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Performers:
Mac Ruairí, Dónall, speech in Irish, speech in English, singing in Irish, snare drum
Quinn, Mícheál, singing in English
Mac Giolla Bhríde, Doimnic, singing in Irish, accordion
Meir, Méabh, singing in English
O'Laoire, Lilis, singing in Irish
Meehan, Danny, fiddle
Galvin, Rónán, fiddle
Ní Mhaonaigh, Mairéad, singing in Irish
Ní Dhomhnaill, Maighread, singing in Irish
Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona , singing in Irish, piano
Blake, John, flute
Hurley, Mairéad, concertina
Davis, Rosie, dancing
Nic Ruairí, Megan, singing in Irish, piano
Mac Ruairí, Tony, percussion, singing in Irish
Mac Ruairí, Aodh, singing in Irish, guitar
Mac Ruairí, Seán, singing in Irish
Andrew?, singing in English
Gerry?, guitar
Brian? bouzouki

Running Order:
1. Introduction, speech in Irish, speech in English / Dónall Mac Ruairí
2. Grá geal mo chroí, song in English / Mícheál Quinn, singing in English
3. Ag an phobal dé Domhnaigh, song in Irish / Dominic Mac Giolla Bhríde,singing in Irish
4. Queen among the heather, song in English / Méabh Meir, singing in English
5. Unidentified, song in Irish / Lilis O'Laoire, singing in Irish
6. The dewy glens of Yarrow, song in English / Míchéal Quinn, singing in English
7. Pádraig Mac Ruairí, song in Irish / Dominic Mac Giolla Bhríde, singing in Irish ; accordion
8. Buried in Kilkenny, song in English / Méabh Meir, singing in English
9. Síos an sliabh, song in Irish / Lilis O'Laoire, singing in Irish
10. Dear Irish boy, slow air ; [Brigid McRory], jig ; The collier's, reel / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
11. Unidentified, highland ; Paddy the cooper, highland / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
12. Heathery jock, highland ; The jolly tinker, reel / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
13. A stór, stór, a grá, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
14. Unidentified, song in Irish / Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
15. Unidentified, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish
16. Unidentified [a ring a do a day], song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
17. Unidentified, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
18. The banks of Newfoundland, jig ; The lark in the strand, jig / John Blake, flute ; Mairéad Hurley, concertina ; Rosie Davis, dancing
19. [Tommy Healy's], reel ; The green pigeon, reel / John Blake, flute ; Mairéad Hurley, concertina
20. [Eirigh tú ar maidin], song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
21. An cailín Gaelach, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
22. Unidenified, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
23. Dúlamán, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
24. Unidentified, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
25. [Cúinne eile], song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
26. Closing remarks, speech in English, speech in Irish / Brian ?
27. Welcome home, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki
28. The Faughan side, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki
29. Going to California, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki

Performers:
McIntyre, Geordie, Scotland, speech in English throughout;
singing in English C7, 14–15;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group(s) A1–8, 11, 15, 23–24, 28, 33;
Unidentified performers, singing in English to instrumental accompaniment A6, 8, 12, 19–20, 28;
singing in Irish to instrumental accompaniment A27;
O'Donnell, Eugene, Donegal / USA, fiddle in duet A9–10, 14;
22?, 30, 32;
fiddle in instrumental group A11?;
fiddle solo A16, 18, 21, 25–26, 29;
Unidentified performer(s), fiddle solo A13;
fiddle in duet 22, 31;
Partly identified performer ('Packy'), singing in duet in English to instrumental accompaniment A15;
Partly identified performer ('Packy's wife'), singing in duet in English to instrumental accompaniment A15;
Unidentified performer, piano in duet A31;
Gillespie, Hugh, Donegal / USA, fiddle in duet B1–4, 6–16, C2–5, D4–8, 10–11;
speech in English throughout tracks B, C and D;
singing in English C9;
fiddle solo D3;
fiddle in trio D9;
Kelly, Francis, Donegal, fiddle in duet B1–4, 6–16, C2–5, D4–8, 10–11;
speech in English throughout tracks B, C and D;
fiddle in trio D9;
Tunney, Paddy, Donegal, speech in English throughout tracks B, C and D;
singing in English C6, 10–11, 13, D1;
singing in English with lilting C16;
lilting in trio D9;
Philip, Ian, England, speech in English throughout tracks B, C and D;
singing in English C8, 12, D2

Running Order:
1. Speech, Hornpipes: Untitled, Untitled [Harvest Home; The Cork Hornpipe], The Boys of Blue Hill
2. Jig: Untitled [The Wandering Minstrel]
3. Waltz: Untitled [Lovely Leitrim]
4. Reel, Air: Untitled [Bonnie Kate], Untitled [The Coulin / An Chuileann]
5. Air: Untitled [Roisin Dubh]
6. Waltzes with Singing: Untitled [The Homes of Donegal], Untitled [The Bold Thady Quill]
7. Jig: Untitled [Paddy's Return]
8. Song: The Wild Rover
9. Reels: Bonnie Kate, Miss McLeod, Untitled [The Donegal Reel], Untitled [The Star of Munster], Untitled [Peter Street]
10. Air, March: Untitled [The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord; composed by Scott Skinner], Untitled [The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord; the air just played, played this time as a march]
