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Music Promenade, 1990 March 25

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Scope and Contents

The Promenade included the festival fiddle players and the Set Dancers of the Boston branch of Comhaltas Ceoltori Eireann.

2:30 p.m. Fiddle session with invited fiddle players

3:30 p.m. Set Dancing with Larry Reynolds and Comhaltas Ceoltori Eireann

4:30 p.m. Open session

Dates

  • Creation: 1990 March 25

Creator

Access Note

These recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Partial Extent

3 hours (audio)

Partial Extent

2 hours (moving images)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original media

2 audio cassettes (DAT) and 1 videocassette (VHS)

Listening notes

Tune 1-6: All

Tune 7: "Hickey's Reel" solo probably played by Paddy Cronin

Tune 8-11: All

Tune 12: Solo played by Paddy Cronin

Tune 13-15: All

Tune 16: Solo probably played by Paddy Cronin

Tune 17: "The House of Hammil" duet played by Kevin Burke and Dale Russ

Tune 18: Duet played by Paddy Reynolds and Andy McGann

Tune 19: Solo played by Johnny McGreevy

Tune 20-22: Tunes played by All

Tune 23: Unidentified tune played by Paddy Cronin, Brian Conway, Larry Reynolds

Tune 24: Solo played by Martin Wynne

Tune 25: Solo played by Martin Wynne

Tune 26: Séamus Connolly introduces the fiddle players

Tune 27: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin speaks

Tune 28: "My Love Is in America" played by All

Tune 29-32: Set dancing

Tune 33: Larry Reynolds introduces set dancers

Tune 34: Dance Instruction

Tune 35-38: Dancing

Tune 39: Waltz

Tune 40: Two-hand Hornpipe

Tune 41: "The Siege of Ennis" Reel

Tune 42: Vocal solo by Nóirín Ní Riain

Tune 43: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 44: Unidentified tune played by Paddy Cronin, Brendan Tonra, Dale Russ

Tune 45: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 46: Solo played by Paddy Cronin

Tune 47: Solo played by Brendan Tonra

Tune 48: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 49: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 50: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 51: Solo played by Paddy Cronin

Tune 52: Solo chiefly played by Paddy Cronin with whistles

Tune 53-54: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 55: Solo played by Paddy Cronin with Brendan Tonra joining near tune's end

Tune 56: Recitation of W.B. Yeats' "A Coat" by Jack White

Tune 57-58: Unidentified tune played by All

Tune 59: Solo played by Paddy Cronin with Jack White, whistle

Viewing notes

0:00:00 Unidentified tune played by All (Note: begins mid-tune)

0:01:35 Solo played by Paddy Cronin (Note: video cuts solo probably played by Paddy Cronin)

0:07:32 Duet played by Kevin Burke and Dale Russ ("Blackbird")

0:10:30 Duet played by Paddy Reynolds and Andy McGann

0:13:37 Solo played by Johnny McGreevy (Note: video cuts beginnings/endings off of several tunes)

0:22:25 Paddy Cronin, Brian Conway, Larry Reynolds

0:24:16 Solo played by Martin Wynne (Note: video cuts brief section)

0:25:50 Solo played by Martin Wynne

0:27:20 Video cuts to Séamus Connolly's introduction of fiddle players (Note: video cuts some intros)

0:34:21 Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin speaks

0:35:00 "My Love Is in America" played by all

0:36:50 Video cuts to Set dancing including Larry Reynolds introducing dancers

0:46:44 Video cuts to Dance Instruction

0:52:00 Set dancing

1:03:46 Waltz

1:08:50 Video cuts through pause to Two-hand Hornpipe

1:14:18 Video cuts to "The Siege of Ennis" Reel

1:19:14 Song by Nóirín Ní Riain

1:22:49 Unidentified tune played by all (note: begins mid-tune)

1:25:05 Paddy Cronin, Brendan Tonra, Dale Russ

1:29:42 Solo played by Paddy Cronin

1:31:25 Solo played by Brendan Tonra

1:42:11 Solo played by Paddy Cronin

1:43:20 Solo chiefly played by Paddy Cronin with whistles

1:49:15 Solo played by Paddy Cronin with Brendan Tonra joining near tune’s end

1:51:35 Recitation by Jack White: W.B. Yeats' "A Coat"

1:57:15 Solo played by Paddy Cronin with Jack White, whistle

1:58:54 End of Recording

Processing Information

The video recording of this event is less complete than the audio recording.

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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