Pat McGrath interviewed by Ben Stephenson in the Irish National Association centenary oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6389049
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McGrath, Pat, 1945-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 2013
- 4 sound files (approximately 209 min.)
- Series:
- Irish National Association centenary oral history project.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Pat McGrath speaks about his family; his childhood; playing the harmonica; Irish music; Catholicism; his parent's backgrounds; the reasons for moving to Australia; his first impressions of Australia; Revesby, Sydney; Irsih dances; renovating the family home; Irish musicians, Billy Crow and Frank Heffernan; assimilation; the Irish National Association of Australia; Irish dancing; the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers; the Irish Musicians Club; music practice; the types of dances played the Irish National Association of Australia; music in Church; and learning music from records
- Partial contents:
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- Pat McGrath plays the harmonica: FILE 1: The Rose of Aranmore
- The swallow (also known as She wore my ring)
- FILE 2: The song of Fionnuala
- [fragment]
- FILE 3: Fasten the leggings
- The parting glass
- Caddum wood
- Shandon bells
- St Patrick's day
- La Bomba
- The bridges of Paris
- The teetotaler
- Roddy McCorley
- The Croppy boy
- The clean air of the day (also known as The lark in the clean air)
- [unnamed Irish waltz]
- The boys of Blue Hill
- Carolan's dream
- Pat McGrath (harmonica) and Ben Stephenson (tin whistle): FILE 4: [two unnamed Irish jigs]
- Pat McGrath (harmonica): Murphy's hornpipe
- Pat McGrath (harmonica) and Ben Stephenson (tin whistle): The wise maid
- [unnamed Irish slip jig]
- Pat McGrath (harmonica): The rakes of Mallow
- Pat McGrath (harmonica) and Ben Stephenson (tin whistle): The flannel jacket
- Ms McLeod's
- Pat McGrath (harmonica): Tabhair dom do Lámh
- Céad míle fáilte romhat
- Ag Criost An Siol
- The Plains of Boyle
- Pat McGrath (harmonica) and Ben Stephenson (tin whistle): Off to California.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 2 and 11 November 2013 in Hurstville, New South Wales.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (10 pages).
- Subject:
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- McGrath, Pat, 1945- -- Interviews
- Laboratory technicians -- Australia -- Interviews
- Irish -- Australia -- Interviews
- Irish -- Australia -- Social life and customs
- Irish Australians -- Australia -- Interviews
- Irish Australians -- Social life and customs
- Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History
- Occupation:
- Laboratory technicians
- Other authors/contributors:
- Stephenson, Ben, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Irish National Association centenary oral history project.
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- Until 2083 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2013
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