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

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Joe Heaney Collection, 1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator: O'Sullivan, Gabe, 1934-; Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Joe Heaney Collection
Dates: 1979
19791979
Quantity: 2 items : EC - 2 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 7"); WT - 1 DAT (digital, stereo); Duration: 00:48:53; photo-copies of record notes
Collection Number: 1984013
Summary: Copy of commercial recording: Joe and the Gabe.
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.

Gabriel O'Sullivan (1934-) is a flutist, whistler, and fiddler from County Galway, Ireland.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Archives copy from stereo disc.

Performers: Joe Heaney/voice; Gabe O'Sullivan/flute, whistle, fiddle.

Oxide shed noted on EC tapes 1/93; tapes baked before work tape produced.

See logsheet for description of contents.

Documentation: Heaney index

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description
1984013-0001: Joe Heaney Collection: Green Linnet SIF 1018 "Joe and the Gabe" 1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 6

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