McNamara, Josephine
Biographical note
Originally from County Leitrim, Josephine McNamara was a ballad singer who won the All-Ireland singing competition in 1958, 1959, and 1961. She was a sister of flute player Michael McNamara and toured with bands such as The Craobh Rua Céilí Band and The Eugene Leddy Band. She immigrated to the United States approximately 1963 and was included on the album, Sounds Like Home: Connecticut Traditional Musicians.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Afternoon and Evening Masters Concerts, 1993 October 10
The last two of the five recordings (148089-0003 and 148089-0004) each contain some content from October 8th events. It appears that the original October 8 recordings were mostly recorded over during the October 10th Masters Concerts. The last five minutes of 148089-0003 is the October 8th New England Contra Dancing event, and 148089-0004 contains more New England Contra Dancing followed by Cape Breton Set Dancing (see "Irish Sets and Ceili Dancing" for the continuation of this event).