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Film, Video Rediscover Northern Ireland 2008: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland

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Title

  • Rediscover Northern Ireland 2008: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland

Summary

  • Handloom weaving was dominated by men in 19th century Ireland. The Industrial Revolution changed that, enabling women to take the dominant role in the factory production of linen. In this talk, Maurice Leyden discusses the reasons for this historical shift, and the impact of this change on the traditions of singing and songwriting among weavers. To illustrate his lecture, Leyden sings songs composed by linen weavers between the 18th and 20th centuries, setting the songs in their historical context and discussing folklore and customs associated with the weavers.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2008-12-04.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Classification: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Maurice Leyden.
  • -  Recorded on 2008-12-04.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688043

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Rediscover Northern Ireland: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-04, 2008. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688043/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2008) Rediscover Northern Ireland: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-04. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688043/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Rediscover Northern Ireland: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-04, 2008. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688043/>.