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McCarthy, Tommy

 Person

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Biographical note

Originally from London, Tommy McCarthy Jr., son of County Clare-born musician Tommy McCarthy Sr. and dancer Kathleen Connaughton, performed in Ireland and the United Kingdom before moving to Boston in 1986. There he and his wife, multi-instrumentalist Louise Costello, founded several area music pubs beginning with The Burren in 1996. They later moved to Galway and continued to support traditional Irish music in Boston. In 2025, Costello and McCarthy received the Spirit Award from Irish Network Boston's Spirit of Ireland.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Afternoon Masters Concert, 1995 October 1

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes two independent audio recordings.

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: 1995 October 1
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1995

Farewell Concert, 1999 June 26

 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 26
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1999

"Marie Reilly and Friends" video recording by Tommy Joyce of the Saturday Céilí Mor and an unidentified Sunday event, 1995 September 30-1995 October 1

 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: 1995 September 30-1995 October 1
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1995

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
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 2003

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