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Irish Song Types to Explore
[edit]This is from List_of_European_folk_music_traditions
| Country | Elements | Dance | Instrumentation | Other topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish [1] | aisling - amhrain - ballad - bard - caoineadh - diddling-drinking song - Fonn Mall - harp music - keening (lament, caoning) -macaronic song - Ossian ballad (Fenian ballad) - rebel song - reverdie- sean nós | carol - céilidh - clogging - highland -hornpipe-jig - polka - quadrille - reel - slide - slip jig - step dance -strathspey | accordion - banjo - bodhrán - bouzouki - concertina - fiddle -flute-guitar - harp - uilleann pipes - whistle [2] | American wake conyach - crack - feis - fleadh - session |
- ^ Ritchie, pgs. 15 - 17, 32 - 33, 60, 67, 72, 74 - 75, 77, 80 - 81; Nettl, Folk and Traditional Music, pgs. 53 - 75; O'Connor, Nuala, "Dancing at the Virtual Crossroads" in theRough Guide to World Music, pgs. 170 - 188; Kinney, pgs. 156 - 163; Sawyer, pgs. 5, 7 - 10, 36 - 37, 55 - 56, 101 - 105, 111 - 112, 117 - 121, 172 - 176, 232 - 233
- ^ The bouzouki is a relatively recent import that is often considered to not be a traditional instrument. O'Connor, however, acknowledges that though "it might seem odd", the bouzouki has "taken firm root" in traditional music.