From 1994 to 2001, Seán Corcoran worked as a freelance collector for the Irish Traditional Music Archive. In that time, Seán made a collection of over seventy field recordings, with musicians, singers and dancers from across the four provinces of Ireland.
ITMA’s Artist Liaison and Field Recording Officer, Alan Woods, has created a podcast in which he gives an overview of the field recording work done by Seán Corcoran for ITMA, and provides a snapshot of the collection through a selection of personal highlights.
This podcast has been created in conjunction with the Seán Corcoran Series, a yearlong series of events commemorating the life and work of Seán Corcoran, curated by Seán’s daughter, Rósa Corcoran.
Over the course of the coming months, the full series of field recordings made by Seán Corcoran for ITMA will be made available on the ITMA website.
With thanks to the Heritage Council who have funded the clearance of performers Rights in these recordings.
