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And like music of the strings all about me, my Roisin Dubh You have driven me mad, fickle girl- may it do you no good! My soul is in thrall, not just yesterday nor today You have left me weary and weak in body and mind O deceive not the one who loves you, my Roisin Dubh I would walk in the dew beside you, or the bitter desert
Irish dance music is isometric and is built around patterns of bar-long melodic phrases akin to call and response.A common pattern is A Phrase, B Phrase, A Phrase, Partial Resolution, A Phrase, B Phrase, A Phrase, Final Resolution, though this is not universal; mazurkas, for example, tend to feature a C Phrase instead of a repeated A Phrase before the Partial and Final Resolutions, for example.
An Irish "trad session" in Hamburg, Germany. Irish traditional music sessions are mostly informal gatherings at which people play Irish traditional music. [1] The Irish language word for "session" is seisiún. This article discusses tune-playing, although "session" can also refer to a singing session or a mixed session (tunes and songs).
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
Flood cautions against confusing it with the traditional melody used by Moore, which he claims (without substantiation) had been known under various names to Irish harpers from about 1745. However, he extensively cites verifiable sources with the British lyrics set to it, beginning in 1773.
Keening (Chaointeoireacht) songs, traditional songs of lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, are a form of sean-nós song in Ireland. [citation needed] Songs with a detailed narrative, such as murder ballads, are far more common in traditional English language music than sean-nós songs. Themes frequently found in Gaelic music ...
American Traditional or Old School tattoos are powerful expressions of identity and heritage. Their timeless designs are steeped in history, capturing the essence of American culture since they ...
Traditional Irish singing is the singing of traditional songs in the native styles such as sean nós. Though some people consider sean nós to particularly refer to singing in the Irish language, the term "traditional singing" is more universally understood to encompass singing in any language, as well as lilting .