Foreword
Preface
CD Track List

1. Invitation to a Session
   What is Traditional Irish Music?
   Basic Themes
   
   
2. Historical Continuities: Music, Dance, and the Making of a Nation
   Colonialism in Ireland
   Dancing and Dance Music
   Edward Bunting and Thomas Moore
   Music, Religion, and Political Struggle
   Emigration
   "The Green Fields of Canada"
   "Edward Connors"
   Nationalism
   Home Rule and the Gaelic League
   Constructing Irish Ireland
   Conclusion
   
   
3. Passing on the Tradition
   Learning by Osmosis: Mary McNamara and Kevin Crawford
   Competitions
   The Willie Clancy Summer School
   
   
4. The Dance Tune Tradition
   Tune Structure
   Tune Collections
   Tune Aesthetics: Variation and Ornamentation
   Tune Names and Tune Types
   Jig
   Reel
   Hornpipe
   Polka and Waltz
   Tune in Performance: Garrett Barry's Jig
   Instruments
   Uilleann Pipes
   Harp
   Fiddles and Fiddle Styles
   Concertina
   Tin Whistle
   Flute
   Plucked Instruments
   The Bodhrán
   Piano, Synthesizers, and Electric Instruments
   Solo vs. Ensemble Playing: Sessions, Ceili Bands, and Small Groups
   
   
5. Singers, Sessions, and Songs
   The Góilín Singers' Club and the Folk Revival
   
   
6. The Sean-nós in the New Ireland: Irish Singing Traditions
   The Lyrics of Sean-nós
   The Sound of Sean-nós
   A Singer's Mission
   A Linguistic Meeting-Ground: Irish Traditional Songs in English
   A Floating repertoire of Tunes and Verses
   Len Graham: "A Compulsive Singer"
   Conclusion
   
   
7. Irish Music in the Global Marketplace
   Riverdance
   Black 47
   New Directions
   Conclusion
   

Glossary
References
Resources
Index