Mick Moloney Irish-American Music and Popular Culture Papers
1806-2014, inclusive
; 1975-2000, bulk
The Mick Moloney Irish-American Music and Popular Culture Papers document Dr. Moloney's academic, professional, and performative interests and activities. This subcollection consists of research, administrative, and personal files; scholarly literature on folklore and ethnicity; materials related to song and music collecting; concert posters, programs, and other memorabilia; and photographs. The materials illustrate themes such as immigration and assimilation viewed through the lens of Irish-America's engagement with and expression of its own popular culture, with specific emphasis on its musical traditions. The time period most heavily documented in this subcollection (1975-2000) witnessed both a reinvestment by Irish-America in its cultural traditions and a transition of its musical traditions from the home to the stage, accompanied by unprecedented national recognition. The subcollection illustrates the shifts in policies regarding arts funding and programming; the valorization of ethnicity in the United States during the late 20th century; the rise in prominence of female performers of traditional music; and the Irish presence on and repertoire of the Philadelphia and New York music scenes.
People
Carroll, Liz, 1957-;
Britton, Tim;
O'Donnell, Eugene, 1932-;
McComiskey, Billy;
Ivers, Eileen;
McGlynn, Sean;
Rafferty, Mike, 1926-;
Egan, Seamus, 1969-;
Keane, Jimmy;
Coen, Jack;
O'Connell, Robbie;
Coen, Charlie, Fr., 1934-;
Neary, Eleanor Kane, 1915-1993;
Keane, James, 1948-;
Ochs, Bill;
Cahill, Eddie;
Caulfield, Tommy, 1903-1987;
McGreevy, Johnny, 1919-
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