OT 11097 Track 1
from "1972." by Henry Glassie, In F-635 Irish Music and Culture
By David McDonald



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Notebook file 3, pp. 801-805, 915-917.
August 7-11, 1972, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Ellen Cutler
(8/7/1972) Sounds of band with accordion. Becomes barely audible after a few seconds.
Discussion with Ellen Cutler about fairies including stories about what happens when one enters or takes things from a forth, a story about building a house on a fairy pass; her husband’s experiences with the fairies; and two girls who rode ragweed transf
Discussion about the value of fairytales because science fails to explain the experiences that people have had; ability to edit tapes.
Discussion about a changeling that was substituted for a real child taken by the fairies; what fairies look like; prophecies; complaint about radio program about the forth; putting tongs across a cradle to protect a baby from fairies.
"The Sash". The machine is stopped and the song restarted after the opening bars. Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"We Guard Old Derry’s Walls" Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"God Save the Queen." Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"Enniskillen Dragon." Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"Auld Lang Syne" Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"Dolly’s Brae" Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"There’s a Hole in the Bucket", sung by Ellen Cutler.
"The Sash", sung with Ruth[?].
"Sandgate [Weel May the Keel Row]." Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
"Orange Lily", sung and played on the mouth harp by Ellen Cutler.
"Miss McCloud’s Reel." Song performed on mouth organ by Ellen Cutler
(8/11/1972. Field Notes, file 3, pp. 915-917. Note: Discussion topics seem to match Glassie’s notes, but songs are listed as Patsy Fagan, Orange Lily, The Sash, and The Beginners Reel. The songs announced on the tape are as they appear below and the son
Discussion about decorating the kitchen at Christmas time; Christmas traditions; mumming at New Year.
Discussion about the 12th of August.
Discussion about techniques for playing mouth harp.
"God Save the Queen", Ellen Cutler, mouth harp.
"We Guard Old Derry’s Walls", Ellen Cutler, mouth harp.
This recording is from a collection held by the Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University. The online catalog record for this full collection can be found in the IUCAT system:
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