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A 2001 book of New York Times theatre reviews sorts Mc names as if spelled Mac. [13] A 2002 official document for the State of Vermont recommends explicitly no special treatment for Mac and Mc. [14] New Hart's Rules (Oxford University Press, 2005) advises "List names prefixed with Mc, Mac, or M c as if they were spelled Mac". [15]
Sean-nós singing (/ ˈ ʃ æ n. n oʊ s / SHAN-nohss, Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠ n̪ˠoːsˠ]; Irish for 'old style') is unaccompanied, traditional Irish vocal music usually performed in the Irish language. Sean-nós singing usually involves very long melodic phrases with highly ornamented and melismatic melodic lines, differing greatly from ...
The six Celtic nationalities are divided into two musical groups, Gaelic and Brythonic, [1] which according to Alan Stivell differentiate "mostly by the extended range (sometimes more than two octaves) of Irish and Scottish melodies and the closed range of Breton and Welsh melodies (often reduced to a half-octave), and by the frequent use of the pure pentatonic scale in Gaelic music".
The MacDonald Brothers, now performing as The Macs, are a Scottish pop folk duo from Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, consisting of brothers Brian and Craig MacDonald.They first rose to prominence in the third UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2006, [1] and have since gone on to release four studio albums.
This is a list of choirs that sing at least part of their repertoire in a Celtic language.Celtic choirs keep alive Celtic music traditions and language, bringing them to a wider audience and reinforcing the learning of Celtic languages. [1]
Note that the All-Ireland Fleadh Championships are unrelated to the All-Ireland Pipe Band Championships organised jointly by the Irish Pipe Band Association (IPBA) and the Northern Ireland Branch of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBANI). 1985, O'Neill Pipe Band, County Armagh; 1987, O'Neill Pipe Band, County Armagh
It featured musicians such as Oisín Mc Auley and Éamonn Doorley from Danú, Gerry O Beirne, and John Doyle from Solas. In 2008, Nic Amhlaoibh recorded Dual in Irish and Scottish Gaelic with Julie Fowlis, Éamonn Doorley (of Danú), and Ross Martin to highlight the many similarities and differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic cultures.
The definitive version of Mary Mack is, perhaps, the live version on the 1977 double album "Makem & Clancy Concert," performed live at National Stadium Dublin by the late great Irish troubadours, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy. "Mary Mac" has long been a fixture of Richmond, Virginia band Carbon Leaf's live sets.