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Performers:
Campbell, Gerald, accordion solo A1, singing in English A2-3

Running Order:
1. Untitled, reel / Gerald Campbell, accordion ; [unidentified dancers]
2. Going to mass last Sunday [The girl that slighted me], song / Gerald Campbell, singing in English
3. God bless ye merry gentlemen, song / [unidentified singers] [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
English, John Joe, singing in English A1, 3-4, 6-7, speech in English A2-7;
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Peter Emberley, song / John Joe English, singing in English
2. Speech [born in 1896, John Joe's family, music in his family, his younger brother Michael Joseph's death at age 13 from appendicitis, his mother's reaction to Michael's death, seeing a vision of him after his death, being sick himself, regaining his strength, land the family owned] / John Joe English, speech in English
3. Speech [crossing the Gut by ferry, fishing as a young boy of eleven with his uncle] ; The old leather britches, song / John Joe English, speech in English, singing in English
4. Speech [finishing school aged eleven, Brian O'Lynn, learning about Ireland] ; Father O'Flynn, song / John Joe English, speech in English, singing in English ; Aidan O’Hara, speech in English, singing in English
5. Speech [fishing and carpentry, his father was a carpenter and fisherman, building a motorboat] / John Joe English, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Speech [the local school master Mr. Sullivan and his son Dinny Sullivan who composed sons, song fragments, Lucy Foley, being 'shipped' (hired out as farm labour), others who were 'shipped' from St John's, women’s and men’ s jobs] / John Joe English, speech in English
7. Speech [penicillin arriving, humorous story, milking, his mother being ill, hemp nets for fishing, his mother dying, leaving Branch for Montreal, practising songs with Mrs MacDonald] ; [untitled], song [fragment] / John Joe English, speech in English, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Moore, Cyril, accordion solo A1-2, speech in English A1;
Turner, Josephine, accordion solo A3-4, speech in English A3;
Maher, Paddy, accordion solo A5-9, 11, 13, 15-18, 20, speech in English A5-6, 10, 12, 14, singing in English with accordion A10, 12, 14, 19;
Thorne, Kenneth, singing in English with guitar A21-23, speech in English A21-23, accordion solo A24-26;
Moore, Roland, fiddle solo A27-30, speech in English A29;
Reid, John, singing in English with guitar A31-34, speech in English A31-34

Running Order:
1. Untitled [Black velvet band], waltz / Cyril Moore, accordion, speech in English
2. I’s the b’y, jig / Cyril Moore, accordion
3. Untitled, polka / Josephine Turner, accordion, speech in English
4. Untitled [Pop goes the weasel], [single] / Josephine Turner, accordion
5. Untitled [The old man], hornpipe / Paddy Maher, accordion, speech in English
6. Untitled, jig / Paddy Maher, accordion, speech in English
7. Untitled, jig / Paddy Maher, accordion
8. Untitled, reel / Paddy Maher, accordion
9. Untitled [Maggie in the woods], polka / Paddy Maher, accordion
10. The humours of Glenshee, song / Paddy Maher, singing in English, accordion, speech in English
11. Doggie doggie battered the cat, jig / Paddy Maher, accordion, speech in English
12. The tribute to Newfoundland, song / Paddy Maher, singing in English, accordion, speech in English
13. Beer barrel polka, polka / Paddy Maher, accordion ; [unidentified dancer]
14. The daughter of Daniel O Connell, Star of Logy Bay, songs / Paddy Maher, singing in English, accordion, speech in English
15. Star of Logy Bay, air / Paddy Maher, accordion
16. Untitled (fragment), jig / Paddy Maher, accordion ; [unidentified dancer] [END OF BAND ONE]
17. Untitled, jig (continued from track 16) / Paddy Maher, accordion ; [unidentified dancer]
18. Amazing grace, air / Paddy Maher, accordion
19. The banks of the roses, song / Paddy Maher, singing in English, accordion
20. Untitled, reel / Paddy Maher, accordion
21. Dust on mother’s bible, song / Kenneth Thorne, singing in English, guitar, speech in English
22. Singing waterfall, song / Kenneth Thorne, singing in English, guitar, speech in English
23. In the cold Canadian waters, song / Kenneth Thorne, singing in English, guitar
24. Over the waves, waltz / Kenneth Thorne, accordion
25. Road to the isles, [single] / Kenneth Thorne, accordion, speech in English
26. Golden jubilee, polka / Kenneth Thorne, accordion
27. Untitled, jig / Roland Moore, fiddle
28. Untitled, tune / Roland Moore, fiddle
29. Untitled, tune / Roland Moore, fiddle
30. Untitled, polka / Roland Moore, fiddle ; [unidentified dancer]
31. My friends, song / John Reid, singing in English, guitar, speech in English
32. Big Bill, song / John Reid, singing in English, guitar, speech in English
33. The war ship had landed, song / John Reid, singing in English, guitar, speech in English
34. [Galway Bay] (‘If you ever go across the sea to Newfoundland…’), song / John Reid, singing in English, guitar, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performers [The Keyes Family], singing in English A1-3, speech in English A1-3;
[Broderick, Kevin ?], fiddle solo with guitar A4-22;
[Julie, Kevin ?], fiddle solo with guitar A4-22;
Walsh, Bill, accordion solo A23-29, speech in English A27;
Murphy, Andy, accordion solo A30-33, 35-38, speech in English A30-35, singing in English with accordion A34

