech: talk about the following song
7. Song: In Praise of John Magee
8. Speech: talk about the seperation between musicians and singers
9. Jig: Untitled
10. Song: Untitled
11. Song: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Speech/Air: Taimse i m'Chodladh
13. Slide/Speech: Untitled
14. Air/Jig/Reel/Speech: Untitled
15. Air: The Coolin
16. Air: Untitled
17. Air: Untitled
18. Air/Speech: Roisin Dubh
19. Hornpipe: The Lords Road
20. Song/Speech: Untitled
21. Song/Speech: Skibereen
22. Song: Slieve Gallion Braes
23. Song: In Praise of John Magee
24. Song: Untitled
25. Song: In Praise of John Magee (fragmented)
26. Song: Untitled
27. Song: Gauger Song
28. Song: Gauger Song
29. Set Dance: The Stranger
30. Polka: An Gabhairin Bui [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 139 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
?, John, singing in English A2-6, speech in English 2-6;
McConnell, Cathal, flute solo A7, 8, flute in duet with whistle A9-10, speech in English A6-11, 13;
?, Mary, whistle in duet with flute A9-10, whistle solo A11-13;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: background speech
2. Song/Speech: Untitled [Burns and His Mary]
3. Song/Speech: Untitled
4. Song/Speech: Untitled
5. Song/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Song/Speech: Untitled
7. Speech/Carolan Air/Reels: Untitled
8. Speech/Reels: Untitled, The Chattering Magpie (unfinished)
9. Reels/Speech: Untitled
10. Reels/Speech: Untitled
11. Speech/Reels: Untitled
12. Air: Untitled
13. Slip Jig/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 142 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, fiddle with flute and whistle in trio A1-3, flute and whistle in duet A4-5;
[Griffen, Vincent ?], fiddle solo A6-10, speech in English A6-7;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Reels/Speech: Untitled
2. Reels: Untitled
3. Reels/Speech: Untitled
4. Reels: Untitled
5. Reels/Speech: Untitled
6. Reels/Speech: Untitled
7. Reels/Speech: Untitled
8. Reels/speech: Untitled
9. Jigs: Untitled
10. Reels/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 144 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Unidentified performers [Vincent Griffen, Geraldine Carrig ?] fiddle and harp duet A1-4;
Griffen, Vincent, speech in English A5, 7, 9, fiddle solo A6, 8;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Air: Untitled
2. Air: Untitled
3. Air: Untitled (fragment)
4. Air: Untitled
5. Speech: talk about music in the family, musicians in the area, Jim Mac Namara (Rua), Johnny Allen, Patrick Maloney,
6. Reel: Untitled (fragment)
7. Speech: talk about learning fiddle from Patty Powell, playing with the Shamrock Ceili Band, Hibernian Ceili Band in England, working in England, fiddle competitions
8. Reel: Untitled
9. Speech: talk about touring England and America with music groups, teaching music locally, breeding greyhounds, Paddy Fahy, Martin Rochford, Paddy Canny, Ed Reavy [END OF BAND ONE]
10. [BAND TWO NOT USED]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 18 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Gunn, Tommy, speech in English throughout, fiddle solo A1-14;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Reel: McDermots
2. Speech/Reel: The Boys of Ballisadare, The Hare's Paw, mention of Paddy Kenny
3. Speech/Waltz: talk about technique - bow triplets, 'Daisy Bell' played as example
4. Speech/Reel: talk about technique - long bow, 'Poor Old Joe' and 'Tommy Coen's Reel' played as examples
5. Speech/Reel: talk about technique - bowing, 'Tommy Coen's Reel' played as example
6. Speech/Reel: Miss McCloud's Reel
7. Speech/Jig: The Lochenvar [?]
8. Speech/Reel: Lock Reavys Castle
9. Speech/Reel: The Noon Lasses
10. Speech/Jig: The Tranice Jig (Tranish Island?)
11. Speech/Reel: The Chorus Reel
12. Speech/Jig: The Tranice Single Jig (Tranish Island?)
13. Speech/Reel: The Rakes of Abbey
14. Speech/Reel: Untitled (incomplete) (composed by performer) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 19 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Gunn, Tommy, speech in English throughout, fiddle solo A1-5, A7-9, A14-20, lilting A9, 13;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech/Reel: The First of May
