Interviews, 1990 March 26
Scope and Contents
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin interviewing festival musicians Johnny McGreevy, Andy McGann, and Johnny Cronin, with a musical interlude by Dale Russ. They interviews include both conversation and performance. They were recorded in the Irish Room of the John J. Burns Library the day after the festival.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 March 26
Creator
- Cronin, Johnny (Person)
- McGann, Andy (1928-2004) (Person)
- McGreevy, John (Johnny), 1919-1990 (Person)
- Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál, 1950-2018 (Person)
- Russ, Dale (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
1 hours (audio)
Partial Extent
1 hours (moving images)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (DAT) and 2 videocassettes (UMATIC)
Listening and viewing notes
The interviews for each participant start at the following timestamps:
Johnny McGreevy's interview is roughly 20 minutes. The audio starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0000 at 00:00 and the video starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0001 at 00:00.
Dale Russ's musical interlude is roughly 6 minutes. The audio starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0000 at 22:30 and the video starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0001 at 20:23.
Andy McGann's interview is roughly 11 minutes. The audio starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0000 at 28:40 and the video starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0001 at 26:20.
Johnny Cronin's interview is roughly 11 minutes. The audio starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0000 at 40:23 and the video starts in file IM_M003_1990_147291_0002 at 00:00.
Johnny McGreevy interview
Ó Súilleabháin and McGreevy discuss McGreevy's upbringing in Chicago; Captain Francis O'Neill; dance bands; Eleanor Kane and Jimmy Neary; and learning to play. McGreevy then plays three jigs, including "Bride's Favorite" and two untitled jigs. McGreevy then talks about Joe and Seamus Cooley; visiting Ireland for the first time in 1959; and traditional music in Chicago.
Dale Russ interlude
Two reels followed by two hornpipes: "Love at the Endings", "Reel of Rio", "The Stack of Wheat", and "Bantry Bay Hornpipe".
Andy McGann interview
McGann discusses his family background; Michael Coleman; reading and learning music; more about Coleman's death and influence; and the fiddle festival. The interview concludes with McGann playing "St. Anne's Reel".
Johnny Cronin interview
Cronin discusses his background; Sliabh Luachra teachers and musicians including Tom Billy and Padraig O'Keeffe; the Sliabh Luachra style; coming to the United States; and performers Jimmy Neary and Eleanor Kane. Cronin plays "The Morning Star" to conclude his interview.
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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