Running Order:
1. Kevin Barry, song / [Unidentified singer, member of the Keyes Family], singing in English
2. The ship sailed from old England, song ; Speech [song title] / [Unidentified singer, member of the Keyes Family], singing in English
3. Aunt Martha's sheep, song / [Unidentified singer, member of the Keyes Family], singing in English
4. Sligo maid, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
5. Cock of the north, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
6. Paddy in London, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
7. Miss Monaghan's, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
8. Inverness gathering, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
9. Mason's apron, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
10. Untitled, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
11. Fasten the leg in her, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
12. Sheahan's reel[?] / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
13. Paddy whack, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
14. Untitled, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
15. Untitled, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
16. Untitled, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
17. Untitled, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar [END OF BAND ONE]
18. Boys of blue hill, hornpipe / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
19. Untitled, reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
20. La bantering[?], reel / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
21. Saddle the pony, Untitled, jigs / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
22. Donnybrook fair, jig / Kevin Broderick, fiddle ; Julie Broderick, guitar
23. Untitled, single / Bill Walsh, accordion
24. Untitled, single / Bill Walsh, accordion
25. Untitled, single / Bill Walsh, accordion
26. Untitled, reel / Bill Walsh, accordion
27. The Boston driver[?], waltz / Bill Walsh, accordion
28. Untitled, reel / Bill Walsh, accordion
29. Untitled, reel [fragmented] / Bill Walsh, accordion ; [unidentified dancers]
30. Untitled, air / Andy Murphy, accordion
31. Untitled, waltz / Andy Murphy, accordion
32. I’se the b’y, jig / Andy Murphy, accordion
33. The Irish rover, waltz / Andy Murphy, accordion
34. Untitled, song / Andy Murphy, accordion, singing in English
35. Over the waves, waltz / Andy Murphy, accordion
36. Untitled, waltz / Andy Murphy, accordion
37. [The Irish washerwoman], jig / Andy Murphy, accordion
38. Untitled, jig / Andy Murphy, accordion [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Pearce, Annie, singing in English A1-7, speech in English A1-7;
Pearce, Ross, singing in English A8-13, speech in English A8, 10-14;
Pearce, John, singing in English 15-17, speech in English 15

Running Order:
1. The star of Logy Bay, song ; Speech [getting the song right] / Annie Pearce, singing in English, speech in English
2. A mother's love is a blessing, song ; speech [source of songs] / Annie Pearce, singing in English, speech in English
3. The shores of Twin Lake, song / Annie Pearce, singing in English
4. It been lately since you told me you love me, song / Annie Pearce, singing in English
5. Does Jesus care, song / Annie Pearce, singing in English, speech in English
6. The girl from Donegal, song / Annie Pearce, singing in English
7. Elliston sands, song / Annie Pearce, singing in English
8. The loss of Ella M. Rudolph, song / Ross Pearce, singing in English
9. Me old ragadoo, song [fragment] / Ross Pearce, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
10. Me old ragadoo, song [fragment] / Ross Pearce, singing in English, speech in English
11. From Liverpool across the Atlantic [The Little Stowaway], song / Ross Pearce, singing in English
12. The blind child's prayer, song / Ross Pearce, singing in English
13. Two little girls in blue, song / Ross Pearce, singing in English
14. Speech [Jokes] / Ross Pearce, speech in English
15. Pretty Polly, song / John Pearce, singing in English
16. Lovely Nancy, song / John Pearce, singing in English
17. Untitled [‘6 of us left Elliston …’], song / John Pearce, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, speech in English A1-10, singing in English A1, singing in English with guitar A2-10

