Irish Fiddle Music: From Counties Cork and Kerry
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Irish Fiddle Music: From Counties Cork and Kerry
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The two southern-most counties in Ireland, Cork and Kerry, have
legendary music and dance traditions. On the border of these two
counties, a rural area called Sliabh Luachra is especially well-known
for its fiddle tunes and itinerant fiddle teachers. When speaking of
this area's fiddle music, some describe a special lilt or backbeat, or
they talk about the special role of set dances, but the most
often-expressed quality relates to the frequent use of slides and
polkas. This book features transcriptions of 107 tunes as played by
three of the region's most distinguished fiddlers: Padraig O'Keeffe,
Denis Murphy, and Connie O'Connell. Each fiddler is profiled, followed
by a collection of meticulously transcribed tunes and annotations. An
accompanying CD includes 30 of these tunes played by Connie
O'Connell. 135 pages.
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Mel Bay
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