Research
Here is a list of published research available on issues pertaining to gender, ethnicity, sexuality, sexism, harassment, and the Irish traditional music scene.
O’Shea, Helen (2008) ‘“Good man, Mary!” Women musicians and the fraternity of Irish traditional music,’ Journal of Gender Studies 17 (1): 55 - 70.
O’Shea, Helen (2008) The Making of Irish Traditional Music. Cork: Cork University Press.
TG4 (2019) Mná an Cheoil, (6 part music television series)
Slominski, Tes (2010) Music, Gender, and the Public Sphere in Twentieth-Century Ireland. Ph.D. New York University, New York.
Slominski, Tes (2013) ‘“Pretty young artistes” and “The queen of Irish fiddlers”: Intelligibility, gender and the Irish nationalist imagination,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 2 (3): 1-21.
Slominski, Tes (2019) ‘Policing space and defying the mainstream: Gender and the creation of a traditional music public sphere in twentieth-century Ireland,’ Yearbook for Traditional Music 51: 247-268.
Slominski, Tes (2020) Trad Nation: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Irish Traditional Music. Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press.
WhyNotHer? (2000 - 2021) Gender Disparity Data Radio Charts. (Multiple data reports on gender disparity of radio airplay in Ireland and Britain).
Articles from Ethnomusicology Ireland issue 7 (2021):
Casey, Karan (2021) ‘Truth is the Daughter of Time,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 139 – 146.
Cattaneo, Massimo (2021) ‘“Clap Your Hands”: Gender Role Distribution in Flamenco Guitar,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 61 – 82.
Commins, Verena (2021) ‘“The Man and his Music”: Gender Representation, Cultural Capital and the Irish Traditional Music Canon,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 49 – 60.
Cusack, Joanne (2021) ‘Commercialisation, Celtic and Women in Irish Traditional Music,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 94 - 109.
DeLapp-Birket, Jennifer (2021) ‘American Folk Music by Shaker Women and Girls: The Case of Ann Maria Love,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 33- 48.
Fons, Sarah (2021) ‘Where She Stands: Conversations with Nóirín Ní Riain,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 62 – 88.
Monaghan, Úna (2021) ‘121 Stories: The Impact of Gender on Participation in Irish Traditional Music,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 17 - 32.
Ní Fhuartháin, Méabh (2021) ‘Women and Traditional/Folk Music: Building a Research Field,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 1 - 7.
Ní Shíocháin, Tríona (2021) ‘Mother Music: Socially Embedded Creative Practice and the Marketisation of Irish Traditional Music,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 110 – 122.
Ryan, Paula (2021) ‘Unheard,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 137 – 138.
Slominski, Tes (2021) ‘Taming “The Tradition Bear”: Reflections on Gender, Sexuality and Race in the Transmission of Irish Traditional Music,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 8 - 16.
Streit, Kaylie (2021) ‘A Woman and her Cello: Ilse de Ziah's Approach to Irish Traditional Music,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 89 – 93.
Thompson, Ciara (2021) ‘The (Non-)Gendered Practice of Irish Traditional Lullabies,’ Ethnomusicology Ireland 7: 123 – 136.