Identificatie
referentie code
RMO-18789
Titel
Robin Morton Collection
Datum(s)
- 1960s-1970s (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Omvang en medium
147 audio recordings
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Robin Morton was born in Portadown, Co. Armagh. A singer, writer, publisher, collector, band manager, Morton also played the concertina and bodhrán with the band Boys of the Lough which he formed in 1967 along with musicians Cathal McConnell and Tommy Gunn. He founded the Queen’s Folk Music Society, which met in the famous Anatomy Theater, Belfast, with superb acoustics but intimidating anatomical visuals. Belfast Folk Song Club, Morton was also a member. He began collecting songs in the 1960s, Paddy McMahon introduced him to singer John (Jock) Maguire of Roslea, who became the subject of Morton’s Come Day, Go Day, God Send Sunday, a book and LP of John Maguire and his songs. Morton worked as a producer for Topic Records before founding the record label Temple Records in 1978. He is married to clarsach player Alison Kinnaird.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Original reel-to-reel tapes were digitised to CD-R at an unknown date. CD-R copies were transferred to Broadcast WAV files by Memnon Archiving Services, Brussels in 2019.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Collection comprises reel-to-reel tape recordings made by Robin Morton chiefly across Ulster in the 1960s and 1970s. The recordings feature traditional music performances (songs, tunes and dances) by a wide variety of musicians and singers.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Users may not have access to original recordings, but may access digital surrogates onsite at ITMA, 73 Merrion Square.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
In copyright
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
- Iers
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
IE ITMA
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2 nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000.
Irish Guidelines for Archival Description. Ireland: Society of Archivists, 2009
Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2nd ed., 1988 revision. Ottawa : Chicago: Canadian Library Association.
Irish Guidelines for Archival Description. Ireland: Society of Archivists, 2009
Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2nd ed., 1988 revision. Ottawa : Chicago: Canadian Library Association.
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Gedeeltelijk
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels