Music Promenade, 1990 March 25
Dates
- Creation: 1990 March 25
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the Spring 1990 Boston College Irish fiddle festival called "My Love is in America," co-sponsored by the Boston College Music Department and Irish Studies Programs. Included are audio and video recordings, publicity and explanatory documents, and photographic materials. Audio recordings include musical portions of Sunday Mass, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin's lecture on fiddle player Tommy Potts, sessions, the Sunday evening concert,... and interviews with fiddle players Johnny McGreevy, Andy McGann, Johnny Cronin, and Paddy Cronin. Videos capture the music promenade, festival concert, and interviews.
See moreCreator
- From the Collection: Boston College. Irish Studies Program (Organization)
- From the Collection: Boston College. Department of Music (Organization)
- From the Collection: Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál, 1950- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Extent
3 hours (audio)
2 hours (moving images)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Original media
2 audio cassettes (DAT) and 1 videocassette (VHS)
Access media
3 audio CDs and 1 DVD
Listening notes
CD 1
Track 1-6: All
Track 7: "Hickey's Reel": Solo probably played by Paddy Cronin
Track 8-11: All
Track 12: Solo played by Paddy Cronin
Track 13-15: All
Track 16: Solo probably played by Paddy Cronin
Track 17: "The House of Hammil": Duet played by Kevin Burke and Dale Russ
Track 18: Pause
Track 19: Duet played by Paddy Reynolds and Andy McGann
Track 20: Solo played by Johnny McGreevy
Track 21-23: Tunes played by All
CD 2
Track 1: Unidentified tune played by Paddy Cronin, Brian Conway, Larry Reynolds
Track 2-3: Pause
Track 4: Solo played by Martin Wynne
Track 5: Solo played by Martin Wynne
Track 6: Séamus Connolly introduces the fiddle players
Track 7: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin speaks
Track 8: "My Love Is in America" played by All
Track 9: Pause
Track 10-13: Set dancing
Track 14: Larry Reynolds introduces set dancers
Track 15: Dance Instruction
Track 16: Long pause
Track 17-20: Dancing
Track 21: Pause
Track 22: Waltz
Track 23: Pause
Track 24: Two-hand Hornpipe
Track 25: Pause
Track 26: "The Siege of Ennis" Reel
Track 27: Vocal solo by Nóirín Ní Riain
CD 3
Track 1: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 2: Unidentified tune played by Paddy Cronin, Brendan Tonra, Dale Russ
Track 3: Pause
Track 4: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 5: Solo played by Paddy Cronin
Track 6: Solo played by Brendan Tonra
Track 7: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 8: Pause
Track 9: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 10: Pause
Track 11: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 12: Solo played by Paddy Cronin
Track 13: Solo chiefly played by Paddy Cronin with whistles
Track 14-15: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 16: Solo played by Paddy Cronin with Brendan Tonra joining near tune's end
Track 17: Recitation: W.B. Yeats' "A Coat", by Jack White
Track 18-19: Unidentified tune played by All
Track 20: 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
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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