Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
Kenneth S. Goldstein, PhD (1927 - 1995) was an American folklorist, educator, record producer, and a prime mover in the 1960s American Folk Music Revival. Goldstein was the chair of the Department of Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania for nearly 20 years. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the City College of New York. He also earned the first PhD in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963.
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.
Recorded at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Performers: all tapes feature Joe Heaney, sean-nos singer and storyteller, in several performance situations: 1) speaking to classes of Kenneth Goldstein at the University of Pennsylvania, 2) more formal performance situation (but in a classroom) at the Univ. of Penn., and 3) formal interview situation with questioners (Goldstein? plus?) unseen.
Picture quality on VHS copies generally quite poor; audio ok.
Contents: Joe Heaney talks about his life, the sean-nos tradition, and other Irish folklore; tells stories and sings.
Tapes need to be logged; see preliminary description of collection in documentation file.
90-39.1-2 - Joe Heaney speaking to a (first) class of Kenneth Goldstein, 6/21/82 (1:02:00) (27:00)
90-39.3-4 - Joe Heaney speaking to a (second) class of Kenneth Goldstein, 6/21/82 (1:02:00) (14:10)
90-39.5 - Joe Heaney speaking to a class session (or program held in classroom) 1/29/80 (appears to be a continuation of session on 90-39.6) (intermittent noise over audio) (28:00)
90-39.6 - Joe Heaney speaking to a class session (or program held in classroom) 1/29/80 (beginning of session) (intermittent noise over audio) (48:18)
90-39.7 - "Joe Heaney Folk Tales" - formal interview session (picture distorted during latter part of recording) (1:02:25)
90-39.8 - "Joe Heaney Folk Tales" - same as above (slightly better recording)(1:02:25)
Archives VHS copies transferred to DVD 3/2010 at Evergreen State College; DVD copies have been divided into 5-minute chapters (not necessarily coinciding with content).
Audio cassette noted missing 7/2010 - according to preliminary description, title is "Folklore - Tales & Songs Told by Joe Heaney 10/14/72."
Documentation: Preliminary description of contents.