| The Making of Irish Traditional Music Contributor(s): O'Shea, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859184367 ISBN-13: 9781859184363 Publisher: Cork University Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2009 Annotation: The first critical study of Irish traditional music, "The Making of Irish Traditional Music" draws on the authors observations and participation as a musician. It analyzes the experiences of foreigners playing Irish music at summer schools, where they encounter the tourism industrys "Ireland of the Welcomes," and in the heart of Irelands traditional music empire, County Clare. The book concludes that a view of Irish traditional music as expressive of an ethnically pure, geographically bound, masculine, national culture is an inadequate basis for a multi-ethnic Irish society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - International - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory |
| Dewey: 781 |
| LCCN: 2009536762 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first critical study of Irish traditional music, The Making of Irish Traditional Music draws on the author's observations and participation as a musician. It analyzes the experiences of foreigners playing Irish music at summer schools, where they encounter the tourism industry's Ireland of the Welcomes, and in the heart of Ireland's traditional music empire, County Clare. The book concludes that a view of Irish traditional music as expressive of an ethnically pure, geographically bound, masculine, national culture is an inadequate basis for a multi-ethnic Irish society. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Shea, Helen: - Helen O'Shea is a Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia |