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Performers:
Campbell, Gerald, accordion solo A1, speech in English A2-3, singing in English A2-4;
Branch Dancers, square dancing A1;
Brace, Wayne, speech in English A2, 5;
Ashton, John, singing in English in duet A5, 7, singing in English A6, speech in English A6;
Lovelace, Martin, singing in English in duet A5, 7;
Slade, Linda, speech in English A8, singing in English A8, singing in English in duet A9;
Wareham, Wilf, speech in English A8-9, 10, singing in English in duet A9;
Best, Anita, speech in English A10, singing in English in duet A10;
Pius, Power, singing in English in duet A10

Running Order:
1. Untitled, square set / Gerald Campbell, accordion ; Branch dancers
2. Speech [introduction] ; The barque in the harbour, song / Gerald Campbell, speech in English, singing in English ; [unidentified percussion]
3. Speech [introduction] ; The sweet forget me not, song / Gerald Campbell, speech in English, singing in English ; [unidentified percussion]
4. The girl that slighted me, song / Gerald Campbell, singing in English
5. Speech [introduction] ; The Banks of Claudy, song / Wayne Brace, speech in English ; John Ashton, singing in English ; Martin Lovelace, singing in English
6. Jack the sailor, song / John Ashton, singing in English ; Martin Lovelace, singing in English
7. Admiral Benbow, song / John Ashton, singing in English ; Martin Lovelace, singing in English
8. Speech [introduction] ; The schooner Maggie, song / Wilf Wareham, speech in English ; Linda Slade, singing in English, speech in English
9. Speech [introduction] ; Leave her Johnny leave her, song / Wilf Wareham, speech in English, singing in English ; Linda Slade, singing in English
10. Speech [introduction] ; Farewell Maggie darling, song / Anita Best, singing in English, speech in English ; Pius Power, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
William, Dooley, singing in English A1;
Tracey, Mrs. Margaret, accordion solo A2-6;
Doolel ?, Robert, singing in English A7;
Haggett, Betty, singing in English A8;
Barker, Larry, accordion solo A9;
O'Driscoll, Jim, singing in English in duet A10;
O'Driscoll, Joe, singing in English in duet A10-11;
O'Driscoll, Ben, singing in English in duet A11;
Dooley, Martin, singing in English A12-13, harmonica solo A14-17

Running Order:
1. Mantle of green [beginning clipped], song / William Dooley, singing in English
2. Speech [introduction] ; Untitled, single / John Dooley, speech in English; Margaret Tracey, accordion
3. Untitled, single / Margaret Tracey, accordion
4. Untitled, single / Margaret Tracey, accordion
5. Untitled, waltz / Margaret Tracey, accordion
6. Untitled, jig / Margaret Tracey, accordion
7. Speech [introduction] ; Molly Bawn, song / Robert Doolel, singing in English
8. The nightingale, song / Betty Haggett, singing in English
9. Untitled, single / Larry Barker, accordion
10. When the fields are white with daisies, song / Jim O’Driscoll, singing in English ; Joe O’Driscoll
11. Old Ireland's shore, song / Ben O’Driscoll, singing in English ; Joe O’Driscoll, singing in English
12. The Knoxville girl, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
13. Old Dan Tucker, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
14. Cock o' the North, jigl / Martin Dooley, harmonica
15. Mussels in the corner, single / Martin Dooley, harmonica
16. Untitled, jig / Martin Dooley, harmonica
17. Turkey in the straw, barndance / harmonica [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Keough, Benedict, singing in English A1, 4, 6, speech in English A2-5;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A7;
Dooley, Patrick, singing in English A7;
Dooley, singing in English A8-9

Running Order:
1. Bottle of brandy, song / Benedict Keough, singing in English
2. Speech [story about a cemetery] / Benedict Keough, speech in English
3. Speech [story about rescuing Frank Moore the Premier of Newfoundland] / Benedict Keough, speech in English
4. My dear old mother [beginning clipped], song / Benedict Keough, singing in English, speech in English
5. Speech [story of Philpott's ghost] / Benedict Keough, singing in English
6. Bonavista bay, song / Benedict Keough, singing in English
7. Speech [introduction], The lumberjack man [beginning clipped], song / Unknown collector, speech in English; Patrick Dooley, singing in English
8. Jimmy (beginning clipped), song / William Dooley, singing in English
9. Mantle of green (beginning clipped), song / William Dooley, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Ryan, Patrick, singing in English A1-2, speech in English A3;
Unidentified performer, speech in English A4;
Keough, Benedict, singing in English A4, speech in English A5

Running Order:
1. A young sailor, song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
2. The July drive, song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
3. Speech [stories about working on ships and jokes] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
4. Speech [introduction] ; The banks of sweet Dundee, song / Unknown collector, speech in English ; Benedict Keough, singing in English
5. Speech [story of LCM Hart, Benedict’s father was a songwriter] / Benedict Keough, speech in English
6. The sinking of the LCM Hart, song / Benedict Keough, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Ryan, Patrick, singing in English A1-2, 4, 6-7, speech in English A2-3, 5, 8

