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Kisiel, Helen Rosemary (1937-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Biographical note

Piano player Helen Kisiel grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. Her early musical influences included classical music, the traditional dance music of Poland, and traditional music from Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. She connected with Boston's Irish music community in the 1970s and subsequently performed and recorded with many Boston-area musicians including fiddle player Brendan Tonra and fiddle player Séamus Connolly.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Brenden Tonra and Helen Kisiel workshop and concert at Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) Culturlann, Dublin, video recording, 2002

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Audiovisual recordings of performances and sessions by Irish dancers, musicians, and storytellers, many of whom were members of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ).

Access Note

These recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies, identified by digital content number, can be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Dates: 2002

Céilí House, 1999 June 25

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Music by the Gaelic Roots Ceili Band, including Kieran Hanrahan, Séamus Connolly, Brian Conway, Helen Kisiel, Catherine McEvoy, Jimmy Noonan, Laurel Martin, Brendan McGlinchey, and Beth Sweeney. The first hour of the céilí was recorded live for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

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: 1999 June 25

Friday Evening Céilí, 1993 October 8

 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 8

Gaelic Roots Concert, 2000 June 22

 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 VHS have been digitally copied and are accessible.

Dates: 2000 June 22

Irish, Cape Breton and Scottish Step Dance Exhibition, 2002 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: 2002 June 18

Monday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Mini-Concert) and Gaelic Roots Ceili Dance and Step About, 2002 June 17

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B). Only the camera B recording includes the Gaelic Roots Ceili Dance and Step About.

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: 2002 June 17