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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:
Mac Schackhammer, singing in English with fiddle A1;
Campbell, Gerald, accordion solo A2;
Branch Dancers, dancing A2;
Aquina?, Gaston, fiddle solo A3;
Swindon, Scott, mandolin solo A4;
MacArthur, Leonard, fiddle solo A5;
MacArthur, Frank, dancing A5;
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English A3;
Whiteside, Taylor, speech in English A6-11, singing in English with guitar A6;
McDonald, David, singing in English with guitar A7, speech in English A7;
Mercer, Paul, singing in English in duet with guitar A8, speech in English A8;
Kosby, Joan, singing in English in duet with guitar A8;
Lacey, John, singing in English with guitar A9, speech in English A9;
Hynes, Ron, singing in English with guitar A10, speech in English A10;
Wakefield, John, singing in English with guitar A11

Running Order:
1. It's a shame to whip your wife, song / Mac Schwackhamer, singing in English ; [unidentified], fiddle
2. Mussels in the corner, single (clipped at end) / Gerald Campbell, accordion ; Branch dancers
3. Speech [Introduction] ; [Untitled set], reels / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Gaston Aucoin, fiddle ; Roger Gallant, guitar
4. [Untitled set], reels / Scott Swindon, mandolin ; Charlie Pennell, guitar ; [unidentified dancers]
5. [Untitled set], reels / Leonard MacArthur, fiddle ; Sears MacArthur, guitar ; Frank McArthur, dancer
6. Speech [Introduction] ; Back home again, song / Taylor Whiteside, speech in English, singing in English, guitar ; composed by John Denver
7. Speech [introduction]; Bay of Fundy, song / David McDonald, speech in English, singing in English, guitar ; composed by Gordon Bok
8. Speech [Introduction]; The ant and the grasshopper, song / Paul Mercer, singing in English, speech in English ; Joan Kosby, singing in English ; [unidentified guitar]
9. Speech [Introduction] ; Out on another highway (clipped at end) / Taylor Whiteside, speech in English ; John Lacey, singing in English, speech in English
10. Speech [Introduction] ; The great Newfie dream song / Taylor Whiteside, speech in English ; Ron Hynes, singing in English, speech in English, guitar
11. Speech [introduction] ; Hail to the men / Taylor Whiteside, speech in English ; John Wakefield, speech in English, singing in English, guitar [END OF STEREO BANDS]

Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout;
Nally, James, (aged 15yrs) speech in English A1;
Nally, Kathleen, speech in English A1;
McMenamin, Catriona, singing in English A2;
Jim Power Group, instrumental group A3;
Unidentified performer, banjo in duet A4-5;
Mulynn, Paddy, speech in English A6;
Martin, Tony, speech in English A7

Running Order:
1. Speech [CCE London, winning the All-Ireland, James' interest in music] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Kathleen Nally, speech in English ; James Nally, speech in English
2. Song: Hello Dolly / [Unidentified speaker] ; Catriona McMenamin, speech in English, singing in English
3. [Untitled], reels (fragment) / Jim Power Group, band
4. [Untitled], reel (fragment) / [Unidentified banjo]
5. [Untitled], reel / [Unidentified banjo]
6. Speech [The Favourite pub, other musicians in London: Raymond Roland, Roger Sherlock, Bobby Casey, Paddy Taylor, learning music] / Paddy Mulynn, speech in English ; Aidan O’Hara, speech in English
7. Speech [how Tony became interested in making fiddles, fiddle construction] / Tony Martin, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]

Performers:
O'Hara, Aidan, speech in English throughout;
Fallon, Paddy, speech in English A1;
Fay, Seamas, Cavan, lilting A1-2, speech in English A3;
O'Reilly, Margaret, Cavan, speech in English A4, singing in English A4;
O'Brien, Delia, speech in English A5

Running Order:
1. Speech [introduction] ; [Untitled], reels / Paddy Fallon, speech in English ; Seamus Fay, lilting
2. Mrs Galvin's, [Untitled], hornpipes / Seamus Fay, lilting
3. Speech [lilting, styles of lilting, other lilters, Cavan CCE members] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Seamus Fay, speech in English
4. Speech [singing, learning from her parents] ; The red, white and green, song (fragment) ; Speech [song repertoire, CCE competitions, All Ireland Medals] / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Margaret O’Reilly, speech in English, singing in English [END OF STEREO BANDS]
5. Speech [Slough Irish Club, living in London] / Delia O’Brien [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:
Beirne, Josephine, singing in English A1;
Sweetham, George, with Paddy Killoran's Orchestra, singing in English A2-3, singing in duet A4;
Harte, Catherine, singing in duet A4;
Feeney, Jack, singing in English A5-8;
McFarlane, Sandy, singing in English A9-12;
?, Eddie, flute in trio A13-14;
McKenna, John, flute in trio A13-14;
Morrison, Tom, flute in trio A15-18;
Reynolds, John, tambourine [bodhran] in trio A15-18;
McElligott, William, singing in English A19-20;
Smith, Cyril, with Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, singing in English A21-22

