Ed Reavy
Ed Reavy (1897–1988) was an Irish-American musician and composer of numerous traditional Irish dance tunes. Born in the townland of Barnagrove (aka Barnagrow, Barnagrows or Barr na gCnó), Knappagh, County Cavan, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1912 where he settled in the Irish-American enclave of Corktown (now part of Powelton Village). Except for two visits back to Ireland, he remained in the Philadelphia area for the remainder of his life. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1899, Died 1988
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, composer
Notes: Full name: Edward Vincent Reavy.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | BVE-43482 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Donnegal hornpipe | Killarney Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BVE-43483 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Boys at the lough | Ed Reavy | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BVE-43484 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Rare ould Irish whiskey | Killarney Trio ; John McGettigan | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BVE-43485 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Fitzmaurice, the Dublin flier | Killarney Trio ; John McGettigan | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BVE-43486 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Mary Malone | Killarney Trio ; John McGettigan | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | [Trial 1924-09-26-01] | 10-in. | 9/26/1924 | Jigs, reels, highlanders, and bagpipes | Ed Reavy | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reavy, Ed," accessed August 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116340.
Reavy, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116340.
"Reavy, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 August 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Reavy, Ed, 1897-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr88008912
Wikidata: Ed Reavy - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5335312
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/1951149068611165730005
MusicBrainz: Ed Reavy - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75490237-7564-4dba-b762-f9d83bcc5630
ISNI: 0000 0000 5127 1733 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000051271733
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.