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Narrative singing in Ireland : lays, ballads, come-all-yes and other songs / Hugh Shields

Digital version of original 1993 edition now made available to ITMA users thanks to the Shields Family.

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Narrative singing in Ireland : lays, ballads, come-all-yes and other songs / Hugh Shields


Table of contents

1. Irish Narrative Singing in General
2. Lays
3. Ballads Old
4. The Lyric Songs of Irish and their Stories
5. Ballads New
6. Music
7. Singers and Songmakers
8. Traditional Singing and the Media
9. Narrative Singing Today

Notes
Song Appendix
Glossary
Index of Songs, Poems, Stories etc
Index of Singers, Poets, Makers et al.
Bibliography and Discography
Subject Index