2nd Causeway Dulcimer Festival
Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Ulster
2nd to 4th June - 2006
[Nat
Magee's copy of John Rea's Dulcimer]
[Photo
by Rick Davis]
2nd Causeway Dulcimer Festival |
Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Ulster |
2nd to 4th June - 2006 |
[Nat
Magee's copy of John Rea's Dulcimer] |
[Photo
by Rick Davis] |
|
North
Antrim Songs |
North
Antrim was full of traditional singers, in the days before the T V took
over our lives! |
For
example, North Antrim singers mentioned as sources, in the 1920's &
30's, for Sam Henry’s collection ‘Songs of the People’,
include: |
John
Horner - Portballintrae & Robert MacMullan - Portballintrae |
Mrs
D Cochrane ~ Bushmills, John Corscadden ~ Bushmills, Valentine Crawford ~ Bushmills William Gault - Bushmills, Randal Hutchinson - Bushmills, Alex Kane - Bushmills John Leighton - Bushmills, James McCaughan - Bushmills, Joe McConaghy - Bushmills John McLeese - Bushmills, John McQuillan - Bushmills, Edward Montgomery - Bushmills James Moore - Bushmills, William Russel - Bushmills, Martin Smylie - Bushmills Alexander Thompson - Bushmills & John Wilkinson - Bushmills |
James
Currie ~ Ballymoney, William Doey ~ Ballymoney, David A Forsyth - Ballymoney Mrs R Kirkpatrick - Ballymoney, Sam Laverty - Ballymoney, Sally McConaghy - Ballymoney David J McGoogan - Ballymoney, Mary McKeever - Ballymoney, William Moran - Bellerena Mrs Morrison - Ballymoney, Joseph Reilly - Ballymoney, Mrs S Warnock - Ballymoney Annie Wilson - Ballymoney, Joe Wilson - Ballymoney, James Stewart - Ballymoney Alex Crawford ~ Ballymoney |
Lizzie
MacMullan - Rathlin, William Davidson ~ Ballycastle, John Henry McAuley - Ballycastle P C J McAuley - Ballycastle, Francis McBride - Ballycastle, Peggy McGarry - Ballycastle Hector McIlfatrick - Ballycastle, J MacKinnon - Ballycastle, John McLaughlin - Ballycastle Robet Orr - Ballycastle & Mrs Scally - Ballycastle |
Ann
McAleese - Armoy, Lizzie Reynolds - Armoy, William Gamble - Armoy |
Alexander Horner - Mosside, Mary Ann Young - Liscolman, John Moore - Liscolman Violet McAfee - Ballybogey, Eileen Campbell - Dervock, Mrs Simpson - Dervock William Laverty - Stranocum, Mrs Charles Moore - Stranocum |
John Smylie - Clough, Patrick
McMullan - Cloughmills Andrew Doey ~ Dunloy & William Moore - Dunloy |
Sam
Henry’s collected songs of the people were collected by him and published
in the ‘Northern Constitution’ between 1923 & 1939. The
book ‘Songs of the People contains nearly 690 songs. |
Sam
Henry's "Songs of the People" was edited by Gale Huntington,
Lani Herrman with contributions from John Moulden. (University of Georgia
Press) |
Previously highly regarded but known only from scrapbook copies compiled
by Sam Henry for the Belfast Public Library, The National Library of Ireland
and the Library of Congress, this, the first book publication, has been
presented with the music in staff notation, an introduction, notes and
references and extensive indices. The basic collection for the North of
Ireland. |
For
more information, visit John Moulden at 'Ulstersongs'  |
|
John Moulden gave a fascinating Talk on the Songs
& Singers of the Bushmills area at last years C D F and for details of that,
and other talks, you should visit the Talks & Recitals Page |
Unfortunately, now ballad singing has taken the place of the traditional
song, so gone are the great days when wonderful singers like Joe Holmes
of Ballymoney, or Stumpy McCloskey of Cloughmills could have entertained
folk all night long with their unaccompanied songs. Incidentally, both
of these men were also fine fiddlers too, and Joe was a Lilter of note. |
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