Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 27 June 1976 [tracks 1-11]
Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 30 July 1977 [copy of 7701 cassette] [track 12]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Tracks 1, 4, 6, singing in English Tracks 1, 11, speech in English Tracks 3, 7, speech in Irish Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 3, 6, 7, 10

Running Order:
1. Bríd óg Ní Mháille ('A Bhríd óg Ní Mháille, is tú d’fhag mo chroí cráite...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [session continued from 7601]
2. Irish labouring boy ('As I rode out one evening, it being in the month of May...'), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
3. Talk about the song 'Irish labouring boy' (learnt in Scotland), speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
4. An Giobóg, song ('Óró,’gcluin sibh mise, a bhuachaillí, is sibhse atá le pósadh...’), speech / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
5. Words of the song ‘An Giobóg’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
6. Introduction to and fragments of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, singing in Irish
7. Story of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
8. Words of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
9. Farewell in Irish to the Shields family [all present: Hugh, Lisa, Kitty, Michael, Denis and Philip], speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
10. Recording of middle C, sound & speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English [ end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]
11. The weary scaffold ('My love he is one of the finest young men...'), song (copied at 7.5 ips from cassette 7701) / Joe McCafferty, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in the car of Hugh Shields outside the house of Harry Alcorn, Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal, 17 August 1977 [tracks 1-10)
Recorded at the house of Joe McCafferty, Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 30 July 1977 [copied from 7701] [track 11]
Recorded at the house of Joe McCafferty, Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 17 August 1977, from his uncle's widow Kate (Cait) McCafferty [track 12]
Recorded in the house of Barney Beag Gallagher (67), Gortgearra, Arranmore Island. His mother Biddy Bheag Néillí (aged 89) lives with them. 24 August 1977 [tracks 13-14]
Recorded in the house of Dan Phaidí Hiudan Rogers and his wife Neilí Bheag Rogers, Torries, Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal, 24 August 1977 [tracks 15-18]
Recorded in the house of Joe Phil Beag Rogers (77, a native of Inishkeeragh), Ballard, Arranmore, 25 August 1977. [track 19]

Performers:
Alcorn, Harry, singing in English Tracks 1-2, 4-10, speech in English 3;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 3,17;
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Track 11, speech in Irish Track 12;
McCafferty, Cáit (Kate) , speech in Irish Track 12;
Gallagher, Biddy Bheag Néillí, speech in Irish Tracks 13-14;
Rogers, Neilí Bheag, singing in Irish Tracks 15, 18, speech in English Track 17;
Rogers, Dan Phaidí Hiudan, singing in Irish 16, speech in English 17;
Rogers, Joe Phil Beag, singing in English Track 19

Running Order:
1. Largymore (‘It’s of an Irish lad that I’m going to tell you’...), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
2. The Banks of Newfoundland, song (‘You landsmen and you seamen bold of high and low degree ...’) / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
3. Talk about the song 'The Banks of Newfoundland', speech / Harry Alcorn, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
4. The Shoals of Herring (‘It being on a bright and a pleasant day...’) [unfinished], song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
5. When I was young without care or sorrow, song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
6. Going to Mass last Sunday (‘Oh, courting is a pleasure between my love and I...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
7. Sailing away from Ireland [Dear old Granuaile] (‘There’s a farm[?] in old Ireland in a place called sweet Tralee...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
8. I'm a man you won't meet every day (‘Oh, fill up your glasses and have what you may...’), song [fragment] / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
9. Deep Sheephaven Bay (‘Away behind the Rosses hills the sun had sunk to rest...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
10. Cashel's [?] Well (‘Come all you loyal [jovial?] lovers and listen to my song...’), song [fragmen]t / Harry Alcorn, singing in English [end of session]
11. Seacht ndolás na Maighdine Muire (‘Na seacht ndólás a fuair an Mhaighdean Muire ... ‘) [copy of 7701 cassette], song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
12. Rosary, prayer / Joe McCafferty speech in Irish ; Cáit McCafferty, speech in Irish [end of session]
13. Seacht subhailce na Maighdine Muire, prayer / Biddy Bheag Néillí Gallagher, speech in Irish
14. Dán na hAoine (‘Seo an Aoine, seo an Aoine...’), prayer [fragment] / Biddy Bheag Néillí Gallagher, speech in Irish [end of session]
15. Buachaill ón Éirne (‘Buachaill ón Éirne mé is bréagfaidh mé an cailín deas óg...’), song / Neilí Bheag Rogers, singing in Irish
16. Má théann tú go hÉirinn tabhair mo bheannacht anonn, song [ words by Pete Sweeney, Gortgearra, died 1975] / Dan Phaidí Hiudan Rogers, singing in Irish
17. Talk about the song 'Má théann tú go hÉirinn', speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Dan Phaidí Hiudan Rogers, speech in English ; Neilí Bheag Rogers, speech in English
18. Níl sé ina Lá, song (‘Chuaidh mé isteach i dteach aréir ...’) / Dan Phaidí Hiudan Rogers, singing in Irish [reading text from the book ‘Abair amhrán’] [end of session]
19. The Boys of Belfast (‘One August night by the moon’s bright light...’), song / Joe Phil Beag Rogers, singing in English [session continued on 7706] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 16 August 1977 [tracks 1-10]
Recorded in Hugh Shields's car from Harry Alcorn outside his house in Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal, 17 August 1977 [tracks 11-24]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Tracks 1, 9, singing in Irish Tracks 1, 7, 10, speech in English Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, singing in English Tracks 4, 6;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25;
Alcorn, Harry, singing in English Tracks 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, speech in English Tracks 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

