The musical traditions of Northern Ireland and its diaspora : community and conflict /
Northern Ireland remains a divided community in which traditional culture, in all its manifestations, is widely understood as a marker of religious affiliation and ethnic identity. Since the outbreak of the most recent 'troubles' around 1968, the borders between the communities have often...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009. |
| Series: | Ashgate popular and folk music series.
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| Summary: | Northern Ireland remains a divided community in which traditional culture, in all its manifestations, is widely understood as a marker of religious affiliation and ethnic identity. Since the outbreak of the most recent 'troubles' around 1968, the borders between the communities have often been marked by music. With the increasing espousal of a discrete Ulster Scots tradition since the signing of the Belfast (or 'Good Friday') Agreement in 1998, the characteristics of the traditional music performed in Northern Ireland, and the place of Protestant musicians within popular Irish culture, clearly. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map, music |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754693833 075469383X 0754662306 9780754662303 1282243403 9781282243408 1351542087 9781351542081 1351542079 9781351542074 1315085763 9781315085760 9786612243400 6612243406 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |