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Airs: Untitled [Version of An Caisideach Ban?], Untitled [An Droighnean Donn] (from an acetate disc; much surface noise; overmodulated on original tape)

Ennis, Seamus, Dublin - pipes solo

Air: Ta me i mo Chodladh [END OF STEREO BANDS]

O'Dowd, Dan, Dublin - pipes solo

Performers:
Munnelly, Tom, speech in English, track 2, 11, 17, 22, B5
Armagh Pipers Club (Brian Vallely, Feargal French, Eamon Curran, Tiarnan Dinkin, Mark Burns, Mark Donnelly), pipes in ensemble, track 3, 10
Vallely, Brian, Armagh, speech in English, track 4, 6-10
French, Feargal, Armagh, pipes solo, track 5
Curran, Eamon, Armagh, pipes solo, track 6
Donnelly, Mark, Armagh, pipes solo, track 8
Ketev, Kiril Stefanov, Bulgaria, Bulgarian pipes solo, track 12-16
MacDonald, Allan, Scotland, speech in English, track 18, smallpipes solo, track 18-21, singing in gaelic, track 21 (singing off-mic)
Dinkin, Tiarnan, Monaghan, pipes solo, track 22-23, B1-4, speech in English, track 22-23, B1-4
Duncan, Gordon, Scotland, warpipes B6-9
Vallely, Eithne, Armagh, speech in English B10

Running Order:
1. Start: background noise
2. Speech/Tuning: Introduction to the Concert and the Armagh Pipers
3. Slip Jigs: Untitled (recording broken off momentarily mid-way)
4. Speech/Tuning: Introduction the performers of the Armagh Pipers
5. Jigs: Untitled
6. Speech/Hornpipes: Untitled
7. Speech: the importance of teaching in the Armagh Pipers' Club
8. Reels: Untitled
9. Speech: the individual achievements of the group
10. Reels/Speech: Toss the Feathers, The Mountain Road
11. Speech: the founding of Na Piobairi Uilleann, introduction to Kiril Stefanov Ketev
12. Piece: Untitled
13. Piece: Untitled
14. Piece: Untitled
15. Piece: Untitled
16. Piece: Untitled
17. Speech/Tuning: Introduction to Allan MacDonald
18. Speech/Marches (Quicksteps): The 92nd Highlanders Welcome to Edinburgh, The 92nd Highlanders March, Catriona Og, Thingles? Weeping
19. Speech/Strathspeys/Reels: Miss Lyle, (title given)?, Whistling Donald, Dancing Feet
20. Speech/Air/Waltz?/Tuning: Untitled, Lud Lud Low? (comp. Allan MacDonald)
21. Speech/Song/Reel?/Piece: Untitled, Contrary, ? (title given)
22. Speech/Tuning: thanks to Allan and introduction to Tiarnan Dinkin
23. Jigs/Speech: I Buried my Wife and Danced on Top of Her, The Old Hag with the Money
24. Speech/Reel: Alexander's, McFadden's Handsome Daughter
25. Speech/Waltz/Reels: Midnight on the Water, Colliers, The Woman of the House
26. Speech/Slides: Untitled
27. Speech/Reels: The Wise Maid, Untitled
28. Speech/Tuning: Introduction to Gordon Duncan, Tuning
29. Jigs: Untitled
30. Reels: Untitled
31. March/Stratspeys/Reels: Untitled
32. Jigs/Reels: Untitled
33. Speech: end of first-half of concert [END OF DAT]

Performers:
Munnelly, Tom, Dublin/Clare, speech in English, track 1, 5, 10, 15, B2, 6
Megarrity, Stephen, Armagh, warpipes, track 2-4
Matthews, Ceri Rhys, Wales, Welsh pipes in duet, track 6-9, speech in English, track 6-9
Shorland, Jonathan, Wales, Welsh pipes in duet, track 6-9, speech in English, track 8-9
Mulligan, Neillidh, Dublin, speech in Irish, track 11, 15, speech in English, track 11, 13-15, B1, pipes solo, track 12-15, B1
MacDonald, Angus, Isle of Skye, warpipes B2-5, speech in English B4
Keenan, Paddy, Dublin/Boston, speech in English B6, 8, 10-11, pipes B6-11, low whistle B8

