Over Here. Irish music and dance in England - ACE096.5

Caption: "Brendan Mulkere records for his Inchecronin label, Silvermore Studios, Chessington, Surrey." Commentary talks about the dissemination of traditional music through radio, television and recording. Mulkere trying a fiddle. Musicians start playing. Commentary says that fiddler’s style, once that of his local home area, is now entirely personal, having been influenced by playing from all over Ireland. Young banjo player who, commentary says, was born in England and is thus further removed from parochial roots. "Caption: "Saturday night at the Spotted Dog, Willesden, N.W. London." The Caravelles performing The Rocks of Bawn. Commentary points out that they’ve turned it into a waltz. People dancing. The Wexford Mummers perform a traditional dance. Commentary talks about the history and symbolism of such groups.