
Bright Star of the West
Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man
Oxford University Press Inc
Erschienen am 14. April 2011
Buch
Hardcover
264 Seiten
978-0-19-532118-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Bright Star of the West traces the life, repertoire, and influence of Joe Heaney, Ireland's greatest sean-nos ("old style") singer. Born in 1919, Joe Heaney grew up in a politically volatile time, as his native Ireland became a democracy. He found work and relative fame as a singer in London before moving to Scotland. Eventually, like many others searching for greater opportunity, he emigrated to the United States, where he worked as a doorman while supplementing his income with appearances at folk festivals, concerts and clubs. As his reputation and following grew, Heaney gained entry to the folk music scene and began leading workshops as a visiting artist at several universities. In 1982 the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Heaney America's highest honor in folk and traditional arts, the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship. Heaney's works did not become truly popular in his homeland until many years after his death. Today he is hailed as a seminal figure of traditional song and is revered by those who follow traditional music.
Authors Sean Williams and Lillis O Laoire address larger questions about song, identity, and culture. They explore the deep ambivalence both the Irish and Irish-Americans felt toward the traditional aspects of their culture, examining other critical issues, such as gender and masculinity, authenticity, and contemporary marketing and consumption of sean-nos singing in both Ireland and the United States. Comingling Heaney's own words with the authors' comprehensive research and analysis, Bright Star of the West weaves a poignant critical biography of the man, the music, and his continuing legacy in Ireland and the United States.
Authors Sean Williams and Lillis O Laoire address larger questions about song, identity, and culture. They explore the deep ambivalence both the Irish and Irish-Americans felt toward the traditional aspects of their culture, examining other critical issues, such as gender and masculinity, authenticity, and contemporary marketing and consumption of sean-nos singing in both Ireland and the United States. Comingling Heaney's own words with the authors' comprehensive research and analysis, Bright Star of the West weaves a poignant critical biography of the man, the music, and his continuing legacy in Ireland and the United States.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
...this is a labour not just of love but of theoretically informed expertise and intimate knowledge. It will be a rich resource for ethnomusicology and for questions of migration, identity, and gender, while students of Irish music and oral poetry will find it indispensable. * Angela Bourke, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies * rich in detail and interest * Songlines *Weitere Details
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Illustrationen
16 halftones, 32 music examples
16 halftones, 32 music examples
Maße
Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 161 mm
Dicke: 21 mm
Gewicht
629 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-532118-0 (9780195321180)
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Sean Williams teaches ethnomusicology, Irish Studies, and Asian Studies at The Evergreen State College. She has written and edited several books, including The Sound of the Ancestral Ship: Highland Music of West Java (2001) and Focus: Irish Traditional Music (2010).
Lillis O Laoire is an award winning Gaelic singer, scholar, and writer from the Gaelic speaking region of Donegal, Ireland. He teaches courses in Gaelic language, culture and folklore at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and his publications include On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island, Ireland (2005).
Lillis O Laoire is an award winning Gaelic singer, scholar, and writer from the Gaelic speaking region of Donegal, Ireland. He teaches courses in Gaelic language, culture and folklore at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and his publications include On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island, Ireland (2005).
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Professor of EthnomusicologyProfessor of Ethnomusicology, Evergreen State College
writing instructorwriting instructor, Loyola Marymount University
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION: SINGING THE DARK AWAY; 1. SEAN-NOS SINGING IN THEORY AND PRACTICE; 2. THE PERFORMANCE OF SEAN-NOS IN CONNEMARA; 3. SINGING THE FAMINE; 4. THE RELIGIOUS LAMENTS; 5. THE MEDIEVAL TRANSFORMED; 6. IRISH MASCULINITIES: THE IRISH TENOR AND THE SEAN-NOS SINGER; 7. FIGHTING WORDS, FIGHTING MUSIC: THE PERFORMATIVE MALE; 8. THE IRISHMAN AT THE THRESHOLD; 9. THE FOLK REVIVAL AND THE SEARCH FOR AUTHENTICITY; GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION; REFERENCES; DISCOGRAPHY; INDEX