Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Dance and Performance Studies #3)

Synopsis

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested in experiencing traditional music. He begins by tracing its historical development from the days prior to the influx of visitors, through a period called "the Revival," in which traditional Irish music was revitalized and transformed, to the modern period, which is dominated by tourism. A large number of incomers, locally known as "blow-ins," have moved to the area, and the traditional Irish music is now largely performed and passed on by them. This fine-grained ethnographic study explores the commercialization of music and culture, the touristic consolidation and consumption of “place,” and offers a critique of the trope of "authenticity," all in a setting of dramatic social change in which the movement of people is constant.

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

200 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781845459611

Related ISBNs:

9781845456238, 9780857458087

Publisher:

Berghahn Books, Incorporated

Date of Addition:

05/22/21

Copyrighted By:

Adam R. Kaul

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies

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This is a copyrighted book.