| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/5/4 |
| 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 | 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): 5.32 Description of track: JH completes singing 'The Fairy Boy' (in English)
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.04 Description of track: JH sings 'As I Roved Out' also known as 'The Deceived Maiden' (in English)
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.45 Description of track: explains that most of the songs he sings are in Gaelic and are sad as they hail from a time when it was against the law to speak in Gaelic
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.27 Description of track: JH sings 'Erin Gramachree' (in English);
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 0.46 Description of track: JH introduces next song
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.16 Description of track: JH sings 'There's a man by the name of Mike Hogan' (in English)
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.53 Description of track: JH introduces and sings 'The Harp Without The Crown' (in English)
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 0.57 Description of track: Talks about the previous song; the 'crown' refers to the British crown; talks about next song 'The Tennis Wright' which was a boat
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 4.04 Description of track: JH sings 'The Tennis Wright' (in English) and talks about the song
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 3.28 Description of track: JH sings 'In Dublin Fair City' (in English); talks about the next song
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 6.13 Description of track: JH sings 'Anny Down' (in Gaelic)
Total duration: (min/sec): 36.24
CD-R 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 5.04 Description of track: JH sings 'My Bonny Boy Is Young' (in English)
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.36 Description of track: Talks about the Black and Tan period in 1922 and the next song
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 6.11 Description of track: JH sings 'The Valley of Nock Annure' (in English)
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.52 Description of track: JH sings 'The Jolly Tinker' (in English)
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.20 Description of track: Introduces next song
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.57 Description of track: JH sings 'Whiskey O-Rowdellum Row' (in Gaelic); talks about next song
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.50 Description of track: JH sings 'The Gracie Brogue (The Shoemaker)' (in Gaelic)
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.29 Description of track: JH sings 'The Queen of Connemara' (in English)
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 5.10 Description of track: JH sings 'Captain Wedderburn' (in English)
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 5.31 Description of track: JH sings 'Rocking The Baby That Nobody Owns' (in English) (silence at end of track)
Total duration: (min/sec): 38.00 |
| 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 numbers
CD 1 of 2: PF235 S108 4274
CD 2 of 2: PF235 S108 4174
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 |