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Videos

Commercial and non-commercial VHS tapes. Copies of TV interviews with Derek Bell and The Chieftains including the Late Late Show (4 Mar 1988), (16 Dec 1988) and (20 Jan 1995), Ulster Television Kelly (14 Jan 1991) & (10 Jan 1997), ‘Chieftains TV: American music show, Nashville, [Tennessee, United States of America] (6 June 1992) 2. Jay Leno Show 3. This morning ’, CBS News (20 Aug 1997) and BBC Newsline (n.d.); concert recordings including ‘Cue the music: Chieftains in concert, Glastonbury, England’ [1982?], ‘The Chieftains USA Tour’ (March-July 1995), ‘Irish evening’, Baden Baden [Germany] (6 April 1995) and ‘A Capitol fourth 1995’, featuring Ricky Skaggs and The Chieftains (4 Jul 1995); copies of BBC recordings of Alan Tongue documentaries Derek Bell’s concert party (1977) and One man band (1988); other VHS tape recordings include ‘Music as experience’ Derek Bell and Donald Walters, Ananda Center (29 Feb 1996), Liam Ó Conchubhair singing Songs of the North of Ireland with Derek Bell (16 Dec 1996), ‘Derek Bell memorial service’, UTV Live (1 Nov 2002), ‘Great music experience’ (n.d.), BBC Golden voices (n.d.), ‘Musical traditions Northern song’ producer Ian Kirk-Smith, BBC, Belfast (n.d.), Liam Ó Conchubhair (30 May 2001); and two commercial Chieftains recordings Live over Ireland : waters from the well (1999) and The long black veil (1995).

Digital Audio Tapes

Non-commercial DAT recordings including ‘Music from Bulgaria, Abbey Road Recording Session’ (18 Nov 1994).

Harp

Includes Irish times article about harpist Madame Maria Korchinska (5 Oct 1968); article about avant-garde harp music by Derek Bell ‘A field day for bluffers’ (June 1975); various newspaper clippings relating to harps and harpists; various articles about the Irish harp; concert programme for harpist Sidonie Goossens 100th birthday concert in Wigmore Hall, London (20 Oct 1999); booklet about the concert harp in Bulgarian signed by the author Maria Tutuvilova (August 2000); photocopy of handwritten list of 19th century harp music; photocopy of handwritten letter from harp teacher Alfred Holý to his pupil Artiss [de Volt] (6 July ?); folk and orchestral harp catalogues; photographs of Alfred Holý; and various photographs of harps.

Financial Documents

Includes original receipts relating to the purchase of music and musical instrument; includes letter from Paddy Moloney to Derek Bell referring to the payment of expenses incurred during a recent recording session, Moloney says that ‘this cheque does not include any work for the scoring you may do’ (20 March 1997); also includes ‘Chieftains tour expense report Scandanavia [Scandinavia] 1997’.

Self Realization Fellowship

Original and photocopied letters and articles. Includes letter from Priscilla ?, Amrita Foundation, Dallas, Texas, United States of America thanking Bell for his kind donation (27 May 1998); ‘notes on Kriya Yoga technique’; various letters and articles relating to the guru and founder of the Los Angeles based Self Realization Fellowship, Swami Paramahansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters), much of the correspondence relates to a criminal trial. These letters are marked confidential.

Performance Set lists and Related Material

Original handwritten and photocopied set lists containing tune and song titles, the key of the piece, the approximate time the piece will take to play, the number of ‘verses’ to be performed and some contain song words. In most cases it is not clear which performance the set list relates to. Includes the set list for the film score Tristan and Isolde [1980].

Programmes and Ephemera

Various items of ephemera including concert programmes, advertising flyers for concerts and recordings, and seven beer mats. Includes programmes for 1975 United Kingdom tour ‘The Chieftains in concert’ in association with Harvey Goldsmith and Jo Lustig (6 Nov [1975]); The Edinburgh Rock Festival ‘79’ (1 Sep 1979); The Chieftains tour of China [May 1983]; ‘The Chieftains and Northern Ireland Symphony, Ulster Hall’ (14 Apr 1991); ‘Utah Symphony’ (20 Mar 1998); and a programme in Japanese ‘The Chieftains 2001’ (17 May 2001); also includes a beer mat from the ‘First Australian tour, Hail The Chieftains’ [1976].

Recordings

Original and photocopied newspaper clippings, letters and typescripts relating to Derek Bell’s solo & collaborative recordings. Includes review of album Carolan’s receipt (7 Jul 1976); a photocopied handwritten track list for [ Carolan’s favourite ] [1979]; various reviews of Carolan’s favourite ; a letter from Charles [Guard], Isle of Man to Derek Bell with information about Manx tunes and songs for a possible recording [1981]; typescript of ‘possible questions for Mel’s radio/TV interview with Derek [Bell] and Swami [James Donald Walters]’ the interview is to promote the album Mystic harp [1996]; review in German, French and English of Dussek an album by Derek Bell (harp) and Joanna Leach (piano) (7 Nov 2000); review in Italian and English of Sri Kryiananda (James Donald Walters) and Derek Bell’s album Mystic harp 2 (24 Nov 2002).

Variations on the IDB theme ‘Come on Northern Ireland’

Original typed letters and newspaper clippings relating to Derek Bell’s composition Variations on the IDB theme ‘Come on Northern Ireland ’. Includes letter from T. L. de Winne, Manager, Ulster Hall, Belfast to Derek Bell telling him that ‘this magnificent, accomplished, clever, witty, topical, pertinent, rousing work is deserving of becoming a Last Night of the Proms ‘standard’’ (1 Jul 1985). However in a subsequent letter he tells Bell that the orchestra refuses to play the Variations ‘on the basis that the work is “too partisan”, and that objections have been raised both by members of the orchestra and the Board of Directors’ (17 Jan 1986); original typescript by Derek Bell of performance guidelines ‘for Jack Thomson - (or the conductor) and Terry de Winne’ [?1987]; and also reviews of Variations … being performed by The Studio Symphony Orchestra in ‘final proms concert’ (15 Jun 1987).
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