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traditional irish music recommendations

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  • 02-12-2008 1:26am
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    bigstar
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    what would you recommend for someone with very little exposure to traditional music. id like to know where to start, maybe theres a good compilation cd of old tunes or something. i know nothing about trad music. which is a bit sad considering the rich tradition in irish music. so any recommendations are welcome, thanks.


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    SuperSean11
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    bigstar wrote: »
    what would you recommend for someone with very little exposure to traditional music. id like to know where to start, maybe theres a good compilation cd of old tunes or something. i know nothing about trad music. which is a bit sad considering the rich tradition in irish music. so any recommendations are welcome, thanks.

    As Gaeilge, rebel songs or just traditional music in general?


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    bigstar
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    all of the above, just looking for a starting point really


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    scotchy
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    Anything by Planxty, the Bothy band, or DeDannan would be a good start to a traditional collection.




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    bigstar
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    ill have to check them out, heard a bit of planxty and christy moore. was thinking of earlier stuff, if theres a good collection of 'important' irish music. ishould probably check the trad section in hmv or tower


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    shaywest
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    check out mulligan records online prettymuch everything yhey released was good


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    TripleT
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    Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane - Chetvorno Horo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHor3yeyDhg

    Planxty - The Blacksmith (late late 1977) Amazing!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3A5Tgy47M&feature=related

    The Dubliners - The night visiting song (lukes last performance apparently)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMGvQ2v-ZRM

    The Dubliners - The Auld Triangle on Liedercircus Germany 1976 (bring a tear to you eye)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7birRBmNM

    Paul Brady - Gleanntain Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z3pIka25YU&feature=related


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    TripleT
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    My cousins in a band called the cracked bucket band and they do a song called 'James Browns Waltz'. It's such an amazing song. I'll ask if I can upload it somewhere.


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    vibez
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    Start with the Dubliners

    You find it hard to find a band that will get you addicted to Irish Ballads.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSbw1-LFw8&feature=related


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    TheLoc
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    Planxty, the bothy band, Cran (loads of albums that are brilliant. Especially Black black black, the lover's ghost and the crooked stair*).

    All that rebel stuff is useless. it's for kids. The bands above are real traditional Irish music from the heart.


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    cue brute
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    the comhaltas site has tons of mp3s for free download - nicely played and well recorded

    http://comhaltas.ie/music/audio/


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    CSC
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    I'd recommend getting some of Dervish's albums also.

    There is some good Irish rebel music out there if you know where to look - some of the songs wrote about the 1798 rebellion, Easter Rising and the 1981 Hunger Strikes are amazing.


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    Ogham
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    Of the newer traditional groups that are still going - Danu are pretty good - and Lunasa.


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    greenteaicedtea
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    I'm planning on getting a fiddle, I'm trying to learn tunes ahead of time. I made a list of fiddle tunes, and I'm finding midi files online.


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    madfortrad5958
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    bigstar wrote: »
    what would you recommend for someone with very little exposure to traditional music. id like to know where to start, maybe theres a good compilation cd of old tunes or something. i know nothing about trad music. which is a bit sad considering the rich tradition in irish music. so any recommendations are welcome, thanks

    have a look at my bebo page its pure trad and ballads

    www.bebo.com/aljd5958
    best of luck
    dont be afraid to ask any questions


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    Intothesea
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    Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin's orchestral versions of old tunes
    might be interesting to you. This is one of his own, but
    gives an idea of style:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_KRLcD9uWk

    Some sean-nós singing, Iarla Ó Lionáird:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJVE4MzXbE&feature=channel_page
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFUVn7884a4&feature=channel_page

    Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill stretch out the dense old
    tunes where 'sweets compacted lie' - making it easier to
    appreciate at more typical speeds:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bKIE37gwQ

    I find that lyrics for the old love and/or disaster songs can
    be as impressive/powerful as the music, or even more.

    G'luck :)


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