Episode Synopsis "Scholarcast 61: Style and context -Traditional Irish Harping"

This 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.

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More episodes of the podcast UCD Scholarcast - Series 5: Reflections on Irish Music

• Scholarcast 26: Perspectives on Popular Music in Ireland from the 1960s to the mid-1970s
• Scholarcast 61: Style and context -Traditional Irish Harping