Running Order:
1. Speech/Tuning: Introduction and background noise
2. Air/Jigs: Untitled
3. March/Strathspey: Untitled
4. Reel/Hornpipe/Reels: Untitled
5. Speech: Introduction to Ceri Rhys Matthews and Jonathan Shorland
6. Air/Dance Tunes/Speech: Untitled, The Black Cockrel's Tail, The Old Man of Pencarda?
7. Speech/Dance Tunes: The Red Piper's Conceit, This is a Love as Big as the Oceans, The Red Piper's Strain
8. Speech/Piece/Wedding Marches: Ned Poe's Farewell?, Untitled
9. Speech/Piece/Jigs: Untitled, ? Solomon, Two Plats of Flaxen Hair
10. Speech/Tuning: Introduction to Neillidh Mulligan
11. Speech/Tuning: Greeting and introduction to tunes
12. Reels: The Scholar, The Stony Steps
13. Speech/Hornpipes: Dwyer's Hornpipe, The Fairy's Hornpipe
14. Speech/Jigs: Packie Duignan's, Clancy's Drean
15. Speech/Air: Uir Chill an Creggan
16. Speech/Reels: Bar na Cuille (comp. Neillidh Mulligan), The Dublin Reel, The Pinch of Snuff
17. Speech/Tuning: Introduction to Angus MacDonald
18. March/Strathspeys/Reels: Kilbowey? Cottage, Untitled
19. Speech/Tuning/Air/Jigs/: The One Who Climbs the Brae, Inspector Campbell of Ness, Tubeular Peat
20. Air/Strathspeys: Mo Gilla Mar, Untitled
21. Speech/Tuning: Raffle and Introduction to Paddy Keenan
22. Jigs: Untitled
23. Speech/Air: Untitled (comp. Paddy Keenan)
24. Hornpipes: Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, The Harvest Home
25. Speech/Reels: Untitled, Untitled
26. Speech/Jig: Out on the Ocean (in two keys) [END OF DAT]

Performers:
O'Reilly, Kevin, Dublin, fiddle in duet
Smith, Mikey, Dublin, pipes in duet
Browne, Ronan, pipes

Running Order:
1. Jigs: The Connachtman's Rambles, My Love is in America
2. Reels: The Steampacket, The Dublin Reel, The Woman of the House, The Boyne Hunt
3. Jigs: The Galtee Rangers, Callaghan's
4. Jig: The Gold Ring
5. Slip Jig: Paidin O Raifeartaigh
6. Reels: The Old Bush, The Braes of Busby
7. Jigs: Kitty Come Down to Limerick, Fraher's
8. Air: Farewell to Nig
9. Reels: Untitled, The Heather Breeze
10. Reels: The Curragh Races, The Bird in the Bush
11. Air: Purty Molly Brannigan
12. Slip Jigs: When Sick is it Tae You Want?, Paidin O'Raifeartaigh
13. Hornpipe: The Liverpool Hornpipe
14. Reel: The Ravelled Hank of Yarn
15. Reel Untitled [unfinished]
16. Slides: Dan O'Keeffe's Slides

Performers:
Vallely, Brian, Armagh, speech in English, track 2, 6, 8, B2
McCutcheon, Norman, Armagh, warpipes, track 3-5
Roberts, Alan, Sligo, pipes, track 7, 9
Munnely, Tom, Dublin/Clare, lecture in English, track 11, B1

Running Order:
1. Start: background noise
2. Speech: opening address and introduction to Norman McCutcheon
3. Air: Untitled
4. Air: Untitled
5. Hornpipe: The Boys of Bluehill
6. Speech: Introduction to Alan Roberts playing ther Kennedy Pipes
7. Hornpipes: Untitled, The Cork Hornpipe
8. Speech: William Kennedy's pipes and William Kennedy himself ####
9. Jigs: Untitled, Spot the Wallop
10. Speech: Introduction to Tom Munnelly lecture
11. Lecture: The Travelling Musician of Ireland and Scotland [recording continued on CDR 4b]
12. Lecture: continued...
13. Speech: general thanks [end of DAT]

