Traditional Irish Music

Traditional Irish music is old-world instrumental written for Irish dance as well as vocals often for unaccompanied solos and over the years, traditional Irish lyrics were about telling the stories of events throughout Irish history, honoring fallen heroes, and exposing untold stories. The National instruments of Ireland are the Celtic harp (cláirseach), the uilleann pipes, and great Irish windpipes (píob mhór).

It is typical for many people to think about traditional Irish music as a group of ballad singers playing fiddles, tin whistles, and bodhran drums and these instruments are very popular today in Irish traditional and modern rock but things were not always this way.

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A history of a people can be found in their music!

As you listen, watch, and dance, what can you learn about Irish culture? We create art and song about things that are important to us . What can you infer about living in Ireland from the music?

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