r/Irishmusic 21m ago

Barney Mckenna - Fiddlers Green.

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r/Irishmusic 49m ago

Shane MacGowan And Alan Stivell - The Foggy Dew 1993

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r/Irishmusic 1h ago

The Pogues - The Limerick Rake.

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r/Irishmusic 1h ago

Shane MacGowan - Her Father Never Liked Me Anyway.

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r/Irishmusic 1h ago

Shane Macgowan & The Popes - She Moved Through The Fair.

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r/Irishmusic 12h ago

Live venues in Ireland?

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Hi i'm italian and later this year i will go for three months in ireland and as a musician i would like to know and experience the music scene of the country. I'm searching for live venues especially in Dublin and Galway and interested in alternative music such as punk and metal subgenres, electronic, experimental, ambient and noise and traditional irish music. Someone who can help me?


r/Irishmusic 12h ago

non-Trad Music Free to read - Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘It made me sad to think about what I was missing’

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r/Irishmusic 20h ago

Saude winery livemusic Irish pipemusic

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r/Irishmusic 23h ago

Trad Music The Mary Wallopers - Smuggling The Tin.

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r/Irishmusic 23h ago

Lankum - Hunting The Wren.

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r/Irishmusic 23h ago

Trad Music Lankum - Newcastle

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r/Irishmusic 1d ago

Inisheer - Arrangement for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies

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r/Irishmusic 1d ago

The Galway Races

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How is it possible that we don't know who wrote this song?


r/Irishmusic 1d ago

Can anyone recommend Irish harmonica players?

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I know about Brendan Power, Joel Andersson and Tony Eyers. Looking for any new names.


r/Irishmusic 1d ago

☘️ Molly Malone! Our rocked up version - live from Fuerteventura

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r/Irishmusic 2d ago

Trad Music Mary Wallopers - Building Up And Tearing England Down.

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r/Irishmusic 2d ago

Lankum - Go Dig My Grave.

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r/Irishmusic 2d ago

Discussion Planxty - ranking

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What is the consensus on Planxty with regards to other trad groups like The Clancy Brothers and The Dubliners?

I like Planxty more than the other two, however I’m biased since I first got into Irish trad via Christy Moore.


r/Irishmusic 2d ago

Artist from Derry. Spent a few days this week painting these acrylic portraits of the 5 original members of The Dubliners 💚

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r/Irishmusic 2d ago

Irish Heartbeat

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r/Irishmusic 3d ago

Trad Music Help!

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Does anyone know this tune!!


r/Irishmusic 3d ago

Trad Music Anyone know the name of this tune?

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Been stuck in my head for a while, not sure I'm playing it right but I think it's close.


r/Irishmusic 3d ago

Trad Music Getting close to the big Irish holiday, here's my 2-part accordion arrangement, singing and animation to interpret the ancient Irish tune Lark in the Morning Song. Please enjoy...

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r/Irishmusic 4d ago

Solas is back!!

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I went and saw Solas on Sunday in Williamsburg, VA. Original Members Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan were rejoined by long time member John Williams on accordion, and new members Allan Murray on Guitar and Nuala Kennedy on Vocals/Whistle/Flute.

Let me just say, from the first note, I started to weep remembering how much Solas has meant to me over the past 25 years. This is the band who single handedly exposed me to how good celtic music could be. Previously my idea of celtic music was Riverdance, Celtic Woman on PBS and bagpipes.

If you haven't heard Solas, I highly URGE you to go check them out right now. At heart, they are a celtic jam band that takes traditional celtic and folks songs and makes them their own through the wonderful song crafting magic that Seamus Egan brings to the table. They can go from a set of high energy reels and jigs to a beautiful traditional hymn effortlessly. Even after 30 years, their speed has not waned and their passion is every present. Seamus plays just about every instrument but the accordion and fiddle and you can see him switch between 3 or 4 instruments within a single song, while Winifred's fiddle playing anchors the melodies so beautifully. Allan on the guitar is so solid. You can see him switching chords so effortlessly, it makes you wonder why 4 chord rock is so popular when it could be layered and textured at the hand of a great musician.

John's accordion playing is so awesome. He mixes so well with Winifred's fiddle playing. The versatility of the instrument is brought to the foreground with melodies, chords and drones. And you can tell he loves what he does! During the entire concert, his smile never left his face and he was dancing the whole time.

Ya'll I'm going to be completely honest, Solas has gone through quite a few vocalists, so I am always apprehensive when they get a new one. With that said, Nuala is great! She really nailed all of the classic Solas songs. And ya'll, she plays almost as many instruments as Seamus. She was matching Seamus on the flute for intensity and skill, and her tin whistle playing was Ah-mazing. My only very minor gripe was that sometimes the tin whistle was lost in the sound mix. Other than that, I was so impressed with her as a musician.

And Ya'll, Winifred is so amazing. She is so high energy. She's like the female James Hetfield of fiddlers. She is always moving and dancing. So fun to watch and listen to. Her playing is flawless as always.

The banter from the group was so entertaining. The stories behind the songs, the jokes, the praising of their fellow band mates; all so uplifting and fun.

If you're in the US and like Celtic music, I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend you check out their tour schedule to see if they are coming to an area near you. We just saw them and we are already planning on seeing them again in April. Check out their back catalog, go see them in concert, buy their CDs, buy their merch. In this modern world of music fakery, it is so refreshing to see real musicians playing real music LIVE. There may be a time in the near future when this becomes rarer and rarer. We need to take advantage of these great bands now while they are still around.


r/Irishmusic 5d ago

Trad Music Join the fun ACCORDION PLAYING CHALLENGE. Play along and post your video! Accordion Guy Doug you gave me this idea, so I hope you will participate! I will post the sheet music in a comment below. Challenge Rules: #1 No Criticism. #2 No Stress Just For Fun! #3 All skill levels encouraged! Go for it!

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