Author : P. J. Curtis
Publisher : Dufour Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Book Synopsis Notes from the Heart by : P. J. Curtis
Download or read book Notes from the Heart written by P. J. Curtis and published by Dufour Editions. This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the history of Irish traditional music since the turn of the century, award-winning record producer and radio presented PJ Curtis provides an overview of Irish music and song from the earliest recordings, through the bleak decades of the Forties and Fifties, to the popular renaissance of recent years. Vividly capturing the personalities of musicians, past and present, who have contributed to this living tradition, 'Notes from the Heart' explores the social milieu from which they spring, their influences, their cultural significance, and the social milieu from which they spring, their influences, their cultural significance, and the spirit and essence of the music they make.