The Waltons Guide To Irish Music

The Waltons Guide to Irish Music is a comprehensive A-Z guide to Irish and Celtic Music by Harry Long. This book is a 427 page veritable Whos Who and Whats What of Irish music - the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource for Irish music lovers currently available. Organised in A-Z format for ease of use, the Guide is also extensively cross-referenced, highlighting the many cross-currents, influences and interconnections in Irish and Celtic music. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and examples of different music forms and types of orientation.

Includes over 900 entries, fully cross-referenced on:

• Important musicians, singer and groups, past and present (including recommended recordings).
• The many types of instrumental music and their connections with dance;
• Irish song and singing styles.
• The history and development of Irish dancing.
• The main instruments of traditional music and their history in Ireland and other countries.
• Music in other countries and regions that have influenced - and been influenced by - Irish music.
• Collectors, cultural organisations and festivals. 

Available at The Celtic Gift Store.