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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio and video recordings: Fredric Lieberman recordings: Joe Heaney, 1978
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lieberman, Fredric
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio and video recordings: Fredric Lieberman recordings: Joe Heaney
- Dates
- 197819781978
- Quantity
- 12 items : EC-4 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo (2) & 2 tr. mono (2), 7"); WT-4 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 10"); WD - 4 CDs (digital, stereo); Duration: 2:00:00
- Collection Number
- 1983030
- Summary
- Sound and video recordings of Joe Heaney and other Irish folk musicians at a party in New York City, summer 1978.
- 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
Fredric Lieberman (1940-2013) received his B.M. from the Eastman School of Music, his M.A. from the University of Hawaii, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a performer, composer, writer, and teacher at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His written works include "Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm", and "Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion".
Lieberman's interests included organology, particularly with regard to taxonomic methods and systematic description, the musics of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and South India, and American vernacular musics from Tin Pan Alley through contemporary rock. His taught courses on American Popular Music and World Musics. He had an especially keen interest in the music of John Cage and of the Grateful Dead and served as an ethnomusicological consultant for various Mickey Hart projects.
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
Tapes 3-4 of EC set recorded in left channel only.
These audio recordings plus video recordings (ER6/86-38.5) were made at a party given by Fredric Lieberman as part of an NEA grant project. The party was at apartment of Russell Connor (then director of Cable Arts Foundation) at corner of 57th St. and 7th Ave. in NYC. Present were about a dozen of Joe's Brooklyn friends & Irish musicians as well as 4-5 musicians who had just finished at the Wesleyan Folk Festival, including Peter Bellamy & Lisa Null (information from Fredric Lieberman in e-mail message; see Lieberman collections folder).
EC set copied to compact disc 02/02; total duration = 1:59:54.
Original song identification by Sean Williams.
Documentation: Index to Joe Heaney collection
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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1983030-0001
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 3
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1978-07-17 |
1983030-0002
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 4
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1978-07-17 |
1983030-0003
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 2
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1978-07-17 |
1983030-0004
1 optical media : CD - published; Tracks: 4
|
1978-07-17 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Folk Music--Ireland
- Rural Irish--Europe--British Isles
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Europe--Europe--General Europe
- Ireland
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984 (performer)