Sessional University lecturer

IRST 2350 Irish Musical Tradition
Irish Studies Department
Faculty of Arts
Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Started Jan. 2021, ongoing in the Winter term each year

A survey of Irish folk music from pre-Christian times to the twentieth century. Areas under investigation shall include folk music as it relates to the wider background of Irish history; folk instruments; song-airs and singers; the structure and ornamentation of Irish folk music; and the role of Irish folk music in its nation’s current musical scene. A knowledge of musical notation and terminology is not a prerequisite.