Nellie Walsh published a column in 'Ireland's own' entitled 'Songs of your county' from the mid 1960s to just before her death in the mid 1990s. 'Songs of your county' included the lyrics of songs tied to 32 counties across Ireland, and each column was often dedicated to one specific county, though many included features from multiple. In order to find these songs, Walsh compiled lyrics from across the Island from her own experience, but also received submissions from citizens of songs they had heard throughout their lives. Though published only as ballad sheets, many of the songs were submitted or noted in tonic sol-fa, and occaisonally with accompanying staff notation. The two sub-series in this series show the published 'Songs of your county' column, and the handwritten notes that show how Walsh constructed her column, divided by county.
Audiovisual recordings of the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar (IIFSBS), events organised by the Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle (ITSC), and other singing and music festivals and events in Ireland attended by Jimmy McBride, 1980-2004.
Letters, typescripts, newspaper clippings, draft programme notes and ephemera relating to various solo recordings, compositions, commissions and publications produced by Derek Bell over his lifetime. The majority of the material dates from the late 1980s and the 1990s. Material relating to The Chieftains’ recordings can be found in the subseries The Chieftains (DBE-239678/4/2).
This series contains photographs taken throughout Bell’s career in music. The images are of Bell performing solo, with orchestras, with other performers as well as with The Chieftains. There are a small number of photographs of other musicians and singers. Also included in this series are a number of drawings given to Bell by children and fans.