Running Order:
1. Queries about the song 'Gleanntán na Coilleadh Uaignigh' (extra verse of the song sung and repeated), song and speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English, speech in Irish, singing in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
2. Willy the Wisp, story / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
3. Introduction to the song 'The Shamrock Shore', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
4. The Shamrock Shore, song (‘From Derry quay we did set sail on the twenty-fourth of May...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
5. Introduction the the song 'Lovely Green Gweedore' , speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
6. Lovely Green Gweedore (‘Good people all of Donegal, I hope yous will attend...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
7. Inis Oirthear (‘Nach raibh sé i ndan dúinn an loing [?] a fhágáil...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
8. Talk about the song 'Inis Oirthear' and the lines beginning 'slan go bráth libh agus slan go deo libh', speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
9. Words of the song 'Inis Oirthear', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
10. Inis Oirthear, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [end of session]
11. The Boys From Killybegs (‘There are wild and rocky hills on the coast of Donegal...’) , song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
12. In a Harbour in Kingstown (‘In a harbour in Kingstown on a bright summer’s day...’) , song [fragmen]t / Harry Alcorn, singing in English, speech in English
13. Downings Quay (‘And we all felt sad a week ago along this [?] fair shore’...), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
14. Talk about the song 'Downings Quay' and its author (Davy Hay), speech/ Harry Alcorn, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
15. When I was young without care or sorrow, song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
16. Talk about the song 'When I was young without care or sorrow', song, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English
17. As I roved out one pleasant morning, it being in the month of May, song [fragment] / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
18. Talk about the song 'As I roved out one pleasant morning, it being in the month of May' (learnt from Antoine McGinley and Jim Magee, Falcarragh), speech / Harry Alcorn, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
19. The maid of Marble Hill (‘Beyond Sheephaven’s foaming tide three dreary miles away...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
20. Talk about the song 'The maid of Marble Hill' / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English
21. Far away out in Australia [Building a home for you] (‘Sweetheart, it’s time to say goodbye...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
22. Talk about the song 'Creeslough Town', speech / Harry Alcorn, speech in English
23. Creeslough Town (‘In the merry winter time When I give my shoes a shine’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
24. Talk about the preceding song 'Creeslough Town', speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English [end of session]
25. Middle C recorded 29 August on the Uher machine used for HS 7702 - 7707 / Hugh Shields, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO

Recorded at the house of Biddy Joe O'Donnell (82), Plohogue, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 21 August 1977 [tracks 1-11]
Recorded at the house of Joe McCafferty, Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1977 [tracks 12-16]
Recorded outside the house of Alice McCauley, Gortgearra, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 22–23 August 1977 [tracks 17, 24]
Recorded in the house of Alice McCauley, Gortgearra, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1977 [tracks 18-23]
Recorded at the house of Barney Beag Gallagher, Gortgearra, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 24 August 1977 [tracks 25-30]

Performers:
O'Donnell, Biddy Joe, singing in English Track 1, speech in English Tracks 2, 5, singing in Irish Tracks 3-4, 6-7;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 2;
O'Donnell, Grace, singing in Irish Track 8;
O'Donnell, Patrica, singing in Irish Track 8;
O'Donnell, Mary, melodica solo Tracks 9-10;
Unidentified performers, singing in Irish and English Track 9;
O'Donnell, Ann, tin whistle solo Track 11;
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Tracks 12-13, 16, speech in Irish Tracks 14-15;
McCauley, Alice, singing in Irish Tracks 18, 20, 22, speech in English Track 19, speech in Irish Tracks 21, 23;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 19, 28;
Gallagher, Barney Beag, singing in Irish Tracks 25-27, 30, speech in English Track 28;
singing in English Track 29

