McCarthy, Bernard C., -2009

Person

Dates

Existence: 2009

Biographical note

Bernard C. (Bernie) McCarthy, originally from County Roscommon, settled in the Boston area, where he helped to promote Irish culture. He was proficient on flute and whistle, recording an album in 1972 with the band The Fenian Folk. In 1973, with bandmate Henry Varian, he was a founder and emcee of the radio program, "Sound of Erin," which intially aired on WUNR-AM. He served as the 1988-89 president of the Eire Society of Boston.

Alternate names

Bernie McCarthy

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Farewell Concert, 2002 June 22

File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Includes video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B). The audio quality for the first 25 minutes of the camera A video recording is poor, however the camera B and audio-only recordings are good.

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: 2002 June 22

Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 2002

Gaelic Roots Concert, 1999 June 24

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: 1999 June 24

Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1999

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