| Contents |
Irish music and its importance to the Irish -- Early Irish emigration; far from the shamrock shore -- The Irish in Appalachia: the green fields of America -- The Great Irish Famine: the coffinless graves of poor Erin -- Departing the motherland: you lovers all -- City life and anti-Irish sentiment: no Irish need apply -- Railroads and canals: digging ditches dodging hitches -- Coal mining and early organizing: when the breaker starts up full time -- The Irish in the American Civil War: the Irish volunteers -- The Irish in American politics: Muldoon the Solid Man -- Irish-American nationalism: Erin's lovely lee -- The rise of the Irish in American popular culture: Shillelagh law -- Softening of the Irish image in America: the Mulligan Guard -- Success for the Irish: the Kellys -- The Irish as ethnic Americans: if it wasn't for the Irish and the Jews. |
| Contents |
CD contents: The boatman's dance ; Pat Murphy of the Irish brigade -- Skibereen -- The Irish volunteers -- Erin's green shore -- Green grows the laurel -- You lovers all -- The breaker starts up full time -- No Irish need apply -- My Uncle Dan McCann -- Paddy on the railway -- The mulligan guard -- Maloney the rolling mill man -- Clancy's wooden wedding -- The Kellys -- Sweet King Williamstown. |
| Abstract |
This book tells the story of Irish immigration to America in words and lyrics, with an accompanying CD further illustrating the journey through song. The Irish-American folk and popular songs featured complement the text, highlighting issues immigrants faced and the social conditions they experienced from the 1700s to the early twentieth century. They tell of the backbreaking task of survival in the New World; the battles waged for fair treatment and fair pay for the work done by these immigrants on railroads, on canals, and in mines, construction, and factories; the success that they ultimately attained in politics, business, and society; and their continuing influence on American life and culture. |
| General note | Some pages folded. |
| Performer |
Musicians on CD: Mick Moloney, vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar ; John Doyle, vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin ; Sean Cleland, fiddle, viola ; Brendan Dolan, piano ; Eileen Ivers, fiddle ; Grant McAvoy, drums ; and other musicians. |
| LCCN | 2001028595 |
| ISBN | 0609607200 |
