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Gannon, Sean, 1968-2014

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1968 - 2014

Biographical note

Sean Gannon was an accordion player and teacher born in Boston to Connemara parents. He performed frequently at sessions and other events throughout the Boston area.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

 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: 1993 October 9

Gaelic Roots Weekend, video recording by Tommy Joyce, 1993 October 8-10

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

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.

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: 1993 October 8-10