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Performers:
Unidentified performer [Casey, Bobby, Clare / London], fiddle solo A1–3;
Unidentified performer [Clancy, Willie, Clare], pipes solo A4–6;
pipes in instrumental group A8;
Unidentified performer [Ennis, Seamus, Dublin], speech in Irish A7, 9;
speech in English A10;
Partially identified performer [Peadar], speech in Irish A7;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group A8;
Partially identified performer [O'Brien, Pat 'Cuckoo', Clare], speech in Irish A9;
speech in English A10;
Unidentified performer [Russell, Micho, Clare], flute in duet A11;
flute solo A13;
whistle solo A14;
Unidentified performer, lilting in duet A11;
lilting solo A12;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A15;
Unidentified performer, concertina solo A16–17

Running Order:
1. Hornpipes: Untitled [Murphy's Hornpipe; preceded by brief tone signal], Untitled [The Derry Hornpipe / The Londonderry Hornpipe; faded out]
2. Jigs: Untitled [The Rambling Pitchfork], Untitled [Jimmy O'Brien's Jig]
3. Reels: Untitled [Rakish Paddy; 4-part version as recorded on 78rpm disc by James Morrison, fiddle], Untitled [The Wheels of the World; faded out]
4. Reels: Untitled [The Copperplate], Untitled [Rakish Paddy]
5. Hornpipe: Untitled [The Plains of Boyle]
6. Jig: Untitled [Garrett Barry's Jig]
7. Speech: Untitled [Interview for radio; topics include: origins of the name of the town Ballyvaughan; why Connemara people no longer bring turf to Clare in boats; at one time there was heavy traffic in turf on the sea between Clare and Connemara; origin of the name Ceann Boirne; the landlords in north Clare; An Craoibhin Aoibhinn / Douglas Hyde had high praise for the dialect of Irish spoken in north Clare; the characteristics of the Irish spoken in north Clare; the prospects for the Irish language in the area]
8. Reels: Untitled [The Heather Breeze], Untitled [Miss McLeod's Reel]
9. Speech: Untitled [Interview for radio; topics include: looking after tourists in north Clare; high seas off north Clare; how the speaker and interviewer searched unsuccessfully for bales of rubber on Oilean na bPortan / Crab Island, off Doolin, Co Clare; how the speaker acquired the nickname 'Cuckoo']
10. Speech: Untitled [How the speaker acquired the nickname 'Cuckoo'; working as a lifeguard for the beach in Doolin, Co Clare; how the speaker and interviewer searched unsuccessfully for bales of rubber on Oilean na bPortan / Crab Island, off Doolin; travelling from Doolin to Inis Oirr by currach; the dangers of that crossing; drinking poteen]
11. Jig: Untitled [The Piper's Chair]
12. Jig: Untitled [The Piper's Chair]
13. Jig: Untitled [Donal na Greine]
14. Reel: Untitled [Boil the Breakfast Early]
15. Song: Untitled [Chorus begins 'My name is Mickey Moloney'; about Miltown Malbay, Co Clare]
16. Reel: Untitled [Gorman's Reel; related to Sporting Nell]
17. Jig: Untitled [Version of Kitty's Rambles / The Rambles of Kitty] [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Unidentified performer [Russell, Micho, Clare?], whistle in duet A1;
Unidentified performer [Russell, Pakie, Clare?], concertina in duet A1;
concertina solo A2;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo A3–4;
Unidentified performer, Clare, speech in Irish A5–6;
Unidentified performer [Ennis, Seamus, Dublin], speech in Irish A5–7, 9;
speech in Irish and English A10;
speech in English A11;
Unidentified performer, Clare, speech in Irish A7;
Unidentified performer, Clare, singing in English A8;
Unidentified performer, Clare, speech in Irish A9;
singing in Irish A9;
Conlon, John 'Baser', Clare, speech in Irish and English A10;
speech in English A11;
lilting solo A12;
singing in Irish A12;
whistling solo A12;
singing in English A12;
Unidentified performer, flute solo A13

Running Order:
1. Reel: Untitled [The Heather Breeze]
2. Reel: Untitled [The Peeler's Jacket]
3. Reel: Untitled [The Bag of Potatoes]
4. Jig: Untitled
5. Speech: Untitled [Includes a story about Diarmaid and Grainne at Ceann Leime / Loophead]
6. Speech: Untitled
7. Speech: Untitled [Includes discussion about blindness & reading by means of Braille]
8. Song: Untitled
9. Speech, Song: Untitled, Taimse im Chodladh is na Duisigh Me
10. Speech: Untitled [Entertaining tourists with fiddle-playing (mainly in Irish)]
11. Speech: Untitled [Entertaining tourists with fiddle-playing; how the speaker got the nickname 'Baser' (in English)]
