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Breandán Breathnach Collection

  • BBR-18712
  • Fonds
  • 1911 - 1985
These fonds were largely created by Breandán Breathnach while he was chairman of the uilleann piping society, Na Píobairí Uilleann, from its establishment in 1968, right through the 1970s and into the early 1980s. The majority of the material dates from the decade 1968-1978. The first series contains letters from Francis O'Neill (O'Neill, Francis, 1848-1936) to William Halpin and letters from various individuals to Seán Reid (Reid, Seán, 1907-1978), mostly dating from the 1930s. It is most likely that the Seán Reid and Francis O'Neill letters were purchased by, or donated to, Breandán Breathnach in 1973 by Seán Reid after a request by Breathnach to deposit the originals in his newly established 'National Archives'. Breathnach wrote 'I am making so bold as to suggest you should donate these & other papers you might have to the National Archives new established in this Department or perhaps you would not mind offering them for sale' (M/187/3/3/2, 30 Oct 1973). These fonds also contain papers relating to Seán Ó Riada (Ó Riada, Seán, 1931-1971) from Len Clifford who seemed to be acting as an agent for ÓRiada during the early 1970s. It is not known how Breathnach came to be in possession of these papers, it is most likely that they were given to him as part of his national music archive project. The last series in this collection relates to the organisation Na Píobairí Uilleann. It includes correspondence and papers of a financial and administrative nature, as well as, documents relating to the organisation's various activities i.e. exhibitions, concerts, and pipe making.

Breathnach, Breandán, 1912-1985

Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 113 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Breathnach, Breandan, Dublin, speech in English throughout;
Donnelly, Maeve, Galway, speech in English throughout;
fiddle solo throughout;
Unidentified performer [Kelly, John (senior), Clare / Dublin?], speech in English intermittently

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled [The date of recording; where the performer comes from – near Kylemore Abbey, which is near Loughrea, Co Galway]
2. Reel, Speech: Untitled [The Belles of Tipperary], Untitled
3. Reels: Colonel Fraser, Untitled [The Floating Crowbar; The Rathcroghan Reel]
4. Speech: Untitled [The performer's version of Colonel Fraser was derived from Sean Keane, fiddle; how the performer acquired her music; she associates the second reel with Brendan McGlinchey, fiddle]
5. Jig: The Gold Ring [Version associated originally with Willie Clancy; popularised by Sean Keane, fiddle]
6. Speech, Jig: Untitled [About the tune to be played next], The Gold Ring
7. Speech: Untitled [Tune played in previous track is not related to that played in track before that]
8. Single Jig: Untitled
9. Speech: Untitled [About the tune just played]
10. Reel: Untitled [Lord Gordon]
11. Jig: Untitled [The Castle Jig; composed by Sean Ryan] [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Reels, Speech: The Mooncoin Reel (clipped at start), Untitled [Related to 'Mrs Crotty's' ?], Untitled [Related to 'The Monsignor's Blessing' ?], Untitled [About the tunes just played; the performer learned the tunes from Denis Murphy (fiddle)]
13. Jigs, Speech: The Trip to Athlone, The Pipe on the Hob [Tonic note: D], Untitled [About the tunes just played]
14. Reel: Farewell to Ireland
15. Speech: Untitled [The performer favours Sean Keane's style of playing; about the tune to be played next]
16. Reel, Speech: The Bucks of Oranmore, Untitled
17. Reels, Speech: The Wheels of the World, The Chicago Reel, Untitled [About the tunes just played]
18. Hornpipe: Untitled [Brigid of Knock; composed by Ed Reavy]
19. Speech: Untitled [The performer's sources for the pieces played in the last two tracks – Seamus Connolly (fiddle) for the hornpipe in track A18; Tommy Peoples (fiddle) for the reels in track A17] [END OF BAND TWO]

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