From Shore to Shore Records
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Abstract
From Shore to Shore: Irish Traditional Music in New York City is a 2006 documentary created by filmmaker Patrick Mullins. The film documents the Irish traditional music scene in the greater New York City area in the late 20th century by focusing on the experiences of Irish musicians who emigrated to the United States, as well as the lives of their children, many of whom continued practicing their musical heritage as Irish Americans. From Shore to Shore makes use of oral histories and interviews to demonstrate the importance of family and community in shaping Irish American culture, with a particular emphasis on traditional music and dance. The From Shore to Shore Records (dated 1973-2014, bulk 1988-1994) consists of materials created and collected by Mullins in the course of making the documentary film. Materials consist of paper production files that include research materials, logs, and correspondence regarding licensing, distribution, and reproduction permissions; as well as audio, video, and film elements in various formats. These recordings include interviews, performances, festival and fleadh footage, B-roll footage, and final edits.
Historical Note
From Shore to Shore: Irish Traditional Music in New York City is a 2006 documentary created by filmmaker Patrick Mullins. The film documents the Irish traditional music scene in the greater New York City area in the late 20th century by focusing on the experiences of Irish musicians who emigrated to the United States, as well as the lives of their children, many of whom continued practicing their musical heritage as Irish Americans. From Shore to Shore makes use of oral histories and interviews to demonstrate the importance of family and community in shaping Irish American culture, with a particular emphasis on traditional music and dance. Production of the film began in April 1988 when Mullins began recording interviews and taping performances at festivals. The film has been broadcast on PBS and is accessible online at Folkstreams.
Arrangement
Materials are in two series:
Series I. Recordings
Series II. Production Research and Documentation
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The From Shore to Shore Records (dated 1973-2014, bulk 1988-1994) consists of materials created and collected by filmmaker Patrick Mullins in the course of making the documentary film. Materials consist of paper production files that include research materials, logs, and correspondence regarding licensing, distribution, and reproduction permissions; as well as audio, video, and film elements in various formats. These recordings include interviews, performances, festival and fleadh footage, B-roll footage, and final edits.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; From Shore to Shore Records; AIA 095; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Patrick Mullins in June 2025; the accession number associated with this gift is 2025.065.
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Appraisal
MiniDV backups (stored in Boxes 13-14) of Betacam recordings have been temporarily retained until reformatting of originals is successful.
Existence and Location of Copies
Shore to Shore: Irish Traditional Music in New York City is accessible through Folkstreams at https://www.folkstreams.net/films/from-shore-to-shore.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in archival boxes and folders, keeping similar audio, video, and film formats together physically. Two series were identified based on the creator's record-keeping practices. Audio, video, and film materials were inventoried on the item-level, re-using an existing inventory. Paper documents were inventoried on the folder-level.
One optical disc was identified, physically separated, inventoried, forensically imaged, analyzed, and described. New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity of the content.
