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The Road from Castlebarnagh: Growing Up in Irish Music, A Memoir

The Road from Castlebarnagh: Growing Up in Irish Music, A Memoir


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Table of Contents:
Table of Contents ForewordPreface Acknowledgements 1. The Visitor 2. Hairpins and Combs 3. Turf Cutting 4. A Job of Journeywork 5. A Single-Row Accordion 6. Long Tom 7. Going Astray 8. A Ghostly Confrontation 9. Croghan Feis 10. National School 11. The Fancy Dress Parade 12. The Sure-Sures 13. Long Trousers 14. The Gallowglass 15. The Drowning of Shep 16. Thatching the House 17. The Banshee 18. The Power of the Cure 19. Mysterious Travellers 20. The County Final 21. The Boys' School 22. The Matinee 23. Topping the Beet 24. Croghan CCE 25. The Grand Canal 26. Milking the Cow 27. The Hoax 28. Out with the Wren 29. The New Teacher 30. Singing Lessons 31. Ceili House 32. Making the Hay 33. The Piper and the Pigs 34. The Birth of a Calf 35. The Two Bulls 36. Joe Boland 37. Mr Coffey and Mr O'Connell 38. The Circus 39. Black Bob 40. Joe Delaney 41. Jimmy's Return 42. The Man Who Didn't Like Music 43. The Miracle 44. The Man Who Loved Himself 45. The Price of a Tune 46. Examinations 47. Offaly Football 48. Vocational School 49. The Meeting 50. Likes and Dislikes 51. A Gallant Friend 52. The Interview 53. The First Day of Work 54. The Banagher Group 55. The Scoraiocht 56. Winning and Losing 57. The First Pint 58. The First Ceili 59. A Surprise Result 60. The Drimnagh Session

About the Author :
Paddy O'Brien is an Irish traditional musician and noted collector. In a musical career spanning nearly 40 years, he has collected more than 3,000 compositions - jigs, reels, hornpipes, airs, and marches, including many rare and unusual tunes. He is a master of the two-row button accordion and received the Gradam Ceoil Traditional Composer of the Year Award 2012. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781871305920
  • Publisher: Orpen Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Orpen Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Growing Up in Irish Music, A Memoir
  • ISBN-10: 1871305926
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 316


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