Interview with member of the Ballinakill Ceilidhe band about similarities between American hillbilly and Irish dance music and on ceilidhe bands

Audio file

Date recorded: February 1, 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified man; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Irish
Instruments: voice
Setting: Great Southern Hotel
Location: Galway City, County Galway, Ireland
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3296
Track Number: 6
Archive ID: T3296R06
Note: Discussion with an unidentified member of the Ballinakill Ceilidhe band (which Alan calls the Ballinkerry Band) of the comparison between Irish ceilidhe and American hillbilly bands and the history of ceilidhe bands.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Galway City II 2/51
About the session: Alan Lomax: "Banshee stories, visited in Carna in rain, Galway, recorded Ballinakill Ceilidh Band (three fiddles, two flutes, two accordions) in evening in railroad hotel until 3am (Seamus Ennis present)." Lomax addresses Seamus in his narration throughout the tape.
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