Irish folk music (1900–1949)

Births and deaths

Births

• John Doherty (1900–1980)
• Johnny Doran (1907–1950)
• Seamus Ennis (1919–1982)
• Felix Doran (c. 1915–1972)
• Margaret Barry (1917– c. 1989 or 1990)
• Willie Clancy (1918–1973)
• Joe Heaney (1919–1984)
• Joe Cooley (1924–1973)
• Andy Irvine (1942)
• Christy Moore (1945)
• Van Morrison (1945)
• Matt Molloy (1947)
• John O'Conor (1947)
• Davy Spillane (1948)
• Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946)

Deaths

• John J Kimmel (1866–1942)
• Michael Coleman (1891–1945)

Collections of songs or music

• 1907 "The Dance Music Of Ireland" by Francis O'Neill (1848–1936) ^[1]
• 1909 Old Irish Folk Music by Patrick Weston Joyce (1827–1949

Recordings

• 1907–1929 "Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Music" by John J Kimmel
• 1936 Michael Coleman's final recordings
• 1937–1939 "Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Music" by Hugh Gillespie
• 1920s–1944 "Classics of Irish Piping" by Leo Rowsome (1907–1970)
• 1947 "The Bunch of Keys" by Johnny Doran (1907–1950)

See also

• List of Irish music collectors

References

1. "Holdings: The dance music of Ireland :: Library Catalog". Welcome. Retrieved 2025-10-21.