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Robin Morton Collection Item Ireland: Singing in English
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Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 96 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Holmes, Joe singing in English in duet A1-2, 8-10, lilting 1-7, 11-13;
Graham, Len, singing in English in duet A1-2, 8-10, lilting 1-7, 11-13

Running Order:
1. Song/Polka: Here I am Amongst Ye, My Love Nell
2. Song/Polka: Here I am Amongst Ye, My Love Nell (take two)
3. Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O
4. Highland: Willie Clarke's (unfinished)
5. Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O (take two)
6. Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O (take three)
7. Highlands: Willie Clarke's, Green Grow the Rushes-O (take four)
8. Song: The Sweet Bann Water
9. Song: The Sweet Bann Water (take two)
10. Song: The Sweet Bann Water (take three)
11. Reel: The Girl that Broke my Heart
12. Reel: The Girl that Broke my Heart (take two)
13. Reel: The Girl that Broke my Heart (take three)
14. Song: Come Tender-Hearted Christians
15. Song: Come Tender-Hearted Christians (take two)
16. Song: Come Tender-Hearted Christians (fragment) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 9 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout A, singing in English A10-13;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English throughout A, singing in English A2, 4, 6 ,8;
McMahon, Paddy, Belfast, speech in English throughout A

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about mining in Scotland, conditions, describing the work in the 1920's in the 'Priory' and other pits, miners strike, Blantyre disaster
2. Song: The Blantyre Disaster
3. Speech: talk about different versions of the song 'The Blantyre Disaster'
4. Song: The Factory Girl
5. Speech: talk about Irish people emigrating to work in Scotland, mention of the song 'The Shanty Where They Make the Gas'
6. Song: Fee and Flanagan
7. Speech: talk about singing techniques, buying ballad sheets in Clones, learning songs from ballad sheets
8. Song: Thousands Are Sailing to America
9. Speech: talk about ballad sheets
10. Song: Young Edwin (three takes, unfinished)
11. Song: The Blantyre Disaster
12. Song: St Patrick (four takes, unfinished) [END OF BAND ONE]

Robin Morton Collection. Reel-to-Reel 8 [sound recording] / [various performers]

Performers:
Morton, Robin, speech in English throughout;
Unidentified performers, speech in English A1-8;
Todd, Tom, Tartaraghan, Co Armagh, speech in English A1-8, singing in English A2-8;
Maguire, John, Tonaydrumallard, Co Fermanagh, speech in English A9, 11, 13, throughout B, singing in English A10, 12, B2, 4, 5, 7, 9-13, Lilting B4;
McMahon, Paddy, Belfast, speech in English A9-13, throughout B, singing in English B12;
Maguire, Biddy, speech in English A9-13, throughout B

Running Order:
1. Speech: talk about 'Rhymers'
2. Song/Speech: Dobbins Flowery Vale
3. Song/Speech: The Spinning Wheel
4. Song/Speech: The Private Soldier
5. Song/Speech: The Funeral (three takes)
6. Song/Speech: I'm Leaving Tipperary
7. Song/Speech: The Banks of the Nile
8. Song: The Shanty Where They Work the Gas
9. Speech: short few words before song
10. Song: Lough Ooney
11. Speech: talk about the song 'Lough Ooney'
12. Song: The Bonnie Wee Lassie that Never Said No
13. Speech: talk about family, singing and local songs [END OF BAND ONE]
14. Speech: requist for songs about cock fighting
15. Song: The Fallom Brown-Red Cock
16. Speech: talk about cock fighting, different types of birds
17. Song/Lilting/Speech: The Auld Woman from Carlow
18. Song: The Hiring Fair
19. Speech: talk about the song 'Brown Haired Girl' and singing in general
20. Song: My Charming Mary
21. Speech: talk about the song 'James Magee'
22. Song: James Magee
23. Song: Dick Mooney's Daughter
24. Song/Speech: The Glasgow Barber
25. Song/Speech: The Maid of the Colehill
26. Song/Speech: The Banks of Clady
27. Speech: talk of the song 'Fee and Flanagan', ballad sheets, old local songs, travelling singers and musicans, 'McCaffery' the fiddler [END OF BAND TWO]

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