Running Order:
1. Arranmore (‘ Oh Arranmore, loved Arranmore, I ofttimes think of thee...’), song / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in English
2. Talk about the preceding song, speech / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, speech in English; Hugh Shields, speech in English
3. Tiocfaidh an samhradh ('Ó tiocfaidh an samhradh agus fásfaidh an féar...’), song / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish
4. Pleoid ort, a Neidí gan seanadh, song [fragment] / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish
5. The words of the song 'Pleoid ort, a Neidí gan seanadh'. speech / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, speech in Irish
6. Dúlamáin (‘Dúlamáin na buinne buí, dúlamáin Gaelach...’), song [fragment] / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish, speech in Irish, lilt
7. Níl sé ina lá (‘Éirí i do shuí, a bhean an tí...’), song [fragment] / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish
8. Níl sé ina lá, song / Grace O’Donnell, singing in Irish ; Patricia O’Donnell, singing in Irish
9. Attempt at two [?] songs 'Baidín Fheilimidh' and 'The rose of Arranmore [?]' / Mary O’Donnell, melodica, with singers
10. The dawning of the day / Mary O’Donnell, melodica solo
11. The rose of Arranmore / Mary O’Donnell, melodica solo [end of session]
12. Inis Oirthear (repeat of the song recorded by Joe at 7702, with an extra verse), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
13. Tiocfaidh an samhradh (‘Ó tiocfaidh an samhradh agus fásfaidh an féar...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
14. The words of the song ' Tiocfaidh an samhradh, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
15. Na cailleachaí dubha (‘Tá áit thiar anseo i mbun an cnoic...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
16. Níl sé ina lá (‘Chuaidh mé isteach i dteach aréir...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [session contined at 7706]
17. Background noise outside of Alice McCauley's house, evening of 22 August, donkey sounds, noise [end of session]
18. Níl sé ina lá (‘Chuaidh mé isteach i dteach aréir...’), song / Alice McCauley, singing in Irish
19. Talk about the preceding song, speech / Alice McCauley, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
20. Mo phíopa ghoirid dhonn, song / Alice McCauley, singing in Irish
21. The last verse of the song Níl sé ina lá, speech / Alice McCauley, speech in English
22. Tiocfaidh an samhradh (‘Tiocfaidh an samhradh agus fásfaidh an féar...’), song / Alice McCauley, singing in Irish
23. The words of the song 'Tiocfaidh an Samhradh', speech / Alice McCauley, speech in English [end of session]
24. Background noise outside of Alice McCauley's house, lunchtime of 23 August: braying of same [she] donkey, noise [end of session]
25. Siúbhan Ní Dhuibhir ( D’eirigh mé ar maidín a tharraingt chun aoinaigh mhór...’), song / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in Irish
26. Buachaill ón Éirne (‘Buachaill ón Éirne mé is bréagfainn féin cailín deas óg...’), song / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in Irish
27. Bruach na Finne (‘Ar bhruach na Finne a tharlaidh damh an staidbhean chiúin...’), song / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in Irish
28. Talk about the preceding song, speech, / Barney Beag Gallagher, speech in English
29. My young love said to me, song by Padraic Colum, with 4 verses, / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in English
30. Máire Ní Eidhin ('Ar mo gabhail chuig an Aifrinn damh...'), song by Raftery [fragment] / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in Irish [session continued at 7703] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1977 [tracks 1-2]
Recorded from Barney Beag Gallagher at the house of Alice McCauley, Gortgearra, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 26 August 1977 [tracks 3-4]
Recorded from Joe Phil Beag Rogers at his house at Ballard, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 25 August 1977 [track 5]
Recorded from Biddy Joe O'Donnell, at her house in Plohogue, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 25 August 1977 [tracks 6-8]
Recorded from Packie Boner, accordion, of Leabgarrow, in Andrew Early's lounge bar, Leabgarrow, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 26 August 1977 [tracks 9-20]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, singing in English Track 1, speech in English Track 2
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 2, 10, 13, 16
Gallagher, Barney Beag, singing in Irish Track 3, speech in Irish Track 4
Rogers, Joe Phil Beag, singing in English Track 5
O'Donnell, Biddy Joe, singing in English Track 6, singing in Irish Tracks 7-8
Boner, Packy, accordion solo Tracks 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17-18, 20, speech in English Tracks 10, 13, 16, 20, speech in Irish Track 19
Molloy, Mick, speech in Irish Track 10
O'Donnell, Charlie Cook, dancing Track 17

