Bright Star Of The West Joe Heaney Irish Songman

This book explores the life and performance practices of the Irish sean-nØs singer Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Born in Connemara, Heaney grew up speaking the Irish language on a windswept coastal landscape, where he absorbed a rich oral heritage in Irish and in his second language, English.

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Editions

1

Pages

250

ISBN

9780195321180

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