The original CDR provided by Peter Browne of RTE is a copy of a radio program in the 'Late Session' series, broadcast on 3 October 200The program featured a report on the launching of the Arts Council document 'Towards a Policy for the Traditional Arts' at the Arts Council, Merrion Square, Dublin on 28 September 200The contents are as follows: Reel, Speech, Speech, Speech, Slip Jig, Speech, Reel, Speech: Untitled [The Wild Irishman], Untitled [Introductory speech by Olive Braiden of the Arts Council], Untitled [Speech by John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism], Untitled [Concluding speech by Olive Braiden], Untitled [Gusty's Frolics], Speech [Interview by Peter Browne with Jerome Hynes], Untitled [The Wild Irishman], Speech [Interview by Peter Browne with Katie Verling]

Braiden, Olive, Dublin - speech in Irish and English
Browne, Peter, Dublin - speech in English
Hynes, Jerome, Dublin - speech in English
O'Donoghue, John, Dublin - speech in Irish and English
Unidentified performers - instrumental group
Verling, Katie, Clare - speech in English

Performers:
Cassidy, Dave, Dublin, speech in English, track 1, 4, mandola in trio, track 1-6
Ni Bheolain, Niamh, Dublin, speech in English, track 1-6, fiddle in trio, track 1-6
Pigott, Charlie, Cork/Galway, speech in English, track 7-14, B1-7, accordion in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 14, B1-4, 6-7, accordion in duet B5
Fahy, Martin, Clare/Galway, concertina in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 1, B1-4, 6-7, speech in English, track 13-, concertina duet/trio, track 13
Fahy, Florence, Clare/Galway, concertina in quartet, track 7-10, 12, 14, B1-4, 6-7, concertina duet/trio, track 13
O'Neylon, Tomas, Galway, storytelling in English, track 11
Ward, Kevin, guitar
O'Neylon, Tomas, bodhrán

Running Order:
1. Speech/Jigs: The Rambling Pitchfork, The Banks of Lough Gowns, The Black Rogue
2. Speech/Hornpipe: The Coarse Air
3. Speech/Reels: The Boy in the Gap, Paddy Fahey's
4. Speech/Polka: The Ukranian Polka
5. Speech/Jigs: Banish Misfortune, Out on the Ocean
6. Speech/Polkas: Untitled, Begley's Polka
7. Speech/Jigs: O'Connel's Welcome to Parliment, Willie Hayes
8. Speech/Reels: The Boyne Hunt, Clogher Reel?
9. Speech/Jigs: The Trip to Bantry (comp: Paddy O'Brien), The Bahola Jig
10. Speech/Reels: St Patrick's Night, Larkin's Beehive (both comp: Paddy O'Brien)
11. Storytelling: Humorous Tales about Poorer Times
12. Speech/Jigs: The Killavel, Untitled
13. Speech/Reels: The Hills of Tipperary, Larry's Favourite (both comp: Paddy O'Brien)
14. Speech/March/Speech: Napoleon Crossing the Alps [=Boney Crossing the Alps] [recording continued on CDR b]
15. Speech/Reels: (a setting of) The Kilarney Boys of Pleasure/The Sweat House (comp: Joe Liddy), The Fox on the Prowl (comp: Vincent Broderick)
16. Speech/Hornpipes: The Cuckoo's Nest, The Swan
17. Speech/Jigs: I Buried my Wife and Danced on her Grave, Down the Back Lane
18. Speech/Reels: Swinging on the Gate, Untitled
19. Speech/Jigs: (a setting of) The West Wind/The West-Mesth Jig, Jack Welsh's Jig
20. Speech/Jigs: The Fair Haired Boy, (a setting of) Jack Welsh's Jig/Scatter the Mud, Untitled
21. Speech/Reels: The Reel of Mullinavat, The Congress Reel [END OF DAT]