Irish Fiddle Music From Counties Cork & Kerry (Bk & CD)
Beisswenger, Drew/O'Connell, Connie
Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry Book/CD Set, by Drew Beisswenger with Connie O'Connell. The two southern most counties in Ireland, Cork and Kerry, have legendary music and dance traditions. On the border of these two counties, a rural area called Sliabh Luachra is especially well-known for its fiddle tunes and itinerant fiddle teachers. When speaking of this area’s fiddle music, some describe a special lilt or backbeat, or they talk about the special role of set dances.