UCD Scholarcast - Series 5: Reflections on Irish Music
2 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingIn this series some of the major participants in the Irish folk music revival, as well as a number of the leading scholars in the field, reflect on developments in Irish music over the course of the twentieth century. Series Editor: PJ Mathews. Scholarcast theme music by: Padhraic Egan, Michael Hussey and Sharon Hussey. Development: John Matthews, Vincent Hoban, UCD IT Services, Media Services.
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Episodes
Scholarcast 61: Style and context -Traditional Irish Harping
April 20, 2017 10:52 - 32 minutes - 45.9 MBThis Scholarcast is an extract from Helen Lawlor’s book, Irish Harping: 1900-2010 (Four Courts Press, 2012). This study provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis of the music and song associated with all Irish harp styles, including traditional style, song to harp accompaniment, art-music style and the early Irish harp revival.
Scholarcast 26: Perspectives on Popular Music in Ireland from the 1960s to the mid-1970s
August 31, 2011 10:52 - 36 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this Scholarcast Paul Brady reflects on his early childhood encounters with music and on the importance of popular music in the 1960s to the formation of his own musical consciousness. He recounts his earliest experiences playing with various R ‘n’ B bands during his time as a student at UCD. In 1967 Brady joined The Johnstons whose combination of traditional Irish music with newer trends in folk music brought international success. Having distinguished himself as one of the most talente...