Performers:
Shields, Robert John (Hugh's father), Belfast, [age about 60], recitation in English A1-5;
Butcher, Eddie, Aughil, Magilligan, co. Derry, [1900-1980], singing in English A6, 8-17, 20, B1-6, speech in English A18-19, B2;
Shields, Nora (Hugh's mother), Belfast, [age 55], singing in English A7;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English B2, 16, singing in English B7-11 (to Robert Butcher's airs);
Devlin, Ellen, [Attagh, Drumlea, co. Tyrone, age about 88], singing in English B12, 16;
Unidentified performer, recitation in English B13-15;
Prévert, J,[French poet] recitation in French C1;
Unidentified performer, speech in English C2;
Butor, Michel, recitation in French C2;
Unidentified performer, recitation in English C2;
Shields, Kitty, [Dublin, daughter of Hugh S., age 5 & 6] recitation in English C3-8, 11, 14, D3, singing in English C9;
Shields, Michael, [Dublin, son of Hugh S., age 4+] singing in English C10, 12-13, recitation in English C15-16, D1-3;
Tunney, Mrs [Bridgit, Mulick, Belleek, co. Fermanagh, native of co Donegal] (Paddy's mother), singing in English D4, F6, 9, recitation in English F5,8, speech in English F7, 8;
Unidentified performers, recitation in English D5, speech in English D5;
Gallagher, A [Aine Ni Ghallchobair, Bean Ui Laoi, Gweedore, co Donegal and Dublin],. singing in Irish E2, H6-7;
Devanny, H. [Aodh Ó Duibheannaigh, (Hiudaí Phadai Hiudaí), Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish E1, H5;
Unidentified performers, singing in Hungarian E3;
Unidentified performer, speech in English E3;
Tunney, Paddy, singing in English E4-9, 19, 24, F2-3, speech in English E5, 20, F1, recitation in English E10-18, 21-23, 25, F1;
Tunney, Mr. [Mulick, Belleek, co. Fermanagh] (Paddy's father), recitation in English F4;
Ó Baoill, Micí Sheáin Néill,[Ranafast, co Donegal] recitation in Irish G1-5, H1-4

Running Order:
1. Excel jujubes ; Porridge whey, rhymes / Robert John Shields, speech in English
2. Paddy going along the road with butter eggs, story / Robert John Shields, speech in English
3. Paddy selling tubs, story / Robert John Shields, speech in English
4. Paddy and the lady’s dog), story / Robert John Shields, speech in English
5. The Bangor boat’s away, rhyme / Robert John Shields, speech in English
6. Hello there stranger, song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
7. The task (‘To love someone more dearly every day...’), song / Mrs Norah Shields, singing in English
8. It’s only a step from Killarney to Heaven (‘It was at a campfire...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
9. The two sweethearts (‘A group of young soldiers one night at a spree...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
