TRADITIO

NAL

IRIS

H MUSIC

CONTENTS

Irish Traditional Instruments

Irish Traditional Tunes

Information on Irish songs

Irish Traditional Artists

Irish Pop Artists

Introduction

What you will learn during this presentation;

o About Irish Traditional instruments

o About Irish Traditional Tunes

o About Irish songs

o Irish Traditional Artists

o Irish Pop artists

Irish Traditional Instruments

Here are some of the Irish Traditional Instruments!!!

• Fiddle• Harp

• Uilleann Pipes• Bodhrán

FIDDLE• The Fiddle is the most high pitched member

of the string family which includes the viola, the cello and the double bass.

• The bow consists of wood and horse hair.• You must hold the violin properly or the

sound goes flat. That’s what our violin teacher told us !!!

THE HARP

Did you know ? …

Historical evidence apparently states that harpists were hanged because of their talent .

The wood that harp makers usually use are……

1. Maple

2. Purple Heart

3. Cherry You use your fingers to play the Harp

The strings are made of…… Nylon Synthetic gut Gut Throughout the years there have been many famous

harpists and pipers in Ireland who have been blind.

Uilleann Pipeso Traditional music from Ireland and Scotland

are mostly played on the tin whistle, fiddle and the Pipes.

o It is in the wood wind family,o Did you know ?o The uilleann pipes are similar to the Bagpipes

which are Scottish . In Irish Uilleann means elbow which is the part of your body you use to pump the bellows but with the Bagpipes you blow in order to push air

o through the reed.

THE BODHRÁN

History states that during the Irish rebellion of 1603 ,the Bodhrán was used by the Irish forces as a battle drum to announce the arrival of the army.

The Bodhrán is in the percussion family. The Bodhrán is made from: Wood Goat skin The Bodhrán is played with either your

hand or tipper.

IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNES

Here are the 3 main types of tunes in traditional Irish music:

The Reel The Jig The Horn Pipe

THE JIG

The Jig or double jig is a common type of dance in Irish origin. Like the reel, the tune usually consists of two parts made of 8 bars with the time signature 6/8

HORNPIPE

Hornpipes are dance tunes that appear to have originated in the maritime tradition.

The most common type of hornpipe is similar to the terms of time signature 4/4 but instead of counting 4 even beats per bar there is emphasis on the first and third beats.

REEL

This is the most common type of dance tune played in Irish music.

Originally heavily influenced by similar dances in Scotland.

Reels usually consist of two or more parts which are played twice.

TRADITIONAL IRISH SONGS

Songs in Irish music can be.1. Sang in English or Irish2. Can be sang with or without musical

accompaniment.3. Songs that are sung without music are

said to be sang in the Seán Nós (old style)

FAMOUS IRISH TRADITIONAL ARTISTS.

Christy Moore The Dubliners Cara Dillon The Chieftains Paul Brady (from our town)

FAMOUS POP ARTISTS

Ireland has produced and still continues to produce some famous Pop artists such as:

Westlife Boyzown The Script U2 Jedward Bob Geldof Van Morrison