Running Order:
1. John Barbour (‘There was a lord lived in this town’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English [session continuing from 7705]
2. Talk about the preceding song, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of session]
3. Bruach na Finne (repeat of rendition on 7705/27, with two extra verses), song / Barney Beag Gallagher, singing in Irish
4. The words of the song 'Bruach na Finne', speech and song / Barney Beag Gallagher, speech in Irish [end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]
5. John Mitchel (‘I am a true-born Irishman, John Mitchel is my name...’), song / Joe Phil Beag Rogers, singing in English [session continuing from 7703]
6. He can go and leave If he wishes [Go and leave me, never mind] (‘Once I loved with fond affection...’), song / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in English
7. [An Deoraí, by J.P. Craig] ('Tá gleann bheag ro-aoibhinn in Éirinn...’) - learnt at school, song / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish
8. Teanga na hÉireann (Tóg suas do chroí chráite, eirigh a stóir...’) / Biddy Joe O’Donnell, singing in Irish [end of session]
9. Dúlamán, waltz / Packy Boner, accordion solo
10. Talk about the preceding tune with words of the song 'Dúlamán', speech / Packie Boner, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Mick Molloy, speech in English
11. The bush, jig / Packy Boner, accordion solo
12. The streets of New York, jig / Packy Boner, accordion solo
13. Talk about the preceding jig, speech / Packie Boner, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
14. Two tunes – one called 'Wood Hills, reels [slides?], / Packy Boner, accordion solo
15. The thrupenny bit [The tenpenny bit], jig / Packy Boner, accordion solo
16. Talk about the preceding tune and the following tune / Packie Boner, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Mick Molloy, speech in English
17. Cú bán sa ghleann, reel, / Packy Boner, accordion solo with dancing
18. The donkey, waltz, / Packy Boner, accordion solo
19. Tagann an Asal, speech about the use of the donkey / Packie Boner, speech in English, speech in Irish
20. Unidentified mazurka (clipped), mazurka / Packy Boner, accordion solo [session continued at 7707] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in Andrew Early's lounge bar, Leabgarrow, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 26 August 1977 [tracks1–19]
Recorded in Andrew Early's sitting room, Leabgarrow, Arranmore, Co. Donegal, 26 August 1977 evening [tracks 20–26]
Recorded in the house of Charlie Rua Coll, age 93, Ballintra, Arranmore, 31 July 1977 [session copied from cassette 7701, spoiled by hum] [tracks 27–35]

Performers:
?, Condy, accordion solo Tracks 1-4;
Boner, Packy, accordion solo Tracks 5-8, 10, 12, 14-16, speech in English Tracks 9, 11, A16, lilting Track 17;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 9, 11, 16, 20, 26, 30, 33, 35;
Molloy, Mick, speech in English Tracks 10, 13, 19, singing in English Tracks 13, 18;
Early, Andrew, speech in English Tracks 20, 22, 26, 28, singing in Irish Tracks 21, singing in English Tracks 23-25;
Coll, Charlie Ruaidh, singing in English Tracks 27, 29, 34, speech in English Tracks 28, 30, 33 35;
Mary née McColl, singing in Irish, singing in English Track 31, speech in English Tracks 32-33