12. Jig / Song, Speech, Jig / Song: Untitled [Jig lilted and words to it sung], Untitled, Untitled [Jig whistled and lilted and words to it sung; The Dark-Eyed Gypsy]
13. Reels: Untitled [The Maid of Mount Cisco], Untitled [The Hunter's Purse] [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Leahy, Tim, Kerry, speech in English A1, 45, 47, and intermittently throughout;
concertina solo A2–24, 41–46, 49;
singing in English A5, 7, 33, 39;
whistling solo A28, 31, 33;
;
Burke, Mick, Kerry, fiddle solo A25–26, 34–36, 38–40;
speech in English A35, 38;
singing in English A39;
Reagan, Mick / Regan, Mick, Kerry, fiddle solo A27, 29–30;
32, 37, 47?;
48;
speech in English 48?;
Unidentified performers, speech in English A47;
Unidentified performer ('man in black shirt'), speech in English A48

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [Information about Jimmy O'Brien]
2. Reel, Speech: Jimmy O'Brien's Reel [CICD 2703 (from this recording)], Untitled [Information about the tune just played]
3. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Three Leaved Clover [CICD 5974 (from this recording); version of The Hunter's Purse]
4. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Bag of Potatoes [CICD 5072 (from this recording); Sporting Paddy (related tune)]
5. Speech, Song / Reel: Untitled, The Bag of Potatoes [Song sung to the tune in the previous track]
6. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Smash the Windows [CICD 5109 (from this recording)]
7. Speech, Polka / Single Reel, Speech, Song: Untitled, Biddy Martin [CICD 6437 (from this recording); described by player as a reel, but now commonly played as a polka. Written as polka in CICD; CRE 2, # 111 (from this recording); words sung to this tune are given on CICD 6437 and in CRE 2], Untitled, Biddy Martin [The song sung to the tune just played]
8. Speech: Untitled [Story about the dancing master Gerry Molyneux, Castleisland]
9. Speech, Reel, Speech: Untitled, The Girl in Blue [Not in CICD from this recording], Untitled
10. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Scolding Wife [CICD 5040 (from this recording); The Eel in the Sink]
11. Reel: The Tinker's Reel [Not in CICD from this recording; An Bhean Tinceara]
12. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Down by the Banks of the River [CICD 5311 (from this recording)]
13. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Old Torn Petticoat that I Bought in Mullingar [Not in CICD from this recording; beginning of title clipped on recording]
14. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Parson's Daughter / The Maids of Mitchelstown [Not in CICD from this recording]
15. Reel: Untitled [CICD 3472 (from this recording)]
16. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Peter Street [Not in CICD from this recording; The Red-Haired Lass (related tune?); not the tune generally known by the name Peter Street]
17. Jig: Connie the Soldier [Not in CICD from this recording]
18. Jig: Paudeen Rafferty [Not in CICD from this recording; Paidin O Raifeartaigh]
19. Reel / Polka: Untitled [Not in CICD from this recording]
20. Speech, Jig / Slide, Speech: Untitled, Untitled [CICD 2644.11 (from this recording); referred to as a polka by the player], Untitled
21. Polka, Speech: Untitled [CICD 6315 (from this recording)], Untitled [Information about the tune that follows]
22. Speech, Jig / Slide: Untitled, Tidy Womaneen [Not in CICD from this recording; title from end of previous track; Tidy Womaneen Saucepan / Tidy Womaneen Sasta; same tune appears on track A39; referred to as a slip jig by the player]
23. Polka: The White Cockade [Not in CICD from this recording]
24. Hornpipe, Speech: Poll Ha'penny [Not in CICD from this recording; Poll Halfpenny], Untitled
25. Jig: Callaghan's Jig / Allisdrum's March [CICD 2383 (from this recording); Mairseail Alasdruim / Ollistrum Jig] [END OF BAND ONE]
26. Reel: The Rising Sun [CICD 3444 (from this recording)]
27. Reel: The Pigeon on the Gate [Not in CICD from this recording]
28. Polka / Single Reel, Speech: Untitled [CICD 6343 (from this track on this recording; whistled); 6344 (from track A42 on this recording; played on the concertina); The Dancing Master's], Untitled
29. Polka: Untitled [Not in CICD from this recording]
30. Polka / March: Untitled [CICD 6450 (from this recording); The Battle of Aughrim]
31. Jig / Slide: Untitled [CICD 1050 (from this recording)]
32. Jig: The Frieze Breeches [CICD 1369.11 (from this recording; partial transcription only)]
