The Waltons Guide to Irish Music: A Comprehensive A-Z Guide to Irish and Celtic Music in All its Forms - Softcover

Long, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857201779 ISBN 13: 9781857201772

Publisher: Waltons Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

(Waltons Irish Music Books). The Waltons Guide to Irish Music is a veritable who's who and what's what of Irish music the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource for Irish music lovers currently available. Organized in A-Z format for ease of use, the guide is also extensively cross-referenced, highlighting the many cross-currents, influences and interconnections in Irish and Celtic music. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and examples of different music forms and types of orientation. Includes over 900 entries, fully cross-referenced on: important musicians, singer and groups, past and present (including recommended recordings); the many types of instrumental music and their connections with dance; Irish song and singing styles; the history and development of Irish dancing; the main instruments of traditional music and their history in Ireland and other countries; music in other countries and regions that have influenced and been influenced by Irish music; collectors, cultural organizations and festivals.

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Review

'Indispensable.' -- Irish Music magazine, December 2005

'This book is a treasure trove and an essential resource. I highly recommend it.' -- Liam Clancy

'This informative and entertaining volume is tailor-made for delving into between the jigs and reels.' -- The Belfast Telegraph, 3 December 2005

Synopsis

The Guide's over 900 entries include important musicians, singers and groups, past and present, from Irish music legends like James Morrison, Elizabeth Crotty and Willie Clancy to the many great musicians and groups who keep the tradition alive and well today. It includes many types of instrumental music and their connections with dance. The forms of Irish and Celtic instrumental music go well beyond jigs and reels. Where did they all come from? How have they changed and evolved over the years? It includes Irish song and singing styles. Entries span the vast spectrum of Irish song that includes everything from sean-nos to emigrant songs, the Clancy Brothers to Iarla O Lionaird. It includes the history and development of Irish dancing. It covers dances ranging from the quadrille to the round dance, and such dance-related topics as the dancing masters, ceili dancing, dancing and religion and the Public Dance Halls Act. It includes the main instruments of traditional music and their history in Ireland. From bodhran to Lambeg drum, low whistle to uilleann pipes, and including such recent imports as bongos and blarge.

It includes music in other countries and regions that have influenced - and been influenced by - Irish music. It includes extensive entries on the US, England, Australia, Canada, Brittany, Galicia and Argentina, among others. It includes collectors, cultural organizations and festivals. Substantial entries on Bunting, Petrie, O'Neill, Breathnach and Ritchie, among others, as well as such important song collectors as Frank Harte and Sam Henry. Information on cultural organizations and festivals is also extensive and up-to-date. (Included as an appendix is the most comprehensive list of festivals and summer schools currently available.)

Edition details

• Publisher: Waltons Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857201779
• ISBN 13: 9781857201772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 427