Description

The Waltons Guide to Irish Music is a comprehensive A-Z guide to Irish and Celtic Music by Harry Long. This book is a 427 page veritable Whos Who and Whats What of Irish music – the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource for Irish music lovers currently available. Organised in A-Z format for ease of use, the Guide is also extensively cross-referenced, highlighting the many cross-currents, influences and interconnections in Irish and Celtic music. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and examples of different music forms and types of orientation.

Includes over 900 entries, fully cross-referenced on:

Important musicians, singer and groups, past and present (including recommended recordings).
The many types of instrumental music and their connections with dance;
Irish song and singing styles.
The history and development of Irish dancing.
The main instruments of traditional music and their history in Ireland and other countries.
Music in other countries and regions that have influenced – and been influenced by – Irish music.
Collectors, cultural organisations and festivals.

Available at The Celtic Gift Store.