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"Whiskey in the Jar": History and Transformation of a Classic Irish Song

DeVlieger, Dana Lauren
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461254655

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2016, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
“Whiskey in the Jar” is a traditional Irish song that is performed by musicians from many different musical genres. However, because there are influential recordings of the song performed in different styles, from folk to punk to metal, one begins to wonder what the role of the song’s Irish heritage is and whether or not it retains a sense of Irish identity in different iterations. The current project examines a corpus of 398 recordings of “Whiskey in the Jar” by artists from all over the world. By analyzing acoustic markers of Irishness, for example an Irish accent, as well as markers of other musical traditions, this study aims explores the different ways that the song has been performed and discusses the possible presence of an “Irish feel” on recordings that do not sound overtly Irish.
Graeme Boone, PhD (Advisor)
Johanna Devaney, PhD (Committee Member)
Anna Gawboy, PhD (Committee Member)
155 p.
Music
Irish music, Whiskey in the Jar

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  • DeVlieger, D. L. (2016). "Whiskey in the Jar": History and Transformation of a Classic Irish Song [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461254655

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DeVlieger, Dana. "Whiskey in the Jar": History and Transformation of a Classic Irish Song. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461254655.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DeVlieger, Dana. ""Whiskey in the Jar": History and Transformation of a Classic Irish Song." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461254655

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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