Includes discography (page 217), bibliographical references (pages 233-237), and index.
Contents
From shanties to three-deckers : Boston as an Irish destination -- The 1920s : my father's band -- The 1930s : If you're Irish, never mind the parlor, come into the kitchen! -- Strike up the band (again) -- If we only had old Ireland over here : dance, music, and Irish identity in the postwar dance halls -- There's a sweetheart waiting for you : women and romance -- The kings of Dudley Street : Johnny Powell and his band -- The musician crowd : a community of differences -- At my father's knee : learning Irish music -- Copley Records : Boston's Irish label -- The hucklebuck and blue suede shoes : showbands -- The exodus -- And the band played on.