190 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Focus: Scottish Traditional Music engages methods from ethnomusicology, popular music studies, cultural studies, and media studies to explain how complex Scottish identities and culture are constructed in the traditional music and culture of Scotland. This book examines Scottish music through their social and performative contexts, outlining vocal traditions such as lullabies, mining songs,... Read more
Part 1. Understanding Scotland Musically 1.Auld Lang Syne 2. Introduction to understanding Scotland musically 3. Brief definitions in Scottish music Part 2. Traditional Scottish Music Today 4. The People of Scottish Music 5. The Place of Scottish Music 6. The Politics of Scottish Music Part 3. Focus in on Scottish Music 7. The White Heather Club and ‘media-folk’ 8. The notes of tradition 9. Sounding Scotland’s Diaspora Conclusion. Understanding Scotland Musically
Biography
Simon McKerrell is Senior Lecturer in Music and Head of the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University, UK.
