UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Jill I. (Jill Inman) Linzee recordings: Joe Heaney Collection, Undated

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Linzee, Jill I. (Jill Inman)
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Jill I. (Jill Inman) Linzee recordings: Joe Heaney Collection
Dates
Undated
Quantity
1 items  :  OT - 1 audio cassette (ATP SFD-60) (stereo); WT - 1 DAT (digital, stereo); Duration: 00:22:55
Collection Number
1984039
Summary
Children's songs sung by Joe Heaney for use as an introduction to his programs with the Seattle Public Schools, 1983-84.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Unrestricted: collection is open for research.

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 list of contents.

Documentation: Heaney index

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description Dates
1984039-0001: Joe Heaney Collection: Children's songs (Seattle Public School)
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 13
1983-04-17

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Children'S Music
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Rural Irish--Europe--British Isles

Geographical Names

  • Europe--Europe--General Europe
  • Ireland

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984 (performer)