Download or read book The Irishness of Irish Music written by John O'Flynn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work highlights how government organisations, musicians, academics and commercial companies are concerned with and seek to use a particular notion of Irish musical identity. The author argues that the relationship between Irish identity and Irish music emerges as a contested site of meaning.