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Author Cooper, David, 1956-

Title The musical traditions of Northern Ireland and its diaspora : community and conflict / David Cooper
Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map, music
Series Ashgate popular and folk music series
Ashgate popular and folk music series.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index
Notes English
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Subject Folk music -- Northern Ireland -- History and criticism
Irish Americans -- Music -- History and criticism
MUSIC -- Ethnic.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Folk & Traditional.
Folk music
Irish Americans -- Music
Northern Ireland
Genre/Form Electronic book
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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