The Lyrics of Ireland

The Lyrics of Ireland
Author: Samuel Lover
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781020083716

Discover the soulful and lyrical heart of Ireland with this exquisite collection of songs and poems. From the haunting beauty of traditional ballads to the uplifting power of modern compositions, this volume will transport you to the Emerald Isle and leave you humming its melodies all day long. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Irish Minstrelsy

Irish Minstrelsy
Author: Henry Halliday Sparling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1887
Genre: Ballads, English
ISBN:

'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream

'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream
Author: W. H. A. Williams
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1996
Genre: Irish
ISBN: 9780252065514

The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. In 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through more than 700 pieces of sheet music--popular songs from the stage and for the parlor--to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Because sheet music was a commercial item it had to be acceptable to the broadest possible song-buying public. "Negotiations" about their image involved Irish songwriters, performers, and pressured groups, on the one hand, and non-Irish writers, publishers, and audiences on the other. Williams ties the contents of song lyrics to the history of the Irish diaspora, suggesting how ethnic stereotypes are created and how they evolve within commercial popular culture.