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Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English A1, 6;
Dunning, Ina, speech in English A1;
Mulkere, Brendan, fiddle solo A2-3, fiddle in duet A4;
Roland, Raymond, accordion in duet A4, concertina solo A5, speech in English A6

Running Order:
1. Speech [music in Spotted Dog, young people playing music in London, greetings home] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Ina Dunning, speech in English
2. The steeple chase, Seamus Breathnach's, reels / Brendan Mulkere, fiddle
3. Larry Redigans, The humours of Tulla, reels / Brendan Mulkere, fiddle
4. March/Reel: The Battle Of Aughrim, march, Paddy Cronin's, reel / Brendan Mulkere, fiddle ; Raymond Roland, accordion
5. An cuilfionn, air / Raymond Roland, concertina
6. Speech [greetings home, music scene in London, Le Cheile, recordings] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Raymond Roland, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout;
Barry, Margaret, speech in English A1-4

Running Order:
1. Speech [recent travels, travels in Ireland and America, travelling for 40 years] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Margaret Barry, speech in English
2. Speech [learning songs and music, playing at fairs in her youth, breeding horses, her outlook in life, being sick in England] / Margaret Barry, speech in English
3. Speech [Michael Gorman] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Margaret Barry, speech in English
4. Speech [younger musicians, musicians and singers she appreciated: Seamus Ennis, Joe Heaney] / Margaret Barry, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout;
Breathnach, Breandan, speech in English A1-2

Running Order:
1. Speech [description of the 'Irish Pipes and Piping' exhibition on display in the Battersea Arts Centre] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Breandan Breathnach, speech in English
2. Speech [comparison of modern day pipe makers against older makers] / Breandan Breathnach, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
Powell, Johnny, and his Irish Band of the Year, instrumental group A1-2 (off-disc dubs);
Carton, Mary, singing in English A3-4 (off-disc dubs);
Flaherty, Martin, and his Orchestra, instrumental group A5-6 (off-disc dubs);
Rabbett, Murty and Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band, singing in English A7 (off-disc dubs);
Larry Griffin and Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band, singing in English A8 (off-disc dubs);
Foley, Connie, singing in English A9-10 (off-disc dubs);
Mattie Toohey's Irish Minstrels, instrumental group A11-12 (off-disc dubs);
Joseph Maguire, singing in English A13-14 (off-disc dubs);
Christopher Casson, singing in English A15-17 (off-disc dubs);
John McGettigan, singing in English A18-19 (off-disc dubs);
John Sheridan, singing in English A20 (off-disc dubs);
Colin O'More, singing in English A21 (off-disc dubs)

Running Order:
1. Coleen bawn, The Galway rogue, polkas / Johnny Powell and his Irish Band of the Year, band
2. Galway Bay, Martha the flower of sweet Strabane, airs / Johnny Powell and his Irish Band of the Year, band
3. How can you buy Killarney?, song / Mary Carton, singing in English
4. Tig-um-tu?, song / Mary Carton, singing in English
5. O'Dwyer’s hornpipe / Martin Flaherty and his Orchestra, band
6. My old skillara hat, If you ever go over to Ireland, jigs / Martin Flaherty and his Orchestra, band
7. The shirt I left behind me, song / Murty Rabbett and Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band, singing in English
8. Fare you well sweet Irish town, song / Larry Griffin and Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band, singing in English
9. The valley of Knockanure, song / Connie Foley, singing in English
10. Martha the flower of sweet Strabane, song / Connie Foley, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
11. The barren rocks of Arran, All the way to Galway, polkas / Mattie Toohey’s Irish Minstrels, band
12. The maid on the green, The three little drummers, jigs / Mattie Toohey’s Irish Minstrels, band
13. Barney O'Hare, song / Joseph Maguire, singing in English
14. The ould Sunday dinner, song / Joseph Maguire, singing in English
15. Clare's dragoons, song / Christopher Casson, singing in English
16. The old turf fire, song / Christopher Casson, singing in English
17. The Ballymure ballad, song / Christopher Casson, singing in English
18. The Irish jaunting car, song / John McGettigan, singing in English
19. My mother's last goodbye, song / John McGettigan, singing in English
20. My old skillara hat, song / John Sheridan, singing in English
21. Danny boy, song / Colin O’More, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Myles O'Malley and his Orchestra, group instrumental A1-4,;
O'Malley, Myles, solo whistle A5-8;
The McNulty Family, singing in English with group instrumental A9-20