10. John Mitchell (‘I am a true born Irishman...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
11. Distressed maid (‘I am a maid...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
12. Canada-i-o (‘It’s of a merchant’s daughter...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
13. Sailing to Americay (‘You brave Irish people wherever you may be...’)
14. I long for to get married, song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
15. It’s oh that I ever was married, song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
16. The green veil (‘Oh come all you gay fellows...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
17. Erin’s green shore (‘One evening of late as I strayed by the banks...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
18. Cuckoo, riddle / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
19. Bread, riddle / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
20. Dreary gallows (‘My love is one of the nicest young men...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
21. Green bushes (‘As I went a walking one morning in May...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
22. Girl I left behind (‘My parents reared me tenderly had ne’er a child but me...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English, speech in English
23. Girl I left behind (‘When I look back in good Coleraine the tears does fall and blind me...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
24. James McKee (‘Oh, James McKee they do call me, the same I’ll ne’er deny...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
25. Flora and I (‘As I went a-walking one evening in June...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
26. The battle was over (‘The battle was over and the victory was won...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
27. Factory girl (‘As I went a-walking one fine summer’s morning...’) [v. 1] [using air sung earlier, unrecorded, by Robert Butcher], song / Hugh Shields, singing in English
28. Shores of Americay (‘I am a sporting Irishman far across the foam...’) [v. 1] [using air sung earlier, unrecorded, by Robert Butcher], song / Hugh Shields, singing in English
29. Van Dieman’s land (‘You rambling boys for pleasure, you rambling boys take care...’) [v. 1] [using air sung earlier, unrecorded, by Robert Butcher], song / Hugh Shields, singing in English
30. Erin the green (‘You truehearted sons of Hibernia...’) [v. 1] [using air sung earlier, unrecorded, by Robert Butcher], song / Hugh Shields, singing in English
31. Banks of Claudy (’Twas on a summer’s morning...’) [v. 1] [using air sung earlier, unrecorded, by Robert Butcher], song / Hugh Shields, singing in English
32. Glenswilly (‘My stalwart boys around me stood, these comrades kind and true......’), / Mrs Ellen Devlin, singing in English
33. The grand old Duke of York, rhyme / Mrs Ellen Devlin’s 8 year old grandson, speech in English
34. Sally wan, rhyme / Mrs Ellen Devlin’s 8 year old grandson, speech in English
35. The fox went out, rhyme / Mrs Ellen Devlin’s 8 year old grandson, speech in English
36. John Mitchell, (‘I am a true-born Irishman, John Mitchell is my name...’), talk about this song, speech ; song / Mrs Ellen Devlin, speech in English, singing in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of band one]
37. The French poet, Jacques Prévert reading his own poems for children, radio broadcast (BBC 3rd programme, 20 June 1964) / Jacques Preévert, speech in French
38. Radio programme: Michel Butor presenting a selection of French poems (Corneille, Lafontaine, Lamartine and Hugo), radio broadcast (BBC 3rd programme, 1964) / Michel Butor, speech in French
39. The elephant, story / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
40. The lion, story / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
41. The sausages, story / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
42. Hansel and Grettel, story / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
43. Humpty Dumpty, rhyme / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
44. Polly put the kettle on, rhyme / Kitty Shields (5), speech in English
45. Oh, dear, what can the matter be, song / Kitty Shields (5) singing in English
46. Ba ba black sheep, story / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English
47. The tortoise, story / Kitty Shields (6), speech in English
48. Sing a song of sixpence, song / Michael Shields (4+), singing in English
49. Three blind mice song / Michael Shields (4+), singing in English
50. Girls and boys, story / Kitty Shields (6), speech in English
51. Bendy and the tractor, story / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English
52. Bendy’s cake, story / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English
53. Story: The tortoise, the giraffe and the mugger [crocodile], story / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English
54. Santy and the rubbish bin, story / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English
55. The God Jupiter ; The king, stories / Michael Shields (4+), speech in English ; Kitty Shields (6), speech in English
56. The mountain stream where the moorcocks crow (‘Then farewell darling for another season...’) [concluding verse of song unfinished at track F 9], song / Mrs Brigid Tunney, singing in English
57. Mummers’ verses from Co. Tyrone, rhymes ; speech, / Mr [Patrick] Tunney, speech in English [end of band two]