33. Slip Jig, Song: Why Didn't I Love Maire? [CICD 66 (from this recording; untitled); CRE 2, # 96 (which provides the title); both the CICD card and the entry in CRE 2 credit the performer as Mick Burke (in CRE 2 as a fiddle player, although the performance here is whistling); the performer is, in all likelihood, Tim Leahy], Why Didn't I Love Maire? [Song sung to the tune just played; words are given in CRE 2]
34. Reel: Untitled [CICD 3375 (from this recording); The Milliner's Daughter]
35. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Untitled [Not in CICD from this recording; related to The Broomstick (CICD 4800) and many other reels based on A, e.g. Down the Broom, The Corner House, etc]
36. Reel: The Mountain Lark [Not in CICD from this recording; The Steampacket]
37. Jig / Slide, Speech: Untitled [CICD 806.11 (from this recording)], Untitled [Information about the tune just played; the performer refers to it as a slip jig]
38. Speech, Reel: Untitled, In and out the Harbour and down with the Tide / The Boyne Hunt [Not in CICD from this recording]
39. Jig / Slide, Song with Speech: Oh My Catherine / Katherine Hogan / Tidy Womaneen Saucepan / Tidy Womaneen Sasta [CICD 1326 (from this recording; untitled); Catherine Hogan], Oh My Catherine [Words sung to the tune just played; reminiscent of the words on a Frank Quinn recording of a song to the same melody on a 78 rpm disc; interspersed with discussion of the song just sung]
40. Polka: Untitled [CICD 6362 (from this recording); CRE 4, # 81 from CICD 6364–6365]
41. Speech, Jig: Untitled, The Kilmeedy Jig / Kilmeady Jig [CICD 2263 (from this recording)]
42. Speech, Polka / Single Reel: Untitled, The Dancing Master's [CICD 6344 (from this track on this recording; played on the concertina); 6343 (from track A28 on this recording; whistled); CRE 2, # 126 as The Dancing Master's Reel]
43. Hop Jig / Slip Jig: Mrs Dalton's [Not in CICD from this recording]
44. Hop Jig / Slip Jig: The Old Brown Slipper [CICD 257 (from this recording; untitled); CRE 2, # 99 (which provides the title)]
45. Speech, Fling: Untitled [Discussion about the difference between a hop and a fling], When Kitty Is Convenient [Not in CICD from this recording; Love Will You Marry Me? / Some Say the Devil is Dead (songs sung to this melody)]
46. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Bass Reel [CICD 5090 (from this recording)]
47. Speech, Jig / Slide: Untitled [Information about local musicians, with fiddle playing in the background (in Lynch's pub, Listowel, 11 December 1968?)], Untitled [The Game Cock; CRE 4, # 62 (not from this recording); The Bog Carrot (popular current name for this tune when played as a reel); played in the background during the conversation just listed]
48. Jig / Slide, Speech: Rural Velocity / Rural Felicity [CICD 788 (from this recording); recorded in Lynch's pub, Listowel, 11 December 1968], Untitled
49. Reel: Toss the Feathers [Not in CICD from this recording] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performer, accordion A1–6, 27–29, 34;
Unidentified performer, flute A1–2, 4–6;
Unidentified performer [Pakie Russell?], concertina A7–10, 30;
Unidentified performer, whistle A7–10;
Unidentified performers [The Kilfenora Ceili Band?], instrumental group A11, 15–16;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A12–13;
Russell, Micho, Clare, whistle A14, 17–21, 39–40;
flute A22–24, 35–38;
Unidentified performer, bodhran A21;
Unidentified performer, piano A24–26;
Unidentified group (accordion, concertina, flute), A31–33

Running Order:
1. Reel: Untitled [The Dairy Maid]
2. Reels: Untitled [The Sligo Maid], Untitled [The Gatehouse Maid (CRE 2, # 233)]
3. Reel: Untitled [Recorded by the Kilfenora Ceili Band as one of the Kilrush Polkas (?)]
4. Reel: Untitled [The Humours of Ballyconnell]
5. Reel: Untitled [The Bunch of Keys]
6. Jig: Untitled (incomplete)
7. Reel: Untitled [The Traveller (DMI, # 719)]
8. Reel: Untitled [Miss Thornton's Reel (DMI, # 534)]
9. Reel: Untitled [The Heather Breeze]
10. Reel: Untitled [An Bhean Tinceara]
11. Jig: Untitled [Dubbed from a ceili band record? Incomplete; Sacko's Jig / Tripping up the Stairs]
12. Song: Untitled [Blackwater Side (barely audible in parts)]
13. Song: Untitled [Hardly audible; preceded by short section of a ceili band dubbing]
14. Jig: Banish Misfortune / The Irishman's Misfortune / The Shady Groves of Peamount [CICD 1367.11–.12 (not from this recording)]
