McQuillen, Bob (1923-2014)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 2014
Biographical note
Originally from the Boston area, Bob "Mac" McQuillen was an accordion and piano player, teacher, and composer in the New England contra dance tradition. Based in Peterborough, New Hampshire, he played with many groups including Old New England, and composed over 1,300 dance tunes. His honors include the New Hamphire's Governor’s Arts Award in Folk Heritage (1997), a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (2002), and a Lifetime Contribution Award from the Country Dance & Song Society (2009).
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bob McQuillen interviewed by Earle Hitchner, 2003 June 20
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:
2003 June 20
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Farewell Concert, 2003 June 21
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes two independent audio recordings and video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B).
Access Note
The audio recordings on DTRS cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. All audio and video recordings on DAT and mini-DV have been digitally copied and are accessible.
Dates:
2003 June 21
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Music of New England and South Armagh: The Music of Gaelic Roots Honored Guests Bob McQuillen and Josephine Keegan, 2003 June 18
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:
2003 June 18
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Sunday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Recital), 2003 June 15
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:
2003 June 15
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003