Thérèse Smith (ed.), Ancestral Imprints – Histories of Irish Traditional Music and Dance

Abstract

This collection of 13 essays, mostly by practicing musician-scholars, is an examination of a wide range of collections, recordings and art works, both in Ireland and in the USA, asking one intriguing question: “how did modern technology contribute to our understanding of this, our tradition”. The editor, Therese Smith, is an Associate Professor at the UCD School of Music with a wide variety of interests in ethnomusicology, from African American music to Iri...