UNIT 4 TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

iii. Listen to the audio extract below and fill in the grid in the book. You will hear each instrument twice.

i. Listen to the audio extract below and fill in the grid in the book. You will hear each instrument twice.

http://www.asza.com/ihm.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_instruments_(music)

PART 2A IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Example of Ceili music:

Example of Sean-nós Singing:

Example of ‘Seisiún’ Music:

PART 2A IRISH TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS

http://www.ceolas.org/instruments/

http://www.ireland.com/en-gb/blog/history-and-heritage/traditional-irish-instruments/

Dubliners Version: 

Thin Lizzy Version: 

Metallica Version:

Grateful Dead Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amLungGziP0

ii. Listen to some instrumental Irish music. Close your eyes and imagine the music is the soundtrack to a scene from a film.

Some suggested pieces of music:

Clannad – Harry’s Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KpNzalFKPo

Irish Dancing Music – 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvXfUxRkIg