traditional irish music recommendations

bigstar

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.

SuperSean11

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?

bigstar

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

scotchy

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




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bigstar

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

shaywest

check out mulligan records online prettymuch everything yhey released was good

TripleT

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

TripleT

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.

vibez

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

TheLoc

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.

cue brute

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

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

CSC

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.

Ogham

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

greenteaicedtea

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.

madfortrad5958

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

Intothesea

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