Skelton, John
Person
Biographical note
Born in London, John Skelton performed and taught multiple instruments including flute, whistle, and bombarde. His grandfather and great grandfather were Irish musicians and he also drew upon influences from Brittany. His musical collaborations from the 1980s onward have included the groups Shegui, The House Band, and The Windbags.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
"Blowing in the Wind" (Wind instruments and voices), 2001 June 20
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:
2001 June 20
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2001
Farewell Concert, 2001 June 23
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B). Each video recording has some flaws.
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:
2001 June 23
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2001
Farewell Concert, 2003 June 21
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 21
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Friday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Recital), 2003 June 20
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 20
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2003
Lecture by Catriona MacDonald: "The Shetland Islands", 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
Thursday Cuirmeacha Ceoil (Mini Concert), 2001 June 21
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes video recordings from two cameras in different locations (A and B). Each video recording has some flaws.
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:
2001 June 21
Found in:
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Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records
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2001