Folk Music and Dances of Ireland<br>
Folk<br>
Music and Dances of Ireland<br>
by Brendan Breathnach<br>
This book is a primer on Irish music and dance.<br>
It gives explanations and historical context for Irish traditional music,<br>
the<br>
structure of tunes, types of dancing, the dancing masters of old, and<br>
musical<br>
instruments played in traditional music. It also gives some tunes and songs<br>
and<br>
list of historical source recordings and where they are archived.<br>
This book does not give a lot of instruction on<br>
traditional singing, but is essential information for anyone serious about<br>
understanding Irish traditional music as a whole.<br>
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