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Comhaltas Traditional Music Archive
An archive, in English and Irish, of the sounds, images, and documents of traditional Irish music and song.
Irelands Eye
Irelandseye: The Music of Ireland
This site provides ten traditional Ireland songs in addition to information on traditional Irish dance and traditional music. Each topic presented is hyperlinked to additional information.
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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Audio
Small audio archive from an organization dedicated t the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. Listen to tracks of reel, jigs, and ballads, both instrumental and vocal.
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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Video
Small video archive from an organization dedicated t the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. View clips of solo performers and bands playing selections of reels, jigs, and hornpipes on fiddles, flutes, pipes,...
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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Glossary
Glossary of Irish words associated with traditional Irish music. Includes vocalized pronunication of terms.
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Na Piobairi Uilleann [Society of Uilleann Pipers]: History of the Uilleann Pipes
A history of an instrument central to the playing of traditional Irish music: the Irish bagpipes known as the uilleann pipes.
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Na Piobairi Uilleann [Society of Uilleann Pipers]: About the Uilleann Pipes
Illustrated description of the Irish bagpipes known as the uilleann pipes.
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: The Ira and Sinn Fein: Poetry: "The Foggy Dew"
A favorite of Irish nationalists from the time that it was written (1919), "The Foggy Dew" is an example of a traditional ballad inspired by one of the most significant events in Ireland's long struggle with Britain: the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Irish Traditional Music Archive: Digitisation
Access a selection of materials related to traditional Irish music from the digitized holdings: sound recordings, printed materials, and visuals,
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Track Preview: Music of Ireland: Medley
Listen to a sample of traditional Irish music played on the uilleann pipes, from a 1951 recording of music of the world's peoples.
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Irish Traditional Music Archive: What Is Irish Traditional Music
This PDF resource provides information about Irish Traditional Music including definitions and characteristics.