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In 1977, Irish filmmaker Tiernan MacBride created a short film set to Paul Brady's 1976 recording of the song "Arthur McBride and the Sergeant." Conceived as a short dramatic film, it has few of the characteristics of music videos, which would become popular only a few years later. See the film at the link!
Paul Brady's recording of this song was destined to become a classic of the Irish folk revival. Few people know that his version came from American oral tradition; he learned it from a transcription of the singing of Carrie Grover of Gorham, Maine. As far as we know, there is only one place researchers can hear a field recording of Mrs. Grover singing the song: The American Folklife Center. We can't place it online at the moment, but you can see the catalog card at the link above.
In 1977, Irish filmmaker Tiernan MacBride created a short film set to Paul Brady's 1976 recording of the song "Arthur McBride and the Sergeant." Conceived as a short dramatic film, it has few of the characteristics of music videos, which would become popular only a few years later. See the film at the link!
Paul Brady's recording of this song was destined to become a classic of the Irish folk revival. Few people know that his version came from American oral tradition; he learned it from a transcription of the singing of Carrie Grover of Gorham, Maine. As far as we know, there is only one place researchers can hear a field recording of Mrs. Grover singing the song: The American Folklife Center. We can't place it online at the moment, but you can see the catalog card at the link above.