Boston College "My Love Is in America" Irish fiddle festival records

Connolly, Séamus, 1944-

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Séamus Connolly, an Irish traditional musician, performer, teacher, and collector, was born in 1944 in Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland, and he began to play the fiddle in 1956. He won ten All-Ireland solo fiddle championships, including both junior and senior division titles in 1961 and the senior title in 1963. Connolly immigrated to the United States in 1976 and settled with his family in the Boston area, where he became a recognized leader within New England’s Irish traditional music community. ...

Kelly, James (Fiddler)

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Boston College

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In 1863, a charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized five Jesuits of Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus to incorporate as “the Trustees of the Boston College.” Their South End school became the first chartered college to operate in Boston in September 1864, when twenty-two boys – with an average age of fourteen – enrolled and classes began. Enrollment was limited to boys but open to those of any religious background. The original grounds were cramped, consisting only of a ...

McGreevy, John, 1919-1990

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Burke, Kevin (Fiddler)

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Cronin, Paddy

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Russ, Dale

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Cronin, Johnny

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Ivers, Eileen

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Reynolds, Paddy

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Hayes, Martin, 1961-

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McGann, Andy

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Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál (1950- ).

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Conway, Brian D.

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De Marco, Tony, 1898-1965

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Mulvihill, Brendan, 1954-

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Mercier, Mel

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Carroll, Liz

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Wynne, Martin, 1913-1998

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Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival (1990)

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On Sunday, March 25, 1990, the Boston College Music Department and Irish Studies Program co-sponsored a gathering of sixteen Irish-American traditional fiddle players. Festival director and visiting professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin helped bring together many of the nation's finest traditional fiddle players, providing the opportunity to seisiún with other master musicians, reuniting old musical acquaintances and creating new ones. Following informal seisiúns, the festival culminated in a ...