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Noisy Island - A Short History of Irish Popular Music (Hardcover)
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Noisy Island - A Short History of Irish Popular Music (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R590
Discovery Miles 5 900
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Total price: R610
Discovery Miles: 6 100
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Irish contemporary popular music has had remarkable international
success, but relatively little scholarly attention. Analysis of
cultural identity has been dominated by the literary canon, yet
music has been crucial in constructions and definitions of
Irishness since the late eighteenth century. This trail-blazing
book is the first cultural history of Irish rock music from the
1960s to the present. Using theoretical perspectives drawn from
cultural criticism and music studies, Gerry Smyth shows how Irish
rock music has engaged with issues of national identity at every
level, from music to performance to distribution and publicity. The
big names, such as Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, U2, Thin Lizzy,
emerge in a new light, as they, together with less well-known
artists, like Northern Ireland bands, Ash and the Undertones, are
examined in terms of the economic, sociological and political
factors which conditioned their music. The book also looks at the
roots of Irish rock in the Show-band era, the influence of folk and
traditional music, and the legacy of punk. It looks at the
opportunities and challenges facing Irish Rock at a time of
increasing commercialisation and globalisation. It includes a
substantial discography.
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