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Audio Recording Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Names

  • Moloney, Mick, 1944- (Collector)
  • Roche, Pat (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1977

Headings

  • -  Irish Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Pat Roche, part 2
  • -  Part 2 of 2-part interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Roche born in Ireland in 1905, came to America 1930, founded Harp and Shamrock Club, topics include development of Irish dancing style (tempo, steps, etc.) over the years; Pat Roche sees a constant progression; how he took his star pupils and taught them how to teach, “Most of the best teachers today are my pupils”; competitions are an important instrument for improvement in standards; why Pat Roche sees dancing as building character; discussion of his occupations since coming to America, in the Depression, he had his own business, peddled eggs, tea, coffee; then a fireman, then engineer, retired 1976; how Pat Roche found room for dancing, hard times, where he has lived in Chicago; how his children do and do not keep up Irish traditions; Pat Roche still dances, and thinks that the current state of dancing in Chicago is good, he sees dancing as keeping Irish Americans united; about step dancing and how Roche tried to get parents to learn set dancing, he feels Irish ceili dancing could be as popular in informal settings as square dancing; why dancing teachers don’t teach the old sets, Pat Roche is dubious about the authenticity of the old country sets, adds comments on British exploitation of Ireland; more description of the Irish Village at the [1933 ?] World’s Fair.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0646
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T070-C
  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20593b

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Moloney, Mick, and Pat Roche. Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20593b/.

APA citation style:

Moloney, M. & Roche, P. (1977) Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, May 9. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20593b/.

MLA citation style:

Moloney, Mick, and Pat Roche. Interview with Pat Roche about Irish dance in Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20593b/>.