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the reco rdi ng end broadcasting ot IriBb traditional mu ai e and song, and
Il lustra t ed tba work of t t s collec t ors and tbe range of .. a t orl.1 be Id by
&. aelection o f Ht U ..... ltno.m recording • •
Sin ce t~ .. f oundution of N"d i fire,."" 1n 1926, traditiona l OIu810 h ...
been & a t apl e of broadcas t i ng , but none of 1t • • s recorded unt i l 1936
" han studio f a ciH t ie s for OI",kin., acota t e d1808 b ee"", • • vath.bla. 11.­
cor ding ..m ft
.... guln .. bas l e b a.,,,,, . ·Ub tba introduction of t be Mobtle Rttcording
Uni t 1n 19t.7 . Tbl e fl r e ! ., ... de fi e ld recording poe Bibl", on a e .....
ta t.> ""d later on tap .. . Thr ough tha work of Sa ... u e En n! . , Se;,. ~ .c
Reo",.,!n" Rnd Proins l ao 6 Coni ... !n wi th t ba 11 . R. U. , a llc h tradi t i onal
Fe r f orne", ,,,, 1'1>0",,,8 1I0r,,". 'N i l1 10 Clancy . J"" Dow-d, JObn Doba rt,., Calm
6 Caoid!,e!iin bn d OIan y o t he r .. ... e r .. i rit r oduce.:! t o t he country a t large .
The 1')50$ " e,.a tha tlo1d"n ,Year . o f t r adUIona l .,u"ic on r a dio . Int .. r­
eH In t h~ mu~ ic ,,&9 on H,e upou rgo .. nd t he r e . ... " n o co",petiti"" rTOOI
r l . Suc!:\ pr gn_eu a 9 Ce lh d re, ... mh r a in e [?,a ve" nchus e n d t h .. lat .. r
R~ .. eBlre'lc!lt a n !l l ad~I!·h .. re a t l l l r~",c",h el·eJ . F'r"," 1'.15 5 t he collecti n g
\\~ v h:·" .. ly done by Cinrin L: .. c ;:at h{,na . Ke tnve lled " Ide ly end broad-
C .. ll t e r t" ~$lv e l J. Although th\ .. a cti Vi ty d oubt l " "9 contributed t the
lev e ll l l1g of r ""i"na l dis t inc t ion,. In t he ,"uai c , I t ale led 1 t be pra­
~erv a tlQ~ of .. uch tba t would o t b' rwI8' ha v e b,. n loat. Tb. coll,cting ,
ho· .. e v .. r , h .. d n o :sys U :n,.tic arc hiva l dl m~ na1on , being done prl"erlly for
b roddcas t lng purp08e .. .
Since the ol1 d- 60n t he r~eoTdlng f .. udc ha a e lowed do"" , a8 the I n­
creasi ng aV8ila bllity o f c OOl .. arclal r a cording 8 h88 l e 888n e d t he preas ur8
on fi ndi ng bro"dcaa t .... t .. ria L
But 80",a fIald r ac:rdtng haa al"e,ya ba""
done, and Pr o1neiaB 6 Conlualn c ontinue. to c Ol l a c t e nga .nd lIIu a ic In
t he CQ" u ~ t of docuuntery r8cor