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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Gerald Shannon recordings: Joe Heaney Collection, Undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shannon, Gerald
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Gerald Shannon recordings: Joe Heaney Collection
- Dates
- Undated
- Quantity
- 12 items : EC - 12 reels (7.5 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); WT - 6 DATS (digital, stereo); Duration: 6:28:31; photo-copies of Shannon's cassette notes.
- Collection Number
- 1984029
- Summary
- Numerous concerts & interviews recorded over a period of years; also several copies of commercial records.
- 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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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 also later Shannon collection of Heaney materials - 85-40.1-8.
Titles of tapes (from collector): 84-29.1-2 - "Joe Heaney songs and tales--Glascow 1965"; 84-29.3-4 - "Joe Heaney concert 1980"; 84-29.4 (cont.) - "Plowshares concert 10/5/80, San Francisco"; 84-29.5 - "10/10/80"; 84-29.6 - duplicate of 84-29.9 without 3 songs (no WT made); 84-29.7 - "The Pubs of London"; 84-29.8 - "From Erin's Green Shore" (various musicians); 84-29.9 - "New York City, 1979"; 84-29.10-11 - "Unknown concert (possibly in California)"; 84-29.12 - "11/18/83 concert at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (with Robin Williamson)"
See logsheets for contents of each tape (indexing by Sean Williams).
Documentation: Heaney index
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| 1984029-0001: Joe Heaney Collection: "Joe Heaney Songs And Tales- Glasgow 1965" and "concert 1980"
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 25
|
1980-07-17 |
| 1984029-0002: Joe Heaney Collection: Joe Heaney "Concert 1980"; "Plowshoes Concert 10/5/80 San Francisco";
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 26
|
1980-10-05 |
| 1984029-0003: Joe Heaney Collection: Recording "From Erin's Green Shore"
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 1
|
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| 1984029-0004: Joe Heaney Collection: New York City
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 12
|
1979-07-17 |
| 1984029-0005: Joe Heaney Collection: Unknown concert (possibly in California)
1 audiotape : DAT; Tracks: 12
|
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| 1984029-0006: Joe Heaney Collection: Concert at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (with Robin Williamson)
1 audiotape : DAT
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- 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)
