Routledge Focus: Irish Traditional Music - Second Edition Routledge

Focus: Irish Traditional Music, Second Edition by Routledge introduces the instrumental and vocal musics of Ireland, its diaspora in North America, and Celtic neighbours while exploring the essential values underlying these rich musical cultures. Designed for both undergraduate and graduate students, this comprehensive text weaves together past and present, bringing together important ideas about Irish music from a variety of sources and presenting them within interdisciplinary lenses of history, film, politics, poetry, and art. The book places Irish traditional music in broader historical and social context, offering readers a thorough understanding of how these musical traditions developed, spread, and continue to influence contemporary music and culture across continents.