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Irish Traditions Hidden and Revealed

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Riley's Flute Melodies (1813)
Music Division
The New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts



Irish Traditions Hidden and Revealed is co-created by George Boziwick and Trudy Williams, and curated by George Boziwick, with music related contributions from Don Meade and Sara Banleigh. The program draws on unique sources from The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts collections to combine live performance with historical and visual commentary that time-travels the history of Irish music from the 18th through the 20th centuries, revealing a rich tradition of tunes that has been a wellspring for American music and composers.

This program was presented in conjunction with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' exhibit IrelandAmerica The Ties That Bind, April 2011.


Ensemble
George Boziwick
Trudy Williams
Don Meade
Sara Banleigh
Heather M. Bixby
Leah Wells
Francesco Stabile
Trudy Williams
Phil Forbes




Co-creator, Curator, Musical Director, narrator, harmonica
Co-creator, Artistic Director, bass
Mandolin, harmonica
Vocals, piano
Fiddle
Banjo
Guitar
Bass
Percussion
















Copyright 2017 Red Skies Music and Trudy Williams              Archive

Temperance Reel/Drowsy Maggie

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Recorded live at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, April 2011
Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903)

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Photo: Patrick Harbron

Star of the County Down  
A large tune family including "The Banks of the Sweet Dundee" and "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say".

Arr. Boziwick/Banleigh
Recorded live at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, April 2011. 

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Recorded live at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, April 2011
Flowers of Edinburgh
Scots Musical Museum, vol.1 (1839)
Arr. Sara Banleigh
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