Irish Traditional Music Archive

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 6

AOH-18693/1/258721/06
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

It was in the month of September [Information from A O'H: 'Paddy Duffy sings a song about a great ball'], song / Paddy Duffy, singing in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 7

AOH-18693/1/258721/07
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Untitled [Information from A O'H: 'Paddy Duffy sings a comic song by local songwriter, Pat Lynch, to the air of 'If I Were a Blackbird'], song ; Speech [composer of the songs] / Paddy Duffy, singing in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 8

AOH-18693/1/258721/08
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

The blazing star of Drung [Information from A O'H: George sings local song, 'The Blazing Star of Drung'; A O'H also supplies the information 'ITMA Reference Number: 175-ITMA-MP3'], song / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, singing in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 9

AOH-18693/1/258721/09
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [Information from A O'H: George tells the comic story of the priest, the boy who didn't go to school and his mother who lived in an out-of-the-way place'] / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 10

AOH-18693/1/258721/10
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [Information from A O'H: Paddy Duffy says some lines from the Christmas Rhymers play that were given a local treatment by Pat Lynch. The same thing in another local parody of the recitation 'The Cremation of Sam Magee'. George also says some lines from the Christmas Rhymers'] / Paddy Duffy, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 11

AOH-18693/1/258721/11
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [Story about being hired out to work on farms; information from A O'H: George talks about the hiring fairs and how he was 'hired a slave'] / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 12

AOH-18693/1/258721/12
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

Speech [Continuation of the topic in previous track; talk about being hiring out to work on farms around Carndonagh] / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, speech in English

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Cassette 21 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 13

AOH-18693/1/258721/13
Part
February 1973 ; March 1973

Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

* Poll and Nancy Hogan [Information from A O'H: 'George sings most unusual song about the sisters, Poll and Nancy Hogan and their pig. Note from http://folktrax-archive.org/menus/search%20for%20titles_na_nel.htm : NANCY HOGAN'S PIG - In Clahamon/Derry Town there dwelt 2 maids - Palci Grey & NH Ch: Tral-la - bought two pigs, cut off their tails, P died Saturday night & N on Sunday, buried on Monday - ROUD#1130 0- Alfred WILLIAMS Ms #576 - Darley McCall 72 & 79 - PALMER SOM 1972 Birmingham & Midland Folk Centre: P Murphy, Brownhills, Staffordsh 1967 Poll & Nancy Hogan -- Sean O TUAM rec by Jean Ritchie & George Pickow: FOLKWAYS Field Trip: Ireland 1960/ OSSIAN OSS-15 1989 CASS-0797/ DAT - Mary O HARA: DECCA ML-O22 1967 Two maids of Derry Town, Poll & Nancy Hogan, box & fight from morn till night. See also http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029D1LWC/ref=dm_sp_alb : Songs of the People, Vol. 1 Dick Flynn
* Format: MP3 Download'], song / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 329 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 1