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Seán Ó Riada - His Life and Work
By Tomas Ó Canann
Irish traditional music moved onto the international stage in the second
half of the twentieth century. There were many reasons but one of the major
influences was Seán Ó Riada who gave it a position and status it never
had before. He is one of the most fascinating and significant characters in
twentieth century Irish artistic life - composer, musician, (jazz, classical
and traditional), raconteur, film-maker and academic. In this wide ranging
account of his life and work a friend and colleague looks behind the mask
Seán Ó Riada held up to the world and reveals the complex personality of the
unique individual.
Size A3, 216 pages.
A selection of Irish poetry from earliest times to the present. Complete texts are included, with all poems read on the accompanying cassette.
Size A5, includes book and cassette.
Irish Names. by
Donnchadh O Corrain.
Defines the structure of Irish music and outlines the role of the pipes, fiddle, harp and sean-nos singing on today's tradition.
Size A5, paperback.
Traditional Music in Ireland. by Tomas O'Canainn.
Defines the structure of Irish music and outlines the role of the pipes, fiddle, harp and sean-nos singing on today's tradition.
Size A5, paperback.
An excellent place to start learning Irish. This is a cassette and pocket book
Padraic Pearse
- book and cassette
Pearse was executed for his role in the 1916 Rebellion. Here are five stories that show us that Pearse was a man of deep understanding with an immense awareness of the way of life of the average person. This is a dual language book with each of the short stories in Irish and English.
Size A5, dual languageThe cassette to accompany this book contains 4 of the short stories from the book.
Like most of Pearse's creative writing these stories are situated in beautiful Connemara.
They are read in Irish by Padraig Mac Piarais and feature the stories Iosagan, Eoghainin na nEan, Na Boithre, An Deargadaol
Cead Focal - The First Hundred Words.
A beautifully illustrated picture dictionary for young Irish speakers. Children will derive pleasure from recognising and naming commonplace objects.
Size A4, hard covered
Scottish Gaelic Names for Children
This comprehensive book will tell you all you ever wanted to know about Gaelic names; origin, pronunciation and meaning.Example
An excellent read and wonderful resource. This book is now out of print and we hold the only print copies in captivity
Gòrdan (gór'dun) Cognate with Gordon. Derived ultimately from the parish of the same name in Berwickshire, which is Old Brythonic gour-(super) din (fort). Recorded as a sir name in the 13th century. Rob Brus (Robert the Bruce) granted the lordship of Strathbogie in Aberdeenshire to Sir Adhamh de Ghôrdan (Sir Adam de Gordon) who also acquired Kenmure and Lochinvar in Galloway. The two branches of the family were thus established. Górdon was seldom used as a personal name until the death of Seanalair Górdon (General Gordon) at Khartoum in the Sudan (1885) made him a posthumous hero at the expense of Gladstone's popularity.
Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music
by Mary Anne Alburger
She provides a stimulating and scholarly account of many of the notable fiddlers
of the 17th, 18th and 19th and 20th centuries. It gives extended treatment to
outstanding composers such as Niel and Nathaniel Gow, William Marshall, Simon
Fraser and James Scott Skinner.
Size A5, 256 pages contains 100 tunes and variations, and history.
Strathspey Players - Past and Present
by William C. Honeyman
First published in 1922, this booklet tells the stories of Niel Gow, Scott
Skinner and Peter Milne. The author argues against the dilution of the
traditional style of strathspey playing.
Size A6, 51 pages
Scottish Gaelic
MacLennans Gaelic Dictionary
This is a comprehensive and reliable Scottish Gaelic-English and English-Gaelic Dictionary. It is useful for both fluent Gaelic speakers and learners of the language
Speaking Our Language
Taken from the television series for Gaelic learners
- now out of print
| SOL Series 2 t | Speaking Our Language: Series 2 Tapes x 2 (19-36) Sorry no books available, only tapes | $20.00 |
Tog Fonn 2
The second volume of Gaelic songs and traditional Gaelic dance tunes.
Size A5 Gaelic language, melody and chords
Folksongs from the Highlands
by Orain Thormaid and Norman Stewart. Includes contemporary popular songs by Andy Mitchell,
Iain MacDonald, Dave Goulder and many interesting older songs such as Fear a' Bhata. An
accompanying tape is played and sung by Norman Stewart.
Size A4, includes words, music chords and history
Tape North Highland Tradition by Norman Stewart.
Orain an Eilein - Gaelic Songs of Skye
This song book is written in Gaelic and contains 153 well present and easily
read songs.
Size A4, 136 pages, includes words, music and history
Am Bodach Beag Annasach - Scottish Gaelic
Nursery Songs
The 23 catchy songs on the cassette are bound to become favourites with children and perhaps some adults. A copy of the words in Gaelic with their English translation accompany the tape.
Tape plus words in Scottish Gaelic and English
A delightful true tale of a rabbit. Ideal for reading to young children or for Gaelic learners.
Size A5, Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic Speakers in Australia
Three delightful books with designs from original sources. These books offer great ideas for celtic designs. Celtic Colouring Book
A wealth of Celtic Knots, Beasts and other designs suitable for designers, artists and Colourists of all ages.
Size A4, 38 pages
The Songs of Henry Lawson -
the Second Edition
Compiled by Chris Kempster - This
Second Edition contains a third more songs than the original.
Classic Bush Yarns
by Warren Fahey
This is a collection of the folk lore that forms the basis of Australian
culture and humour. Although similar to jokes, yarns are quite different. They
are descendents of a tradition of story-telling that has all but disappeared.
They spin a tale, drawing listeners in and inviting them to meet people like
Lazy Len, Dad and Dave, and Sandy the Shearer - the characters who are keys to
our past and unique culture.
Size A5, 224 pages, contains yarns.
Back Country Celts
by Wild Trout Down under
John O'Brien's poems from Around the Boree Log, published in 1921, and
read by Kevin Brennan from early recordings. These readings are accompanied
by Irish music played on the Uilleann Pipes, the Dord Iseal (Irish bronze
age horn), the Gordon Church Pedal Organ and cellos and a viola. Patrick
Carroll provided exquisite paintings for the booklet, and there are photos
from Trisha Dixon's "Banjo Paterson's High Country". The tunes
included on the CDs wrap themselves around the poems in a complementary
manner, while the paintings evoke the bygone time of John O'Brien's poetry.
A magical book, well worth having.
Size A5, over 120 minutes of poems and tunes, plus art work, photos,. Tunes
include She Moved Thru the Fair, Lagan Love, Fair Cassidy, Leaving Ireland,
and Waltzing Matilda played as an air on the viola. Beautiful music.
Last updated 22/1/12
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