Running Order:
1. The cock of the North, slide / Condy, accordion solo [continuation of 7706]
2. Popular air, / Condy, accordion solo
3. Father Murphy, air / Condy, accordion solo
4. Undentified reel, / Condy, accordion solo
5. An chrubach i dToraigh / Packy Boner, accordion solo
6. The Shamrock Shore / Packy Boner, accordion solo ; Condy, singing in English
7. Unidentified marches / Packy Boner, accordion solo
8. Glendoon Highland, / Packy Boner, accordion solo
9. Talk about the tune ‘Glendoon Highland’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Packy Boner, speech in English
10. Miss [Mrs.] Drummonds of Perth, jig / Packy Boner, accordion solo
11. Talk about the jig ‘Miss/Mrs. Drummonds of Perth’ / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Packy Boner, speech in English ; Mick Molloy, speech in English
12. Westering home, waltz / Packy Boner, accordion
13. We started with George Wimpy (‘Sure we’re back in old Ireland in the County Mayo...’), recitation [fragment] and song / Mick Molloy, speech in English, singing in English
14. Father Murphy, air / Packy Boner, accordion solo
15. The Londonderry hornpipe / Packy Boner, accordion solo
16. All the ways to go, jig and talk about it, speech / Packy Boner, accordion solo, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
17. All the ways to go, jig / Packy Boner, lilt
18. Football song / Mick Molloy, singing in English
19. 1967 The European Cup (‘Eleven men they hammered until Gemmell found the crack...’), recitation / Mick Molloy, speech in English [end of session]
20. Introduction to the song ‘Tá crioth ar mo chroí’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Andrew Early, speech in English
21. Tá crioth ar mo chroí (‘.........nach gneasoinn go deo [?]...’), song / Andrew Early, singing in Irish
22. The lonely Jersey bull (‘I was born in far-off Canada where prairies do abound...’) , recitation song [learnt by AE in America from the composer, Pete Sweeney, from whom he also learned Irish] / Andrew Early, singing in Irish, speech in English
23. The Lowlands of Holland (‘The first night I got married, on a marriage bed I lay...’), song (clipped) [learnt from the well-known ‘Róise na namhrán’, Mrs Green, Scraigathoke, Arranmore] / Andrew Early, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
24. The lowlands of Holland (‘The first night I got married and lay on a marriage bed...’) (complete) / Andrew Early, singing in English
25. The lonely Jersey bull, song / Andrew Early, singing in English
26. Talk about the song ‘The lonely Jersey bull’, speech / Andrew Early, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of session]
27. The loyal lover (‘Come all you loyal lovers, wherever you may be...’), song [copied from 7701 cassette] / Charlie Rua McColl, singing in English
28. Talk about the song ‘The loyal lover’, speech [copied from 7701 cassette]] / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Charlie Rua McColl, speech in English [copied from 7701 cassette]
29. Caroline of Edinburgh town (‘Come all you loyal lovers and come listen to my rhyme...’), song [copied from 7701 cassette] / Charlie Rua McColl, singing in English
30. Talk about the song ‘Caroline of Edinburgh town, speech [copied from 7701 cassette] / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Charlie Rua McColl, speech in English ; Mary née McColl [?], speech in English
31. The words of the bilingual song ‘Trathnóna álainn samhraidh’ (‘Trathnóna álainn samhraidh ‘s an grian ag gabháil a luí...’), song [session copied from 7701 cassette / Mary née McColl [Charlie’s daughter], singing in Irish, singing in English
32. Trathnóna álainn samhraidh [fragment], and talk, song ; speech / Mary née McColl, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
33. Talk about the song ‘Trathnóna álainn samhraidh’ and local matters, speech [copied from 7701 cassette]/ Mary née McColl, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Charlie Rua McColl, speech in English
34. Erin’s green shore (‘ [One evening] of late as I strayed on the banks of a clear silvery stream...’), song [copied from 7701 cassette] / Charlie Rua McColl, singing in English
35. Talk about the song ‘Erin’s green shore’, speech [copied from 7701 cassette] / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Charlie Rua McColl, speech in English [end of the session copied from 7701 cassette. Original tape has recording here of middle C on the Orion cassette machine used for HS 7701 from which this session was copied] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty in his house at Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 25 August 197l. [tracks 1-10]
(Recording mostly spoiled by hum)
See Note below by Lisa Shields 22 Feb 2024

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Tracks 1, 3, 5-7, speech in English Tracks 2, 9, speech in Irish and English Track 4, speech in Irish Track 8;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 2, 9

Running Order:
1. Cailin deas cluiteach na mbo ('Thug mise rúid fá na Gleanntaí Agus tharlaí damh cailín deas óg...’) [Text just composed by Joe], song / Joe McCafferty, speech in English / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
2. Talk about the following song, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
3. An Crúibín i dToraigh (’S an lá sin a chuaidh Crúibín go Toraigh...’), song [fragment] / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
4. Talk about the preceding song, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish and English
5. Seacht ndólás na Maighdine Muire (‘Na seacht subhailce [sic].a fuair an Mhaidin Bheannaithe...’), song / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
6. Bhi mise lá ag gabhail go Neóinín (‘Bhi mise lá ag gabhail go Neóinín is tharlaí damh triúr cailín óg...’), song / Joe cCafferty, singing in Irish
7. Seacht ndólás na Maighdine Muire (‘Na seacht subhailce [sic].a fuair an Mhaidin Bheannaithe...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
8. Spoken verses of ‘Seacht ndólás na Maighdine Muire’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
9. Talk about the preceding song, about the rosary and about ‘Dán na marbh’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 28 August, 1979 [tracks 1–5] and 30 August 1979 [tracks 7–15]
Recorded from Harry Alcorn at Horn Head bridge, Co. Donegal, 30 August 1979 [track 6]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in English Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8-9, 11, 13, 15, singing in English Tracks 2, 4, 7, 10, singing in Irish 12, 14;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15;
Alcorn, Harry, singing in English Track 6

