Collecting Music in the Aran Islands

Collecting Music in the Aran Islands by Deirdre Chonghaile

In presenting four substantial, historically valuable collections from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book illustrates how understanding the motivations and training (or lack thereof) of individual music collectors significantly informs how we should approach their work and contextualize their place in the folk music canon.

A compelling and highly original study of Irish traditional music collectingNo author has previously undertaken such a comprehensive local study of music collections in Ireland, locating them both in terms of Irish cultural and wider disciplinary history. This is a major contribution."" - Diarmuid Ó GiollÁin, University of Notre Dame

""NÍ Chonghaile's expertise in both musical scholarship and the Irish language adds value to her innovative contribution. Singers, musicians, and collectors emerge in their full humanity, their emotional attachment to their culture clearly apparent."" - Lillis Ó Laoire, National University of Ireland, Galway

Deirdre NÍ Chonghaile is an ethnomusicologist and curator from the Aran Islands. Her work spans a variety of fields including music, broadcasting, film, public folklore, and digital humanities.

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ISBN 13	9780299332402
ISBN 10	0299332403
Title	Collecting Music in the Aran Islands
Author	Deirdre Chonghaile
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Wisconsin Press
Year published	2021-07-30
Number of pages	352
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