http://www.irishfest.com Established in 1992, the Ward Irish Music Archives houses the largest public collection of Irish music in America. It is named after John J. Ward Jr., father of Irish Fest founder Ed Ward. The archive currently consists of more than 40,000 Irish recordings and pieces of music memorabilia ranging from rare 78 rpm's, LP's and sheet music to song books, instruments, and concert memorabilia. Many of the archives items are extremely difficult to find today. Established in 1992, the Ward Irish Music Archives houses the largest public collection of Irish music in America. It is named after John J. Ward Jr., father of Irish Fest founder Ed Ward. The archive currently consists of more than 40,000 Irish recordings and pieces of music memorabilia ranging from rare 78 rpm's, LP's and sheet music to song books, instruments, and concert memorabilia. Many of the archives items are extremely difficult to find today. en-us IT@doyoualoha.com (Aloha Digital Marketing) Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:33:19 CST Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:33:19 CST http://feed.irishfest.com/feed/data/irishfest/archiveslogo_sm.PNG http://www.irishfest.com 144 77 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 no irish music, celtic music, archives, library History Music Society & Culture