Book - essays on Irish song

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Vic Smith
Date: 20 May 15 - 12:44 PM

A copy for me please, Jim.

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: GUEST,Desi C
Date: 20 May 15 - 11:04 AM

I'd very much like a copy or two pleas mail me details at [e-mail]
Desi

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 20 May 15 - 10:12 AM

"I guess that's a different postage rate again."
Got an idea that the U.S. rate given is actually an International one - will check
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Brown
Date: 20 May 15 - 08:02 AM

I'd be interested in a copy too, if I can pay by PayPal. I'm in Romania, so I guess that's a different postage rate again.
Jim Brown

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 20 May 15 - 07:50 AM

Will sort out the requests over the next few days
Not sure about the state of my PayPal account - around the last time I used it there was a bit of a kerfuffle in the press about privacy and they changed their policy - don't use it enough to have updated mine, but will have a look.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby
Date: 20 May 15 - 04:33 AM

Count me in too Jim - PayPal, as Steve suggests, would be an ideal method of payment. I'm in NW England.

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 19 May 15 - 01:47 PM

Jim, do you have a PayPal account?

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 19 May 15 - 05:26 AM

Jim, I would like to buy a copy - can you reserve one for me? Since I'm based in Ireland, could I just send you a cheque? Please either email or PM me the address to post it to. Thanks so much!

Bonnie

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 19 May 15 - 05:20 AM

Run-down of postage from here:
Rest of Ireland - €7.00
U.K. €8-30
Ú.S. €11-55
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 19 May 15 - 03:41 AM

I'd be up for a copy, Jim, and a donation. I used to be a 'friend' of ITMA and knew Nicholas back in the 80s. I used to bring Irish related sheet music over for the collection. You should have my address but if not I'll email you it. How do we pay you for postage? PayPal?

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 19 May 15 - 03:28 AM

Will get a price to posting to the U.S. and let you know Michael
At present they are in our loft room in County Clare - (which particular rain-forest you be visiting while you're here Jim I?
For anybody visiting the Willie Clancy Summer School - we live in Miltown Malbay, and I hope to be involved in the singing classes on most days during the week.
Thanks for the suggestion Derek - will try the T.S.F.
Will happily post copies out to people who will pay postage - any donation to ITMA or wherever is up to them - have yet to agree this with the Heritage Society.
As Martin and Derek say - recommended; the articles include:
'From Texts to Work' - (David Atkinson); 'History, Heartbreak and Hope' recording the story behind the song - Newfoundland (Margaret Bennett): Songs in English from the Connemara Gaeltacht (Angela Bourke): 'The Talking Machine Comes to Ireland' (Nicholas Carolan); 'A Simple Countryman?' - Walter Pardon (Pat Mackenzie and Jim Carroll); 'Meeting Child on the Road' Len Graham; 'Collecting Sets in the Early days of the revival' (Terry Moylan); 'Singing the Famine', Joe Heaney (Lillis Ó Laoire and Sean Williams; 'Textual Criticism and Ballad Studies' (Hugh Shields); 'What Did we Singe Before There Were Folk Songs? (John Moulden).....
Fairly wide ranging   
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: michaelr
Date: 18 May 15 - 08:54 PM

I would like to own a copy, Jim. Please PM me about mailing to the US. Thanks!

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: GUEST,Jim I
Date: 18 May 15 - 07:06 PM

Where are they, Jim?

I will be in Ireland for 2 weeks from 20th May and could perhaps pick up; thus saving even the postage cost.

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: MartinRyan
Date: 18 May 15 - 03:34 PM

Recommended

Subject: RE: Book - essays on Irish song
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 18 May 15 - 02:48 PM

I already have a copy of this excellent book. If this is a definite offer, then perhaps post the message to the (UK) Traditional Song Forum etc?
Derek

Subject: Folklore: Book - essays on Irish song
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 18 May 15 - 04:14 AM

In 2007 our local heritage society published a book,' Dear Far Voiced Veteran', in honour of Irish song collector, the late Tom Munnelly - a collection.
It comprised 25 essays (404pp) on mainly Irish - but also Scots, English and one on Indian traditional song, music and dance; among the authors were Nicholas Carolan, Hugh Shields, Fintan Vallely Margaret Bennett, Len Graham, John Moulden, Terry Moylan, David Atkinson.....
It is, as far as I'm concerned, an excellent overview of traditional song and singing, particularly in Ireland
It sold well in Ireland (despite its rather high published price) and more than paid for itself, but due to the cost of postage (a somewhat weighty paperback), it didn't make it abroad to the extent it should have.
The print-run was somewhat over-estimated and we are now left with a considerable number on our hands.
Rather than have them put down humanely, I'm pretty sure our Society would be happy to see them go for the cost of postage and a donation to, say, The Irish Traditional Music Archive in Dublin, of which, Tom Munnelly was one of the founders.
Suggestions wold be welcome
Jim Carrroll