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Date(s)
- [c. 1987-1991?] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 cassette tape
Context area
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
Cassette tape containing home recordings of Dick Cameron signing songs and accompanying himself on the acoustic guitar. Side A contains the songs ‘Sweet Nightingale’, ‘The Lord of the Dance’, ‘The Foggy Foggy Dew’, ‘On Top of Old Smokey’, ‘Jimmy Crack Corn’, ‘Go Tell Aunt Rhody’, ‘Wee Cooper O’Fife’, ‘Gentle Fair Jenny’, ‘Bashful Courtship’, ‘Lukey’s Boat’, ‘Ah! Si Mon Moine’, ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ and ‘The Bonny Cuckoo’. Duration 00:31:20. Side B contains the songs ‘I Ride an Old Paint’, ‘The Tailor and the Mouse’, ‘Monday Morning’, ‘The Begging Song’, ‘The Bullfrog Song’, ‘The Bold Soldier’, ‘Mr Froggie Went A-Courtin’’, ‘The Leather-Winged Bat’, ‘She Moved Through the Fair’, ‘Chevaliers de la Table Ronde’ and ‘The Lark in the Morning’. Duration 00:32:59.
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Conditions governing access
No access to magnetic tape. For digital access to contents, please consult with the staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- French
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Cassette of magnetic tape requiring a cassette player.