Celtic Folk Music and Culture

Print Sources (Music & Text) in the Ted McGraw Collection

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 Title:  Trip to Sligo
  Author:  Flaherty, Bernard
  Contributor:  Molloy, Matt (foreword)
  Publisher:  Bernard Flaherty
  Place of Publication:  Boyle, Ireland
  Date of Publication:  1990
  Original Date of Publ: 
  Publication Number:  ISBN 0951640704
  Number of Pages:  184 p.
  Binding Style:  Hardbound
  Dimensions:  9 in.
  Contents:  Outline topography of South Sligo -- Modal music, the Sligo style and titles -- Colm ODonnell -- Philip Duffy -- Jimmy Murphy -- Tommy Finn -- Kathleen Morris -- Peter Horan -- Fred Finn -- Michael Lenihan -- Noel Tansey -- Joe Fallon -- Pat Meehan -- Andrew Davey -- Sonny McDonagh -- Tommy Hunt -- Jimmy McGetterick -- Johnny Henry -- Charlie Lavin -- Harry McGowan -- James Murray -- Jim Donoghue
  Notes:  Essentially a tune book, with information about numerous Sligo musicians and tunes from their repertoire. Includes musical diagrams, numerous black & white portraits of musicians, and several color photographic illustrations of Sligo scenery. Includes an index of tune titles. Musical notation of tunes includes some ornamentation, but no chord letters. This copy signed by the author, Noel Tansey, and Andrew Davey.
  Format:  Book
  Subject - Culture:  Irish, Sligo
  Subject - Time: 
  Subject - Topic:  Musicians
  Subject - Instrument:  Flute, fiddle, banjo, button accordion, whistle
  Subject - Genre:  Tune book, Biography



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