O'Connell, Robbie, 1950-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1950-
Biographical note
Robbie O’Connell was an Irish singer, songwriter, and guitarist from County Waterford. He began touring and recording with his uncles' band, The Clancy Brothers, in 1977. He also performed and recorded as a soloist and in collaborations such as Green Fields of America and Aengus. He lived in New England for many years before returning to Ireland. His music has won awards such as including WUMB's #1 acoustic album of 1989 and the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Celtic Act in 1991.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Masters Concert, 1998 June 27
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival is primarily documented through audio and video recordings of music and dance performances and lectures. There are also extensive color snapshot photographs of the festival, and these include classes and workshops as well as concerts and lectures. A smaller amount of paper and born-digital files from Séamus Connolly and Chrysandra Walter capture event planning through correspondence, class descriptions, evaluations, press releases, artist schedules,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...
Dates:
1998 June 27
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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1998
Recitals, 1998 June 22-26
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes two sets of audio recordings of the four weekday recitals. The first set of recordings are the performances only, and the second set includes the performers' remarks as well as the music.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...
Dates:
1998 June 22-26
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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1998
"The 1798 Wexford Uprising in Music, Song, and Story" presented by Mick Moloney with Robbie O'Connell, 1998 June 23
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival is primarily documented through audio and video recordings of music and dance performances and lectures. There are also extensive color snapshot photographs of the festival, and these include classes and workshops as well as concerts and lectures. A smaller amount of paper and born-digital files from Séamus Connolly and Chrysandra Walter capture event planning through correspondence, class descriptions, evaluations, press releases, artist schedules,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...
Dates:
1998 June 23
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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1998