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The Bodhran - Irish frame drum - Bodhrán - Celtic-Instruments. Featured Product: The bodhrán or Irish frame drum is a small handheld drum consisting of a goatskin playing surface stretched over a wooden frame.

The Bodhran - Irish frame drum - Bodhrán - Celtic-Instruments

It resembles a tambourine, minus the brass jingles, and has been referred to as the "poor man's tambourine. " Pipes: Uilleann, Great Highland Bagpipes, Northumbrian, Scottish Smallpipes, Border Pipes, in Traditional Irish & Celtic Music. Like many Celtic instruments, pipes are known by many names and come in a multitude of flavors.

Pipes: Uilleann, Great Highland Bagpipes, Northumbrian, Scottish Smallpipes, Border Pipes, in Traditional Irish & Celtic Music

There are Great Highland Bagpipes, Irish Warpipes, Uilleann Pipes, Union Pipes, Northumbrian Smallpipes, Scottish Smallpipes, Chuisleann Pipes, Border Pipes, Lowland Pipes, Irish Pipes, pastoral pipes, shuttle pipes, elbow pipes, parlor pipes, and even kitchen pipes. Lest all of this get too confusing, it's possible to quickly boil all of these varieties down into two main categories, based on the method used to fill the instrument's bag with air: mouth-blown pipes, which must be played outdoors (unless you live in an airplane hangar), and bellows-blown pipes, which are quiet enough to be played indoors.

Northumbrian Smallpipes, Pipes used in Traditional Celtic Music at Celtic-Instruments.com. Northumberland County, or Northumbria, is located at the northeast corner of England, and shares its northern border with Scotland.

Northumbrian Smallpipes, Pipes used in Traditional Celtic Music at Celtic-Instruments.com

Northumberland is also the native region for the pipes which bear its name, the Northumbrian smallpipes (the name is sometimes abbreviated to NSP). All the drones on the Northumbrian smallpipes are mounted in a common stock, and the pipes are bellows-blown. The NSP are unique among British Isles bagpipes in having a closed-end chanter. This design difference makes the NSP the quietest of the Celtic bagpipes. Evolution and the Northumbrians There are no historical traces of bellows-driven pipes prior to the 16th century, so it is likely that they were invented around the middle of that century, the first models probably being imported from Germany.

Throughout most of the 18th century, the basic design and functionality of both Border pipes and Northumbrian smallpipes did not make much progress. Uilleann Pipes, Chanters, Practice Pipes at Celtic-Instruments.com Traditional Celtic Music. Uilleann pipes (pronounced ill-in) are a variety of bellows-blown bagpipes that is unique to Ireland.

Uilleann Pipes, Chanters, Practice Pipes at Celtic-Instruments.com Traditional Celtic Music

The word Uilleann is Irish for elbow, referring to the method used to play bellows-driven pipes. To fill the bag with air, the piper compresses the bellows by squeezing them between elbow and ribs. The Irish Banjo at Celtic-Instruments.com Instruments used in Irish and Celtic Music, Irish Banjo, Tenor Banjo, string Banjo. If your experience with banjo music is limited to old-time recordings of bluegrass banjo wizards (Earl Scruggs springs immediately to mind), it may be hard to imagine how the distinctive twangy sound of a banjo could possibly be compatible with the other instruments used for Celtic music.

The Irish Banjo at Celtic-Instruments.com Instruments used in Irish and Celtic Music, Irish Banjo, Tenor Banjo, string Banjo

The right banjo in the right hands, however, is perfectly suited to the Irish tune repertoire. There are three types of banjo used in Celtic music; one for solo work, another that’s best for rhythm accompaniment, and a third that is kind of a wild card. Irish Tenor Banjo. The standard choice for Celtic music, tenor banjo was originally designed to for use as a solo instrument in a multi-piece band. It was built with a dominant sound in mind, and as a result the tenor banjo can be heard loud and clear over other instruments in an ensemble. The banjo itself has come a long way from its origins in Africa.

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Selfish Murphy. Home - Selfish Murphy. Follow on FB. Flogging Molly - "Drunken Lullabies" (official video) Flogging Molly. Flogging Molly. History[edit] Early years[edit] In 1993, King met guitarist Ted Hutt, bassist Jeff Peters, and fiddle player Bridget Regan and put together a rock band with a Celtic feel.

Flogging Molly

They began to play a mix of Irish traditional and rock. Putting Dave's poetic lyrics to rocking melodies, they played at a Los Angeles pub called Molly Malone's weekly building a small but loyal following. Together they wrote songs such as Black Friday Rule and Devil's Dance Floor, which was the beginning of Flogging Molly's unique[citation needed] sound.

They continued a routine of playing every Monday night at Molly Malone's. Career[edit] Dave King performing live in Budapest - 2011 Musical style[edit] Paddy and the Rats - Pilgrim On The Road (Official video) Welcome!

All Celtic Music - Scottish Music - Irish Music

Celtic music. Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe.[1][2] It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from "trad" (traditional) music to a wide range of hybrids.

Celtic music

Often the melodic line moves up and down the primary chords in so many songs. There are a number of possible reasons for this: Melodic variation can be easily introduced. These two latter usage patterns may simply be remnants of formerly widespread melodic practices. Often, the term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because both lands have produced well-known distinctive styles which actually have genuine commonality and clear mutual influences. The definition is further complicated by the fact that Irish independence has allowed Ireland to promote 'Celtic' music as a specifically Irish product.

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