1. The Music of Ireland Understanding Traditional Music as It Relates to History and Culture

2. (A Brief Aside Regarding the Bookshelf Project) The International Book Project (IBP) Committed last fall to providing bookshelves and books to every new Lexington Habitat family Will this become an annual program? Will it be possible to expand this program to other cities and states? Madison Co. and Clark Co. programs remain established and self-sufficient.

3. Why Ireland? Music Major – Considering Ethnomusicology Traditional music of particular interest USAC program in Galway offers class on Irish music [Picture(s)]

4. But Why Was It Important to Go There? [Picture(s)] More Profound Understanding Music as memory Appreciation of art requires some familiarity, empathy Knowledge of place and culture necessary

5. Irish vs. Irish-American Perceived Imperfect Authentic [Epitomizing picture] Fabricated Romanticized Commercialized [Epitomizing Picture]

6. Fixation on the Past, on Loss Ireland’s hardships Poor farming land Famines Emigration Oppression Economic Struggles The Celtic Tiger In Music: Sorrow Longing But also: Self-awareness Sense of humor

7. Ireland and its Dead A sense that the dead are not quite gone. Funding for Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery Michael Collins’ grave [Picture of Glasnevin] [Picture of Michael Collins/Grave]

8. The Importance of History [Illustration/Photo related to Irish Revolutionary Movements] [Photo of protests in Northern Ireland/Bernadette Devlin McAliskey] The events of the past remain relevant Especially in Politics Enmity towards Britain Ongoing hostilities in Northern Ireland

9. What I’ve Taken Away A more complete appreciation of Irish music Relative freedom from prior nostalgic delusions Doubts about going into Ethnomusicology [Irish landscape]