Field Guide to the Irish Music Session - Hardcover

Foy, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570982414 ISBN 13: 9781570982415

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 1999

Synopsis

This light-hearted look at what happens when Irish folk musicians get together and play describes the musicians' preferred instruments for different musical forms, the difference between a music session and a jam session, and the low-down on session etiquette.

About this title

Review

Very funny, very amusing.--Seamus Connolly A delightful, whimsical, at times hilarious, yet always penetratingly accurate analysis and description of proper and improper behavior in Irish traditional music circles. Recommended highly for novice and aficionado alike.--Mick Moloney, Musician and Folklorist Very funny, very amusing.--Seamus Connolly, Director of Music, Song and Dance for Irish Studies, Boston College You need never again tread the delicate ground of explaining to a fellow musician how you think he or she is obstructing the session; instead offer them this book as a gift. For those who are unsure of the generally accepted ground rules for participating in a session, this is essential reading.--Martin Hayes, Internationally Known Fiddler

About the Author

Barry Foy is an author and musician living in Seattle. Rob Adams is an artist, art dealer, and Irish fiddler who lives in Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570982414
• ISBN 13: 9781570982415
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32