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The Songman: A Journey in Irish Music by Sands, Tommy
by Sands, Tommy | PB | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781843510635
- Book Title
- Songman : a Journey in Irish Music
- Publisher
- Lilliput Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Music, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 266 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lilliput Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1843510634
ISBN-13
9781843510635
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50224936
Product Key Features
Book Title
Songman : a Journey in Irish Music
Number of Pages
266 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-415570
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Tommy Sands' words fairly 'freewheel down the hill' but they also have a great zest to 'sow the seeds of justice.' You feel you can trust the singer as well as the song." -- Seamus Heaney
Synopsis
'With a Fenian fiddle in one ear and an Orange drum in the other', singer Tommy Sands was reared in the foothills of the Mourne mountains, where he still lives. As a child, he was immersed in folk music - his father played the fiddle, his mother the accordion. The kitchen was where Protestant and Catholic farmers alike would gather for songs and storytelling at the end of a day's harvesting. During the sixties and seventies Tommy was chief songwriter for The Sands Family, who played wherever they were welcome, from local wakes and weddings to New York's Carnegie Hall; his songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Dolores Keane, Dick Gaughan and The Dubliners. He tells of his family's traditional way of life; of the turbulent days of the civil rights movement; The Bothy Band brawling in Brittany; encounters with Alan Stivell, Mary O'Hara and Pete Seeger; Ian Paisley on his radio show Country C il ; and a 'defining moment' during the Good Friday Agreement talks, when he organized an impromptu performance with children and Lambeg drummers. The Songman is a memoir replete with warmth and wit., 'With a Fenian fiddle in one ear and an Orange drum in the other', singer Tommy Sands was reared in the foothills of the Mourne mountains, where he still lives. As a child, he was immersed in folk music - his father played the fiddle, his mother the accordion. The family's kitchen was a place where Protestant and Catholic farmers alike would gather for songs and storytelling at the end of a day's harvesting. Soon after learning the fiddle himself, Sands began writing his own songs. During the 1960s and 1970s he was the chief songwriter with The Sands Family, who played wherever they were welcome, from local wakes and weddings to New York's Carnegie Hall. His songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Dolores Keane, Dick Gaughan and The Dubliners. The Songman is the story of Sands' remarkable journey. He tells of his family's traditional way of life, recalling his mother tying summer sheaves while his father worked the scythe.Here are the heady days of the civil-rights movement ('John Hume stood up and called for order; then Eamon McCann stood up and called for disorder'), when The Sands Family played for refugees in 1969 Belfast; The Bothy Band brawling in Brittany; encounters with Alan Stivell, Mary O'Hara and Pete Seeger; 'the boyish devilment and humour' of Ian Paisley on his radio show County Ceilf; and a 'defining moment' during the Good Friday Agreement talks, when he organized a moving impromptu performance with children and Lambeg drummers. Full of 'love, longing, home and belonging' The Songman is replete with warmth and wit., During the sixties and seventies Tommy was chief songwriter for The Sands Family, who played wherever they were welcome, from local wakes and weddings to New York's Carnegie Hall. He tells of his family's traditional way of life; of the turbulent days of the civil rights movement;, Tommy Sands was chief songwriter for The Sands Family, who played everywhere from local Irish wakes and weddings to Carnegie Hall. He recounts his traditional way of life, the turbulent civil rights movement, encounters with famous musicians and politicians on his radio show, and an impromptu performance during the Good Friday Agreement talks. The Songman is a memoir replete with warmth and wit., 'With a Fenian fiddle in one ear and an Orange drum in the other', singer Tommy Sands was reared in the foothills of the Mourne mountains, where he still lives. As a child, he was immersed in folk music - his father played the fiddle, his mother the accordion. The kitchen was where Protestant and Catholic farmers alike would gather for songs and storytelling at the end of a day's harvesting. During the sixties and seventies Tommy was chief songwriter for The Sands Family, who played wherever they were welcome, from local wakes and weddings to New York's Carnegie Hall; his songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Dolores Keane, Dick Gaughan and The Dubliners. He tells of his family's traditional way of life; of the turbulent days of the civil rights movement; The Bothy Band brawling in Brittany; encounters with Alan Stivell, Mary O'Hara and Pete Seeger; Ian Paisley on his radio show Country Céilí; and a 'defining moment' during the Good Friday Agreement talks, when he organized an impromptu performance with children and Lambeg drummers. The Songman is a memoir replete with warmth and wit.
LC Classification Number
ML420.S219A3 2005
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