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Irish music is a vibrant folk tradition that has thrived throughout the 20th century, maintaining its distinctiveness amid the influences of popular music. Despite emigration and cross-cultural connections with British and American music, Irish music retains its traditional roots and continues to inspire genres like country and rock. Key instruments include the fiddle, flute, and uilleann pipes, while pub sessions feature local bands performing for the community. Iconic dance forms, like Riverdance, are highlighted by choirs such as Anuna, showcasing the enduring cultural richness of Ireland.
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IRISH MUSIC Irish music is a folk music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many other traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. In spite of emigration and a well-developed connection to music influences from Britain and the United States, Irish music has kept many of its traditional aspects; indeed, it has itself influenced many forms of music, such as country and roots music in the USA, which in turn have greatly influenced rock music in the 20th century.
INSTRUMENTS • The most popular instruments used in Irish music are; Fiddle, Flute, Whistle, Uilleann pipes, Harp, Accordion, Concertina, Banjo, Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Bodhran and the Harmonica
MUSIC FOR DANCING • Ireland’s most famous dancing is river dance. The music that is used for this is sang by a choir called Anuna.
Pub Sessions • Pub sessions are now the home of most types of traditional Irish music. This takes place in small rural pubs usually in the West of Ireland. This is when a local traditional Irish band go in to a local pub and play traditional Irish music to the people in the pub. Such events can be seen on tg4 .