11. Reels: Untitled [Miss McLeod], Untitled [The Swallow's Tail]
12. Song: The Wild Rover
13. Air: Untitled [Easter Snow (related tune?)]
14. Reel: Bonnie Kate
15. Song: Muirsheen Durkin
16. Air: The Coulin [An Chuileann]
17. Speech: Untitled
18. Speech, Air: Untitled, Untitled [Roisin Dubh]
19. Song, Speech: Lough Swilly Shore, Untitled
20. Song: Untitled [Thank God We're Surrounded by Water]
21. Slip Jig: The Foxhunter's Jig
22. Slip Jig: Untitled [The Rocky Road to Dublin]
23. Reel: Untitled [Lucy Campbell]
24. Strathspey, Reel, Strathspey: Untitled [Stirling Castle], Untitled [The Spey in Spate], Untitled [Stirling Castle]
25. Reel: Untitled [The Maid of Mount Cisco]
26. Air: Untitled
27. Song: Untitled [Eamonn an Chnoic]
28. Song: Untitled [The Irish Soldier Boy]
29. Reel: Untitled [Sean McGuire; composed by Bert Murray]
30. Reels [?]: Untitled [American tune], Untitled [American tune], Untitled [American tune]
31. Hornpipe: Untitled [McDermott's; The Galway Hornpipe]
32. Slip Jig: The Foxhunter's Jig
33. Reel: Untitled [The Lads of Laois]
34. Reels, Speech: Untitled [Master McDermott's Reel; composed by Michael 'Master' McDermott; CRE 4, # 119], Reavy's / The Sparkling Dawn [The Hunter's House; composed by Ed Reavy], Untitled [About the tunes just played]
35. Reels, Speech: Trim the Velvet, Paddy on the Turnpike [The Bunch of Keys], Untitled [About the tunes just played]
36. Slip Jig, Speech: The Kid on the Mountain [With lilted accompaniment], Untitled [About the tune just played]
37. Hornpipes: The Stage Hornpipe, Parker's Fancy [The Western], Coleman's Fancy [Jack O'Neill's Fancy]
38. Speech: Untitled [About the tunes just played; Hugh Gillespie was associated with Michael Coleman (whom he refers to as 'The Professor') from 1928 to 1945; HG and Coleman made radio broadcasts together; HG's other experiences of playing for radio and TV; poor standards of music and song performance on public media]
39. Reel, Speech: Miss McLeod's Reel, Untitled
40. Reels, Speech: Lord McDonald's Reel, Untitled [Ballinasloe Fair], Untitled
41. Strathspeys [Highland Flings]: Untitled [Stirling Castle], Untitled [Miss Ramsey's]
42. Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled, The Caledonian [The Cameronian], Hand Me down the Tackle / Tom Steele, Untitled [About the tunes just played; Hugh Gillespie recorded Tom Steele for the Decca company; HG has Michael Coleman's fiddle; other fiddles that HG has owned]
43. Reels: Untitled [Paddy Finlay's Favourite; The Galway Rambler (related tune)], The Copperplate / The Streams of Poulaphouca
44. Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled ['The Streams of Poulaphouca' was Michael Coleman's name for the last tune just played], Ah Surely, Jackson's [The Dublin Reel], Untitled
45. Jigs, Speech: Jackson's Morning Brush, Flanagan's Favourite / The Rambling Pitchfork, Untitled
46. Jig, Speech: The Old Grey Goose, Untitled
47. Hornpipe: The High Level [The High Level Bridge; composed by James Hill]
48. Reels: Untitled [The Shaskeen Reel], The Bag of Spuds [The Bag of Potatoes]
49. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Kitty in the Lane (incomplete; clipped at end) [Track A16 is followed by approximately 3 minutes of silence on the tape]
50. Speech: Untitled [Hugh Gillespie gives his ideas about poor standards of playing and singing in Irish traditional music; 'there was no good Irish music until the like of Michael Coleman recorded first'; Paddy Tunney as an example of high standards in traditional singing; discussion of singers who wear Aran sweaters (identified later as the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem); discussion about the song 'Johnstone's Motor Car'] [END OF BAND ONE]