2. Speech/Reel: talk about Andy Carne, Stormy Saturday
3. Speech/Reel: The Curla Reel [?]
4. Speech/Reel: mention of Johny Concart, The Yorkshire Lassies
5. Reel: Dillion's Reel
6. Speech: talk about differences between old and new tunes,
7. Speech/Reel: The Kilfenora Reel
8. Speech/Reel: talk about different techniques used for playing the older tunes - triplet at the end of a phrase, Lady Ann Montgomery
9. Speech/Lilt/Reel: talk about techniques used - the clean cut, George Whites
10. Speech: talk about techniques used - changing key
11. Speech: talk about techniques used - repeating tunes, hornpipes and set dances played for dancers
12. Speech: talk about the difference between playing for dancers and listeners,
13. Speech/Lilt: talk about putting tunes in sets, Untitled
14. Speech/Reel: The Humours of Ballyconnell
15. Reel: The Rakes of Abbey
16. Speech/Reel: The Humours of Macken
17. Speech/Jig: Untitled
18. Speech/Jig: The Three Hand Slip Jig [?]
19. Speech/Polka: Untitled
20. Speech/Waltz: Valetta Waltz [?] [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 2 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout, lilting B15, 16;
Whiteside, Arthur, Canary Moy, aged 80, speech in English A1, 9, 11, 12, 14, B1, 2, 4-10, 16, 18, singing in English A7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, B1-3, 5, 7-9, 18, fiddle solo B10-17;
Rodgers, Ernie, singing in English A2;
Matchett, ?, singing in English A3;
Matchett, Sam, singing in English A4;
W. J, ?, singing in English A5, 6;
Unidentified, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about the song 'Tullyrone'
2. Song: Townlands of Bowvane (fragment)
3. Song: 1st Creation
4. Song: 1st of July
5. Song: The Flowers of Sweet Strabane
6. Song: Inniskilling Dragoons
7. Song: Londonderry
8. Song: Tullyrone
9. Speech: talk about the 'Armagh Market Cross'
10. Song: Armagh Market Cross
11. Speech: talk about singing and the source of songs
12. Song/Speech: Bonny Bunch of Roses
13. Song/Speech: The Ladder Out of Purgatory
14. Speech: talk about Orange songs
15. Song: Banks of the Boyne [END OF BAND ONE]
16. Speech/Song: The Town of Belfast
17. Song/Speech: Farewell Ballyroney
18. Song: Derry the Maiden City
19. Speech: talk about the songs 'No Surrender' and 'Cromie's Orange Buck'
20. Speech/Song: The Bones of Portadown
21. Speech: talk about their attitudes towards Catholics and mention of songs about women dressing up in men's clothes
22. Song/Speech: On Patrick's Day in the Morning
23. Song/Speech: Fal da dal laddie (Priest Song)
24. Song/Speech: Transubstantiation
25. Speech/March: [The Sash]
26. March: Untitled
27. Reel: Untitled
28. Jig: Untitled
29. Reel/Hornpipe: Untitled
30. Jigs/Lilting: The Racks of Malin, Haste to the Wedding
31. Speech/Lilting: Untitled
32. Jig/Speech: Untitled
33. Speech/Song: Reared on the Orange and the Blue [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 20 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Gunn, Tommy, speech throughout, fiddle solo A1-5, 7-16, singing in English A6, lilting A17;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Reel/Speech: The Boys of Ballisadare, The Hare's Paw
2. Reel: The Dublin Reel, The Tulla Reel
3. Reel: The Floggin Reel, The Kilfenora Reel, The Liffey Banks
4. Jigs/Speech: Untitled
5. Speech/Air: talk about the song 'Lovely Jane' sung by Mrs Gunn, Lovely Jane
6. Song/Speech: Lovely Jane (incomplete)
7. Reel: Lucy Cambell
8. Hornpipe: The Cork Hornpipe
9. Reel/Speeech: McCoys Measure (composed by performer)
10. Speech/Reel: talk about the names of tunes composed by the performer, The Miller of Drone (composed by performer)
11. Speech/Reel: The Swallow's Tail
12. Speech/Reel: Murphy's Reel, Untitled
13. Speech/Reel: The Black Haired Lass
14. Speech/Jig: The Galway Jig
15. Speech/Hornpipe: The Derrylinn Hornpipe (composed by performer)
16. Speech/Jig: The Cloghen Jig [?] (composed by performer)
17. Speech/Lilt: talk about composing tunes, Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]

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