Irish Minstrels and Musicians [The Story of Irish Music] FRANCIS O'NEILL 1987 Ireland Traditional Folk Music

Title: Irish Minstrels and Musicians [The Story of Irish Music] with numerous dissertations on related subjects

Author: Capt. Francis O'Neill

Description: Softcover. Covers show light wear and handling. Interior is clean and unmarked. 497 pages. Index. 9.5 x 7 inches. A reprint of the original edition of 1913. This book provides a fascinating insight into the world of Irish music, through its wide ranging contents. The book deals with historical research, yields invaluable information on techniques, and features many articles on individual ace performers of the past.

The author, Capt. Francis O'Neill, was born near Bantry, County Cork, and was to become the Chief of Police in Chicago. Here he began his task of collecting traditional music from many of the Irish immigrant-arrivals.

Includes an introduction (with biography of the author) by Breandan Breathnach.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very God

Publisher: Mercier Press
Place: Cork and Dublin
Year: 1987

ISBN: 0853428018

Keywords: folk music, traditional, pipers,