Article

Regions, Regionality and Regionalization in Irish Traditional Music: The Role of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Daithí Kearney

Published in: Ethnomusicology Ireland 2 (2013)

Pages: 86-108 | Published Online: 2013

https://doi.org/10.64208/FCLF1791

Abstract

This paper briefly examines the history and ideology of CCÉ, focusing on three aspects: the role of competitions and festivals (Fleadhanna Cheoil) in the development of regional identities in Irish traditional music; the promotion of local and regional identities through the summer entertainment programme (Seisiún); and an analysis of the diffusion of infrastructural projects in recent years in which further consolidate regional divisions and identities in Irish traditional music (Athnuachan).

Keywords: Irish traditional music, regions, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Author: Daithí Kearney