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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 40 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, specch in English throughout, singing in English A2, 4-5

Running Order:
1. Speech: stories about parents preventing their children from marrying
2. Speech/Song: mention of Jack Quigley, The Lady Heiress and the Farmer's Son
3. Speech: talk about John Maguire's wedding
4. Song: Colombia the Free
5. Speech/Song: Lovely Jane from Enniskea
6. Speech: talk about the hiring fairs,
7. Speech: talk about how the markets have changed
8. Speech: talk about buying ballad sheets at the markets [END OF BAND ONE]
9. Speech: talk about street musicans in Scotland
10. Speech: talk about buying ballad sheets, the ballad of Fee And Flannagan and a different version written by William Quigley
11. Song: Fee And Flannagan
12. Speech/Song: Young Mary from Kilmore
13. Speech: talk about 'Willie the Wisp'
14. Speech: talk about the healer Finbar Nolan, seventh son of a seventh son
15. Speech: talk about making poitin, priests confiscating poitin stills [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 41 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Meenish, David, Tarthlogue, Co Armagh, singing in English A1-2;
Mullarky, Nelly, singing in English in duet A3, 6, singing in English A4;
Mullarky, Peter, singing in English in duet A3, 6, singing in English A5;
Gunn, Tommy, singing in English A7;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, singing in English B1

Running Order:
1. Song: Down by the Mellon Green (The Harbour of Dundee)
2. Song: Lovely Johnny
3. Song: Untitled
4. Song: We May and Might Never All Meet Here Again
5. Song: The Shepherd's Virtouos Daughter
6. Song: The Maid of Magheracloon
7. Song: In Praise of John Magee [END OF BAND ONE]
8. Song: The Wee Croppy Tailor [END OF BAND TWO]
9. Song: The Wee Croppy Tailor [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 42 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English A1-2, 4, singing in English A4, 7;
Unidentified performers, speech in English A3, fiddle duet A3;
?, Frank, singing in English A5-6

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about changes in farming and agriculture
2. Speech: talk about John Maguire's family (Hughie, Bridie, John-Joe), talk about the dowry for a daughter
3. Jig/Speech: The Bride of Bonnie ?
4. Speech/Song: Untitled
5. Song: Untitled
6. Song: Untitled
7. Song: The Lass from Glasgow Town [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 43 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English throughout, singing in English A1

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: Bloomin Caroline From Edinburgh Town
2. Speech/Song: The Glasgow Barber
3. Speech/Song: The Bonnie Wee Lass that Never Said No
4. Speech/Song: The Murder of William Funston
5. Speech: talk about buying a farm, working on the farm, different brands of potatoes [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Speech: talk about different brands of potatoes, spraying potatoes
7. Speech/Song: Sergeant Neill [fragment]
8. Speech: talk about nick-names
9. Speech: talk about match-making, arranged marriages
10. Speech/Song: Dick Mooney's Daughter
11. Speech: talk about Patrick Caddin and the song The Wee Tailor from Tyrone
12. Song: The Wee Tailor from Tyrone
13. Speech: talk the story of The Wee Tailor from Tyrone
14. Speech: talk about arranged marriages

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 44 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Maguire, John, speech in English throughout, singing in English throughout;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about the tradition of people singing together
2. Song/Speech: The Maid of Magheracloon, talk about people singing together
3. Speech: talk about school days, the following song
4. Song: Tom Kelly's Cow
5. Speech: talk about learning songs, what makes a song interesting,
6. Speech: talk about an accident with Pat Maguire and a horse
7. Song: Willie's Ghost (fragment)
8. Recitation/Speech: The Pennyworth O' Lies, talk about lies and short recitations, Paddy Caddan
9. Speech: talk about farming, fair days, middle market, hiring fairs [END OF BAND ONE]
10. Speech: talk about hiring fairs
11. Song: The Hiring Fair
12. Speech: talk about making poitin, gaugers
13. Speech: talk about coal mining, farming, meitheall
14. Song: John Barleygrain
15. Song: John Barleygrain
16. Song: John Barleygrain (fragment of older version)
17. Speech: talk about farming [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 45 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
?, Elly, singing in English A1-2, speech in English A1;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A3-4, 6-7, B1-3, 5, speech in English A3, B1-2, 5;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A5, B4

