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
Bodhrán
- 7.
Aerophone, Reeds
Concertina Higher Pitch
Less common
Buttons on either side to
change pitch
Diatonic
Concertina & Accordion
- 10.
Reel - generic term (simple)
Jig – Specific dance to music in compound time
Jig all over Europe
Jigs & Reels
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Political
Wartime, Heroism, Anti-government/oppression
Any style (Reel, Jig, Pub, Celtic trad,
Irish Rebel Music
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Noel Hill
Seamus Ennis
The Clancy Brothers
John McCormack
Tommy Makem
The Pogues
Notable Artists