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- ↑ John Shepherd. Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world: VolumeII: Performance and production, Volume 11. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003. ISBN 0-8264-6322-3, ISBN 978-0-8264-6322-7. p. 469
- ↑ Fintan Vallely. The companion to Irish traditional music. NYU Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8147-8802-5, ISBN 978-0-8147-8802-8. p. 18