Beat Cop : Chicago's Chief O'Neill and The Creation of Irish Music.

Francis O'Neill was born in Ireland in 1865 and came to America at a young age. By 1901 he had become Chicago's chief of police. O'Neill practiced his own brand of early ethnomusicolgy, gathering Irish tunes from local immigrants. This book studies his life and work. With an introduction, notes, and index. A few black & white photos.

350 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 0226818705
ISBN13: 9780226818702