| Title:  |
Trip to Sligo |
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Author:  |
Flaherty, Bernard |
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Contributor:  |
Molloy, Matt (foreword) |
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Publisher:  |
Bernard Flaherty |
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Place of Publication:  |
Boyle, Ireland |
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Date of Publication:  |
1990 |
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Original Date of Publ:  |
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Publication Number:  |
ISBN 0951640704 |
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Number of Pages:  |
184 p. |
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Binding Style:  |
Hardbound |
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Dimensions:  |
9 in. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Format:  |
Book |
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Subject - Culture:  |
Irish, Sligo |
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Subject - Time:  |
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Subject - Topic:  |
Musicians |
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Subject - Instrument:  |
Flute, fiddle, banjo, button accordion, whistle |
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Subject - Genre:  |
Tune book, Biography |