Running Order:
1. Song/Speech: The Burning of Rosslea, talk about the song
2. Song: Untitled
3. Song/Speech: Untitled
4. Song: Untitled
5. Song: Untitled
6. Song: Untitled
7. Song: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
8. Song/Speech: Untitled
9. Song/Speech: Untitled
10. Song: Untitled
11. Song: Untitled
12. Song/Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 49 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
[MacMahon?], Paddy, singing in English A1, speech in English A1;
Gunn, Tommy, singing in English A2-3;
[Menish?], Davy, singing in English A4;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A5-6;
[Bamber, Dick], singing in English A7-8;
[Abraham, Bob], singing in English A9

Running Order:
1. Song: The Shamrock Boys of Kill
2. Song: In Praise of John Magee
3. Song: In Praise of John Magee (unfinished)
4. Song: Lovely Johnny
5. Song: Ellen O'Connor
6. Song: Ellen O'Connor (fragment)
7. Song: General Guinness
8. Song: The Hills of Tandragee
9. Song: The Dream [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 5 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout A;
Lee, Hugh, speech in English throughout A, singing in English, A1-9;
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout A;
McMahon, Patrick, Walnut Place, Belfast, singing in English B1, 3, 5, 6, 10, speech in English B2 throughout B1-10;
McMahon, James, singing in English, B4, 7-9, speech in English throughout B2-9, (possible error in ephemera for credit of the performance on tracks B7-9);
Neill, Bob, singing in English B11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, speech in English throughout B11-20

Running Order:
1. Speech/Song: Do You Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down?
2. Speech/Song: The Parrot Song
3. Song: The Flannel Shirt
4. Song: Hugh O'Neill
5. Song: Father Tierney
6. Song: Poor Old Granuaile
7. Song: Blackbird of Avondale
8. Song: Green Mossy Banks of the Lee
9. Song: John Riley (middle missing) [END OF BAND ONE]
10. Song: The Boys of Kill
11. Speech: talking about where Patrick McMahon got the songs 'The Boys of Kill' and 'Edward Boyle'
12. Song: Edward Boyle
13. Song: The Blunderbus (written by performer)
14. Song/Speech: On Board of Victory (fragment)
15. Song/Speech: Mary Neill (fragment)
16. Song: Carronmore
17. Song/Speech: On the Banks of Lough Erne
18. Song: McMahon, Smith, and Connolly
19. Song/Speech: Untitled
20. Speech/Song: The Parish of Seagoe
21. Speech: talk about the singer Davy McCann and where Bob Neill learned his songs
22. Song: Portadown's a Pretty Place
23. Song: The Battle of the Boyne
24. Speech: talk about Alfey Dilworth
25. Song: 18th of December
26. Speech: talk about the song 'The Factory Girl'
27. Song/Speech: The Factory Girl
28. Song/Speech: The Bonny Bunch of Roses
29. Speech: talking about Bob Neill's time in America

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 50 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
[Maguire ?], John Joe, singing in English in duet A1, singing in English A3, B2-3, speech in English throughout;
Frank, singing in English in duet A1, singing in English A2, 4-7, B5-7;
Maguire, John, singing in English B1, 4, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Song/Speech: The Bunch of Rushes Green
2. Song/Speech: The Braes of Strablane
3. Song/Speech: The Irishman and John Bull
4. Speech/Song: Untitled
5. Song/Speech: The Blackbird
6. Speech/Song: The Sailor Boy
7. Song/Speech: [My Name is McDowell ? / Sweet Erin Go Brea ?] [END OF BAND ONE]
8. Song/Speech: Morrow Bones
9. Song/Speech: Maid of Sweet Kilmore
10. Song/Speech: The Maid of Magheracloon
11. Song/Speech: Lough Ooney
12. Song/Speech: Paddy and the Tinker
13. Song/Speech: The Star of Donegal
14. Song/Speech: The Maid of Sweet Gurteen [END OF BAND TWO]

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