OT 11096 Track 2
from "1972." by Henry Glassie,
In F-635 Irish Music and Culture
By David McDonald
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Notebook file 2, pp. 783-787.
August 6, 1972, Swanlinbar, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Peter Flanagan and Joe Flanagan
Continuation of the conversation with Peter Flanagan about witchcraft from track 1 and about selling one’s soul to the devil.
Discussion with Peter Flanagan about hypnotism as a gift.
Discussion with Peter Flanagan and Joe Flanagan about the Men of Ninety-Eight and Joe Neal including a version of the song sung by Peter Flanagan.
Unrecorded silence.
Discussion about Charlie Farmer, the composer of the Men of Ninety-Eight, and some of his other songs including Molly Maguires. Discussion and some singing by Pete Flanagan. Note: The microphone cuts in and out during this track.
Continuation of discussion about other songs including Harvest Home with a version of the song sung by Pete Flanagan. Note: The microphone cuts in and out during this track.
Discussion about funny songs by Charlie Farmer including ones about a donkey race and an amorous police man. Discussion about setting songs to music.
Discussion about Charlie Farmer as a great poet who wasn’t properly recognized.
Discussion between Glassie and Peter Flanagan about the conditions of Glassie’s accommodations and Flanagan’s wishes for the Glassies to return.
Discussion about Irish Protestants and a comparison with Irish Catholics.
Discussion about "The Sash My Father Wore" in relation to religious and political factionalism, followed by Peter Flanagan singing the song.
Discussion about the Battle of the Ford.
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