Running Order:
1. Talk about curse on his family, the evil and its remedy, hiring fairs, churning, hiring customs at Letterkenny Rabble, walking to Letterkenny Fair, ballets and singing, ballets that Joe bought, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English, Hugh Shields, speech in English
2. Donnelly and Cooper, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Engish
3. Talk about the song ‘Donnelly and Cooper’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
4. Donnelly and Cooper (last verse), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
5. Further talk about the song song ‘Donnelly and Cooper’ [END OF BAND ONE]
6. Creeslough town, song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
7. The high hills of Derry [fragment], song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
8. Talk about the song ‘The high hills of Derry’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
9. Talk about the song ‘Lovely green Gweedore’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
10. Lovely green Gweedore, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
11. Talk about the song ‘Lovely green Gweedore’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
12. Cailín deas óg [Cailín deas cluiteach na mbó ;Thug mise ruaig], song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
13. Talk about schooling and the song ‘Seamus Mac Murchaidh’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
14. Seamus Mac Murchaidh, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
15. Talk about his schooling, learning to sing and about the song ‘Seamus Mac Murchaidh’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of session] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in Dublin [in Hugh Shields’s house] from Millán Urdiales and his wife Patricia Shaw de Urdiales, [summer 1962]. [tracks 1–12]
Recorded from Mrs Eileen Keaney [at her housein Belfast], November 1964. [tracks 28–31]
Recorded from Robert John Shields and Mrs Nora Shields [at their house in Belfast], November 1964 tracks 32–43]
Recorded in Magilligan, Co. Derry [in Eddie Butcher’s house and elsewhere], November 1964. [tracks 44–54]
Recorded in Dublin [in Hugh Shields’s house] from ‘Aunt Judy’ (elderly Russian refugee), 6 January 1964. [track 55]
Recorded in Dublin [in Hugh Shields’s house] from Katharine and Hilary Simms (young cousins of Lisa Shields), 6 January 1964 [tracks 56–57]

Domestic recordings of BBC 3rd programme broadcasts, various dates 1962–1964:
Venezuelan folk music [tracks 13-23]
Aucassin & Nicolette [track 24]
Rameau's harpsichord music [track 25]
Epic Survivals no 3 (of 5): Africa [track 26]
Early medieval music of church and court Early medieval music of church and court [track 58]
The modern evolution of Southern African music [track 59]
The Welsh triple harp [track 60]
Sixteenth century choral music by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd [track 62]

Performers:
Urdiales, Millán, recitation in Spanish Tracks 1-9, 12
Shaw de Urdiales, Patricia (English wife of above Spaniard) recitation in Spanish Tracks 10-11
Reina Family (Venezuela), singing in Spanish Tracks 13, 19-23
Reina, Federico, cuatro (guitarra) solo Tracks 14-18
Unidentified performers, speech in English Track 24, singing in French Track 24
Unidentified performer, speech in English Track 25
Kohnen, Robert, harpsichord Track 25
Alarius Ensemble of Brussels Track 25
Wachsmann, K.P, speech in English Track 26
Unidentified performers, singing in African Track 26
Shields, Norah, Belfast, age 58 (Hugh's mother), singing in English Tracks 27, 32, 37, 39, recitation in English Tracks 35-36, 38, 41-42, speech in English Tracks 39, 41-43
Keaney, Mrs. Eileen, Belfast, formerly Glenelly, co. Tyrone (see Ceol 2 no 1 pp 6-10, no 3 pp 62-66), singing in Irish Track 28, speech in English Track 29, singing in English Tracks 29-31,
Shields, Robert John, Belfast, (Hugh's father), singing in English Tracks 33, 40, recitation in English Track 34
Butcher, Eddie Aughil, Magilligan, co. Derry [1900-1980], recitation in English Tracks 44-47, singing in English Tracks 48-53
Gunning, Marion, recitation in English Track 54
'Aunt Judy' (Russian emigre? living in Dublin) Recitations in Russian D29, singing in French Track 55
Simms, Katharine, Dublin, age 15, singing in English Track 56
Simms, Hilary, Dublin, age 11, singing in English Track 57
(John Whitworth, Gerald English, Edgar Fleet, Marylin Wales, Edith Lake, Archy Camden), singing in French, Provencal and Latin, and group instrumentals
'Aunt Judy' (Russian refugee) living in Dublin) Recitations in Russian D29, singing in French Track 58
Unidentified performer, speech in English Track 58
Unidentified performer, speech in English Track 59
Unidentified performers, singing in African language Track 59
Rimmer, Joan, speech in English Track 60
Richards Jones, Nancy, triple harp solo Track 60
Loyd, A.L, speech in English Track 61
Elliot, John, singing in English Track 61
Elliot, Jack, singing in English Track 61
Killen, Lou, singing in English Track 61
Unidentified performers, choral singing Track 62

