Martin family
Biographical note
John Martin was born in Ireland in 1905, and immigrated to Boston with his brother Patrick in 1925. The brothers were farmers in Ireland and self-taught musicians. After settling in the Boston-area, John married Elizabeth Driscoll and they had one son, John E. (Jack) Martin in 1930. John Martin died in 1987. Jack Martin played at the Dorchester Irish Music Club and studied with accordionist Joe Derrane in the 1960s. He also served on the Norwell Police Department. Jack was married to Ann Fleming, with whom he had four children. Jack Martin died in 2017.
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Martin family collection of Irish music
Irish music and related ephemera collected and created by the Martin family, an Irish family who settled in Boston in the 1920s. Materials document the family's engagement with traditional Irish music and include music books, musical manuscripts, notebooks, phonograph records, and photographs.
Collection is open for research.
The phonograph records are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.