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Hugh Shields (Hugh Edwin Shields) was born on 8 September, 1929 in Ireland, is an A 20th-century musicologist. Discover Hugh Shields's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
| Popular As |
Hugh Edwin Shields |
| Occupation |
Lecturer, writer |
| Age |
78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
8 September 1929 |
| Birthday |
8 September |
| Birthplace |
N/A |
| Date of death |
16 July, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality |
Ireland
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Hugh Shields Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Hugh Shields Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hugh Shields worth at the age of 78 years old? Hugh Shields’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Hugh Shields's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
artist |
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Timeline
Dr Hugh Shields (8 September 1929 – 16 July 2008) was an authority on Irish traditional music and a founder member of the Folk Music Society of Ireland and the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
He was also a senior lecturer in French at Trinity College, Dublin.
He wrote a number of works on Irish music and folklore.
Shields was born in Belfast and attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Dublin, where he specialized in French and Spanish.
In 1953, Shields first met the traditional singer Eddie Butcher and started collecting traditional music.
He also collaborated with the Dublin collector Tom Munnelly, and edited his recordings for several record companies and for the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
Shields also contributed articles to a number of national and international journals.
Shields was a founder member of the Folk Music Society of Ireland or FMSI (Cumann Cheol Tíre Éireann).
He was its first honorary secretary, and edited both the society's journal and newsletter.
He became a junior lecturer there in 1954 and a full lecturer in 1965.
The society was founded in Dublin in April 1971, with the aims of encouraging interest and promoting research in the traditional music, song and dance of Ireland.
It was involved in organising a programme of public lectures, recitals and seminars.
The latter was published from November 1973, initially with Shields as editor, and continued by him and Nicholas Carolan (who was secretary of the society 1977–1992) until December 1989.
The 33 issues of the newsletter have subsequently been made available as PDF downloads from the FMSI and Irish Traditional Music Archive websites.
Books and collections published by the FMSI include, A short discography of Irish folk music (1987) by Nicholas Carolan, and Blas: the local accent in Irish traditional music (1995) edited by Thérèse Smith and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin.
A number of books on Irish folk music, songs and musical history were edited by Shields and published by the FMSI.
After his retirement in 1994 he continued teaching for another four years in the school of music, where he had worked part-time since 1982.
By 2003, the society brought its main activities to an end, though it continued to act in its publishing capacity, and maintained an archival website of digitised material.
The society's publications included its journal, Éigse Cheol Tíre / Irish Folk Music Studies (ISSN 0332-298X), and a newsletter titled Ceol Tíre.
