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Southern Waltz

Type: Audio musical
Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    oral history

    Morrissey, Johnny - Interview #1

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Recordist: Fr. Charles Cheverie, Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey
    Date Recorded: 1987-11-20
    Collection: Father Charles Cheverie Collection

    Johnny Morrissey playes Over the Briny Ocean, 1992

    Type: Video recording
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Date Recorded: 1992
    Collection: Bowing Down Home Video Snippets
    oral history

    Morrissey plays tune from Jay's show

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Lem Jay on Island radio: Illustration: "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps"
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories

    Morrissey, Johnny

    Type: Photograph
    Contributors: Depicted: Johnny Morrissey, Depicted: Margaret Ross MacKinnon
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Johnny Morrissey & accompanist Margaret Ross MacKinnon, 1992
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Images
    music

    Stack of Barley

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    oral history

    Hearing his neighbors play

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Took up fiddle at 15 or 16; Morrissey would be en route to his grandfather's house and hear the violin played, ("I'd stand, I'd listen"); he had tunes in his head when he was quite young from jigging around the house; at one time jigging was all the music they had for dances
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    oral history

    Tunes spring to mind

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:He'd go to a dance, and take particular notice to a tune; perhaps in a weeks' time it would come up and he'd start whistling it; he'd have it in mind before he tried to play it on fiddle
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Oral Histories
    music

    MacDonald March

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno; Ken Perlman, bjo
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Over the Briny Ocean

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Old Man & the Old Woman, The

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Tennessee Two-Step

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    oral history

    Morrissey, Johnny - Interview #2

    Type: Audio non-musical
    Contributors: Interviewee: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Fr. Charles Cheverie
    Date Recorded: 1987-11-20
    Collection: Father Charles Cheverie Collection
    music

    Morrissey, Johnny - Music #2

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Fr. Charles Cheverie
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:also includes John McLeod on guitar (Newtown Cross)
  • Date Recorded: 1987
    Collection: Father Charles Cheverie Collection

    Morrissey, Johnny - IMG2008-0687-0828-Dm.tif

    Type: Photograph
    Contributors: Depicted: Johnny Morrissey
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Johnny Morrissey at interview in Vernon River, August 1992
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Images, Morrissey, Johnny, Morrissey, Johnny - Slides, 1992

    Morrissey, Johnny

    Type: Photograph
    Contributors: Depicted: Johnny Morrissey
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Johnny Morrissey, 1992
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Images
    music

    Morrissey, Johnny - Music #1

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Recordist: Fr. Charles Cheverie, Musician: Johnny Morrissey
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:also includes John McLeod on guitar (Newtown Cross)
  • Date Recorded: 1987
    Collection: Father Charles Cheverie Collection
    music

    Mrs. McLeod of Rasay

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Girl I Left Behind

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Paddy on the Turnpike

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection
    music

    Turkey in the Straw

    Type: Audio musical
    Contributors: Musician: Johnny Morrissey, Recordist: Ken Perlman
    Abstract:
  • Abstract:Accompanied by: Margaret Ross MacKinnon, pno
  • Collection: Bowing Down Home Music Collection

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