Noonan, Jimmy (1962-)
Dates
- Existence: 1962-
Biographical note
Jimmy Noonan performed, recorded, and taught Irish music on flute and tin whistle in the Boston area. With family ties to County Clare he grew up in Ohio and was a two-time U.S. Western champion on whistle and flute. He has performed at Irish music festivals in the United States and Ireland and taught whistle for many years at Boston College. In 2005 he was inducted into the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Northeast Region Hall of Fame, and in 2014 he received a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in the Traditional Arts.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Afternoon and Evening Masters Concerts, 1993 October 10
The last two of the five recordings (148089-0003 and 148089-0004) each contain some content from October 8th events. It appears that the original October 8 recordings were mostly recorded over during the October 10th Masters Concerts. The last five minutes of 148089-0003 is the October 8th New England Contra Dancing event, and 148089-0004 contains more New England Contra Dancing followed by Cape Breton Set Dancing (see "Irish Sets and Ceili Dancing" for the continuation of this event).
Concert "The Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton Music of Boston", followed by the Irish Céilí and Set Dancing, and lastly a recital by uilleann piper Matty Connolly, 1993 October 9
Gaelic Roots Weekend, video recording by Tommy Joyce, 1993 October 8-10
Excerpts from: Friday Paddy Keenan concert; Seisiun Mor; Saturday Step Dancing Demonstration; Saturday Concert; Sean Potts whistle workshop; Sunday family musicians concert; and Sunday Afternoon Masters Concert.