| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/5/3 |
| Title | Sound recording of Joe Heaney (1919-1984) singing traditional Gaelic songs and talking about the different styles and forms of singing |
| Level | File |
| Date | 18 December 1963; 29 December 1963 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger of Joe Heaney.
CD-R 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.04 Description of track: Describes a 'sally wattle' used to make baskets; tells local stories
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.46 Description of track: JH sings 'The Bogs of Shan Aqueevar' (in English)
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.05 Description of track: Talks about previous song
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 5.32 Description of track: JH sings 'Lord Randall (Gaelic version)
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.57 Description of track: Talks about the form of the previous song and translates into English the first verse
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.05 Description of track: JH sings 'One Morning in June' (sung in both English and Gaelic)
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.25 Description of track: Talks about the phrase 'powder your hair' an old saying old women would say to young girls before their wedding, meeting a man etc; talk about the form of singing alternate lines in English and then Gaelic as in the song above
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 4.37 Description of track: JH sings 'Patrick Shean' (in English)
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 7.33 Description of track: Talk about the age of songs, different genres of songs, JH sings 'The Banks of Claudie' (in English)
Total duration: (min/sec): 34.04
CD-R 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.24 Description of track: Start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.21 Description of track: JH sings 'My Boy Willie' (in English)
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 4.16 Description of track: JH introduces and sings 'The Lonely Woods of Upton' (in English)
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.15 Description of track: Introduces next song which refers to the Black and Tan period 1921-1922 in Ireland
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 6.20 Description of track: JH sings 'O'Brien From Tipperary' (in English)
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.20 Description of track: Talks about previous song; introduces next song
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.22 Description of track: JH sings 'Caroline and her Young Sailor Bold' (in English)
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.09 Description of track: JH introduces next song and sings 'Little Red Fox' (in both English and Gaelic)
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 0.57 Description of track: Talks about previous song which always sung part Gaelic and part English
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 1.03 Description of track: Ewan MacColl lilting variant of 'Dublin City'
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 0.46 Description of track: JH introducing next song 'The Bold Tenant Farmer'
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 3.18 Description of track: JH singing 'The Bold Tenant Farmer' (in English)
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 1.17 Description of track: JH talks about next song 'The Fairy Boy'
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 2.15 Description of track: JH sings 'The Fairy Boy' (in English) incomplete
Total duration: (min/sec): 34.03 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/2/104 for written documentation on 'The Song Carriers' and MS 4000/5/1/11/38 for recording of one of 'The Song Carriers' radio programmes introduced by Ewan MacColl
see recordings at MS 4000/5/2/2/3 and MS 4000/5/2/3/1 of Joe Heaney |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 2 x CD-R serial number
CD 1 of 2: PF235 S108 4674
CD 2 of 2: PF235 S107 9674
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 12/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |