The brave volunteer
Henry Campbell
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Cape St Mary's is visible in the distance.
| ITMA Reference | 255730 |
| Creator | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 1976 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Cape St Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Geography |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Extent | 1 digital image |
| Copyright | Aidan O'Hara |
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The brave volunteer, song (One cold stormy night in the month of December …) The song tells the story of a widow lamenting the loss of her husband, whose ship sank off the shore of Galway. In this version of the song, the protagonist (whose name is Henry) leaves to seek his fortune, but how remains unclear. Another version of the song, recorded on a 19th-century ballad sheet held in the Bodleian Libraries (Bod7845) specifies that Henry has volunteered to fight as a mercenary for a Portuguese king.
| ITMA Reference | 54046 |
| Creator | Campbell, Henry, singing in English |
| Contributor | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 4-5 October 1975 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Song in English |
| Language | English |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 00:04:42 |
| Copyright | Performer and Aidan O'Hara |
| Roud Number | V3259 / 9784 |
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A typed transcript of a conversation between Aidan O'Hara and Mick Nash. Mick Nash describes a competition between a dance master from Ireland and a dance master from Angel's Cove.
| Creator | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 5 October 1975 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Dance ; Newfoundland: Speech in English |
| Language | English |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Text |
| Extent | 3 p. |
| Copyright | Aidan O'Hara |
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A portrait of a young Aidan O'Hara in his role as director of the Newfoundland Folk Festival, 1978.
| ITMA Reference | 255653 |
| Creator | Penton, Len, photographer |
| Contributor | O'Hara, Aidan, collector |
| Date | August 1978 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Bannerman Park, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Folklife & Culture |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Extent | 1 digital image |
| Copyright | Len Penton |
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Onlookers at a "time" in the Roche's house in Branch. Left to right: Keith Roche (son of Dermot Roche), Patrick Nicks, Tony Power (son of Anthony and Mary Power), unidentified woman, Monica English (wife of John Joe English).
| ITMA Reference | 255579 |
| Creator | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 1975 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Folklife & Culture |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Extent | 1 digital image |
| Copyright | Aidan O'Hara |
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