58. Úir-chill an Chreagáin (‘Ag úir-chill an Chreagáin is ea chodail mise aréir faoi bhrón ...’), [dub from Gael Linn 78 disc], song / H[ugh] Devanny [Aodh Ó Duibheannaigh], singing in Irish
59. Ar maidin de mairt (‘Ar maidín De Máirt bhí ábhar mór goil agam féin ...’)[dub from Gael Linn 78 disc], song / A, Gallagher [Áine Ní Ghallchobhair], singing in Irish
60. Bartok as folk collector, presented by A.L. Lloyd, parts 1 and two, radio broadcasts, off-air recordings from BBC 3rd programme, 1964 / A.L. Lloyd, speech in English ; various performers, singing in Hungarian
61. Barbry Allen (‘They sent for her by the high post chaise ...’), song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
62. Talk about this parody , Lord Lovatt (‘So he threw himself down by the side of the corp...’), speech / song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
63. When a man’s in love he feels no cold, song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
64. If Moses supposes, song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
65. One two three O’Leary, song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
66. As I was going down Glasgow toon (Wee O’Hara), song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
67. Riddle: Riddle me riddle me ranty bo, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
68. What goes round the house, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
69. What goes over the water, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
70. What goes round the house, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
71. There was a fiddler in Dublin, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
72. As round as a riddle, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
73. What goes through the wood, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
74. Toast of the grand jury of the Orange Lodge, recitation / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
75. They’re like a pair of wully wee-chils dabbling on a burn broo, Lagan saying, / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
76. Old Roger is dead, song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
77. Black Peter ; Fire on the mountain ; Wolf and sheep, games [described] / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
78. As I went through yon guttery gap, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
79. Here’s to the white pigeon (Hibernian toast), recitation / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
80. A lepper of ditches, riddle / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
81. Johnny O’Connor says he loves her, song / Paddy Tunney, singing in English
82. There was an old woman and she lived in a shoe, rhyme / Paddy Tunney, speech in English
83. Talk about mummers ; mummers’ play (including two mumming songs: ‘We’ll join our hands together’ ‘The twelve beats the eleven’ [= Tom Brown / The cardplayers’ song ]), speech ; recitation ; songs / Paddy Tunney, speech in English, singing in English
84. She wouldn't do it, song ; lilt, / Paddy Tunney, singing in English, lilt
85. Love will you marry me, song ; lilt, / Paddy Tunney, singing in English, lilt
86. Mummers’ rhymes / Mr [Patrick] Tunney, speech in English
87. Mummers’ rhymes / Mrs Brigid Tunney, speech in English
88. Song: Fare thee well lough Derg, song / Mrs Brigid Tunney, singing in English
89. Song: I loved charming Jenny, Song [about lough Derg] ; speech / Mrs Brigid Tunney, singing in English, speech in English
90. I never will return to my friends for relief, recitation / Mrs Brigid Tunney, speech in English
91. The mountain stream where the moorcocks crow (‘With my dog and gun through the blooming heather ...’) song, [unfinished: continues at track D 4] / Mrs Brigid Tunney, singing in English [end of band three]
92. [An óige 's an saol mór agus an bás], story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?] / Micí Sheáin Néill Ó Baoill [Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish
93. [Giolla na mbréag] , story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?] / Micí Sheáin Néill Ó Baoill [Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish
94. [Taisce Ghleann Domhain] , story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?] / Micí Sheáin Néill Ó Baoill [Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish
95. [An capall rua] , story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?] / Micí Sheáin Néill Ó Baoill [Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish
96. [An ceathrar ceardaí óilte] , story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?] / Micí Sheáin Néill Ó Baoill [Ranafast, co Donegal], singing in Irish
97. [An fear a rabh an fios aige], story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?]
98. [Scéal Iúr Cinn Trá], story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?]
99. [An Sracadh a bhí in Ó Dónaill], story [recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD?]
100. Untitled story;[recorded by E.Gordon Quin of TCD??]
101. Ag geaftaí Bhaile Buí a rinne mise an gníomh (Geaftaí Bhaile Buí) [dub from a Gael Linn gramophone record]
102. Mo chreach is mo chrá mór nach fíon an t-uisce (Bríd bhéasach) [dub from a Gael Linn gramophone record], song / A. Gallagher [Áine Ní Ghallchobair, Bean Uí Laoi, Gweedore, Cos Donegal and Dublin],. singing in Irish
103. Ar mo ghabháil chun an chuain domh [dub from a Gael Linn gramophone record], song / A. Gallagher [Áine Ní Ghallchobair, Bean Uí Laoi, Gweedore, Cos Donegal and Dublin], singing in Irish [end of band four]