Irish Music

Books, sheet music, and recordings in the O'Neill and Bapst libraries can be borrowed / checked out. CDs are browsable in the main lobby of Bapst Library. Portable devices for playback can be checked out from O'Neill and Bapst.

The Irish Music Archives at Burns Library specializes in documenting Irish music in America. Manuscript collections include recordings, photographs, correspondence, and more. Published materials include sheet music, books, audio, and video.

A digital collection of traditional tunes and songs collected by master fiddle player Séamus Connolly. Freely available, the collection includes over 330 audio recordings featuring more than 130 musicians along with stories, transcriptions, and introductory essays.

A project of BC's History Dept. Includes audio examples from Burns Library collections.

A digital exhibit based on the 2010 "Dear Harp of My Country" physical exhibit at Burns Library.

Exhibit on view in the John J. Burns Library, January 25 through May 23, 2013.

The 2009-2010 exhibit marked the donation of the Mary O’Hara Papers to the Irish Music Archives of the John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Multimedia highlights from the fall 2009 exhibition, "John McCormack, Tenor: Celebrating 125 Years."

"Father of the American Concert Band." Supplement to the John J. Burns Library exhibit, fall 2004.