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Performers:
Coombes, Agnes, recitation in English A1, speech in English;
Sheehan, Ned, speech in English A2;
Curtis, Olive, singing in English A3, 6, speech in English A3, B1;
Curtis, Lenora, singing in English A4-6, speech in English A4-6, B1;
White, Fred, singing in English B2-3, speech in English B2-3;
Power, Anthony, singing in English B5, 8-10, speech in English B6, 8,;
Campbell, Gerald, singing in English B4, 7, 11-12;
[Roche ?], Derm, speech in English B13;
Unidentified performers, speech in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Untitled, recitation / Agnes Coombes, speech in English ; composed by Brid Coombes
2. Speech [talk about the first Sheehan's to come over from Thomastown, Kilkenny] / Ned Sheehan, speech in English ; [unidentified speakers]
3. Barbara Allen, song / Olive Curtis, singing in English, speech in English
4. The cold iron door, song / Lenora Curtis, singing in English, speech in English ; composed by Hank Snow
5. The bean crock, song / Lenora Curtis, singing in English, speech in English
6. Untitled (unfinished), song / Olive Curtis, singing in English ; Lenora Curtis, singing in English, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]
7. Speech [describe the lyrics to a song for which she’s forgotten the air] / Lenora Curtis, speech in English
8. My old brown coat and me, song / Fred White, singing in English, speech in English ; [unidentified guitar]
9. A daughter of Daniel O'Connell, song / Fred White, singing in English, speech in English ; [unidentified guitar]
10. A daughter of Daniel O'Connell, song / Gerald Campbell, singing in English
11. Young Charlotte, song / Anthony Power, singing in English
12. Speech [story about a hare and a trapper] / Anthony Power, speech in English
13. A daughter of Daniel O'Connell, song / Gerald Campbell, singing in English
14. The maid with a tail, song / Anthony Power, singing in English, speech in English
15. The valley of Kilbride, song / Anthony Power, singing in English
16. Someone has been there before, song / Anthony Power, singing in English
17. The barque in the harbour, song / Gerald Campbell, singing in English
18. The cold iron door / Gerald Campbell, singing in English ; composed by Hank Snow
19. Speech [talk about fishing and hunting in Branch and surrounding areas, modernization of the fishing industry, building the North Harbour Road through Branch, development in the area] / Dermot [Roche], speech in English ; [unidentified accordion in background] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
English, John Joe, speech in English throughout, singing in English throughout

Running Order:
1. Lord Bateman, song ; speech [song origins: ‘I heard it at home first in Branch from Josie Roche, son of the man that had it, Patrick Roche. Josie died afterwards up in New York.’] / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
2. Come all ye seamen bold, song / John Joe English, singing in English
3. Down on Erin's wild shore, song ; speech [reciting lyrics] / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
4. The dark-eyed sailor, song / John Joe English, singing in English
5. Speech [words for 'The Fanny Wright', origins for the ‘Dark-eyed sailor’] / John Joe English, speech in English
6. Andy Rose, the British sailor, song / John Joe English, singing in English[END OF BAND ONE]
7. Speech [some words for 'The schooner Annie'] / John Joe English, speech in English
8. Killarney, song ; speech [recites the words of ‘The bonny boy’] / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
9. Give me a home by the sea, song / John Joe English, singing in English ; composed by E. A. Hosmer
10. Speech [words for 'Gathering up the shells', song books, talk about fixing the local church organ] ; Gathering up the shells, song / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
11. Sweet silver light of the moon, song ; speech [song origins] / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
12. Sister Sarah (The dewy dells of Yarrow), song ; speech [song origins] / John Joe English, singing in English, speech in English
13. One side of Galway town, song / John Joe English, singing in English
14. Speech [talk about people who came over from Ireland, Davy Power from Ireland, farming, cattle droving on the Cape Shore, fishing] / John Joe English, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Brennan, Carrie, speech in English A1-6, singing in English A1-6

Running Order:
1. Speech [occasions for singing] ; Man with six wives, song / Carrie Brennan, singing in English, speech in English
2. The old leather britches, song / Carrie Brennan, singing in English
3. Cot on the hill, song ; speech [song origins] / Carrie Brennan, singing in English, speech in English
4. Jolly tinker, song ; speech / Carrie Brennan, singing in English, speech in English
5. Bengen on the Rhine, song ; speech / Carrie Brennan, singing in English
6. Erin far away, song / Carrie Brennan, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
7. [BAND TWO NOT USED]