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Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 37 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 46 [sound recording] / [various performers]

  • AOH-18693/1/258653
  • Item
  • 13 August 1977 [Tracks 1-5] ; 14 August 1977 [Tracks 6-11]
  • Part of Aidan O'Hara Collection

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]

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 85 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 86 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 87 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]

Aidan O'Hara Collection. Reel-to-Reel 88 [sound recording] / [various performers]

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]