{"product_id":"9780997037135","title":"What Whistle Would You Play at Your Mother's Funeral?: L.E. McCullough's Writings on Irish Traditional Music, 1974-2016 - Vol. 1","description":"\"WHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? - L.E. McCullough's Writings on Irish Traditional Music, 1974-2016, Vols. I \u0026amp; II\" presents the full collection of Irish music scholarship the prolific musician\/composer has published in 40+ years of teaching and research. \u003cp\u003eVolume I contains Dr. McCullough's landmark Ph.D. dissertation (\"Irish Music in Chicago: An Ethnomusicological Study\") and earlier M.A. and B.A. theses (\"The Rose in the Heather: Irish Music in Its American Cultural Milieu\" and \"Farewell to Erin: An Ethnomusicological Study of Irish Music in the U.S.\") - published here for the first time in complete form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume II, subtitled \"Everything Else\", covers his concise, insightful reporting on a wide range of Irish music performers, instrument-makers and music events - 122 essays, journal articles, concert reviews, blog reflections, album notes, newspaper features, seminar presentations, whistle-playing tips ... and a screenplay, \"The Scarlet Mare of Drumcoor\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. McCullough's writing vividly describes what Irish traditional music is and where it came from, taking the reader deep inside this exciting yet hidden tradition ... it's a colorful, informative celebration of the unsung men and women who shaped this noble, magical music over the centuries and who continue to make it thrive in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT WHISTLE WOULD YOU PLAY AT YOUR MOTHER'S FUNERAL? is a far-ranging tour guide of the many unusual places scholar\/performer L.E. McCullough has visited in search of the Irish music grail, and the hundreds of other performers, session-attenders and concert-goers met along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information see www.silverspearpublications.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Spear Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014193922288,"sku":"9780997037135","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997037135_p0.jpg?v=1763955210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997037135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}