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Title: The Rough Guide to Irish Music by Geoff Wallis, Sue Wilson, Rough Guides ISBN: 1-85828-642-5 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: 31 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Complete Guide to Modern Irish Music
Comment: My only problem with this book is that it wasn't written four years ago when I first became seriously interested in Irish music (I eventually started the Arizona Irish Music Society...). I could not find a quick cure to my ignorance and reading Irish Music Magazine was frustratingly unsystematic.
Most books on Irish music are focused on the early history of the music, but there was little about the last 50 years. For me The Rough Guide to Irish Music is absolute God send. It is incredibly thorough and yet quite readable.
The first part of the book gives an excellant background on the history of Irish music and its evolution over the last fifty years. The next sections give profiles of key artists and bands with recommendations about their best CD's. Beware, reading this section can be very expensive!
I cannot pretend familiarity with all the performers and bands covered, but I was favorably impressed with their coverage of the performers I do know.
The Rough Guide Guide to Irish Music is an incredible achievment.
Rating: 5
Summary: Reel Rewarding Reference
Comment: The format and content of this compact guide to Irish music makes the reader eager to listen and learn. The guide has three main sections: background, musicians, and listings. Within each section, the layout allows the reader to peruse for specific information, such as recording history, accompanying artists, and recommended CD top choices as well as recording labels. The background section provides an overview of style and form; while the listing section includes resources not readily available to Americans in such a concise format. I recommend the book for the balanced and well researched information, adroitly presented, that can help with purchases for one's own or a Celtic friend's collection.
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Title: Field Guide to the Irish Music Session: A Guide to Enjoying Irish Traditional Music in Its Natural Habitat by Barry Foy, Rob Adams ISBN: 1568331940 Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Pub Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music (The Pocket History Series) by Gearoid O hAllmhurain, Gearoid O hAllmhurain, Gearoid C'Hallmurain ISBN: 0862785553 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Folk Music and Dances of Ireland: A Comprehensive Study Examining the Basic Elements of Irish Folk Music and Dance Traditions by Breandan Breathnach ISBN: 1900428652 Publisher: Ossian Pubns Ltd Pub. Date: 01 January, 1971 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Celtic Music: A Complete Guide by June Skinner Sawyers ISBN: 0306810077 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 06 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: O'Neill's Music of Ireland by Francis O'Neill, James O'Neill ISBN: 0786624981 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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