A digital exhibit led by ITMA with Burns Library as a partner will document Irish music in Boston and New England. The project will receive assistance from Burns Library intern Andrew Caden.
Thirty Years of Gaelic Roots: Music, Song, and Dance at Boston College
We're pleased this month to mark the 30th anniversary of Boston College's first Gaelic Roots Festival, one of nine such festivals of music and dance hosted by fiddle player and faculty member Séamus Connolly. For the anniversary we have begun selecting archival audio and video clips from the festivals in preparation for posting them online.
More from Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds: Lamont Collection, Reel 3, Side 2
More audio of Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds, fiddles, circa 1966. From Joe Lamont collection, reel 3 side 2, Irish Music Archives, Burns Library.
Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds: Audio from Lamont Collection, Reel 3, Side 1
Newly-digitized audio of Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds, fiddles: from Joe Lamont collection, reel 3 side 1, Irish Music Archives, Burns Library.
From the Boston College Irish Music Archives: Jimmy Noonan, Dan Gurney, and Ted Davis, 2007
In the new blog site from Burns Library's Irish Music Archives, our first post presents an audio clip from a 2007 Gaelic Roots Series concert by Jimmy Noonan, Dan Gurney, and Ted Davis.