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Irish Folk Music Studies / Éigse Cheol Tíre

4: 1982–1985

Edited by Hugh Shields, with Seóirse Bodley and Breandán Breathnach and Nicholas Carolan

CONTENTS

Old Irish piper, Louisburgh, co Mayo

The pipers of Kerry Breandán Breathnach

Some Irish-Netherlandish musical connections Joan Rimmer

‘The heroes’ song’ in an Orange ceremony Fionnuala Prosser

‘Caoineadh na dTrí Muire’ Hugh Shields

Ballads as history David Fitzpatrick

‘Shamrock Rose and Thistle’ Georges-Denis Zimmermann

Book reviews

Dancing in Ireland Breandán Breathnach (Theresa Buckland); Irish dances Terry Moylan (Ursula Byrne); Ceol an phíobaire Terry Moylan (Seán Donnelly); Reed-making made easy Dave Hegarty (S.D.); Wexford ballads Paddy Berry (Hugh Shields); Introduction à la poésie orale Paul Zumthor (H.S.); Music and language Thrasybulos Georgiades (H.S.); Léachtaí Cholm Cille 14 (H.S.); Bunting’s Ancient music of Ireland Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh); Caerdoriaeth draddodiadol yng Nghymru: Ilfryddiaeth Wyn Thomas (Nicholas Carolan); Folklore research 1983 and 1984–85 Derek Schofield (H.S.)

Record reviews

Mary Ann Carolan (John Moulden); Songs of the Irish travellers (Hamish Henderson); Ceolta agus seanchas Thír Chonaill (Bairbre O'Flynn)

Recent publications (1980–84)

Bibliography: Hugh Shields

Discography: Nicholas Carolan


Contents of Éigse Nos  1, 2, 3, 5-6

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