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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Scottish and Scotch Irish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Scottish and Scotch-Irish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Website
Contemplator

Folk Music of England, Scotland,ireland, Wales & America

For Students 9th - 10th
Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.
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Website
Other

Na Piobairi Uilleann [Society of Uilleann Pipers]: History of the Uilleann Pipes

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

Visit Ireland: Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of dancing in Ireland.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: The Ira and Sinn Fein: Poetry: "The Foggy Dew"

For Students 9th - 10th
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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