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Harp Studies II

Harp Studies II

World Harp Traditions

This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (TU Dublin); Sandra Joyce (UL); Niall Keegan (UL); Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh (TCD); Helen Davies (ind.); Lia...This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (TU...
Author/Editor: Helen Lawlor & Sandra Joyce, editors
The Songs of Anna John Chiot

The Songs of Anna John Chiot

Amhráin Anna John Chiot

Anna John Chiot was one of the Irish Folklore Commission’s most important sources of tales, poetry and lore from its foundation in 1935. However, it was her great memory for the old songs in Irish...Anna John Chiot was one of the Irish Folklore Commission’s most important sources of tales, poetry and lore from its...
Author/Editor: Pól Ó Seachnasaigh
The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin

The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin

Irish Traditional Singer

Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, was probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of her time. Collectors came from far and near to hear and record her...Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, was probably the best-known Irish female traditional...
Author/Editor: Dáibhí Ó Cróinín
The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

In a place like no other

In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the southeast corner of Ireland. What started out as an informal gathering of friends...In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town...
Author/Editor: Karina Daly
Documents of Irish music history in the long nineteenth century

Documents of Irish music history in the long nineteenth century

Irish Musical Studies volume 12

This volume explores various aspects of Ireland's musical past through the lens of historical documents. The contributors have examined a range of published and unpublished sources from the long-nineteenth century including critical and theoretical writings,...This volume explores various aspects of Ireland's musical past through the lens of historical documents. The contributors have examined a...
Author/Editor: Kerry Houston, Maria McHale & Michael Murphy, editors
The Egan Irish Harps

The Egan Irish Harps

Tradition, patrons and players

An Ireland without harps is inconceivable, but in 1800 the native Gaelic harp had become obsolete. This is the compelling story of John Egan (fl.1797–1829), a self-taught harp maker who invented a modernized harp for...An Ireland without harps is inconceivable, but in 1800 the native Gaelic harp had become obsolete. This is the compelling...
Author/Editor: Nancy Hurrell
A Musical Offering

A Musical Offering

Essays in honour of Gerard Gillen

This gathering of seventeen specially commissioned essays and two original editions of music honours the manifold achievements of Gerard Gillen as organist, church musician, university professor and scholar. A musical offering includes new research on...This gathering of seventeen specially commissioned essays and two original editions of music honours the manifold achievements of Gerard Gillen...
Author/Editor: Kerry Houston & Harry White, editors
The Mount Callan Garland

The Mount Callan Garland

Songs from the repertoire of Tom Lenihan, Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, County Clare

Tom Lenihan of Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare (1905–1990), was a farmer. Though English is the language of his area, it is deeply coloured by Irish idiom and constructions as can be seen in the...Tom Lenihan of Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare (1905–1990), was a farmer. Though English is the language of his area,...
Author/Editor: Collected and edited by Tom Munnelly with music transcriptions by Marian Deasy
Gaelic Grace Notes

Gaelic Grace Notes

The musical expedition of Ole Mørk Sandvik to Ireland and Scotland

The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of Norwegian church music earned him a special place in the hearts of the...The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the...
Author/Editor: Séamas Ó Catháin
Irish musical analysis

Irish musical analysis

Irish musical studies 11

The extraordinary rise of musicology in Ireland over the last twenty years has generated an increased interest in the sister discipline of music theory and analysis. This volume highlights this development and presents a substantial...The extraordinary rise of musicology in Ireland over the last twenty years has generated an increased interest in the sister...
Author/Editor: Gareth Cox & Julian Horton editors
Irish harping, 1900–2010
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Irish harping, 1900–2010

This book provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis of the music and song associated with all Irish harp styles, including traditional style, song...This book provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis...
Author/Editor: Helen Lawlor
The Otherworld

The Otherworld

Music & song from Irish tradition

Belief in the existence of a parallel world and in otherworldly phenomena has long been established in Irish tradition and facets of such belief continue to be found in contemporary Irish society. This book, with two...Belief in the existence of a parallel world and in otherworldly phenomena has long been established in Irish tradition and...
Author/Editor: Ríonach uí Ógáin & Tom Sherlock editors