02 – Mary Conroy

In the early 1970’s, a young student named Christopher Kevin Delaney from Washington D.C. travelled to Ireland to meet with as many Irish traditional fiddle players as possible, as he himself was learning to play the fiddle and loved Irish music. He donated the music he recorded in Ireland to the library of the University of North Carolina (UNC) who connected me with Chris for permission to share his music on my website. He very kindly agreed to this and over the past 6 months we have connected many times by phone. He travelled alone to Ireland in 1971 and 1972 with his fiddle and tape recorder, mainly up and down the West coast, and met and recorded musicians including John Doherty, Junior Crehan, Paddy Canny, Fred Finn, Paddy Fahey and more. Chris did not publish an article or keep a diary of his Irish travels, but he relates some of the stories of that time in this interview.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Irish Music Memories. Here I share interviews with musicians, broadcasters, researchers and storytellers who have shaped the traditional Irish music scene in Ireland and beyond. Today, I share an interview with sound engineer, radio producer, record producer, researcher and lecturer Harry Bradshaw.

Welcome to the third episode of Irish Music Memories. Here I share interviews with musicians, broadcasters, researchers and storytellers who have shaped the traditional Irish music scene in Ireland and beyond. Today I'm speaking to the esteemed author, musician, broadcaster, researcher and founder of the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), Nicholas Carolan.

Welcome to the second episode of Irish Music Memories. Here I will share interviews with musicians, broadcasters, researchers and storytellers who have shaped the traditional Irish music scene in Ireland and beyond. Today I'm speaking to singer, musician and broadcaster, Mary Conroy.

Welcome to the first episode of Irish Music Memories. Here I will share interviews with musicians, broadcasters, researchers and storytellers who have shaped the traditional Irish music scene in Ireland and beyond. Today I'm speaking to uilleann piper, teacher and broadcaster, Peter Browne.