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Indlæser... In Search of the Craic: One Man's Pub Crawl Through Irish Musicaf Colin Irwin
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. An encyclopaedic knowledge of irish folk music is required at times which i dont have. Didnt really enjoy it ( ) Gekocht op vakantie in Ierland. Het boek wordt vergeleken met de boeken Through Ireland With A Fridge en McCarthy's Bar, beiden erg vermakelijk. Maar dan valt deze toch tegen. Als Nederlander zijn de genoemde bands en muzikanten vrijwel allemaal onbekend. Er zitten zeker wel leuke anekdotes tegen van de reizen van deze Engelsman in Ierland en wat hij al dan niet tegenkomt onderweg, maar merendeel gaat het over folkbands en -artiesten, uit een era die al lang vervlogen is. De namen zijn onbekend, de omschrijvingen te uitgebreid en breedsprakig. Ik ben halverwege het boek gestopt, wilde het niet meer uitlezen. Voor echte folkfans waarschijnlijk wel leuk, maar als je de bands niet kent, laat dit boek dan maar liggen. A strange combination of travel memoirs, mini-biographies, and music criticism. This is a fun read, and Irwin keeps it light most of the time. There are some laugh-out-loud moments. But, you probably have to have a strong interest in irish music, musicians, and pubs for this to hold up to the end. I happen to have such interests, so I enjoyed the whole book. But, even if you only read about half of this book, it's a good read. Os. I have travelled in Ireland, but not so much as SirRoy. But it was not enough to arouse much interest. This is a book for insiders. It speaks to those (a) with an encyclopedic knowledge of obscure Irish folk bands, and (b) who find the idea of repeatedly getting rat-arsed drunk intrinsically amusing. I was, alas, an outsider. I hope the next reader has more luck. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
There's nothing quite like hearing Irish music in Ireland. Not on big concert halls or grand arenas, but in the small pubs in remote areas where the locals habitually gravitate for those informal sessions that invariably develop into a serious social occasion universally known as the craic. For those who play it, it's not a style of music, but a way of life, producing its own culture and characters. After 25 years visiting Ireland both as a music writer and a tourist, Colin Irwin goes in search of the craic. He talks to some of the leading Irish musicians like Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Paddy Moloney, Martin Hayes, Andy Irvine, Cara Dillon, Paul Brady and Frankie Gavin about their experiences and they direct him to places where the craic is mightiest. This is the story of his journey into Ireland's musical soul and the extraordinary characters he meets along the way. No library descriptions found. |
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