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There has also been a considerable amount of celtic fusion with more popular music styles. Groups such as Planxty and De Dannan led the way. In recent years, traditional music has been used in collaboration with European and American music in what was known as a Golden Age for traditional music. Read more: "Weile Weile Waile" - How an old Irish murder ballad became a children's song The influence of Ó Riada can still be seen in the creative grúpa ceoil (music group) competition at the Fleadh Cheoil. The group began musical arrangements of traditional music, something that had been previously unheard of. Ó Riada established the traditional music ensemble Ceoltóirí Chulainn who were heavily influenced by classical music forms. The style of music was thrown open to a wider audience still due to the influence of Sean Ó Riada. The fiddle player Michael Coleman was one such player whose recordings in New York were to influence fiddle-players in the States and in Ireland for many years to come. Traditional music saw a revival, especially in the States, in the 1920s when recordings of traditional music were taken for the first time and made available to the Irish living abroad. It was during the time of the famine that vast numbers of Irish moved to the States, bringing their music with them. Our music has traveled all of the world thanks to our long history of emigration.

Many formal classes will provide music notes for students and books do print tunes on a traditional music stave, however.Īs can be seen at events at Fleadh Cheoil, traditional music has traveled much farther than the 32 counties of Ireland. This is a practice that is still encouraged today and students of traditional music are encouraged to pick up tunes they hear from others or to learn as they listen. Irish traditional music began as an oral tradition, passed on from generation to generation by listening, learning by ear, and without formally writing the tunes on paper. We know that once a tin whistle is pulled out of the handbag it’s going to end with a good night but where did it all start? Paul Murphy, Managing Director of Murphy of Ireland, an Irish clothing retailer, created this detailed infographic tracing the history and origins of our tunes and melodies to explain more about the ancient traditions that can still set a crowd alive.