Music Promenade, 1990 March 25
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
- Cronin, Paddy (Fiddle player) (1925-2014) (Performer, Person)
- Burke, Kevin (Fiddler) (1950-) (Performer, Person)
- Russ, Dale (Performer, Person)
- Reynolds, Paddy (1920-2005) (Performer, Person)
- McGann, Andy (1928-2004) (Performer, Person)
- McGreevy, John (Johnny), 1919-1990 (Performer, Person)
- Conway, Brian (1961-) (Performer, Person)
- Reynolds, Larry, 1932-2012 (Performer, Person)
- Wynne, Martin, 1913-1998 (Performer, Person)
- Connolly, Séamus (1944-) (Presenter, Person)
- Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál, 1950-2018 (Presenter, Person)
- Ní Riain, Nóirín (Performer, Person)
- Tonra, Brendan (1936-2014) (Performer, Person)
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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