Fwd: [Linganth] Re: Jazz is an Irish invention

[Harriet Ottenheimer]

The counterpunch article is still there and the link in that article to 
the article on line singing is equally fascinating.  The complexities of 
African/European American cultural exchanges are still so highly 
politicized that it is still difficult to follow the various threads of 
interchange without arousing ire on one side or another, but the bunkum 
story sounds plausible (although it is a stretch to think that this 
means that the Irish invented Jazz) and it is actually a surprise to see 
that so many folks did not know that line singing came to the U.S. from 
England/Scotland.  Thanks for sending this.  --Harriet Ottenheimer

Timothy Mason wrote:

> Rachel Reynolds wrote:
>
>> Hi Timothy Mason:
>>
>> I can't get the link to work.
>>
>> Rachel
>
>
> Bizarre - it seems to have gone, although I was able to view it a 
> couple of hours ago. Anyway, here's a taste - How the Irish Invented 
> Slang
> The Bunkum of Bunkum (for Dizzy Gillespie)
>
> http://www.counterpunch.org/cassidy07012006.html
>
> On the address which no longer works there are several articles all of 
> which centre on the role of Gaelic in the development of Jazz slang 
> and other USA discursive practices. Many of the articles are by Daniel 
> Cassidy, the author of the Counterpunch article.
> .
>
> Best wishes
>
> Timothy Mason
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>