Running Order:
1. Shannon bells, The joy of life, jigs / Myles O’Malley and his Orchestra, band
2. The Kildare fancy, The boys of Bluehill, hornpipes / Myles O’Malley and his Orchestra, band
3. Off she goes, Fire on the mountain, jigs / Myles O’Malley and his Orchestra, band
4. The morning star, The ships are sailing, reels / Myles O’Malley and his Orchestra, band
5. The quarrelsome piper, Harvest home, hornpipes / Myles O’Malley, tin whistle
6. The four hand reel, The ivy leaf, reels / Myles O’Malley, tin whistle
7. Sweeney's, hornpipe / Myles O’Malley, tin whistle
8. The swallows tail, The heathery breeze, reels / Myles O’Malley, tin whistle
9. We'd take you back to Ireland, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
10. The maid of sweet brown Knowe, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
11. The thirty two counties Ireland, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
12. A mothers lament, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
13. The rose of Aranmore, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
14. The Limerick races, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
15. In Kerry long ago, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
16. Grandfather Brian, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
17. The old potato cake, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
18. Ye all be Irish tonight, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
19. The half door, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
20. The stone outside Dan Murphy's door, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
English, John, Joe, speech in English A1, 2-4, 7-8, singing in English A1-8;
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Irish Paddy, song / John Joe English, singing in English
2. The green linnet, song / John Joe English, singing in English
3. If Jack were only here [My mother was a lady], song ; Speech [singers] / John Joe English, singing in English
4. Seven years I loved a sailor [interrupted], song / John Joe English, singing in English
5. Barbara Allen, song [end clipped] / John Joe English, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Barbara Allen, song [continued] / John Joe English, singing in English
7. The leaving of old Ireland [Leaving of Liverpool], song / John Joe English, singing in English
8. Still my heart beats for Maggie, song ; Speech [learning songs, songs that he’s forgotten] / John Joe English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
White, Bernard, singing in English A1-4;
Walsh, Bill, speech in English A5-10, 13-15, singing in English A5, 8, 13-15, accordion solo A6-10;
Walsh, Aidan, singing in English A11-12, accordion solo A16;
Turner, Bessy, singing in English A18-21, speech in English A18-21

Running Order:
1. Manchester heroes, song / Bernard White, singing in English
2. I was scarce sixteen when I started roaming, song / Bernard White, singing in English
3. Patrick Reilly, song / Bernard White, singing in English
4. Rich farmer's daughter, song / Bernard White, singing in English
5. High times in our ship, song / Bill Walsh, singing in English, speech in English ; Frank Kelly, composer [St. Brendan’s, Bonavista Bay]
6. Rakes of Mallow, polka ; Speech [words to the air, short song to the same air] / Bill Walsh, accordion, speech in English, singing in English
7. [Untitled], jig / Bill Walsh, accordion
8. [Form the line], single ; Speech [Form a line, 3rd part of a set] / Bill Walsh, accordion
9. [Untitled], jig / Bill Walsh, accordion
10. [Untitled], single / Bill Walsh, accordion
11. Truckson, song [unfinished] / Aidan Walsh, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Truckson, song [continued from track A11] / Aidan Walsh, singing in English
13. The ball on the end of the broom, song / Bill Walsh, singing in English
14. The brakes man of the train, song ; Speech [songs] / Bill Walsh, singing in English
15. Mossy Dow, song / Bill Walsh, singing in English
16. [Untitled], single / Aidan Walsh, accordion
17. [Untitled], air / Aidan Walsh, accordion
18. Will you love when I'm old, song / Bessy Turner, singing in English
19. Pretty Nancy from London [Nancy from London], song / Bessy Turner, singing in English
20. Wearing of the suit of green, song / Bessy Turner, singing in English
21. My bonny Irish boy, song / Bessy Turner, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Carroll, Ernest, singing in English A1-3, 9-11, speech in English A1-3, 9-12;
Carew, Aggie, singing in English A4-8, 13-15, speech in English A4-8, 12-13;
Lushman, Jack, singing in English A17-25, speech in English A17-22, 25;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A20

