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On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean
O Laoire, Lillis. Ed(S): Mac Ruairi, Eamonn; Mhic Ruairi, Belle; Mcclafferty, Teresa; O Dugain, Seamas
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Attempts to answer the question of why people sing, by focusing on the transmission and performance of songs on a small, Gaelic-speaking island community. In an exposition of the links between music, text, and performance, the vicissitudes of island life are revealed, while these tensions are shown to be leavened by the singing of humorous items. Editor(s): Mac Ruairi, Eamonn; Mhic Ruairi, Belle; McClafferty, Teresa; O Dugain, Seamas. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Taking as its subject the small Gaelic-speaking community of Tory Island off the Donegal coast of Ireland, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean tries to answer the deceptively simple question of why people sing. The book focuses on aspects of song transmission and performance, showing how early exposure to musical culture led certain individuals to be singled out and given special encouragement to express themselves. Individual desire and ability to overcome the rigors of social scrutiny are important factors in the development of an active public performer. In a special study of one song, author ... Read more
Taking as its subject the small Gaelic-speaking community of Tory Island off the Donegal coast of Ireland, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean tries to answer the deceptively simple question of why people sing. The book focuses on aspects of song transmission and performance, showing how early exposure to musical culture led certain individuals to be singled out and given special encouragement to express themselves. Individual desire and ability to overcome the rigors of social scrutiny are important factors in the development of an active public performer. In a special study of one song, author ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities
Number of Pages
392
Format
Multiple-component retail product
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810851368
SKU
V9780810851368
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About O Laoire, Lillis. Ed(S): Mac Ruairi, Eamonn; Mhic Ruairi, Belle; Mcclafferty, Teresa; O Dugain, Seamas
Lillis Ó Laoire teaches Irish Folklore, language, and literature at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His essay "Irish Music 1800-2000" appears in The Cambridge Companion to Modern Ireland.
Reviews for On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean
...an important and valuable publication....a work of considerable authority, perceptively written by a scholar and musician was has had a particularly close and enduring personal relationship with his subject....
Ethnomusicology Forum
...a fascinating and well-written book...
Folk Music Journal
...brilliant...fascinating....detailed and subtle....
Irish Times, June 30, 2007
Ethnomusicology Forum
...a fascinating and well-written book...
Folk Music Journal
...brilliant...fascinating....detailed and subtle....
Irish Times, June 30, 2007