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Film, Video Celtic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea

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Title

  • Celtic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea

Summary

  • The majority of Americans trace their family origins to a country other than the United States. Many immigrants came to this country seeking greater freedom or an opportunity for a better life. Some came against their will and were forced to provide labor that helped build the nation. Immigrants brought with them a pride in their heritage, and distinctive cultural traditions and values. The Irish who entered the United States from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries were changed by America, just as they changed this nation. They achieved lives that would not have been possible in Ireland, supporting their families and bringing a better life to their fellow Irish in the United States and in Ireland. This interactive program-a collaboration between the Library of Congress and Washington Revels-features live music, dance, storytelling and a Mummer's play along with primary source materials from the Library's collections.

Names

  • Library of Congress

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2002-03-13.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Literature
  • -  Performing Arts, Music

Notes

  • -  Diane Kresh, Washington Revels.
  • -  Recorded on 2002-03-13.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687656

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress. Celtic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-13, 2002. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687656/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress. (2002) Celtic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-13. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687656/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress. Celtic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-13, 2002. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687656/>.