Running Order:
1. Absent, song / Josephine Beirne, singing in English
2. My dear old Galway Bay, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band
3. The ballad of Peter Crowley, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band
4. Molly Bawn and Brian Og, song / George Sweetham, singing in English ; Catherine Harte, singing in English ; Paddy Killoran’s Orchestra, band
5. The green bushes, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English
6. On the banks of my own lovely Lee, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English
7. The shawl of Galway grey, song / Jack Feeney, singing in English
8. When it's moonlight in Mayo [When Irish eyes are smiling], song / Jack Feeney, singing in English
9. The road to the isles, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English
10. I'll go in the morning, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English
11. McNab's a jolly sailor, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
12. In the morning, song / Sandy McFarlane, singing in English
13. Tripping to the well, The kiss behind the door, polkas / John McKenna, flute ; Eddie [Meehan], flute ; [Frank Fallon, piano]
14. The sandlark, Lawson's favourite, hornpipes / John McKenna, flute ; Eddie [Meehan], flute ; [Frank Fallon, piano]
15. The Roscommon reel / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán]
16. The London clog, hornpipe / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán]
17. The sweet flowers of Milltown, hornpipe / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán]
18. The Dunmore lassies, The mountain reel, The Castlebar traveller, reels / Tom Morrison, flute ; John Reynolds, tambourine [bodhrán]
19. Saint Patrick was a gentleman, song / William McElligott, singing in English
20. Soldiers of '22, song / William McElligott, singing in English
21. The old sow, song / Cyril Smith, singing in English ; Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, band
22. With her head tucked underneath her arm, song / Cyril Smith, singing in English ; Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, band [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
The McNulty Family, singing in English with group instrumental A1-2;
John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels, singing in English with group instrumental A21-22

Running Order:
1. When it's teatime in the meadow, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
2. Irish soldier boy, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
3. O'Bryson has no place to go, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
4. Kelly the boy from Killane, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
5. Barney Brannigan, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
6. Erin's green shore, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
7. O'son remember my love today, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
8. If you ever go over to Ireland, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
9. The reel and mountain dew, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
10. My beauty of Limerick, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
11. Moriarty the happy cop, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
12. The old house far away, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
13. When Rafferty brought the rhumba to the town of Aughnacloy, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
14. The Galway rogue, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
15. Susie O'Malley, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
16. Far away in Australia [The girl I left behind], song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
17. Mother Malone, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
18. Haste to the wedding, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
19. The little house under the hill, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
20. They sailed away from Dublin Bay, song / The McNulty Family, singing in English
21. Martha the flower of sweet Strabane, song / John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels, singing in English
22. Untitled (skipping), hornpipes / John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels [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:
Clingan, James 'Jimmy', Donegal, singing in English A2-8, speech in English A1, 5-7;
O'Hara, Aidan, Dublin, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performer [possibly McGonigle, Donegal], accordion solo A9

Running Order:
1. Speech [Talk about tunes used for dancing with examples; old songs heard from James' father with examples; Jimmy talks about the old dances: Haste to the Wedding, the Lancers, Quadrilles, Walls of Limerick, Siege of Limerick, Shoe the Donkey, Lannigan's Ball, Siege of Ennis, Maggie Pickens, etc.; gives the airs to them; songs he recalls his father singing: Mountain Streams where the Moorcock Crows, The Silvery Tide, Betsy Baker (sings a verse and says it has maybe ten verses, quite comical; see http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/supptrad.html)] ; Lannigan’s ball, air ; Maggie Pickens, air ; Betsy Baker, song / Aidan O’Hara, speech in English ; Jimmy Clingan, speech in English, lilting, singing in English
2. The rambling Irishman, song / Jimmy Clingan, singing in English
3. Speech [getting the song from his father] ; The rambling Irishman, song / Jimmy Clingan, singing in English
4. The rambling Irishman
5. Speech [song introduction] ; The hat McGuinness wore, song ; Speech [Information provided by AOH: the song just sung was written by local man, Neil Kearney from Carndonagh. McGuinness was from nearby Ballyloskey. Neil also wrote 'My Lovely Irish Rose' and 'The Green Fields of Annagh': The Hat McGuinness Wore, Untitled] / Jimmy Clingan, speech in English, singing in English ; Neil Kearney, composer [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Speech [song introduction] ; Clonmany For Me, song ; Speech [Information provided by AOH: Jimmy sings a tongue-in-cheeky song, 'Clonmany for Me', written by Pat Lynch, Carndonagh. Jimmy said that Pat also wrote 'The Lighthouse Down at Bunagee' - and the funny part of it all was that there's no lighthouse at Bunagee - 'The Banks of the Shannon'. Pat was a comedian, Jimmy said. He did recitations like 'An Angel Grew Tired of Heaven'. Pat and Neil Kearney were contemporaries of Harry Lauder and the pair met him one time. Harry wanted them to travel with him on his world tour, he thought they were so good] / Jimmy Clingan, speech in English, singing in English; Aidan O’Hara, speech in English
7. The mountain streams where the moorcocks crow, song ; Speech [Information provided by AOH: The performer says that he heard his mother singing it, a very old song as old as you'd get anywhere. http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=46396 ; also http://www.informatik.unihamburg.de/~zierke/peter.bellamy/songs/themountainstreamswherethemoorcockscrow.html / Jimmy Clingan, singing in English, speech in English
8. Speech [The performer introduces the next song, saying it's a dream a girl had about her lover] ; My love he is a miner lad, singing in English; Speech [Information provided by A O'H: the lad in question is named John Sleddin in the song (see the same song, ITMA Reference Number: 185-ITMA-MP3, recorded by Jimmy McBride)] / Jimmy Clingan, singing in English, speech in English ; Aidan O’Hara, speech in English
9. Londonderry hornpipe [Information provided by AOH: this may be a McGonigle man I recorded near Malin Town when Conal Beirne brought me to visit him] / [McGonigle], accordion [END OF BAND TWO]