Focus: Irish Traditional Music

List of Figures Musical Examples on Compact Disc About the Author Series Foreword by Michael B. Bakan Preface PART I Irish Music in Place and Time 1 Looking In from the Outside Locating Ireland in Space and Time What's in a Name? Irish Musical Processes Attending an Irish Music Session 2 Roots and Branches of Gaelic Ireland Prehistoric Ireland Telling the Early Stories Brigid and Patrick The Arrival of the Vikings and Normans The Time of the Bards 3 "Hang All Harpers Where Found" Completing the Conquest The Soul of a Nation The Great Hunger Cultural Revival and the "Celtic Twilight" Ireland Since Independence PART II Music Traditions Abroad and at Home 4 Music of the "Celtic" Nations Scotland Celtic Britain: Wales, Northumbria, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man Celtic Western Europe: Brittany, Galicia 5 The Green Fields of America The "Great Migration" of the Scotch-Irish Searching for Home Minstrels, Music Halls, and Movies Irish Music Around the World 6 Irish Instrumental Music Musical Instruments The Forms of Irish Instrumental Music Matters of Style PART III Focusing In: Vocal Music in Irish-Gaelic and English 7 Vocal Music in Irish-Gaelic An Introduction to the Language Sean-nós Singing Other Irish-language Songs Macaronic Songs 8 Vocal Music in English The English-Language Ballad in Ireland Lyric Love Songs Praise Songs Contemporary Songwriting How Do They Do That? 9 Traditional Music and Dance in a Contemporary World Competitions and Festivals Musical Notation Dancing Feet, On and Offstage The Revival(s) Conclusions Glossary Additional Resources Listening Guide References Index