Projects per year
Abstract / Description of output
In Scotland today, traditional dancing is commonly accompanied by instruments like the fiddle, accordion and bagpipes. In the past, instruments were not always available for dances, or even preferred. Amongst the Gaels, dances were often accompanied by songs. Such ‘dance-songs’ or puirt-à-beul [‘mouth-tunes’] served multiple purposes – including dandling children, facilitating work or transmitting instrumental tunes – but their principal association was with dancing.
This booklet provides a short introduction to the genre, lyrics and translations of the CD audio, biographies of the contributors, and a bibliography of references and relevant publications.
This booklet provides a short introduction to the genre, lyrics and translations of the CD audio, biographies of the contributors, and a bibliography of references and relevant publications.
Translated title of the contribution | We Would Dance |
---|---|
Original language | Multiple languages |
Type | Gaelic Dance Song CD |
Media of output | CD and booklet |
Publisher | Greentrax Recordings |
Number of pages | 32 |
Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2019 |
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'We Would Dance: Dance-songs of the Scottish Gaels'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Finished
-
Scottish Gaelic Dance Song: Expanding Artist Repertoires and Improving Access to Archival Recordings
1/06/18 → 1/12/19
Project: University Awarded Project Funding