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No Better Boy: Listening to Paddy Canny (Paperback)
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No Better Boy: Listening to Paddy Canny (Paperback)
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No Better Boy tells the story of a master of traditional Irish
music: the legendary East Clare fiddler Paddy Canny, whose haunting
music was remarkable for its virtuosity and sophistication. In the
1950's, when he was in his thirties, and at the pinnacle of his
career, Paddy Canny became an international radio star, played solo
in Carneige Hall, toured England with the renowned Tulla Ceili
Band, and made a much-loved recording. All were extraordinary
achievements for a man raised on a marginal farm, where the
gramophone records that inspired him were accessible only through
the good grace of neighbours. In richly evocative prose, Helen
O'Shea distils stories of success and adversity that Paddy Canny
told to family and friends, to radio interviews and historians.
These stories illuminate the rural life in mid-twentieth-century
Ireland, major social and economic changes, and the decline and
revival of traditional music and dancing. A compelling story told
with passion and insight, this is a book for readers with an
interest in Ireland's social history and for music lovers
everywhere. No Better Boy includes annotated transcriptions of
music played by Paddy Canny and his contemporaries, sourced from
archives and personal collections as well as commercial recordings.
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