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The Lark On The Strand: A Study Of A Traditional Irish Flute Player And His Music, Lori Jane Kaplan
The Lark On The Strand: A Study Of A Traditional Irish Flute Player And His Music, Lori Jane Kaplan
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This thesis provides an in-depth study of a traditional Irish flute player, Jack Coen. Jack, raised in the village of Woodford in County Galway, immigrated to America in 1949 at the age of twenty-four. With his large repertoire of Irish traditional dance tunes, Jack has played music at parties, dances, with the New York Ceilidhe Band, and at festivals such as the 1976 Festival of American Folklife in Washington, D.C. Jack teaches the flute and the tin whistle and is recognized both as a teacher and as a player.
By examining Jack Coen’s music we learn about the style, technique, …