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Irish Folk Music Studies / Éigse Cheol Tíre

3: 1976–81

Edited by Hugh Shields, Seóirse Bodley and Breandán Breathnach

CONTENTS

Cover picture of carving

What is an Irish ballad? Georges-Denis Zimmermann

Amhráin bheannaithe as co. na Gaillimhe agus as Tír Chonaill Angela Partridge agus Hugh Shields

The broadside ballad and vernacular culture W.H.A. Williams

Book reviews

Ceol rince na hÉireann Breandán Breathnach 2 (Karl Partridge); The dance music of Willie Clancy Pat Mitchell (Ann Buckley); Sing a song and play it Eithne and J.B. Vallely (Nicholas Carolan); Léachtaí Cholm Ci1le 7: An ceol i litríocht na Gaeilge (Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh); Folk songs of Britain and Ireland Peter Kennedy (Hugh Shields); Ceolta Theilinn Pádraig Mac Seáin (Cathal Goan); Clár amhrán Bhaile na hInse Ríonach Ní Fhlathartaigh (Breandán Breathnach); The Irish song tradition Sean O’Boyle (H.S.); Amhráin chúige Uladh Muireadhach Méith eag. Colm Ó Baoill (N.C.); Songs of the people 1 Sam Henry ed. John Moulden (N.C.); All in! All in! Eilis Brady (H.S.); Ballad studies E.B. Lyle ed. (Georges-Denis Zimmermann); The old songs of Skye. Frances Tolmie and her circle Ethel Bassin (Douglas Sealy); Devil’s ditties Jean Thomas (H.S.); Popular literature Victor E. Neuburg (Leslie Shepard)

Record reviews

Music from Sliabh Luachra 1–6 (Caitlín Ui Éigeartaigh); Pat Mitchell. Uilleann pipes (Ann Buckley); John Doonan. At the feis (Breandán Breathnach); Josie McDermott. Darby’s farewell (B.B.); Cathal McConnell. On lough Erne’s shore (B.B.); Hugh Gillespie (Nicholas Carolan); Jimmy Power (N.C.); Vincent Griffin (N.C.); Memories of Sligo. Tommy Healy and Johnny Duffy (N.C.); Packie Duignan and Seamus Horan. Music from county Leitrim (N.C.); Kerry’ s own Paddy Cronin (N.C.); Frankie Gavin and Alex Finn (B.B.); Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples (B.B.); Drops of brandy. Sean McAloon and John Rea (David Kettlewell); Robert Cinnamond. You rambling boys of pleasure (Georges-Denis Zimmermann); Eddie Butcher. Shamrock, Rose and Thistle (G.-D.Z.); Eddie Butcher. I once was a daysman (G.-D.Z.); Packie Manus Byrne. Songs of a Donegal man (G.-D.Z.); Paddy Tunney. The mountain streams where the moorcocks crow (Tom Munnelly); Paddy Tunney. The flowery vale (T.M.); Lough Erne shore. Paddy Tunney (T.M.); Len Graham. Wind and water (Seán Ó Baoill); Kevin Mitchell. Free and easy (S.Ó B.); Green peas and barley O! (Eilis Brady); John Reilly. The bonny green tree (Hugh Shields)

Seán Ó Baoill (1908–1979) Proinsias Ó Conluain

Recent publications (1975–79)

Bibliography: Hugh Shields

Discography: Nicholas Carolan


Contents of Éigse Nos  1, 2, 4, 5-6

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