Music 2171A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: American Folk Music Revival, Folk Music, Irish Dance
9 Dec 2014
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Is divided into two: republic of ireland, northern ireland: one of the british isles, still part of the united kingdom, not part of the irish republic. Def: places in ireland in which irish gaelic is the first language. Irish gaelic used to be the national language across ireland but shrunkover. Centuries to a few western coastal areas and islands. This is because of english colonialism: english first language of most irish now. Has been a lot of ethno musicological research in gaeltacht because it"s felt they keep traditions longer there ex. Terribly sad thing, never going to see family again. Common theme in irish folk music because so many people have left in the past. Some important irish dates and how they affected traditional music ca. 4th c. bce dominance of celtic culture begins. To the point where they start banning music. Saw music as subversive and as a way of potentially rebelling against the.
