Bright Star of the West
Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, History & Criticism, Reference
| Author: | Sean Williams, Lillis Ó Laoire | ISBN: | 9780199841028 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sean Williams, Lillis Ó Laoire |
| ISBN: | 9780199841028 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Bright Star of the West examines the life, repertoire, and influence of Ireland's greatest sean-nos (old-style) singer, Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Best known for popularing this form of Gaelic a cappella folk song in the United States, authors Sean Williams and Lillis Ó Laoire reveal the ways in which Heaney's life story demonstrates the intertwining of music with political memory and cultural understanding.
Bright Star of the West examines the life, repertoire, and influence of Ireland's greatest sean-nos (old-style) singer, Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Best known for popularing this form of Gaelic a cappella folk song in the United States, authors Sean Williams and Lillis Ó Laoire reveal the ways in which Heaney's life story demonstrates the intertwining of music with political memory and cultural understanding.
