Speech: Untitled [Interview with the fiddle-player Joe O'Dowd; his background as a fiddle-player; he began to play at 10 years of age, taught by his brother Jack; the community in which he was brought up was rich in music; his uncle John O'Dowd (who taught Michael Coleman) was regarded as a fine player; the bands that Joe O'Dowd played with in London; the tune that follows was a favourite of Jim Coleman, brother of Michael Coleman]

O'Dowd, Joe, Sligo - speech in English
Unidentified performer [Ennis, Seamus, Dublin] - speech in English

Reel: Miss Johnson's Reel

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Jigs: Coppers and Brass [The Humours of Ennistymon], Coleman's Jig [The Primrose Vale; The Lark on the Strand], Coppers and Brass [The Humours of Ennistymon]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Hornpipes: The Stage Hornpipe [The Norfolk], Untitled [The Western] [This selection was recorded by Michael Coleman, fiddle, on commercial 78rpm disc]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Reels: Lord McDonald, Ballinasloe Fair, The Round Towers of Ballymote [Touch Me If You Dare] [The first two tunes in this selection were recorded together by Michael Coleman, fiddle, on commercial 78rpm disc]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Slip Jigs: Untitled [The Foxhunter's Jig], Untitled [Comb Your Hair and Curl It] [This selection was recorded by Michael Coleman, fiddle, on commercial 78rpm disc?]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Reels: Dowd's Favourite / O'Dowd's Favourite, The Star of Munster, Miss Johnson [The first two tunes in this selection were recorded together by Michael Coleman, fiddle, on commercial 78rpm disc?]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Reels: Farewell to Ireland [Farewell to Erin; CRE 1, # 139], The Cherry Tree [Farewell to Erin (DMI, # 701)], Reidy Johnson [Hand Me Down the Tackle]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Reel: The Lads of Leith [The Lads of Laois], Dungloe Reel [The Humours of Castlefin], The Green Banks of Rossbeigh [The Green Fields of Rossbeigh; The Kerry Reel]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo

Jigs: Jackson's Jigs [1] [The Humours of Kesh], Jackson's Jigs [2] [Doherty's Fancy; The Pet of the Pipers]

O'Dowd, Joe - fiddle solo