David Cooper

The Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and its Diaspora

Community and Conflict

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 require a more thoroughgoing analysis. David Cooper's book provides such analysis, as well as ethnographic and ethnomusicological studies of a group of traditional musicians from County Antrim. In particular, the book offers a consideration of the cultural dynamics of Northern Ireland with respect to traditional music.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780754662303
• ISBN-10: 0754662306
• Artikelnr.: 31306007

Autorenporträt

David Cooper

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
The geographical, historical and social construction of Northern Ireland
Song sources, traditions and ideologies
Performance practices in Northern Ireland
The process of collection, transcription and transmission
Music of the Northern Irish diaspora in America
Bibliography
Index.