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Music Promenade, 1990 March 25

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: I

Dates

  • Creation: 1990 March 25

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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.

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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

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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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