Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness

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Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness

Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness PDF Author:
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Category : Celts
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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The Well-watered Garden

The Well-watered Garden PDF Author: Laurie C. C. Stanley-Blackwell
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
ISBN: 9780920336168
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Transactions

Transactions PDF Author: Gaelic Society of Inverness
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Category : Celtic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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List of members in each vol.

Island Voices

Island Voices PDF Author: Ann Mackenzie
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857909622
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Focusing on North Mull - north of Glen More, but excluding Craignure, Torosay and Brolas - this book is an anthology of the tales and traditions of Mull in the words of those who tell them. The writing covers belief and superstitions, pastimes, work, health and cures, tales and proverbs. The subjects are taken from a wide range of sources and periods, from Martin Martin in the 17th century to writing which dates from the end of World War II, a time which saw much change in Gaelic society as a whole. The material covers traditions and accounts of a very practical and often harsh existence, variations on tales which are more obscure as well as those that are well known. The book is a celebration of a people that are often excluded from the standard historical accounts of the clans and Highlands, but who have endured much and safeguarded an important heritage.

Jeannie Robertson

Jeannie Robertson PDF Author: James Porter
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870499043
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Combining biography, folklore, oral history, and ethnomusicology, this book explores the life and repertoire of the Scottish traditional singer Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) - an artist whom Alan Lomax hailed as "a monumental figure in twentieth-century folksong". Utilizing numerous quotations from Robertson's own oral accounts of her life, James Porter and Herschel Gower trace her career as a member of the marginal nomadic group in Northeast Scotland known as "travellers", whose origin is obscure. They explain the importance of traditional song in Robertson's family and community and include eighty of her songs, complete with musical notation.

Tree of strings

Tree of strings PDF Author: Keith Sanger
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317300904
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 311

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This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published. It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to the present day. Describing the different harps played in the Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the 19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its links with the great families of Scotland are described. The authors present, in this book, material which has never before been brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their research, about the development and dissemination of the early Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of Scottish culture.

President's Report

President's Report PDF Author: Cornell University
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 924

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Librarian's Report

Librarian's Report PDF Author: Cornell University. Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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Transactions of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society

Transactions of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society PDF Author: Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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The Bookseller

The Bookseller PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1212

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