Transnational communities through global tourism: Experiencing Celtic culture through music practice on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

• Main Author: Lavengood, Kathleen Elizabeth
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University 2008
• Subjects: Cultural anthropology|Folklore|Music; Breton Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3319835

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is currently the heart of the North Atlantic Celtic music revival. Fueled by a booming tourism industry, efforts in cultural preservation, and claims as a last stronghold of Gaelic speakers outside Scotland, Cape Breton Island is an international gathering place for...