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Description:Few published collections of Gaelic song place the songs or their singers and communities in context. Br gh an rain - A Story in Every Song corrects this, showing how the inherited art of a fourth-generation Canadian Gael fits within biographical, social, and historical contexts. It is the first major study of its kindto be undertaken for a Scottish Gaelic singer. The forty-eight songs and nine folktales in the collection are transcribed from field recordings and presented as the singer performed them, with an English translation provided. All the songs are accompanied by musical transcriptions. The book also includes a brief autobiography in Lauchie MacLellan's entertaining narrative style. John Shaw has added extensive notes and references, as well as photos and maps.In an era of growing appreciation of Celtic cultures, Br gh an rain - A Story in Every Song makes an important Gaelic tradition available to the general reader. The materials also serve as a unique, adaptable resource for those with more specialized research or teaching interests in ethnology/folklore, Canadian studies, Gaelic language, ethnomusicology, Celtic studies, anthropology, and social history.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 Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song. To get started finding Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 463

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0773568514

Description: Few published collections of Gaelic song place the songs or their singers and communities in context. Br gh an rain - A Story in Every Song corrects this, showing how the inherited art of a fourth-generation Canadian Gael fits within biographical, social, and historical contexts. It is the first major study of its kindto be undertaken for a Scottish Gaelic singer. The forty-eight songs and nine folktales in the collection are transcribed from field recordings and presented as the singer performed them, with an English translation provided. All the songs are accompanied by musical transcriptions. The book also includes a brief autobiography in Lauchie MacLellan's entertaining narrative style. John Shaw has added extensive notes and references, as well as photos and maps.In an era of growing appreciation of Celtic cultures, Br gh an rain - A Story in Every Song makes an important Gaelic tradition available to the general reader. The materials also serve as a unique, adaptable resource for those with more specialized research or teaching interests in ethnology/folklore, Canadian studies, Gaelic language, ethnomusicology, Celtic studies, anthropology, and social history.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 Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song. To get started finding Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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