Bøger af L. E. McCullough

"WHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? - L.E. McCullough's Writings on Irish Traditional Music, 1974-2016, Vols. I & II" presents the full collection of Irish music scholarship the prolific musician/composer has published in 40+ years of teaching and research. Volume I contains Dr. McCullough's landmark Ph.D. dissertation ("Irish Music in Chicago: An Ethnomusicological Study") and earlier M.A. and B.A. theses ("The Rose in the Heather: Irish Music in Its American Cultural Milieu" and "Farewell to Erin: An Ethnomusicological Study of Irish Music in the U.S.") - published here for the first time in complete form. Volume II, subtitled "Everything Else", covers his concise, insightful reporting on a wide range of Irish music performers, instrument-makers and music events - 122 essays, journal articles, concert reviews, blog reflections, album notes, newspaper features, seminar presentations, whistle-playing tips ... and a screenplay, "The Scarlet Mare of Drumcoor". Dr. McCullough's writing vividly describes what Irish traditional music is and where it came from, taking the reader deep inside this exciting yet hidden tradition ... it's a colorful, informative celebration of the unsung men and women who shaped this noble, magical music over the centuries and who continue to make it thrive in our time. WHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? is a far-ranging tour guide of the many unusual places scholar/performer L.E. McCullough has visited in search of the Irish music grail, and the hundreds of other performers, session-attenders and concert-goers met along the way. For more information see www.silverspearpublications.com

"WHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? - L.E. McCullough's Writings on Irish Traditional Music, 1974-2016, Vols. I & II" presents the full collection of Irish music scholarship the prolific musician/composer has published in 40+ years of teaching and research. Volume I contains Dr. McCullough's landmark Ph.D. dissertation ("Irish Music in Chicago: An Ethnomusicological Study") and earlier M.A. and B.A. theses ("The Rose in the Heather: Irish Music in Its American Cultural Milieu" and "Farewell to Erin: An Ethnomusicological Study of Irish Music in the U.S.") - published here for the first time in complete form. Volume II, subtitled "Everything Else", covers his concise, insightful reporting on a wide range of Irish music performers, instrument-makers and music events - 122 essays, journal articles, concert reviews, blog reflections, album notes, newspaper features, seminar presentations, whistle-playing tips ... and a screenplay, "The Scarlet Mare of Drumcoor". Dr. McCullough's writing vividly describes what Irish traditional music is and where it came from, taking the reader deep inside this exciting yet hidden tradition ... it's a colorful, informative celebration of the unsung men and women who shaped this noble, magical music over the centuries and who continue to make it thrive in our time. WHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? is a far-ranging tour guide of the many unusual places scholar/performer L.E. McCullough has visited in search of the Irish music grail, and the hundreds of other performers, session-attenders and concert-goers met along the way. For more information see www.silverspearpublications.com