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Irish Music
Ireland's rich cultural traditions are easy to explore at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. If you feel like dancing a jig or singing "Irish Eyes," you may want to check out some of our Irish music and dance selections. Reserving books, movies, CDs and music scores is simple by phone or through our online catalog, and you can have them sent to the Allegheny County library nearest you.
The listings below are just a selection from our collection. We hope it whets your appetite for the many other materials that are also available. Click into our online catalog, find the subject search and explore our holdings under such headings as:
Folk Music - Ireland
Folk Dancing - Irish
Folk Dance Music - Ireland
Fiddle Tunes - Ireland
You can narrow your search (use the "Limit/Sort Search" button) to:
Books
Music CD
DVD
Video
Music Score
Limit to Music CDs to find titles such as:
| All the Best from Ireland. | If All #18384 |
| Ball, Patrick. From a Distant Time. | If Cel #1145 |
| Bullock, Robin. Green Fields: Celtic Music for Cittern and Guitar. | If Bul #5006 |
| Cherish the Ladies. The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone | If Che #16389 |
| Chieftains. Water from the Well. | If Chi #15083 |
| Clannad. The Collection. | If Cla #11171 |
| Danú. All Things Considered | If Dan #19374 |
| Dervish Decade | If Der #20316 |
| Hooley. Cuts from the Turf | If Hoo #21590 |
| Ireland | If Ire #13347 |
| Irish Tenors. Live in Belfast. | If Iri #14926 |
| Irish Tenors. Ellis Island. | If Iri #15795 |
| Lakes, Gary. Ireland, Mother Ireland. | If Lak #7414 |
| Long Journey Home: Original soundtrack from the television series The Irish in America. | Tv Lon #17529 |
| McDermott, John. Danny Boy Collection. | If McD #14864 |
| O'Brien, Paddy. The Banks of the Shannon. | If Obr #19918 |
| Téada. Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone | If Tea #22719 |
Limit to "DVDs" to find such titles as:
| Centenary Celebration of Irish Ceili Dancing | (DVD) GV1646.I8 C463 2005x |
| Dancing on Dangerous Ground | (DVD) GV1646.I8 D3628 2004x |
| Gael Force. | Mus G Gae |
| Jean Butler's Irish Dance Masterclass | (DVD) GV1496.I8 J433 2005x |
Limit to "Videos" to find such titles as:
| Boys of the Lough (Musical group) in Concert. | Mus CP-Boy |
| Hayes, Tommy. Bodhran, Bones and Spoons. | Mus I-Bod |
Limit to "Music scores" to find titles such as:
| A Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland. | qM1744 .C794 1988x |
| Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano | q M32.8.A56 2002x |
| Berthoud, Phil. Irish Fiddle Playing: a Guide for the Serious Player. | q MT279.5 .B48 2002x |
| The Celtic Fake Book | q M1738.C46 2001x |
| The Dubliners' Song Book. | M1744 .D8 |
| The Great Irish Songbook. | qM1744 .G81995x |
| Hughes, Herbert. Irish Country Songs. | qM1744 .H8417 |
| The Irish Harper. Volume One / Máire Ní Chathasaigh. | q M116.I75 1991x |
| The Library of Irish Music. | qM1744 .L53 1998 |
| Joyce, P.W. Old Irish Folk Music and Songs. | M784.4 J48o2 |
| The Paterson Irish song book. | M784.8 F95p |
|
The Wind that Shakes the Barley: a Selection of Irish Folk Songs. | M1744.W56 1983x |
For "Books" do the subject search:
FOLK MUSIC-IRELAND-HISTORY AND CRITICISM
Breathnach, Breandan.
Folk Music and Dances of Ireland.
ML 3654.B74 1977
Brennan, Helen.
The Story of Irish Dance
GV1688.I73 B75 2001x
Gedutis, Susan.
See You at the Hall: Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music and Dance
ML3554.G44 2004
Mason, Redfern.
The Song Lore of Ireland.
780.9415 M45a
O' Canainn, Tomas.
Traditional Music in Ireland.
ML 3654 .O3
Ó hAllmhuráin, Gearóid.
O'Brien Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music
ML3654.O66 2003x
Important!! This is only a small sampling of what is available.
If you don't find what you need with this search, ask a librarian for help.