Running Order:
1. Free and easy to jog along, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English
2. Darcy Farrow, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar
3. Connemara by the lake, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar
4. My mother / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar ; composed by Hank Snow
5. Cliffs of Baccalieu, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar
6. Forever and ever, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar ; Unnamed singer, singing in English
7. Untitled [song about bologna], song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar
8. Danny Frank, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar
9. Untitled, song (fragmented) ; Untitled, song [fragment] ; I’se the b’y, song [fragment] ; Untitled / Unnamed performers, singing in English, guitar
10. Drunkard’s son, song / Unnamed singer, singing in English, guitar ; Hank Snow, guitar [END OF BAND ONE]
11. [BAND TWO NOT USED]

Performers:
Power, Martin, singing in English A1, 3, speech in English A1-2 recitation in English A2,;
Keyes, Leo, singing in English A4-5, speech in English throughout;
[Keyes ?], Kevin, singing in English A6-8, 13-16, speech in English throughout;
Keyes, Mrs, singing in English A9, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A10-12, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Mike Kelly, song / Martin Power, singing in English
2. Jim Hawks, recitation / Martin Power, speech in English
3. Michael McCarty, song / Martin Power, singing in English
4. The soldiers farewell, song / Leo Keyes, singing in English
5. The lights of western stars, song / Leo Keyes, singing in English
6. Untitled [‘A Story, A Story’], song ; Speech [song requests] / Kevin Keyes, singing in English ; Mrs. Keyes, speech in English
7. The Southern Cross, song ; Speech [song requests] / Kevin Keyes, singing in English ; Mrs. Keyes, speech in English
8. The foxy rum, song ; Speech [songs] / Leo Keyes, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
9. Seven years I loved a sailor, song ; Speech [song requests] / Mrs. Keyes, singing in English
10. Twenty-one years, song / [Dan ?], singing in English
11. Butcher boy, song [fragmented] ; Speech [song requests] / Unknown singer, singing in English
12. The cold storage, song / Unknown singer, singing in English
13. Lumberman's alphabet, song / Kevin [Keyes], singing in English
14. Thirty days in jail, song / Kevin [Keyes], singing in English
15. The Spanish captain, song / Leo Keyes, singing in English
16. In fair London City, song / Kevin [Keyes], singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Coombes, Agnes, recitation in English A1, speech in English A1;
English, John Joe, recitation in English A2, speech in English A2;
Campbell, Gerald, accordion solo A3;
Wareham, Wilf, speech in English A4, singing in English A5-6

Running Order:
1. Untitled, recitation / Agnes Coombes, speech in English ; Brid Coombes, author
2. Paddy Kelly's Dream, recitation / John Joe English, speech in English
3. Untitled [music for square dance], single / Gerald Campbell, accordion ; [unidentified dancers]
4. Speech [talk about sea songs heard in Newfoundland] / Wilf Wareham, speech in English
5. Haul on the bowline, song / Wilf Wareham, singing in English
6. Speech [sea songs] ; Jolly Poker, song ; Johnny Boker, song / Wilf Wareham, singing in English ; [Unidentified speaker], speech [END OF BAND ONE]
7. [BAND TWO NOT USED]

Performers:
Keogh, Benedict, singing in English A1, speech in English A1;
Dooley, William, singing in English A2-3, speech in English A2-3;
Hynes, James, singing in English A4;
English, John Joe, recitation in English A5, singing in English A6-10, speech in English

Running Order:
1. Bottle of brandy, song / Benedict Keogh, singing in English
2. Jimmy, song / William Dooley, singing in English
3. Mantle of green, song / William Dooley, singing in English
4. Three grains of corn, song / James Hynes, singing in English
5. Paddy Kelly's dream [The Lobster Salad], recitation / John Joe English, speech in English
6. Lord Bateman, song / John Joe English, singing in English
7. Come on ye jolly seaman bold, song [fragment] / John Joe English, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
8. Come on ye jolly seaman bold, song [fragment continued from track 7] / John Joe English, singing in English
9. Down on Erin's wild shore, song / John Joe English, singing in English
10. The dark-eyed sailor, song / John Joe English, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]