51. Speech: Untitled [Discussion about singing styles and playing styles in Irish and Scottish traditional music; Hugh Gillespie is consciously training Francis Kelly in the fiddle tradition in the same way as he himself was trained by Michael Coleman]
52. Reel, Speech: Untitled [Maude Miller (related tune)], Untitled
53. Reel: Untitled [The Boys of the Lough]
54. Waltzes, Speech: Untitled [Mrs Kenny's], The Men of the West [With singing], Untitled
55. Reel, Speech: Lord Gordon, Untitled
56. Speech, Song: Untitled, Willie Reilly
57. Song, Speech: The Braes o' Balquiddar, Untitled
58. Song, Speech: The Barley Mow [With chorus in which the company joins in], Untitled
59. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled [About the song to be sung next; it was composed by Willie Gillespie, the uncle of the performer here], Johnstone's Motor Car, Untitled
60. Speech, Song: Untitled, The First Time That I Met My Love
61. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled, The Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow, Untitled
62. Song: Lang A'Growin'
63. Song, Speech: Bonny Maggie Thompson, Untitled
64. Song, Speech: The Shira Dam, Untitled
65. Song, Speech: The A83, Untitled
66. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled, The Hurricane of Reels, Untitled
67. Speech, Song: Untitled, The Rambling Boys of Pleasure
68. Speech, Song, Speech: Untitled, The Herring's Head [With participation of others in the company], Untitled
69. Slip Jig: The Rocky Road to Dublin [With singing by others in the company]
70. Reel: Untitled [The Pigeon on the Gate]
71. Reel, Speech: Untitled [The Reel of Bogie; extraneous noises on this track], Untitled
72. Speech, Reel, Speech: Untitled, Jenny's Welcome to Charlie, Untitled
73. Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled, The Wild Irishman [Title as given by the performers here; this tune was named 'O'Rourke's' on the 78rpm disc recording by Michael Coleman], O'Rourke's [Title as given by the performers here; this was named 'The Wild Irishman' on the 78rpm disc recording by Michael Coleman], Untitled
74. Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled, Farewell to Ireland [CRE, # 139, as 'Farewell to Erin'], The Farmer's Daughter [DMI, # 701, as 'Farewell to Erin'], Untitled
75. March: The Battle of Aughrim
76. Speech, Jigs: Untitled, Tell Her I Am, Untitled [Richard Brennan's Favourite]
77. Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled, Bonnie Kate [Played here in the key of C; usually in D], Untitled [The Donegal Traveller], Untitled, Untitled
78. Speech, Hornpipe, Speech, Reels, Speech: Untitled, The Boys of Blue Hill, Untitled, The Ivy Leaf [The Green Groves of Erin], Paddy Ryan's Dream, Mamma's Pet, Untitled
79. Reels, Speech: Dowd's [O'Dowd's Favourite], Untitled [The Star of Munster], Untitled
80. Reel, Speech, Reel: Kreisler's Fancy [Named after the classical violinist Fritz Kreisler; Colonel Fraser], Untitled [About the tune just played; Fritz Kreisler and Michael Coleman played a lot together and were 'great buddies' – 'that's where Coleman got all the dressing for this music'], Untitled [Maudabawn Chapel; composed by Ed Reavy]
81. Reels, Speech: Yonkers [The Morning Dew], The Woman of the House, Untitled [Discussion about techniques of holding the fiddle, with played illustrations; Paddy Tunney tells a story; etc] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Campbell, Jimmy, speech in English;
Boyle, Denise, fiddle;
Laffer, Michelle, guitar;
Boullier, Nigel, banjo;
Boullier, Diana, fiddle;
McAdam, Geordie, fiddle

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