
The First LP in Ireland
Colum Sands presents the story of how, in 1947, the Irish Folklore Commission and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ established a scheme to seek out and record folk music and stories throughout Ireland.
Musician and broadcaster Colum Sands explores how two extraordinary field recording projects, undertaken by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and American folklorist Alan Lomax, came together in the early 1950s to produce the first recorded anthology of traditional Irish music. Filled with accordions, fiddles, pianos, stories and songs, the album would become a template for future musicians, introducing generations to songs which would eventually become standards, such as Whiskey In The Jar, The Lark In The Morning and She Moves Through The Fair.
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Clips
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Remembering Seamus Ennis
Duration: 01:58
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Kitty Gallagher Remembers Alan Lomax
Duration: 01:19
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Remembering Seamus Ennis
Duration: 02:17
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Robin Roberts on the Lomax Legacy
Duration: 01:43
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Dec 2012 16:03ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
- Christmas Day 2012 17:03ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
- Sun 8 Apr 2018 20:03ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster