Keegan, Josephine (1935-)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1935-
Biographical note
Fiddle player, pianist, and composer Josephine Keegan moved with her family from Dundee, Scotland to County Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1939. Born into a musical family, she won the Oireachtas fiddle competition in 1955. She lived in London for several years in the 1960s and toured regularly as a piano accompanist for accordion player Joe Burke and also for fiddle player Seán Maguire. She moved to County Cavan before eventually settling in Mullabhbawn, County Armagh. She published several albums and tune books. In 2005, TG4 recognized her with the Composer of the Year (Gradam an Chumadóra) award.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Friday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Recital), 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
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Josephine Keegan 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
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Masters Concert, 2003 June 19
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 19
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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
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Seisiún and Dance Cruise on Boston Harbor, 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