The rough guide to Irish music

Traditional music is alive and thriving in Ireland, and there's no better introduction to the living tradition than The Rough Guide to Irish Music. Covering every aspect of the subject, from its distant origins to today's barnstorming pub sessions, the Rough Guide features: essential background on the development of the music; biographical entries on over 350 players, singers and bands, with dozens of photographs; critical discographies, recommending the best available recordings; up-to-date listings of the best places to hear, buy and learn Irish music, from Donegal to Wexford.