Running Order:
1. El Conde Arnaldos, romance [old ballad] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
2. Romance del prisionero, romance [old ballad] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
3. Fonte frida, romance [old ballad] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
4. La batalla de Roncesvalles (‘Mala la vistes, franceses, la caza de Roncesvalles...’), romance [old ballad] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
5. La batalla de Roncesvalles (‘En París esta Dona Alda...’), romance [old ballad] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
6. Ayer vite en la fonte, poem [from [Maud] Karpeles, folk songs of Europe / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
7. Romance de la luna, luna, poem [by Federico García Lorca] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
8. La casada infiel, poem [by Lorca / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
9. A Don Francisco Giner de los Ríos [by Antonio Machado] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Spanish
10. Que no quiero amores en Inglaterra, poem / Patricia Shaw de Urdiales, speech in Spanish
11. Miraba la mar la malcasada, poem / Patricia Shaw de Urdiales, speech in Spanish
12. Os Lusiadas, poem [by Luís de Camões, extract] / Millán Urdiales, speech in Portuguese
13. Mampolorio, song [sung at the death of a child: first track from radio programme: on Venezuelan folk music, presented by A.L. Lloyd, and sung by the Reina family. BBC 3rd programme, 2 September 1962 [tracks 13-23, recorded off air] / Reina family member, singing in Spanish, guitar
14. Tune: Whip-tune, tune / Federico Reina, ‘cuatro’ [4-stringed guitar]
15. Tune: Caricario, classical dance tune ‘folklorized; / Reina family member, ‘cuatro’ [4-stringed guitar]
16. Tune: Uno y catorce, tune / Reina family, ‘cuatro’ guitar ; percussion [maramba?]
17. Tune: Joropo - El gavilan (pasaje), tune / Reina family, 2 ‘cuatro’ guitars ; moraja?
18. Tune: Joropo, tune / Reina family, 2 ‘cuatro’ guitars ; moraja?
19. A mi negra la quiero, song / Reina family, singing in Spanish ; ‘cuatro’ guitar
20. Velada de la cruz; Todas las floren se fueron, songs [quasi-religious] / female Reina family member [child?] performer), song / Reina family, singing in Spanish to guitars
21. Corrido - A la una, song, / Reina family, guitar
22. Songs: Aguinaldo tun-tun?, song / female Reina family member, singing in Spanish to guitar
23. Quién es? Gente de paz, song [Christmas carol], / Reina family, guitars
24. Aucassin & Nicolette, radio programme [English adaptation of the medieval French chantefable, incomplete, recorded off air, BBC 3rd programme, 1962 or 1963] [end of band one]
25. Rameau’s harpsichord music, radio programme [recorded off air from BBC third programme], speech ; baroque music / unidentified presenter, speech in English ; Robert Kohnen, harpsichord solo ; Alarius ensemble of Brussels, various instruments
26. [Domestic recording of a BBC 3rd programme radio rebroadcast [of 31 January 1965] Epic Survivals no 3 (of 5) ‘Traces of the epic in Africa’, by K.P. Wachsmann, presented by K.P Wachsmann, reader Denys Hawthorne, 25 May 1963] / K.P Wachsmann, speech in English ; Denys Hawthorne, speech in English ; various performers singing in African dialects, various native instruments. [The series editor was A.L. Lloyd. Nos 1, 2 and 5 are on 6108 (CID239818) No 3 is on 6106 (CID 55169), no 4 on 6113 (CID 239880)]
27. My aunt Jane, song / Mrs Norah Shields, singing in English
28. Thíos ag teach an torraimh, song, / Mrs Eileen Keaney, singing in Irish
29. Poor Toby is dead, talk about the following ; song / Mrs Eileen Keaney, speech in English, singing in English
30. Here are the robbers coming through, song / Mrs Eileen Keaney, singing in English
31. Henry Joy McCracken, song / Mrs Eileen Keaney, singing in English
32. Green gravel (‘Dear Dolly dear Dolly...’), song [3 lines only] / Mrs Norah Shields, singing in English
33. Our queen up the river, song / Robert John Shields, singing in English
34. Granma granma Gray, rhyme / Robert John Shields, speech in English
35. Granma granma Gray, rhyme / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
36. Eettle attle blue bottle, rhyme / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
37. One two three alery, song / Mrs Norah Shields, singing in English
38. A rah chickapa, rhyme [‘counting out for tig’] / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
