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General Correspondence: 1973-1975

Letters from Ronnie Wathen; Brendan Saunders, Derry; David O’Docherty, London; Theodor Podnos; Pat McNulty; John Curry; Willie Reynolds (Reynolds, Willie, 1916-2003); draft letters from Breandán Breathnach to Seán Reid (Reid, Seán, 1907-1978); correspondence between Breandán Breathnach and ‘Mr E. H. Tupling’, London; letters from Patrick Farrell, Dublin 4; Tom Sheridan, London; Roisín White, Warrenpoint, Co Down; Seán McGuire, Cavan. Includes correspondence between Breandán Breathnach and Doirín Clancy [widow of Willie Clancy (Clancy, Willie, 1935-2009)] which refers to tapes of Willie Clancy’s playing and getting copies of these recordings made for various people for a Claddagh Records LP.

General Correspondence: 1976

Draft & original correspondence between Breandán Breathnach and Ken McLeod, Robert McMahon, Alaska; and Jackie Small. Correspondence between Breathnach and McMahon relate to ‘procuring a practice set from Kevin Thompson’ (20 Oct 1976)

General Correspondence: 1977

Letters from Roderick D. Cannon; Mick Farrell, Melbourne; Séamus [Ennis] (Ennis, Séamus, 1919-1982); Sammy Wade, Antrim; Ciss Talty, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare; Robbie Hannan; Eilish Moore, Dublin suggesting a presentation to Seamus Ennis should take place ‘Recently Seamus Ennis played in the venue and he moved me so much that I feel compelled to do something for this gentleman. It has been suggested to me by various musicians that a public presentation should be made to this gentleman in appreciation for his contribution to Irish Music’ (26 May 1977); letter from C.I.H. Bayley, Teddington, Middlesex, who is making ‘uilleann and Northumbrian Pipes as a hobby’ he is looking for information ‘on the construction of extra regulators’ includes five diagrams (1 June 1977); letter from James T. McGuire Jr, Evanston, Illinois, who is carrying out research on ‘chief Francis O’Neill (O’Neill, Francis, 1848-1936) and other Chicago Musicians, especially pipers’ (17 Oct 1977); letter from Padraig Ó Fearail enclosing a copy of the programme for ‘Éigse Mhantáin, Royal Starlight Hotel, Bray October 7/8, 1977’ (23 Oct 1977).

General Correspondence: 1978-1982

Letters from Séamus MacMathúna, Wexford; Larry McCullough; Larry Lynch who encloses a copy of an itinerary for a ‘14 day dance and music tour of Ireland June 23-July 6, 1981’; letter from Diarmuid Grainger ‘enclosing details of the passing away of Mr Moss Kennedy, piper and pipe maker… he was 82’ Grainger gives a good deal of biographical information in this letter (4 June 1982); letter from Tadhg Mac Lochlainn thanking Breandán Breathnach for the tape of ‘D[enis]. Delaney’, MacLochlainn ‘knew Denis well and saw [him] playing in 1916/17 when I was about 10 or 11 yrs.’ (4 Dec 1982)

Gideon Fontalba

Original and photocopied seminar notes. Includes ‘Initiation - dances from the cosmic tradition by Gideon Fontalba’ (14 Apr 1989); ‘Notes from the seminar in Port Rush [Portrush] … with Gideon Fontalba’ (17 Nov 1989); copy of seminar notes sent to Derek Bell by Sally Duncan, Sussex taken at a seminar with Gideon Fontalba ‘Dynamiscke harmonie: heilung und einweihung’ (21 July 1989); and handwritten notes made by Bell about meditation, mysticism and music.

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HAMILTON, Noel
HANNA, Anna Mae (widow of Geordie H)
HARKER, Dave
HARRISON, Frank
HARVEY, Clodagh
HAYNE, Barbara
HAYWOOD, Charles
HEANEY, Mary (co Antrim singer, daughter of Arthur Coulter
HEINS, Ernst
HENDERSON, Hamish
HONISCH, Juliane
HENNESSY, Jayne
HERRMANN, Cal
HERRMANN, Lani
HESS, Willy
HICKERSON, Joe
HICKS, Jerry
HOLMES, Joe (memorial session)
HORNSBY, Hazel (HH provided words of ‘Barbara Allen’ for Paul Pollard’s broadside)
HOUGHTON LIBRARY (Cambridge, Mass)
HOWSON, John
HUWS, Daniel
HYDER, Ken

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.

Horan Collection

The Horan Collection was sourced from Mrs. Katie Horan (nee O'Brien). It can be dated at least from 5 June 1942 to 22 March 1949. As with the O'Connor Collection it contains the information on how to read the tablature and ornament the tunes in terms of rolls and Pádraig's notion of "trills".

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INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC COUNCIL (with Graham George, 1-12-69;
2-2-72; 27-11-72)
IRELAND, Aideen: see ANTIQUARIES / Irish Folklore Commission
IRISH PRESS (Liam Robinson, features ed.)
IRISH TIMES (to Seamus Kelly (‘Quidnunc’) re letters to editor about ‘She moved through the fair, with letters from numerous people and press cuttings, Apr - June 1970

JAMES, Barbara
JENSEN, Colleen
JOHN PLAYER & SONS (1964 ballad competition)
JONSSON, Bengt
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN FOLKLORE (Roger Renwick)
JUMP, Prof. John D.: see METHUEN
IRISH TIMES (letters etc: see also MOORE, Sylvia)
IRISH TIMES (to Seamus Kelly (‘Quidnunc’) re letters to editor about ‘She moved through the fair, with letters from numerous people and press cuttings, Apr–June 1970
IRISH UNIVERSITY REVIEW
IRWIN, Nicky: see (JOHN PLAYER & SONS which organized 1964 ballad competition that Hugh won)

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