Running Order:
1. The gale of Sunday night [beginning clipped], song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
2. Across the bay in an open boat [beginning clipped], song ; speech [details of song origins] / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
3. Speech [jokes about the English and Newfoundlanders] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
4. Black sheep [end clipped], song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
5. Speech [jokes, story about arresting James Dooley] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
6. The antics of Plate Cove [fragment], song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
7. The Newfoundland disaster [end clipped], song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
8. Speech [story about Tracey, a local trader] / Patrick Ryan, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Unidentified performer, speech in English A1;
Ryan, Patrick, speech in English A2, 6, 8, singing in English A3, 5, 9-10, singing in English in duet A4;
Ryan, Mrs, singing in English in duet A4;
Pott, Dominic Phil, speech in English A7

Running Order:
1. Speech [spoken introduction] / unidentified collector, speech in English
2. Speech [story about an Irishman on his deathbed] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
3. My darling Jack, song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
4. Kevin Barry, song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English ; Mrs. Ryan, singing in English
5. Why didn't you say so before, song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English
6. Speech [local dances and fights, Will Murphy, Mike Keogh, stories and jokes] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
7. Speech [stories about Phil's father] / Dominic Philpott, speech in English
8. Speech [story about arthritis, story about Andy Keogh, loading the ships to go to Labrador, superstitions, Plate Cove] / Patrick Ryan, speech in English
9. Johnson, song / Patrick Ryan, speech in English, singing in English
10. The Boston burglar [clipped], song / Patrick Ryan, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Unidentified performer, speech in English A1;
Dooley, Martin, singing in English A1-10;
Dooley, John, singing in English A11

Running Order:
1. Fare thee well Maggie darling, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
2. Benedict and Susan, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
3. Rita, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
4. Mountain dew, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
5. My little rooster, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
6. Caroline and her young sailor bold, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
7. Thy burdens are greater than mine, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
8. Johnson [end clipped], song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
9. The tears of Saint Anne, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
10. Johnny, song / Martin Dooley, singing in English
11. The city of Baltimore, song / John Dooley, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
[tracks A1-4 of this recording are a copy of a portion of Aidan O'Hara Reel-to-Reel 36 = 905-ITMA-REEL];
Hammond, Davy, Belfast, singing in English A1, 4, speech in English A1-3;
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English A1-3;
Unidentified performer, fiddle solo A5

Running Order:
1. The maid of Ballydoo, song ; Speech [got the song from Joe Brannigan] / Davy Hammond, singing in English, speech in English
2. Speech [collecting, founding a record company with poet Jimmy Simmons called Poor Genius recording company for content that doesn’t have a big commercial market, including John Doherty, Sarah Makem, Geordie Hannah] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
3. Speech [young people becoming interested in music and culture, music culture of Northern Ireland] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
4. The week before Easter, song / Davy Hammond, singing in English
5. Untitled, jig / [unidentified fiddler] [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English A1-6;
Hammond, Davy, Belfast, speech in English A1-6, singing in English A3, 6

Running Order:
1. Speech [revival folk music in Northern Ireland, its distinctiveness, song themes and language, sparse melodic line] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
2. Speech [talking to Seamus Ennis about music in Northern Ireland, Scottish and English influence on song, example showing the influence of Scotland on Northern Irish song is The Maid of Ballydoo] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
3. The maid of Ballydoo, song ; speech [song origins] / Davy Hammond, singing in English, speech in English
4. Speech [collecting, the poet Jimmy Simmons, Poor Genius record company, John Doherty, Sarah Makem, Geordie Hannah, Ulster heritage, Belfast - 'the Athens of the North', Edward Bunting and collecting harpers, The Country Folk Four, Trevor Stewart] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
5. Speech [young people becoming interested in music and culture in Northern Ireland, ] / Davy Hammond, speech in English
6. The week before Easter (I once loved a lass), song / Davy Hammond, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
Morry, Howard, singing in English A1, 3-5, speech in English A1-3, 6;
Andrews, Hal, speech in English A6

Running Order:
1. Speech ; The flying cloud, song ; speech / Howard Morry, singing in English, speech in English ; [unidentified speaker] [continued from Aidan O'Hara Reel-to-Reel 34, 902a-ITMA-REEL/CDR track 7]
2. Speech [talk about the original Portuguese and English settlers in the area, life in the old times, house parties, dancing, playing cards, and the importance of neighbours, smuggling rum] / Howard Morry, speech in English
3. [In Duckworth street there lived a dame], song / Howard Morry, singing in English
4. [Galway town], song / Howard Morry, singing in English
5. [Old Swansea Town (‘…But still I live in hopes to see old Newfoundland once more…’)], song / Howard Morry, singing in English
6. Speech [describe an impromptu dance, talk about the old times] / [Unidentified speaker] [END OF STEREO BANDS]