Recordings were sourced from three collections: tapes made by Potts for flute and fiddle-player Peadar O’Loughlin in 1962–3; studio and outside broadcast recordings made by producer Tony MacMahon in 1975 and 1977 for his RTÉ Radio programme The Long Note; and tapes made by Potts in c. 1982 that are in the possession of his nephew and former Chieftains whistle player Seán Potts.
The recordings were compiled from three sources: a series of tapes made by Potts in collaboration with fiddle-player Peadar O’Loughlin between 1962 and 1963; live and studio recordings made by producer Tony MacMahon for his RTÉ Radio programme The Long Note in 1975 and 1977; and a set of tapes created by Potts around 1982, now owned by his nephew Seán Potts.