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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Roaratorio, 1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Roaratorio
- Dates
- 198219821982
- Quantity
- 3 items : EC - 1 audio cassette (stereo); WD - 2 compact discs (digital, stereo); Duration: 1:24:00; 1 poster
- Collection Number
- 1986011
- Summary
- Cassette tape from Joe Heaney's personal collection in Seattle, WA.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joe Heaney (AKA Joe Éinniú; Irish: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí) (1919 - 1984) was an Irish traditional (sean nós) singer from County Galway, Ireland. He spent most of his adult life abroad, living in England, Scotland and New York City, in the course of which he recorded hundreds of songs. A magnificent singer in both Gaelic and English, Heaney sings in sean-nos, the highly ornamented style of traditional Irish song.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Full title: Roaratorio: Ein Irischer Circus uber Finnegans Wake/Cage
English title: Roaratorio: An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake/by John Cage.
Performers include Joe Heaney (container inscribed to Joe Heaney by John Cage).
86-11.1 WD - Side A of original cassette; 86-11.2 WD - Side B of original cassette; total duration = 1:24:00.
See also 84-47.1-2 (recording of first half of Roaratorio taped from KUOW radio and an interview with John Cage about the work).
See also 86-12.1-3 (contains 8 songs sung by Joe Heaney recorded by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln on the occasion of the production of Roaratorio).
EC set copied to compact disc 04/02.
Documentation: Booklet (183 pp.)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| 1986011-0001
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 1
English title: Roaratorio: An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake/by John Cage. Performers include Joe Heaney (container inscribed to Joe Heaney by John Cage). 86-11. 1 WD - side A only of original recording. See also 86-11. 2 WD - Side B of original recording. See also 84-47. 1-2 (recording of first half of Roaratorio taped from KUOW radio and an interview with John Cage about the work). See also 86-12. 1-3 (contains 8 songs sung by Joe Heaney recorded by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln on the occasion of the production of Roaratorio).
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1982-07-17 |
| 1986011-0002
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 1
English title: Roaratorio: An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake/by John Cage. Performers include Joe Heaney (container inscribed to Joe Heaney by John Cage). 86-11. 2 WD - side B only of original recording. See also 86-11. 1 WD - Side A of original recording. See also 84-47. 1-2 (recording of first half of Roaratorio taped from KUOW radio and an interview with John Cage about the work). See also 86-12. 1-3 (contains 8 songs sung by Joe Heaney recorded by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln on the occasion of the production of Roaratorio).
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1982-07-17 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Folk Music--Ireland
- Rural Irish--Europe--British Isles
Geographical Names
- Europe--Europe--General Europe
- Ireland
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984 (performer)