39. Here are the robbers, talk about the following ; song / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English, singing in English
40. Our queen can burl her leg / Robert John Shields, singing in English
41. One potato, two potato, talk about the following ; rhyme / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
42. As I went over Corney hill, talk about the following ; rhyme / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
43. In mud eels is, talk about the following ; rhyme / Mrs Norah Shields, speech in English
44. As I went over Corney hill, rhyme / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
45. As I was going to St. Ives, rhyme / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
46. How many feet has forty sheep, rhyme / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
47. Twenty six sheep, rhyme / Eddie Butcher, speech in English
48. My aunt Jane, song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
49. When a man’s in love, song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
50. The old plaid shawl (‘Not far from Conamara when the merry month of May...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
51. The croppy boy (‘Good men and true in this house who dwell...’), song / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
52. Longfield bank (‘On a dull October morning...’), song [words by Eddie Butcher] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
53. Anglers on the Roe(‘ Come gather round you fishermen...’), song [words by Eddie Butcher] / Eddie Butcher, singing in English
54. In and out go the dusty bluebells, rhyme / Marion Cunning, speech in English [end of band two]
55. Babushki ladushki, song [for children] ; Do do, l’enfant do, lullaby.; Morozh i solntse, den’ chudesny, poem [by Alexandr Pushkin] ; rhymes [snatches] / ‘Aunt Judy’ [elderly Russian refugee living in Dublin], singing in Russian, singing in French, speech in Russian
56. Master McGrath, song [fragment] / Katharine Simms (15), singing in English
57. The Kerry recruit (‘Mrs McGee the sergeant said...’) / Hilary Simms (11), singing in English
58. Early medieval music of church and court, radio programme [recorded off air from BBC 3rd programme, 6 January 1964], songs ; medieval instrumental music / Martindale Sidwell choir and various soloists, singing in Provençal, various instruments [including hurdy-gurdy, Gothic harp, crwth]
59. Chaka to King Kong: the modern evolution of Southern African music, radio programme [recorded off air from BBC third programme, 13 January 1964] / Percival R. Kirby, speech in English ; various performers singing in African dialects ; various musicians
60. The triple harp, radio programme [recorded off air from BBC 3rd programme presented by Joan Rimmer, 13 January 1964] , traditional Welsh and baroque music / Joan Rimmer, speech in English ; Nancy Richards Jones, Welsh triple harp [end of band three]
61. The songs of the Durham miners, radio programmes [recorded off air from BBC third programme, presented by A.L. LLoyd: part 1 ‘The older stratum’ 27 January 1964 ; part 2 ‘The newer seam’ 3 February 1964] / A.L. Lloyd, speech in English ; Jack Elliot, singing in English, John Elliot ; singing in English ; various performers, singing in English
62. Sixteenth century choral music by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd (including Byrd’s Cantiones Sacrae, 1575), radio programme [recorded off air from BBC 3rd programme] / Cantores in Ecelesia (conductor Michael Howard), singing in Latin [end of band four]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 25 August, 1981 [tracks 1–5]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Tracks 1-2, 5, speech in Irish and English Track 3, singing in Irish Track 4;
Shields, Hugh, speech in Irish Track 5

Running Order:
1. An Cleamhnas (Fadó shin agus is fada é ba gnáthach le mná bheith shiúil ag déanamh cleamhnais...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
2. An Cleamhnas (take two), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
3. Story of the song ‘Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí’, story story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
4. Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí (Arú, hug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí agus tharlaí damh cailín deas óg’) , song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
5. Talk about the song ‘Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish [END OF BAND TWO]