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- [22 May 1967] and [1967?] (Creation)
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1 audio reel
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard ‘Dick’ Cameron was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1929. He came to Ireland in the mid-1950s and was heavily involved in the folk revival of the 1960s and 1970s and instrumental in the establishment of the An Góilín Singers Club, founded by Tim Dennehy and Dónal de Barra in 1979. His warm baritone made him popular on the radio, where he hosted the Ballads of a Saturday series on Radio Telefís Éireann and appeared in many other folk music programmes. He died in Dublin in 1997.
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Scope and content
Audio reel containing a recording of two programmes in the Radio Telefís Éireann series Ballads of a Saturday produced by Roisin Lorrigan. Both programmes are hosted by Dick Cameron and feature the folk band Sweeney’s Men (Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynihan and Joe Dolan). In the first programme, they perform the songs ‘Travelling down the Castlereagh’, ‘Erin go Bragh’, ‘Come All Ye Fisher Lassies’, ‘The Ballad of James Connolly’ and ‘The Exile’s Jig’. In the second programme, they perform the songs ‘The Derby Ram’, ‘Rattling Roaring Willie’, ‘Talkin’ Dust Bowl Blues’, ‘Crooked Jack’ and ‘Old Maid in the Garrett’. Duration 00:34:11.
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No access to magnetic tape. For digital access to contents, please consult with the staff.
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- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Reel of magnetic tape requiring a reel-to-reel player.