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Bright Star Of The West Joe Heaney Irish Songman

by Williams, Sean

SingersBiographySean-nosHistory and criticismSingers, biographyIreland, biographyIrish literature, history and criticism

This book explores the life and performance practices of the Irish sean-nØs singer Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Born in Connemara, Heaney grew up speaking the Irish language on a windswept coastal landscape, where he absorbed a rich oral heritage in Irish and in his second language, English.

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Book data: Open Library