Hast, Dorothea E. - Music in Ireland

Vividly evoking Irish sounds, instruments, and dance steps, this study describes traditional Irish music and dance in Ireland and America. It provides a springboard for the discussion of cultural and historical issues of identity, community, nationalism, emigration, transmission, and gender.

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CONTENTS

Foreword
Preface
CD Track list
1 Invitation to a Session
2 Historical Continuties: Music, Dance and the Making of a Nation
3 Passing on the Tradition
4 The Dance Tune Tradition
5 Singers, Sessions, and Songs
6 The Sean-nos in the New Ireland: Irish Singing Traditions
7 Irish Music in the Global Marketplace

Series	Global Music