Philadelphia Ceili Group collection
By: collected by the Philadelphia Ceili Group
Contributors: Philadelphia Ceili Group
Published: 1978
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Irish Americans; English Ballads; Dance music; Tales; Hornpipe (Dance); Material culture; Jig (Dance); Literature; Music; Folk music; History; Social life and customs; Irish; Popular music; Storytelling; Irish Ballads; Folk festivals; Step dancing; Irish Folk dancing; English Folk songs; Fiddle tunes; Folklore; Irish Folk songs; Reels (Music); Societies
Description: The collection consists of print material, sound recordings, and moving images documenting the activities of the Philadelphia Ceili Group (PCG), including the annual fall festival, concerts, lectures, plays, and workshops. Music in the collection includes dance music, slow airs, songs and ballads, and instrumental pieces. Dance types documented include jigs, reels, hornpipes, and set dances. Lecture material covers Irish literature, history, and folklife. Musicians, dancers, and scholars featured are based in both Ireland and the United States.
Notes: Fall Festivals recorded at Fischer's Pool, Lansdale, Pa. from 1977-1987; at Villanova University, Villanova, Pa. in 1988; and at the Cannstatter Club, Philadelphia from 1989-1993. Lectures, concerts and other events recorded primarily at the Commodore John Barry Club, Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia Ceili Group Collection (AFC 1995/003), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

Robin Hiteshew, former president of PCG; Donation; 1987.

The Philadelphia Ceili Group, founded in 1958 in Philadelphia, is the oldest and largest organization in the United States devoted to the perpetuation of Irish culture.

in English.

in English and Irish.

in English and Irish.

Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.