Narrowing Down the Scale

I've been trying to be as concise as possible about my project as I've found myself a bit lost at times. The topic of my project will be surrounding Traditional Irish Song (I'm deciding whether to incorporate tunes as they can apply to my research questions as well). 

I'm interested in the connection song has to the audience member, performer, and student within Traditional Irish Music. I will be researching the notion of reminiscence and emotional connection of feelings during and after listening or performing Irish song. I feel as though my project will be dabbling a bit into the psychological side as I find information about memory and evoking emotions and images through music. 

One "phenomena" if you would like to call it that, that I am very interested in observing and studying further is the emotional connection to songs that inspire people to become passionate about a particular event in history in which they don't have a direct connection with. When I say direct I mean physically being there or partaking in the moment/time. Examples of this could be battle or war (Battle of Aughrim, Battle of Boyne, Easter Rising, Rebellion of 1641, Nine Years War, Napoleon's Role...), political movements (Easter Uprising 1916...), strife (an Gorta Mór - The Great Famine), colonization, religious turmoil (Rebellion of 1641, Revolution of 1688...also falls into politics & battle). These are just me naming things off the top of my head.

I think an important aspect to look at also when analyzing this is how much knowledge the individual feeling this connection to the song knows about the song's story or history and whether this has to do with their connection towards it or if it represents something different for the individual. 

One note I am still working around and had written in my notes in regards to my project is the Irish-American experience and it's connection to Traditional Irish Song. I like this idea, however I have some mixed feelings and possibly reservations about it.