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All tracks recorded by Ennis, Seamus. Tracks 1-4: BBC 21901 (acc. 858). Haughey, Sean, recorded 06/09/54, Donegal: 1. Intro -- 2. Talk: Origin of song Eoin Ban -- 3. Talk: The Fairy Piper of Cruachlann -- 4. [unknown, man singing in Irish. Not mentioned on CD intro and not on record 21901] -- Tracks 5-10: BBC 21902 (acc. 859). Green, Roise (of Arranmore), recorded 02/09/54, Donegal: 5. Intro -- 6. Eoin Ban O h Eochaidh (Fair John Haughey) -- 7. Talk by Mrs Roise Green about her mother and songs -- 8. The Trees -- 9. The Gallant Hussar -- 10. Talk about her employment in Tyrone -- Tracks 11-13: BBC 21910 (acc. 867). Clancy, Mamo, recorded July 1954, Ballinafad, Co. Galway: 11. Intro -- 12. The Bogs of Shanaheever -- 13. Robert Emmet's Farewell to Sarah Curran -- Tracks 14-18: BBC 21911 (acc. 868). Recorded July 1954: 14. Intro -- 15. Clancy, Mamo. The Old Man Rocking the Cradle [fragment, talk preceding], recorded in Ballinafad, Co. Galway (Connemara) -- 16. Keane, Colm. I Went Out On A May Morning. Recorded in Glinsk, Cashel, Co. Galway (Connemara) -- 17. Keane, Colm. The Kerry Recruit. Location as 16: 18. Keane, Colm. The Wild Rover. Location as 16: Tracks 19-23: BBC 21912 (acc. 869). Keane, Colm, recorded July 1954, West Galway, by Ennis, Seamus: 19. Intro -- 20. Cuirta' tSruthain Bhuidhe (The Yellow Stream Palace) [talk preceding in English] -- 21. Talk about Grandfather & Neighbour, Singing from One House to Another -- 22. The Rocks of Bawn -- 23. Sean Mac Dhuibhir A Ghleanna (John O'Dwyer of the Glen) -- Tracks 24-28: BBC 21913 (acc. 3157). Recorded July 1954, West Galway: 24. Intro -- 25. Keane, Colm. Extempore verse in Gaelic [welcoming collector] -- 26. Keane, Colm. Extempore verse in English [welcoming collector] -- 27. Keane, Colm. Extempore verse in English [supposedly by collector] -- 28. Ceilidhe Band. The Lark in the Morning. Recorded in Village Hall [with atmosphere of dance] -- Tracks 29-31: BBC 21992 (acc. 875). MacDonagh, Sean J., recorded Aug 1954, Carna, Co. Galway: 29. Intro -- 30. An Buinnean Buidhe (The Yellow Bittern) -- 31. The True Lovers Discussion [conversational ballad on religion] -- Tracks 32-34: BBC 21993 (acc. 876). Recorded Aug 1954, Carna, Co. Galway: 32. Intro -- 33. MacDonagh, Sean J. The Mantle So Green: 34. MacDonagh, Maggie. The Black Thorn -- Tracks 35-37: BBC 21994 (acc. 877). Maguire, Sean [fiddle], recorded August 1954, Belfast: 35. Intro -- 36. The Mason's Apron (variations on a reel) -- 37. The Woman of the House [reel]. |