UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Mary Eileen Johnson recordings: Joe Heaney Collection

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Mary Eileen Johnson recordings: Joe Heaney Collection, 1980-10

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Johnson, Mary Eileen
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Mary Eileen Johnson recordings: Joe Heaney Collection
Dates: 1980-10
1980-101980-10
Quantity: 5 items : EC - 5 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr., stereo, 7"); WT - 5 DATs (digital, stereo); Duration: 2:30:56
Collection Number: 1986002
Summary: Recordings of Joe Heaney made in San Francisco.
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

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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.

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Plowshares Coffeehouse, San Francisco, 10-5-80 (Tapes 1-3); Larry Lynch's Ceili, 10-10-80 (Tapes 4-5).

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