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Sidney Roberston Cowell

Sidney Robertson Cowell records in the Aran Islands and Conamara, 1955‑56

A guest blog by Dr Deirdre Ní Chonghaile

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Buachaillín Deas Óg, sung by Maidhlín Mhaidhcilín Seoighe (1914-1996), Cill Éinne, Árainn, 14 June 1955. Ref: FW-ASCH-RR-5250-02. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

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  • Buachaillín Deas Óg, sung by Maidhlín Mhaidhcilín Seoighe (1914-1996), Cill Éinne, Árainn, 14 June 1955. Ref: FW-ASCH-RR-5250-02. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

  • An Cladach Dubh, sung by Nóra Uí Mheachair née Ní Fháthartaigh (1915-1994), An Baile Thiar, Inis Meáin, 23 August 1956. Ref: FW-ASCH-RR-5244-02. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

  • An Cumann Gearr, sung by Baba Sheáin Choilm Nic Dhonnchadha, An Aird Thoir, Carna, 13 August 1956. Ref: FW-ASCH-RR-5241-10. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

Sheryl Kaskowitz. Delight in What It Is to Be American: Sidney Robertson on the Road, 1935-1937. 2016.

Catherine Hiebert Kerst. Sidney Robertson Cowell & the WPA California Folk Music Project, 1938-1940. 2017

Deirdre Ní Chonghaile. "The Yank with the Box": Sidney Robertson Cowell Collects Music in 1950s Ireland. 2012