OT 11119 Track 2
from "1977." by Henry Glassie,
In F-635 Irish Music and Culture
By David McDonald
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Notebook, file 9, pp. 822-846
July 22, 1977, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
John McGuigan and Hugh Nolan
Discussion about storytelling and storytelling sessions.
Story about a fight at Swanlinbar.
Discussion about who would tell a story about an event; role of alcohol at a storytelling session; selection of stories.
Story about a man watching fairies dancing in the forth.
Story about how if you sneeze three times after dark without saying “God Bless” the fairies can take you away.
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:
Permission Information: Archival use and reproduction for non-profit educational or research purposes; Archives of Traditional Music.