Running Order:
1. The faithful sailor boy, song / Ernest Carroll, singing in English, speech in English ; Aggie Carew, speech in English
2. Sure I got drunk again, song / Ernest Carroll, singing in English, speech in English
3. [Barley Barley] , song / Ernest Carroll, singing in English, speech in English
4. Pretty Nancy, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English, speech in English
5. Untitled, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English
6. The lass of Swansea Town, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English
7. Sweet Willie, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English, speech in English
8. Annie Franklin, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English
9. Indian in a birch bark canoe, song / Ernest Carroll, singing in English, speech in English; Aggie Carew, speech in English
10. Turkey in the straw, song / Ernest Carroll, lilting, singing in English, speech in English
11. Green grow the rushes, song / Ernest Carroll, lilting, singing in English, speech in English
12. Speech [people dancing whilst lilting and singing ; singing for drinks] / Ernest Carroll, speech in English ; Aggie Carew, speech in English
13. Polly Holland, song ; Speech [description of the Union from St. John’s] / Aggie Carew, singing in English, speech in English
14. The Union from St. John's, song / Aggie Carew, singing in English
15. The dark-eyed gypsy o (fragment) , song / Aggie Carew, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
16. The dark-eyed gypsy o, song [continued from track 15] / Aggie Carew, singing in English
17. The jam on Gary's Rock, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
18. Cape Breton boy, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
19. About the penny fair, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
20. The blue wave, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English, speech in English ; Aggie Carew, speech in English
21. One night at a club, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
22. Untitled (fragment), song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
23. The dole song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
24. The sidewalks of New York, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English
25. Cock a doodle do, song / Jack Lushman, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
[Hearn ?], Kitty, speech in English A1, singing in English A2;
Snow, Mrs Elizabeth, speech in English A4-10, recitation in English A5-10

Running Order:
1. Speech [talk about learning songs, singing on boats in the harbour] / Kitty [Hearn], speech in English
2. When the bees are in their hives, song / Kitty [Hearn], singing in English
3. My old Kentucky home, song ; talk about singing in concerts / Kitty [Hearn],
4. Speech [talk about writing poetry, reciting poetry at local events] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
5. Going to Church [written in 1954], recitation ; Speech [talk about the following poem] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
6. Saint Paul's sale, recitation ; Speech [background on Mrs Huff and the rector] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
7. Mrs Huff and the rector, recitation ; Speech [background on A voice within] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
8. A voice within, recitation / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
9. A boy leaving home ; Speech [describes a performance of A boy leaving home] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]
10. The faithful few, recitation / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
11. We are all gathered here today, recitation ; Speech [describes next poem] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English, author
12. Sister Goodlynn, recitation ; Speech [background on next poem] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
13. O why was I chained to a wife, recitation / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
14. You tell me I'm getting old, recitation / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
15. Remembrance Day, recitation ; Speech [describes The high cost of living] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
16. The high cost of living, recitation ; Speech [other poems] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
17. Speech [reads out a letter about the founding of the local senior citizens club] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English
18. Speech [talk about local senior citizens parties] / Elizabeth Snow, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]

* Performers:
Unidentified performers, speech in English A1, 6–7;
singing in English A1;
McLaughlin, George 'Grainne', Donegal, speech in English A2–3, 9–13, singing in English A3, 8, 13;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performer [described by A O'H as 'Scot?'], singing in English A4;
McClure, Micky, Donegal, singing in English A5;
Duffy, Paddy, Donegal, singing in English A6–7, speech in English A10

Running Order:
1. Speech [Off-air dub of radio program; information from A O'H: 'BBC N.I. Radio comedy programme from early 1970s. Poor quality sound'] / Unidentified performers, speech in English, singing in English, guitar
2. Speech [Stories and jokes; information from A O'H: 'General chat and joking. George tells some monkey jokes, e.g. 'Time flies said the monkey when he flung the clock out the window.' And, 'The train went over the monkey's tail. It won't be long now, he said.'] / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, speech in English ; Unidentified speaker
3. When you and I were young [Information from A O'H: 'George sings Maggie'], song / George ‘Grainne’ McLaughlin, singing in English
4. The road and the miles to Dundee, song / Unidentified performer [Scott?], singing in English
5. The bold Robert Emmet (unfinished) [Information from A O'H: 'Micky McClure sings a Robert Emmet song to the air of 'The streets of Laredo' or 'The bold Phelim Brady'], song / Micky McClure, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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]