15. Jigs: Untitled [Father Kelly's Jig], Untitled [When Sick Is it Tea You Want? Dubbed from a ceili band record?]
16. Reels: Untitled [I'm Waiting for You; dubbed from a ceili band record? needle gets stuck in a groove], Untitled [The Humours of Lissadell], Untitled [The Doon Reel] [END OF BAND ONE]
17. Reel: The Wind that Shakes the Barley [CICD 5743.11, 5757.11–.14 (none from this recording); DMI, # 737]
18. Reel: Untitled [CICD 3912 (from this recording); Kitty in the Lane (DMI, # 796)]
19. Reel: London Bridge [CICD 2888, 5480 (both from this recording); 2884.11, 2888 (none from this recording)]
20. Jig: My Darling Asleep [CICD 1822 (from this recording); 1822.11 (where title 'The Miners of Wicklow' is given - in error?), 1822.12–.13 (none from this recording); DMI, # 159]
21. Reel: Untitled [Not in CICD from this recording; Boil the Breakfast Early (DMI, # 789)]
22. Jig: An Rogaire Dubh [CICD 1858 (where this recording is referenced); 2620.11–.12 (none from this recording); The Black Rogue]
23. Reel: Kitty's Gone a-Milking / The Dublin Reel [CICD 5211.11 (not from this recording); not the tune generally called The Dublin Reel; DMWC, # 31]
24. Reel: The Heights of Alma / The Rakes of Mallow [CICD 2692.11 (not from this recording)]
25. Reel: Untitled [The Heights of Alma / The Rakes of Mallow]
26. Airs: Untitled, Untitled [Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms]
27. Reels: Untitled [The Green Groves of Erin], Untitled [Toss the Feathers (with tonic note D)]
28. Jig: Untitled [The Frost is All Over]
29. Jig: Untitled [The Frieze Breeches]
30. Reels: Untitled [The Star of Munster], Untitled [The Swallow's Tail]
31. Jig: Untitled [Mac's Fancy?]
32. Reels: Untitled [Sporting Nellie], Untitled [Gregg's Pipes]
33. Reels: Untitled [The Humours of Ballyconnell], Untitled [Toss the Feathers (tonic note E)], Untitled [Joe Cooley's Reel]
34. Waltz: Untitled [Gentle Mother; incomplete]
35. Jigs: Cathaoir an Phiobaire [CICD 1993–.11 (none from this recording); The Piper's Chair; CRE 1, # 9 (not from MR)], The Yellow Wattle [CICD 1133.11, 1828, 1829 (none from this recording)]
36. Reel: The Dublin Reel [CICD 3101, 3103.11, 3103.12, 3103.14, 3104.11–3104.12 (none from this recording); standard version (tonic note D)]
37. Jig: The Battering Ram [CICD 2195.12–.15 (none from this recording)]
38. Set Dance: The Retreat [CICD 6528, 6529, 6530, 6531, 6532 (none from this recording); Bonaparte's Retreat]
39. Reel: The Silver Spear [CICD 5768.11 (not from this recording); CRE, # 141]
40. Reels: Miss Monaghan [CICD 3179.12 (not from this recording); DMI, # 575], Untitled [CICD 5399 (from this recording); 5399.11 (not from this recording); version of Lord McDonald?], Come West along the Road [CICD 5502 (from this recording); 5502.11, 5505 {with tonic note D} (none from this recording); DMI, # 793] [END OF BAND TWO]

This tape contains copies of recordings made by Radio Eireann / RTE Radio. The sound is often distorted due to over-modulation. This tape is probably a working tape made during the CICD project; it might be a highly selectively edited copy of an original supplied by Radio Eireann / RTE. Ciaran Mac Mathuna features throughout as the radio presenter.

