Title
Delving Into the Diaspora: An Examination of the Celtic Musician Identity in North America
Department, Center, or Institute
Religion
Secondary Department, Center, or Institute
Anthropology
Presentation Format
Individual Oral Presentation
Presentation Type
Course project
Description
This presentation focuses on North American musicians, including myself, who engage in traditional Irish and Scottish performance. I explore influences outside of music—family, community, and the desire to escape life's fast pace—as reasons behind performers’ choice of Celtic music.
Is This Part of a Department Organized Oral Session?
Yes
Department Organized Oral Session Title
Religion, Culture, and Representation
Moderator/Professor
Lisa Knight
Session Number
4
Start Date and Time
4-12-2016 2:30 PM
End Date and Time
4-12-2016 3:50 PM
Location
Furman Hall 108
Recommended Citation
Harris, Hannah, "Delving Into the Diaspora: An Examination of the Celtic Musician Identity in North America" (2016). Furman Engaged!. 437.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furmanengaged/2016/all/437
Delving Into the Diaspora: An Examination of the Celtic Musician Identity in North America
Furman Hall 108
This presentation focuses on North American musicians, including myself, who engage in traditional Irish and Scottish performance. I explore influences outside of music—family, community, and the desire to escape life's fast pace—as reasons behind performers’ choice of Celtic music.