Reddit mentions: The best books about ethnic music
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1. A Harvest Saved (Text)
- A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill And Irish Music In Chicago Music Sales America Series This Highly Illustrated Study Details Daniel Francis O'neill's Extraordinary Career And His Crucial Role In The Preservation And Dissemination Of Irish Traditional Music And Contains Newly Discovered Information On This Unique Figure In Irish And Irish-american Cultural History
- This Highly Illustrated Study Details Daniel Francis O'neill's Extraordinary Career And His Crucial Role In The Preservation And Dissemination Of Irish Traditional Music And Contains Newly Discovered Information On This Unique Figure In Irish And Irish-american Cultural History
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2. Old-Time String Band Songbook
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| Release date | June 1992 |
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1. A Harvest Saved (Text)
- A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill And Irish Music In Chicago Music Sales America Series This Highly Illustrated Study Details Daniel Francis O'neill's Extraordinary Career And His Crucial Role In The Preservation And Dissemination Of Irish Traditional Music And Contains Newly Discovered Information On This Unique Figure In Irish And Irish-american Cultural History
- This Highly Illustrated Study Details Daniel Francis O'neill's Extraordinary Career And His Crucial Role In The Preservation And Dissemination Of Irish Traditional Music And Contains Newly Discovered Information On This Unique Figure In Irish And Irish-american Cultural History
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 12 Inches |
| Length | 8.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.59 Pounds |
| Width | 0.25 Inches |
2. Old-Time String Band Songbook
Specs:
| Height | 11 Inches |
| Length | 8.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | June 1992 |
| Weight | 1.58 Pounds |
| Width | 0.558 Inches |
Look, I'm not trying to insult you or push you away. I apologize for upsetting you, and I have no problem with you. It's good that you're composing and the composition is mostly fine, apart from some occasional odd note choices, wide spacing, unbalanced voicings and the fact that the double stops are unplayable. It's still better than anything I was writing in high school. The important thing is that the melody is serviceable.
The issue is that you're calling this something that it's not, and anyone with a stake in this stuff is going to call you out on it. You can circumvent some of the doubtfulness of the title by calling it "Irish Quartet," because it's still a quartet even if it's not a proper "string quartet." The "Irish" part, you'll have to be careful with because now you're dealing with people's nationality and ethnicity. If it's your own nationality/ethnicity, you should still make the effort to familiarize yourself with the style you're drawing from and decide whether you want to take it upon yourself to be a representative of that identity. Ireland has a long colonial history starting with the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, though the English invasion in 1536 is perhaps the one with deeper cultural ramifications for this conversation. European appropriation of Irish music and suppression of indigenous Irish culture is part of that history. European publishers would do things like make piano arrangements of Irish folk tunes, editing the melodies to match the harmonies (which they added – chordal harmony was not there before). The Irish people largely received no benefit from their exploitation. I'm not saying you're duty-bound to produce faithful folkloristic music, but make an effort to understand the historical currents going in if you do projects like this. I absolutely support you getting in touch with your roots, just try to be aware of the history and stakes.
Some books:
Ríonach uí Ógáin - Going to the Well for Water: The Séamus Ennis Field Diary 1942-1946
Barry Foy - Field Guide to the Irish Music Session
Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin - O'Brien Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music
Nicholas Carolan - A Harvest Saved
Kevin Burke has a few lessons on Irish fiddle on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMesSTGSd8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj3HdqHEsgI
Here's a set of jigs from Kevin Burke's 1984 album, Up Close. And here's something a little more unusual. Seamus O'Donnell on saxophone (!), John Carty on banjo, Brian McGrath on piano, and Jim Murray on guitar, playing a set of reels.
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Time-String-Songbook-Hally-Stephenson/dp/0825601797