Recently, an acquaintance shared with me, and others, in our small traditional Irish music lovers community, a free PDF download of a book on the history of Irish music in London entitled, “The Voice of the People: Irish Music in London.”
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/the-voice-of-the-people-irish-music-in-london/
The book tells of many legendary players who moved back and forth between Ireland and England in the post WWII period. The book is associated with the release of two CD compilation sets from the UK-based Topic Records, both compiled by Irish music historian Reg Hall.
There are many interesting stories and pictures of the various players. I wanted to pass this information onto you at Chiff & Fipple, with proper credit given to my friend who so kindly shared the book with me. Hope you find this book interesting and enjoyable.
Cheers,
Don
