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Irish Music
Contribution to other traditions

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USA and Canada - history
 Francis O’Neill (1848-1936): music collector and Chicago Chief
of Police
 Irish musicians in commercial recording scene in USA early
20th century, e.g. in New York, James Morrison, fiddler from
Sligo; in Chicago, Tom Ennis, uilleann piper from Wexford
 Clancy Brothers, influenced by American folk singers Woodie
Guthrie and Pete Seeger, sang Irish folk music for American
audiences

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USA and Canada - nowadays
 Many Irish-American recording and performing artists
 Eileen Ivers – fiddle
 Seamus Egan and Solas
 Leahy (Canadian band)
 Milwaulkee Irish fest

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The Appalachians
West Virginia, North & South Carolina,
Kentucky, Tenessee
 Mass migration 1700-1775 Ireland to America
 Ulster Presbyterians brought rich song tradition
 Merged with other immigrant traditions to form ‘Old Timey’
music
 This Hillbilly music is origin of America Country music

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Appalachian music

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Newfoundland
 Strong fishing links with Ireland (17th & 18th centuries)
 33,000 ppl from Waterford settled by 1776

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Christy Moore – Sonny’s Dream
Newfoundland song

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Nova Scotia
 Strong Scottish and Irish influence
 Step dancing, Set dancing, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, songs
 Cape Breton Fiddlers Association
 Fiddlers Festival 1973

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Great Britain
 Strong historical links
 Scottish songs in Irish tradition, e.g. ‘Will you Go Lassie
Go’, and vice-versa
 Ballads and Carols came to Ireland from English tradition
 First céilí dance held in London (1897)
 London Feis festival

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Brittany
 Strong Celtic music and dance tradition, also its own language
 Alan Stivell has promoted Breton music and built links

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Breton music
Kornog

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Galicia and Asturias
 After Franco, feel more in common with ‘Celtic’ European
 Muineria – popular dance tune 6 8 time similar to double jig