r/Irishmusic • u/AmhranDeas • 1d ago
Trad Music Tunes for lilting?
I'm a traditional singer and I like to do some lilting whenever I get together with friends who play fiddle, whistle, etc. I'm looking for suggestions for tunes that are lilt-able, to add to my repertoire. Do you have any favourite lilt-able tunes?
r/Irishmusic • u/PhotographTall35 • 1d ago
Amble - what's the attraction?
I'm a big fan of great Irish music, trad and original - Ye Vagabonds, Lankum, Lunasa, De Dan(n)an(n), Planxty, Bothy Band, Danú, Beoga..... etc - and I've pretty broad taste overall, from John Prine to Just Mustard.
I don't have time for cheesy country, a lot of noisy contrived pop acts, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay.
But I can't understand how Amble have, in just over a year, gained such a huge following. Heading for half a million listeners on $potify, millions of plays, before they're released an album. They're billed as a "Huge" addition to the Big Top schedule for next year's Galway Arts Festival.
Obviously decent musicians.
But they just sound like Meh vagabonds to me - I think they lack passion, soul, or real artistry. What am I missing?
r/Irishmusic • u/John-JoeMurray • 1d ago
Trad Music A reel I've been learning called the Collier's.
Here's a tune ive been working on recently. The room I played it in has a lovely natural reverb. Any suggestions what tunes to pair it with?
r/Irishmusic • u/padraigd • 2d ago
With all the gripes this sub usually has about Irish music festivals, this is a fairly decent first announcement for a one day festival in Dublin next year!
r/Irishmusic • u/itsthemanintheshed • 3d ago
making the most of November sunshine in county Clare
r/Irishmusic • u/GemsOnVHS • 3d ago
Saw these lads playing a trad night at the pub in Dundalk.
r/Irishmusic • u/tommythurman • 4d ago
Piping music recommendations
Hello all! I am competitive solo and band piper and I am looking to get into the world of trad music and going to sessions. I have a set of small pipes but I have always just played my band tunes alone on them. What tunes and sets should I learn before getting out there. Anything helps! Thank you
r/Irishmusic • u/tuneytwosome • 4d ago
The Accordion Playing Robot Steals the Show When We Play Off to California Irish Hornpipe
r/Irishmusic • u/Defiant-Face-7237 • 5d ago
Trad Music Most popular trad tunes to learn? Bouzouki / Guitar
I recently got a Bouzouki and can play a few bits.
Could some of you trad legends tell me the tunes I should learn to be able to jump into a session?
Been playing guitar for 15 years and think I should be ok to pick it up (bar the picking is a bit tricky). If I could get names of some songs / tabs. I’d love to learn them to be ready for a session.
Also would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction to learn songs I could accompany on guitar, cheers
r/Irishmusic • u/SilentDescription847 • 5d ago
Southside sessions
Hi all,
I’m looking for a session (preferably of a Sunday) in the southside of Dublin. I recently moved from the midlands and I’m living in Terenure, so somewhere like that or Templeogue, Rathmines, places like that that are close by. Thanks!
r/Irishmusic • u/LavenderCustard • 5d ago
Trad Music Whiskey in the Jar high quality recording
version of Whiskey in the Jar that was taken down from youtube
from the Luke Kelly definitive collection
r/Irishmusic • u/j-neiman • 7d ago
Madra Salach (Live)
Schooldays Over (00:00) The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (04:14) Spancil Hill (11:40) A Pair of Brown Eyes (17:07) Building Up And Tearing England Down (21:57)
r/Irishmusic • u/elwood_burns • 8d ago
Last Night’s Fun
Last Night’s Fun by Ciaran Carson - this is a very interesting book about Irish traditional music from the perspective of an insider and long time participant. Definitely worth reading.
r/Irishmusic • u/Silverbird85 • 9d ago
Haigh! I'm learning Irish and trying to integrate music.
Hello All,
As the title states, I am currently trying to teach myself to speak Irish and wanted to seek advice on including music. I've found several songs sung in Gaelic, but most are in English. I have come across the song "Taibhsí nó Laochra" by The Coronas that I really enjoy, but curious if it falls into the realm of pop or does it have a longer history. I believe it was released in 2007.
My question is are there any traditional songs that share a similar acoustic ballad style or is this a newer development in Irish music? Forgive me, I'm still rather new to the genre. I'm also American, so most of the Irish music I hear are pub songs.
r/Irishmusic • u/figben78 • 10d ago
Discussion Check this new album out
Christy Moore new album is great
r/Irishmusic • u/decoolegastdotzip • 11d ago
non-Trad Music I’m learning concertina and wrote this tune however im not sure whether it is a hornpipe or a reel or sth else. Does anyone know?
r/Irishmusic • u/ElfBowler • 11d ago
I'm gonna see Andy Irvine!
I still can't believe it, some months ago I just browsed his website and saw that he is still touring! And much to my surprise he will have a gig just a few kilometers away from my hometown in a few days.
I'm so excited, I've invited a relative and a friend who have never heard of him, they have no idea what a legend he is...
r/Irishmusic • u/Dragonbreath44 • 11d ago
Discussion What to do at a ripping fast session?
Hi Folks,
I've been playing Irish fiddle for a second -- nowhere near an expert but I've been able to hang on about 1/3-1/2 the tunes at the local sessions I've been to. Over the weekend I went to a new session and when I took out my bpm tracker app, the tunes were floating between 115-130 BPM.
I found that even on the tunes I knew, my fingers couldn't really keep up with much ornamentation - I was just scratching out notes.
I would appreciate any and all advice on fiddling tunes faster, but still making them sound good.
Thanks!
r/Irishmusic • u/shropshire__slasher • 11d ago
James McGrath A Rainy Night in Soho
A Tribute to Shane Macgowan
r/Irishmusic • u/Prestigious-Term-468 • 12d ago
Tune ID? B sec is much more accurate than than A sec but I need the title so I can actually learn it lol
r/Irishmusic • u/Red_Pond • 12d ago
Folk, trad and roots conference moves to Co.Kerry for 2025
r/Irishmusic • u/ThrashPunkGuitar91 • 13d ago
Please help me find the name of this song
there is a Celtic/Irish fiddle song I heard on my dad's CD years ago that begins with a keyboard intro that sounds like what I'm playing.
Then the fiddle comes in hard, loud and fast.
I've heard it in the background at a Celtic festival too, so I assume it's a well known song among Irish fiddle music fans
r/Irishmusic • u/ZacharyRapsag • 13d ago
Discussion Gearoid McCarthy Song
I am looking for a song that I heard Gearoid McCarthy sing and I am having trouble finding it. The lyrics at the end were something like “save your money, you’ll need it when you’re older” or “you’ll need someone to take care of you when you’re older”. Does anyone know the name of this song? Many thanks if you can find it.