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Songs and Social Change in Gaelic Communities (song in the community…
Songs and Social Change in Gaelic Communities
song in the community
historically
rooted in ancient, non-literate
arts held in highest reverence
everything produced in song
held by highly trained bardic orders
alongside vibrant vernacular tradition
frequent performance
perpetuate heroic ideals
encomiastic poetry
reject innovation & protect social structure
overview
which way is interaction?
oral traditions subject to change
social/language
place ingrained
mainly through work
no discrete designations
rhythm & feel
Agus Hò Mhòrag
Gillies - according to subject matter
literary themes cross boundaries
personal & universal
decline and performance
composition of individual?
shaped by community through time
survival in community
content, rhythm, entertainment
expression & characteristic
focus communal rather than individual
words & performance ethos
not a focus on singer
singer just vehicle for tradition
not without ego, but social ethos encouraged behaviour
supporting song in the community
social change
WWII
ceilidh house and work contexts
corrosive effect on customs & songs
moved to mainland
lack of young men
emigration
changing practices
agriculture, milking, employment
fewer occasions to meet
make living independent of neighbours
older generations & women
outsider infuence
most minority languages
media & incomers
diluted
no audience
language shift
performance criteria
repertoire not important
musicality of voice
Catholocism?
modern repercussions
impacts of social change
window onto social change
less represented areas
new transmission contexts
feis, summer school, teachers
negative impact on passive tradition bearers
traditional singing
royal conservatoire
sound the same
no knowledge/confidence
restricted learning
conformity & lack of individuality
needs something genuinely trad
voice, variation, experience & story
modern bands
rehearsed
feeling, different context
translations