The musical traditions of Northern Ireland and its diaspora : community and conflict / David Cooper.

By:

Cooper, David, 1956-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Ashgate popular and folk music seriesPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map, musicContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780754693833
075469383X
0754662306
9780754662303
1282243403
9781282243408
1351542087
9781351542081
1351542079
9781351542074
1315085763
9781315085760
9786612243400
6612243406

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Musical traditions of Northern Ireland and its diaspora.DDC classification:

781.62/91620416 22

LOC classification:

ML3654 .C66 2009eb

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Contents:

The Geographical, Historical and Social Construction of Northern Ireland -- Song Sources, Traditions and Ideologies -- Performance Practices in Northern Ireland -- The Processes of Collection, Transcription and Transmission -- Music of the Northern Irish Diaspora in America.

Summary: Northern Ireland remains a divided community in which traditional culture, in all its manifestations, is widely understood as a marker of religious affiliation and ethnic identity. Since the outbreak of the most recent 'troubles' around 1968, the borders between the communities have often been marked by music. With the increasing espousal of a discrete Ulster Scots tradition since the signing of the Belfast (or 'Good Friday') Agreement in 1998, the characteristics of the traditional music performed in Northern Ireland, and the place of Protestant musicians within popular Irish culture, clearly.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index.

Northern Ireland remains a divided community in which traditional culture, in all its manifestations, is widely understood as a marker of religious affiliation and ethnic identity. Since the outbreak of the most recent 'troubles' around 1968, the borders between the communities have often been marked by music. With the increasing espousal of a discrete Ulster Scots tradition since the signing of the Belfast (or 'Good Friday') Agreement in 1998, the characteristics of the traditional music performed in Northern Ireland, and the place of Protestant musicians within popular Irish culture, clearly.