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Narrative Singing in Ireland: Lays, Ballads, Come-All-Yes and Other Songs

Hugh Shields

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Description:Narrative Singing in Ireland is a definitive account of Irish traditions of singing as a storytelling art. Of interest to scholars and general readers, this book examines the varied associations of song and story in Ireland and why people sing as they do. It ranges from ballads in English, through Irish Heroic songs - of Fionn mac Cumhaill, Deirdre, the Big Fool and others, sung from earliest times to the present - to ballads of European tradition with the lyric songs of Irish. Written in a lively and entertaining style, it includes chapters on: Irish narrative singing in general, lays, ballads - old and new, the lyric songs of Irish and their stories, singers and songmakers, traditional singing and the media, and narrative singing today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Narrative Singing in Ireland: Lays, Ballads, Come-All-Yes and Other Songs. To get started finding Narrative Singing in Ireland: Lays, Ballads, Come-All-Yes and Other Songs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 256

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Irish Academic Press

Release: 1995

ISBN: 0716525003

Description: Narrative Singing in Ireland is a definitive account of Irish traditions of singing as a storytelling art. Of interest to scholars and general readers, this book examines the varied associations of song and story in Ireland and why people sing as they do. It ranges from ballads in English, through Irish Heroic songs - of Fionn mac Cumhaill, Deirdre, the Big Fool and others, sung from earliest times to the present - to ballads of European tradition with the lyric songs of Irish. Written in a lively and entertaining style, it includes chapters on: Irish narrative singing in general, lays, ballads - old and new, the lyric songs of Irish and their stories, singers and songmakers, traditional singing and the media, and narrative singing today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Narrative Singing in Ireland: Lays, Ballads, Come-All-Yes and Other Songs. To get started finding Narrative Singing in Ireland: Lays, Ballads, Come-All-Yes and Other Songs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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