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Irish Traditional Music
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use. These were the ''crwth'' (a small rubbed strings harp) and ''cláirseach'' (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the ''tiompán'' (a small string instrument played with a bow or plectrum), the ''feadán'' (a fife), the ''buinne'' (an oboe or flute), the ''guthbuinne'' (a bassoon-type horn), the ''beannbhuabhal'' and ''corn'' (hornpipes), the ''cuislenna'' (bagpipes – see Great Irish warpipes), the ''stoc'' and ''storgán'' (clarions or trumpets), and the ''cnámha'' (bones).koːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ ˈcoːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲiː ˈeːɾ ... (music festival) helped lead the revival of the music. Following the success of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the US in 1959, Irish folk music became f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clannad On Stage At Leeds Folk Festival, UK, 1982 (photograph By Tony Rees) (4)
Clannad () were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings , Pól Brennan, and Moya Brennan, (Moya) (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles The Duggans, Noel and (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginning as an acoustic folk group mainly performing rearranged Traditional Irish music, traditional Irish songs in Irish language, Irish, they expanded their sound with original songs in English, vocal harmonies, electronic keyboards, and elements of rock, Celtic music, Celtic, New-age music, new age, smooth jazz, and Gregorian chant. Initially known as ('Family from Dore'), they shortened their name to Clannad in 1973. By 1979 they had released three albums and toured Europe and the US. From 1980 to 1982 they operated as a six-piece with their sister and niece (Enya). In 1982, they gained international attention with their single "Theme from Harry's Game, Theme from ''Harry's Game''". They experimented w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
