UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Joe Heaney Collection

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Joe Heaney Collection, 1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Joe Heaney Collection
Dates: 1975
19751975
Quantity: 2 items : EC - 2 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 7"); WT - 1 DAT (digital, stereo); Duration: 00:59:15; photo-copies of record jacket notes & labels.
Collection Number: 1984016
Summary: Copy of commercial recording: Come All Ye Gallant Irishmen / Joe Heaney.
Repository: University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: 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

See logsheet for description of contents.

Total duration: 59:15 (Record side A=20:30; side B=38:25)

Documentation: Heaney index

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description
1984016-0001: Joe Heaney Collection: Dub of commercial recording Philo PH 2004 "Come Ye All Gallant Irishmen" 1 audiotape : DAT

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