Running order:
1. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcements, the second as voice-over], The Liffey Banks, The Shaskeen / Larry Redican, speech in English ; Michael Coleman, fiddle
2. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement and interview; about pipers in New York; Patsy Touhey; Michael Carney – disabled due to an accident at a handball game; Carney's occupation; anecdote about Carney inventing titles for Miss McLeod's reel; anecdotes about James Morrison, fiddle] / Larry Redican, speech in English
3. Reel, Speech: The Humours of Westport, Untitled [Radio announcement] / Paddy Cronin, fiddle
4. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcements; information about the next tunes to be played], Mulvihill's (1) [Garrett Barry's Reel], Mulvihill's (2), Murphy's [Charlie Mulvihill's (1)] / unidentified performers, instrumental group
5. Speech with Singing, Polka: Untitled [Radio interview; words in English to the polka 'O the Breeches Full of Stitches / O the Britches Full of Stitches'; version in Irish of the song sung to that tune, sung by Sean O Croinin; singing of the version in English by Denis Murphy; both the English and Irish versions are transcribed on CICD 6313], O the Breeches Full of Stitches / O the Britches Full of Stitches [CICD 6313 (from this recording)] / Denis Murphy, speech in English, singing in English, fiddle ; Sean O Cronin, singing in Irish
6. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
7. Song with Lilting: Untitled / unidentified performer, singing in Irish
8. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement]
9. Reel: The Queen of May [Mistitled?; recorded by John McKenna, flute, on 78rpm disc as 'The Flowers of Redhill'] / John Joe Gardiner, fiddle
10. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement] / John Joe Gardiner, speech in English, fiddle
11. Reel: Scotch Willie / The Pigeon on the Gate
12. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement] / John Joe Gardiner, speech in English
13. Jig: Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part / McCann's Favourite [The Races of Castlebar; Castlebar Races; Heather and Sedge] / John Joe Gardiner, flute
14. Reel, Speech, Reel, Speech: Untitled (incomplete), Untitled, Untitled (incomplete), Untitled [Discussion about the tune to be played next] / John Joe Gardiner, flute ; unidentified performer, lilting
15. Reel: Gardiner's Favourite [London Lasses] / John Joe Gardiner ; unidentified performer, fiddle
16. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement] / John Joe Gardiner ; unidentified performer
17. Reels: The Mountain Top, The Cailin Ban [The Longford Collector (related tune)] / John Joe Gardiner, flute ; unidentified performer
18. Jig: Untitled [The Walls of Liscarroll; Andy Hehir's Favourite] / unidentified performer [Elizabeth Crotty], concertina solo
19. Polka: An Gabhairin Bui / unidentified performer [Elizabeth Crotty], concertina solo
20. Reel: Untitled [Gorman's Reel; Sporting Nell (related tune)] / unidentified performer [Elizabeth Crotty], concertina solo [END OF BAND ONE]
21. Jig: Cathaoir an Phiobaire [The Piper's Chair] / unidentified performer [Micho Russell], flute solo
22. Reel: The Green Mountain / unidentified performer, fiddle
23. Speech, Polkas: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled (incomplete), Untitled (faded out) / Denis Murphy, fiddle ; Johnny O'Leary, accordian
24. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement], The Dawn / Joe Cooley, accordian
25. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled [The Concert Reel], Untitled [The Laurel Bush] / Kevin Henry, flute
26. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], Lucky in Love [Mistitled?; The Pretty Girls of Mayo; The Music of the Forge; Ceol na Ceartan], Glenallen [Mistitled?; Tansey's Favourite; CRE 3, # 136; recorded by Paddy Killoran, fiddle, on 78rpm disc] / Bobby Gardiner, accordian
27. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement], Feargal Gara [Faral Gara] / Joe Cooley, speech in English
28. Reel: Untitled / Jack Marken [?], whistle
29. Reel, Speech: Martin Wynne's [Composed by Martin Wynne], Untitled [Radio announcement, as voice-over] / Larry Redican, fiddle ; Andy McGann, fiddle
30. Polkas: Untitled, Untitled / Denis Murphy, fiddle ; Julia Murphy [Clifford], fiddle
31. Jigs: Untitled, Untitled / Denis Murphy, fiddle ; Julia Murphy [Clifford], fiddle
32. Reels: Untitled, Donal a' Phumpa [CICD 3941 (where this recording is referenced)] / Denis Murphy, fiddle ; Julia Murphy [Clifford], fiddle
33. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled [The Sailor's Cravat (DMI, # 681)], The Green Fields of Rossbeigh [Mistitled?; The Reel of Bogey] / John Bowe, accordian
34. Speech, Jig: Untitled [Radio announcement; the performer who plays next was aged 16 when the next item was recorded in June 1964], Come Along with Me [DMI, # 337] / unidentified performer, accordian
35. Speech: Untitled [Radio announcement; the next performer comes from Castlefrench, near Ahascragh, Co Galway]
36. Jig: Paddy Fahy's Jig [Composed by Paddy Fahy] / Mairtin Byrnes, fiddle
37. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Radio announcement], Untitled (incomplete), Mairtin Byrnes, lilting and speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]