About the Companion
The Companion is the singularly most extensive collection of such diverse informative data of its kind. It brings together the knowledge of 215 contributors in an A—Z format with c. 600,000 words in 1800 entries covering:
- All tune types
- Style and ornamentation
- Composition and arrangement
- Ballads, sean-nós, and Irish-language song
- Dance—step & sean-nós dance, céilí and Sets
- Solo playing and sessions
- Competitions and awards
- Céılí bands, groups and professionalism
- Instruments and technology
- Organisations, media & promotion
- Teaching and learning
- Education and transmission
- Collectors and archives
- History and revival
- Performers, stylists, commentators
- Broadcasting and recording
- Women in Traditional music
- Irish Music in all Irish counties, in Europe, USA, Australia,
- Canada & worldwide
- Bibliography of Irish music, song and dance literature and tutors
- All-Ireland fleadh cheoil analysis 1952 – 2023
- All-Ireland fleadh major competition senior winners listing 1952-2023
Cover Painting
This 2005 work is 'Port na bPúcaí', by Armagh painter, uilleann piper, teacher and music organiser JB Vallely who has specialised in the portrayal of musicians over the revival years since the 1960s. Reproduction is courtesy JB Vallely
Cataloguing and Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 9781782056027 Typesetting by Alison Burns at Studio 10 Design, Cork
Compánach Audio
A digital-download music and song album is included, linked to the described and notated material in the book.
Accompanying album also available as a CD and DVD
- To purchase the actual book click here
- For information on downloading the accompanying album, click here
- Book will also be available as a Kindle ebook from Amazon.com (this link currently shows only the detail of the 2nd edition)
