It Was Mighty - Knowledge

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Reg Hall in the accompanying booklet defines the London-Irish as a distinct ethnic community of settled migrants and their offspring with topping up from a constant trickle of immigrants from Ireland. On this first compilation most of the musicians were raised in Ireland with a few from London, some

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The cardboard case does not detail the tracks in the compilation but does identify all the musicians and in the brief notes explains the place of Irish music in the lives of the migrant population in the 1950s. The notes then continue to explain that this album covers the period after the 1950s up

29: 199:"'It was Mighty!' The Early Days of Irish Music in London." The section details the quote from the musician Gabe O’Sullivan about the music of the 1950s that provides the title of the album and then goes on to detail the wealth of musicmaking in London at the time. 236:"British Library", written by Dr Janet Topp Fargion (Lead Curator World and Traditional Music), gives details of the World and Traditional Music Collection and the access available through the internet. Peter Kennedy's recordings are now held within this archive. 196:"The Voice of the People – The introduction" details the concept and philosophy of the series of compilations and then continues with a history of Irish Music in both Ireland and London. 189:

The booklet consists of 100 pages and follows a similar sequence to the other albums in the series. The booklet was written by Reg Hall, except where stated below.

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since 1998. The compilation has been selected by Dr Reg Hall who has selected all but four of the series so far. The theme of this and its companion volume,

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This CD features recordings made between 1948 and 1972; 10 of the tracks were recorded by Bill Leader in "The Favourite" but do not appear on

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The three CDs cover recordings made between 1948 and 2001. These recordings were made in numerous different locations including

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A large number of the tracks selected feature him providing accompaniment on either piano or keyboard for the dance tunes.

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CD details. Detailing the content of each of the CDs with biographical notes on each of the performers in track sequence.

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The album consists of a cardboard case with a card CD holder for the three CDs and a booklet for the sleeve notes.

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Recorded by Bill Leader, Reg Hall & Michael Plunkett at Michael Gorman's house, Manchester, 5 July 1970.

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Recorded by Nic Kinsey & supervised by Peter Bellamy at Livingstone Studios, Barnet, London, April 1979.

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Recorded by Bill Leader, Reg Hall & Michael Plunkett at Michael Gorman's house, Manchester, 5 July 1970.

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Recorded by Bill Leader, Reg Hall & Michael Plunkett at Michael Gorman's house, Manchester, 5 July 1970.

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Recorded by Bill Leader, Reg Hall & Michael Plunkett at Michael Gorman's house, Manchester, 5 July 1970.

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Recorded by Bill Leader, Reg Hall & Michael Plunkett at Michael Gorman's house, Manchester, 5 July 1970.

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to join his band in 1956. His involvement in documenting the phenomena continued when he co-produced

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Recorded by Bill Leader & Reg Hall at Bill Leader's flat, Camden Town, London, 19 April 1967.

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Reg Hall has been active in Irish music in London since the 1950s, having been invited by

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and comprises three CDs. The selections are taken from Topic Records back catalogue, the

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Recorded by Imelda Gardiner at the Roland family house, Loughrae, Co. Galway, mid-1960s.

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Recorded by Imelda Gardiner at the Roland family house, Loughrae, Co. Galway, mid-1960s.

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Recorded by Imelda Gardiner at the Roland family house, Loughrae, Co. Galway, mid-1960s.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at Lucy & Eric Farr's house, Ladywell, London, 16 August 1964.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at Lucy & Eric Farr's house, Ladywell, London, 16 August 1964.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at Lucy & Eric Farr's house, Ladywell, London, 16 August 1964.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 21 August 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 21 August 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 21 August 1956.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Norwood Hotel, West Norwood, London, 7 October 1962.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at Breege McArdle's flat, Crouch End, London, 5 November 2001.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at Breege McArdle's flat, Crouch End, London, 5 November 2001.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy & Sean O’Boyle, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, 20 July 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy & Sean O’Boyle, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, 20 July 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy & Sean O’Boyle, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, 20 July 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 8 March 1958.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 20 May 1962.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, 20 May 1962.

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Recording supervised by Paul Carter at the City of London Studios, London, 1960.

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Recording supervised by Paul Carter at the City of London Studios, London, 1960.

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Recording supervised by Paul Carter at the City of London Studios, London, 1960.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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The Rose in the Heather / The Gold Ring / The Maid on the Green / Saddle the Pony

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town, London, March 1952.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at Liam Farrell's house, Epsom, Surrey. December 1962.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at Liam Farrell's house, Epsom, Surrey. December 1962.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 25 October 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 25 October 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 25 October 1952.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 25 October 1952.

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Recorded by Reg Hall in the Bedford Arms, Camden Town, London, 2 December 1960.

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Recorded by Dick Landers at their home in Chiswick, London, probably mid-1960s.

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Recorded by Dick Landers at their home in Chiswick, London, probably mid-1960s.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 2 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 2 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 2 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at his flat in Belsize Park, London, 25 October 1952.

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Track 14 features Michael Gorman playing his well-known composition, the jig

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Recorded by Teresa McMahon at their house, near Shannon, Co. Clare, c.1990.

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Recorded by Teresa McMahon at their house, near Shannon, Co. Clare, c.1990.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at his flat, South Norwood, London, 14 February 1965.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at his flat, South Norwood, London, 14 February 1965.

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Recorded by Reg Hall at his flat, South Norwood, London, 14 February 1965.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Cecil Sharp House, London, 18 December 1956.

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Recorded by Michael Daly at the Camden Stores, Camden Town, London, 1959.

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