Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Description
Darach Ó Catháin, recorded in Leeds; talks about his date of birth, the date of the Irish music festival (October 1971) referred to in a previous interview; his acting and play performed in County Meade; the bodhrán described; Seán Ó Riada playing the bodhrán [reference to the LP recording played on tape LAVC/SRE/A577r]; truth in songs, with reference to 'John O' Reilly' and 'Caiptín O' Maílle'; singing a love song in Dublin, and changing the air to it; [another man enters]; DOC sings a protest song [in Gaelic], and sings [in Gaelic and Irish] a version of 'All Around My Hat' - both learned from his mother; refers to an upcoming festival in Dublin, at which he will sing; sings two unidentified songs [in Gaelic]; talks about his weekly radio programme with Seán Ó Riada; singing and confidence. [Tr. 2] Darach Ó Catháin sings a song about Irish girls marrying [in English]; another man contributes thoughts on old songs; talk of Brendan Behan; sings two unidentified songs in Gaelic - explains story of the first, and plays the tune to the second on the accordion; sings [? 'The Rocks of Bawn'] in English. [Tr. 1] 3 of 3.
Metadata
| Identifier | x2qbllv7 |
| IRN | 414629 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A578r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/x2qbllv7 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Lewis, Cathy Laura |
| Date | 20 May 1973 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 81' 19". |