In a more musical vein, I've not long read "Last Night's Fun" by Ciaran Carson. It's all about Irish traditional music, time and food (true!).

Carson is a flute player and every chapter is named after a tune and is superbly written. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for traditional musicians. It's changed the way I approach the music and is also great fun.

The book is worth buying for the Dom Niperi Septoe story alone.