Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
Robin Hiteshew is an Irish music presenter, writer, and photographer based in Philadelphia, PA.
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.
Contents:
85-54.1-3 Oiche Cois Tine: Night Beside the Fire, 1/26/80.
85-54.4-6 Oiche Cois Tine: Night Beside the Fire, 11/12/81. (These 2 events were recorded in Philadelphia by the collector at the Commodore Barry Club (aka the Irish Center); Joe told collector that the 11/12/81 performance was one of the best he ever did)
85-54.7-11 Joe Heaney Singing Workshop [date and location unknown]
85-54.12-13 Joe Heaney Performance at Devon Ballroom, Devon, PA, 3/16/80.
85-54.14-15 Joe Heaney Performance for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 12/12/81; recorded by the collector in Pottsville, PA.
85-54.16 Joe Heaney with John Curry, uilleann pipes, at the Lyceum, Alexandria, VA, 11/9/75.
Item identification by Sean Williams in 1986.
Additional information on recording locations from collector, April 1996.
Documentation: Correspondence file
Performance at the Devon Ballroom, Devon, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1980 (tape 1 of 2)
Performance at the Devon Ballroom, Devon, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1980 (tape 2 of 2)
Performance for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, December 12, 1981; recorded by the collector in Pottsville, PA (tape 1 of 2)
Performance for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, December 12, 1981; recorded by the collector in Pottsville, PA (tape 2 of 2)
Performance at The Lyceum, Alexandria, Virginia, with John Curry/uillean pipes, November 9, 1975. Tunes played on uillean pipes by John Curry are not identified. Recording quality poor.