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Irish Music
Ireland's rich musical traditions are easy to explore at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Reserving books, movies, CDs and music scores is simple by phone or through our online catalog, and you can have them sent to the Allegheny County library nearest you.
The listings below are just a selection from our collection and reflect
the traditional music of Ireland. Click into our online catalog, find the
subject search and explore our holdings under such headings as:
Folk Music - Ireland
Folk Dancing - Irish
Folk Dance Music - Ireland
Folk Songs, Irish-Ireland
Fiddle Tunes - Ireland
If your tastes are more in line with the popular music of Ireland ("Danny Boy," or perhaps bands like the Pogues) or the broader genre of Celtic music, you may wish to use these subject searches:
Popular Music-Ireland
Celtic Music
You can narrow your search (use the "Limit/Sort Search" button) to:
Music CD
DVD
Video
Music Score
Books
Music CDs
Limit to Music CD to find new and classic releases such as:
| Altan. Local ground | If Alt 26292 |
| Bullock, Robin. Green Fields: Celtic Music for Cittern and Guitar. | If Bul 5006 |
| Cherish the Ladies. The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone | If Che 16389 |
| Chieftains. Water from the Well. | If Chi 15083 |
| Clannad. The Collection. | If Cla 11171 |
| Danú. All Things Considered | If Dan 19374 |
| DeMarco, Tony. The Sligo Indians | If DeM 36167 |
| Dervish Decade | If Der 20316 |
| Hooley. Cuts from the Turf | If Hoo 21590 |
| Ireland | If Ire 13347 |
| Ireland's greatest love songs | If Ire 23792 |
| Irish pirate ballads and other songs of the sea | If Iri 36218 |
| Irish Tenors. Live in Belfast. | If Iri 14926 |
| Lakes, Gary. Ireland, Mother Ireland. | If Lak 7414 |
| Long Journey Home: Original soundtrack from the television series The Irish in America. | Tv Lon 17529 |
| Lunasa. The merry sisters of fate | If Lun 19677 |
| O'Brien, Paddy. The Banks of the Shannon. | If Obr 19918 |
| Sean Nua. The open door | If Sea 20884 |
| Solas. The turning tide | If Sol 37732 |
Return to the topDVDs
Limit to "DVD" to find such titles as:
| Centenary Celebration of Irish Ceili Dancing | (DVD) GV1646.I8 C463 2005x |
| Dancing on Dangerous Ground | (DVD) GV1646.I8 D3628 2004x |
| Gael Force. | (DVD) M1745.18.G33 2000x |
| Gaelic spirit: bringing together the best in Irish music | (DVD) M1745.18.G34 2008x |
| Jean Butler's Irish Dance Masterclass | (DVD) GV1496.I8 J433 2005x |
Videos
Limit to "Video" to find such titles as:
| Boys of the Lough (Musical group) in Concert. | Mus CP-Boy |
| Hayes, Tommy. Bodhran, Bones and Spoons. | Mus I-Bod |
Music Scores
Limit to "Music score" to find titles such as:
| A Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland. | q M1744.C794 1988x |
| Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano | q M32.8.A56 2002x |
| Berthoud, Phil. Irish Fiddle Playing: a Guide for the Serious Player. | q MT279.5 .B48 2002x |
| The Celtic Fake Book | q M1738.C46 2001x |
| The Dubliners' Song Book. | M1744.D8 |
| The Great Irish Songbook. | q M1744.G8 1995x |
| Hughes, Herbert. Irish Country Songs. | q M1744.H8417 |
| Irish fiddle solos : 64 pieces for violin | q M1744.I6572 2004x |
| The Irish Harper. Volume One / Máire Ní Chathasaigh. | q M116.I75 1991x |
| The Library of Irish Music. | qM1744 .L53 1998 |
| Joyce, P.W. Old Irish Folk Music and Songs. | M784.4 J48o2 |
| The Paterson Irish Song Book | M784.8 F95p |
| Petrie's complete Irish music: 1,582 traditional melodies | q M1744.C825 2003x |
|
The Wind that Shakes the Barley: a Selection of Irish Folk Songs. |
M1744.W56 1983x |
Books
For "Book" do the subject searches:
FOLK MUSIC-IRELAND-HISTORY AND CRITICISM
MUSIC-IRELAND-HISTORY AND CRITICISM
DANCE MUSIC-IRELAND
FOLK DANCING, IRISH- HISTORY
Important!! This is only a small sampling of what is available.
If you don't find what you need with this search, ask a librarian for help.
