The Rough Guide to Irish Music
Taking Irish traditional music as its starting point and focus, this guide traces the music's history, describes its fundamental elements and provides a detailed directory of all the key singers, musicians and bands, listings of venues, festivals, record companies, and instrument makers.

Irish Classical Recordings : A Discography of Irish Art Music
Ireland and its culture have also given rise to a wealth of classical music, including compositions ranging from string quartets to operas. In this important new work, author Axel Klein provides much more than a mere discography: he documents and promotes a largely unknown aspect of Irish culture in a unique combination of discographical and biographical information. Featuring ninety-three recorded Irish composers and forty-three international composers influenced by Irish music, the volume offers the means for scholars and general readers alike to familiarize themselves with a subject to which most of the world, until now, has not been exposed.

Teach Yourself Irish
This book and cassette pack is a complete course in spoken and written Irish for beginners is based on the functional objectives of the Council of Europe. It uses everyday situations for dialogues and exercises which put the emphasis on practical use of the language. A mix of cultural aspects are used as a vehicle for learning.

The Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Bearla-Gaeilge/Gaeilge-Bearla: English-Irish/Irish-English
This dictionary provides a useful reference tool for anyone writing, studying, or speaking Irish as it is used today. With thousands of phrases and translations, as well as pronunciation of the three main regional systems - Ulster, Connacht, and Munster - shown at every entry, this is a valuable aid for student, traveller, and the general user.

121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes
This collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and set dances are the favorite tunes played in pubs and at parties by Irish players around the world. Each tune is masterfully demonstrated on tinwhistle by L.E. McCullough, played slowly and then up-to-speed to make each one easier to learn.