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Bright star of the west: Joe Heaney, Irish song-man

By Sean Williams , Lillis Ó Laoire

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780199841028, 9780190469627, 9780195321180
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
57 MB (59766370 bytes)
Pages
264\273
Library
Fulcrum
Time added
2023-06-13 09:40:24

Description

Bright Star of the West examines the life, repertoire, and influence of Ireland's greatest sean-nos (old-style) singer, Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Best known for popularing this form of Gaelic a cappella folk song in the United States, authors Sean Williams and Lillis Ó Laoire reveal the ways in which Heaney's life story demonstrates the intertwining of music with political memory and cultural understanding.

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