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Traditional Fiddle Playing in West Clare: Junior Crehan and Michael Downes
Taylor, Barry Roy
1977
A study of the work of the Irish fiddle players, Junior Crehan and Michael Downes. The first of its nine sections presents a brief historical survey of Irish dance and its music; section two provides ...
SED Word Map: Aren't (I)
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question IX.7.4, Aren't (I), mapping responses Aren't, Ant, Arem'd, Bain(t), Ben(t), Bin, Binner, Byent and Byunt. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David ...
Sound Recording, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
7 December 1970
Jack Couldwell recorded at his home in Worrall, playing the piano and singing carols. Includes also conversation relating to the carols and their tunes.
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
1973-1976
Compilation of field and commercial recordings of Irish fiddle playing (some with whistle/piano/pipe accompaniment). Includes also the singing of an unidentified male singer. Fiddle players include Ju...
Booklists
1951-1980
These files contain bibliographies, catalogues and related items, collected by Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) archivists and members of staff. The items were originally held in one...
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
11 July 1976
Michael Downes, [recorded in Doonogan, County Clare], plays a number of fiddle tunes; includes also his comments on the quality of his playing; plays three versions of a reel learned from Bobby Casey,...
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
1973-1976
Michael Downes, [recorded at home in County Clare], plays various fiddle tunes, and talks about where he learned them, the story behind one particular tune, other fiddle players, fiddle competitions a...
Sound Recording, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
8 July 1976
Junior Crehan, recorded in Mullagh (County Clare), plays a number of fiddle tunes, and in between talks about from whom he learned some of them (slow airs, dance music); also talks about a pipe player...
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
July 1975
Irish dance music recordings, featuring fiddle, whistle, flute, concertina/squeeze box playing. Compilation of the collector's field recordings, made early in July 1975 in Miltown Malbay (County Clare...
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
July 1975
Irish dance music and song recordings, featuring fiddle and uillean pipe playing. Compilation of the collector's field recordings, made in Miltown Malbay (County Clare). The fiddle and pipe playing ar...