Tag Archives: irish music

New Blog for Irish Music Archives

Posted on October 25, 2021 by burnslibrary

For readers who have been enjoying our Irish music blog posts, we are happy to announce the launch of a new blog and website dedicated to Burns Library’s Irish Music Archives. The new blog at bcirishmusic.wordpress.com will feature content that reflects the vibrant tradition of Irish music and dance at BC.  Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: James W. Smith Irish Music Recordings, Reel 112

Posted on May 3, 2021 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 112 includes Owen Frain on flute; Jimmy Kelly on piano; and Paddy Cronin on fiddle/flute. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: Joe Lamont Irish Music Recordings, Reel 2 Side 1

Posted on April 5, 2021 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 2, side 1 includes Hugh Gillespie, Patrick Cawley, Tim Fitzpatrick, and more. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: James W. Smith Irish Music Recordings, Reel 4

Posted on March 1, 2021 by burnslibrary

Streaming audio: reel 4 from the James W. Smith Irish Music Recordings includes Paddy Cronin, Frank Neylon, Gene Preston, and probably Mike McDonough. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: James W. Smith Irish Music Recordings, Reel 47

Posted on February 1, 2021 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 47 of the Smith collection features the New State Ceili Band of Boston. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: Joe Lamont Irish Music Recordings, Reel 9, Side 2

Posted on December 7, 2020 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 9, side 2 includes Sean Quinn, Louis Quinn, Sean McGuire, Paddy Killoran, Pete Reilly, Paddy O’Sullivan (Baltygarron), and the Paddy Killoran Club of New York City.
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A Tale of Two Irish Harps: John Egan fine-tunes the national instrument

Posted on November 23, 2020 by burnslibrary

This week’s blog post is guest written by Boston-based harpist and harp historian Nancy Hurrell, author of The Egan Irish Harps: Tradition, Patrons and Players (Four Courts Press, 2019). The Boston College Libraries helped support the volume’s publication through the … Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: Joe Lamont Irish Music Recordings, reel 9, side 1

Posted on November 9, 2020 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 9, side 1 includes Paddy O’Sullivan (Baltygarron) on fiddle and the Paddy Killoran Club of New York City. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: Joe Lamont Irish Music Recordings, Reel 6, Side 2

Posted on October 13, 2020 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 6, side 2 includes James Morrison, Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band, Tom Cawley, Paddy Killoran, John McKenna, Michael Gaffney, Pat Gaffney, Brian O’Donnell, Mike Flynn, Andy Conroy, and others. Continue reading →

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Streaming Audio: Joe Lamont Irish Music Recordings, Reel 6, Side 1

Posted on September 7, 2020 by burnslibrary

Audio in reel 6, side 1 includes fiddle legends Michael Coleman, Lad O’Beirne, Tom Cawley, Denis Murphy, and Hugh Gillespie. Continue reading →

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