Bright Star of the West

Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man

AvLillis O Laoire,Sean Williams

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

495 kr

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Beskrivning

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 ? Laoire reveal the ways in which Heaney''s life story demonstrates the intertwining of music with political memory and cultural understanding.