Field Guide to the
Irish Music Session by
Barry Foy Illustrations
by Rob Adams
"A delightful,
whimsical, at times hilarious, yet always penetratingly
accurate analysis and description of proper and
improper
behavior in Irish traditional music circles. Recommended highly
for novice and aficionado alike." ---Mick Moloney, Irish musician and folklorist
"You need
never again tread the delicate ground of explaining to a fellow
musician how
you think he or she is
obstructing the session; instead offer them this book as a gift. For those who are
unsure of the generally accepted
ground rules for participating in a session, this is
essential reading."
---Martin Hayes, internationally known Irish fiddler
Field
Guide to the Irish Music Session,
the only book devoted entirely to the etiquette and dynamics of
the traditional Irish music seisiún, was originally
published in 1999 by Roberts Rinehart Publishers. When
Roberts Rinehart fell victim to unrelated legal troubles soon
afterward, Field Guide
suffered from the fallout,
and the book'slife ended up more
complicated and, ultimately, shorter than it should have been.
Frogchart Press is
pleased to make this unique work, now several years out of print,
available once again. With a winning
combination of
humor and seriousness, Field Guide addresses
virtually every session-related
issue and situation, offering information and insights of value to both
listeners and prospective participants.
Fans of
the original edition of Field Guide
to the Irish Music Session will be pleased to know that, apart from
an added
preface and a new binding, the book's contents
have not
been altered. Imagine--something
about Irish
music that hasn't changed
in the last ten years!
Field Guide to the Irish Music Session,
by Barry Foy Frogchart
Press, ISBN 978-0-9817590-1-2, paperback, 100 pages, price US$9.95
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