Questions about Traditional Singers and Instrumentalists

Reference code: FOL.QUES/39
Level of description: Series
Title: Questions about Traditional Singers and Instrumentalists
Scope and content: 1. Is your area rich in oral music?
2. How many notable singers are there?
If so, please give names overleaf.
3. Do any of them sing in the sean-nós style? (i.e. old style of highly ornamented singing)
4. Are there any Gaelic songs in the repertoire of singers in your area?
5. Are there any instrumentalists capable of playing:
Fiddle YES/NO
Melodeon YES/NO
Pipes YES/NO
Accordion YES/NO
Tin whistle YES/NO
Concertina YES/NO
Bodhrán YES/NO
Mouth-organ YES/NO
Flute YES/NO
Other instruments?
6. Were these musicians born in your area?
7. Were they educated in your area?
8. Do these people have a history of musical performance in their families?
9. Where did they learn their musical skills?
10. Are there any non-local musicians in your area, either singers or instrumentalists?
11. Where do they come from?
12. Is there an interest in traditional music among young people in your area?
13. Is interest in traditional music encouraged in the schools in your area?
14. Are there 'céilidh houses' in your area?
15. Do the pubs in your area have traditional musical evenings? If so, give the name of the pub.