Peter Kennedy Collection
Sheila Gallagher, Middle Dere, Donegal 1953. Tape 2
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Type
sound
Duration
Unknown
Shelf mark
C604/524
Recording date
1953-08-24
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Kennedy Collection
Recording locations
Middle Dere, Donegal, Ireland
Performers
Gallagher, Sheila (singer, female / spoken, female)
Recordist
Kennedy, Peter
Description
[*Peter Kennedy's notes transcribed verbatim from the original tape box*] X9. There's Many A Long Step Between Me and My Love (Gaelic).- X10. The Cuckold Old Man (Gaelic) talk before and after (song = 2'00") [3'56"].- 11. A Lady In Her Father's Garden (English) [1'45"].- 12. Skibereen (English) N/P [2'15"].- 13. I Lost My Pair of Trousers (English) Dance-jingle [1'18"].- X14. At the Hay Cutting tune (Gaelic) song / talk / song / talk [1'24"].- 15. The Story of Belms ? (Gaelic) Song [1'25"] / talk/ frag of another song [2'00"].- 16. Down in the Funeral House (Gaelic) talk after song = 1'08 [2'23"].- 9. 20144. B.2 'S Iomaidh Coiceim Fada Eadar Mise Gus No Gradh (talk before and after) (There's Many a Long Step) (FSB1) [2'17"].- 10. 20145 F. An Seanduine Doighte (FSB1) (talk before and after) [3'42"].- B.1. A Lady In Her Father's Garden (Young and Single Sailor) [1'41"] 2. I Lost My Pair of Trousers [1'15"] 3. I N-Aimsir Bhaint An Fheir (FSB1) [1'20"].- 20146 F. I. Sgeal Bhalrus (2 v x2; talk; frag of another
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User notes for this item
Sheila Gallagher, aged 90, sings a number of songs in Gaelic and English. She talks about herself and her songs with Sean O'Boyle. As there was no electricity in her cottage, Kennedy was using his car battery to run the tape recorder.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 03/03/2013 18:23:00