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Ven World Irish Folk Music

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This document provides information on various traditional Irish instruments including the guitar, banjo, fiddle, uilleann pipes, Celtic harp, bodhr¨¢n, concertina, accordion, octave mandolin/Irish bouzouki. It also discusses jigs and reels as dance music styles and notes that Irish rebel music can cover political, wartime and anti-government topics. Finally, it lists some notable Irish artists such as Noel Hill, Seamus Ennis, The Clancy Brothers, and The Pogues.

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Ven World Irish Folk Music
? ? Guitar ? Banjo (4-string, GDAE) ? Fiddle (Violin) ? Keyboards (Piano, or more recently electronic keyboards) ? Harmonicas ? Accordion Instruments
? ? Aerophone ? Bellows (Elbow Pipe) ? Two octave range (Chanter, double) ? Regulator (3, Double) ? Drone (3, Single) Uilleann Pipes
? ? Prominent in Celtic music (not exclusively Irish) ? Mostly diatonic, sometimes chromatic ? Major, Minor, Mixolydian Celtic Harp
? ? Open Frame Drum ? Bar, crossbar ? Hand inside to alter tone and timber Bodhr¨¢n
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? ? Aerophone, Reeds ? Concertina Higher Pitch ? Less common ? Buttons on either side to change pitch ? Diatonic Concertina & Accordion
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? ? Developed from Greek Bouzouki ? GDAD ? Modern Folk Octave Mandolin/Irish Bouzouki
? ? Reel - generic term (simple) ? Jig ¨C Specific dance to music in compound time ? Jig all over Europe ? Jigs & Reels
? ? Political ? Wartime, Heroism, Anti-government/oppression ? Any style (Reel, Jig, Pub, Celtic trad, Irish Rebel Music
? ? Noel Hill ? Seamus Ennis ? The Clancy Brothers ? John McCormack ? Tommy Makem ? The Pogues Notable Artists

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Ven World Irish Folk Music

  • 2. ? ? Guitar ? Banjo (4-string, GDAE) ? Fiddle (Violin) ? Keyboards (Piano, or more recently electronic keyboards) ? Harmonicas ? Accordion Instruments
  • 3. ? ? Aerophone ? Bellows (Elbow Pipe) ? Two octave range (Chanter, double) ? Regulator (3, Double) ? Drone (3, Single) Uilleann Pipes
  • 4. ? ? Prominent in Celtic music (not exclusively Irish) ? Mostly diatonic, sometimes chromatic ? Major, Minor, Mixolydian Celtic Harp
  • 5. ? ? Open Frame Drum ? Bar, crossbar ? Hand inside to alter tone and timber Bodhr¨¢n
  • 6. ?
  • 7. ? ? Aerophone, Reeds ? Concertina Higher Pitch ? Less common ? Buttons on either side to change pitch ? Diatonic Concertina & Accordion
  • 8. ?
  • 9. ? ? Developed from Greek Bouzouki ? GDAD ? Modern Folk Octave Mandolin/Irish Bouzouki
  • 10. ? ? Reel - generic term (simple) ? Jig ¨C Specific dance to music in compound time ? Jig all over Europe ? Jigs & Reels
  • 11. ? ? Political ? Wartime, Heroism, Anti-government/oppression ? Any style (Reel, Jig, Pub, Celtic trad, Irish Rebel Music
  • 12. ? ? Noel Hill ? Seamus Ennis ? The Clancy Brothers ? John McCormack ? Tommy Makem ? The Pogues Notable Artists