Miller, Rodney (Violinist)
Person
Biographical note
Rodney Miller was a fiddle player, composer, and teacher based in New Hampshire. He was a leading exponent of New England fiddling and contra dance music, and was also a maker of violins, violas, and cellos. He was named a Master Fiddler by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1983 and was appointed New Hampshire's Artist Laureate from 2014 to 2017.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Concert of New England Master Musicians, 1997 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:
1997 June 26
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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1997
Lecture by Earle Hitchner: "Meet the Critic"; Fiddle and Dance Styles: From Scotland and Ireland to Cape Breton and America, Moderated by Mick Moloney; and Boston Harbor Boat Cruise, 2002 June 19
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B). The boat cruise was only recorded on video.
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 19
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2002
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
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Sunday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Recital), 2003 June 15
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 15
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003