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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Seosamh O Heanai, 1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Joe Heaney recordings: Seosamh O Heanai
- Dates
- 197119711971
- Quantity
- 2 items : EC - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 00:49:24
- Collection Number
- 1986050
- Summary
- Circumstances of recording unknown.
- 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
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
Dub of commercial recordings: Seosamh O Heanai (Joe Heaney)
Documentation: Photocopy of record notes and labels.
