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	Music of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Irish traditional music was largely meant (to the best of our current knowledge) for dancing at celebrations for weddings, saint's days or other observances.
		Irish school children are generally taught the rudiments of playing on the tin whistle, just as school children in many other countries are taught the soprano recorder.
		The native Irish harping tradition was an aristocratic art music with its own canon and rules for arrangement and compositional structure, only tangentially associated with the folkloric music of the common people, the ancestor of present day Irish traditional music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_music (7693 words)

	Irish fiddling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Irish fiddle is one of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire of Irish music.
		The fiddle itself is identical to the violin, however it is played differently in widely-varying regional styles.
		In Irish fiddling there are few known composers, as many tunes have been taught by ear and passed down from one generation to another.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_fiddling (236 words)

	The History of Irish Dance
		The early history of Irish dance reveals a constant shifting of population through migration and invasions.
		Three principal Irish dances are mentioned often in sixteenth century writing: the Irish Hey, the Rinnce Fada (long dance) and the Trenchmore.
		Irish dancing was accompanied by music played on the bagpipes and the harp.
	www.irelandseye.com /dance.html (1256 words)

	St Andrew's Society of Richmond - Games
		In Scotland, the fiddle was often used as a stand-in for bagpipes, which were banned by the English as too nationalistic, hence the music sometimes has a definite bagpipe sound.
		The Scottish Fiddle Competition is sanctioned by Scottish FIRE or Fiddling Revival Ltd., an organization dedicated to the preservation and propagation of traditional Scottish music, which sets rules for competitions such as ours, sanctions judges qualified to adjudicate, such as Dr. Turner, and holds annual National Competitions.
		The rules for the Irish competition, set out in the RHGCF brochure, are based on rules used for "Fleadh Cheoil", a music festival sponsored by Comaltus Ceoltoiri Eireann, and on rules used by American string band festival competitions.
	www.standrewssociety.org /articles/fiddle.asp (373 words)

	Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp
		The daughter of an Irish mother and Scottish father, music, singing, dancing and a love of the history and culture have always been an integral part of her life.
		Daithi Sproule, a native of Derry in the North of Ireland, is a singer and guitarist and one of the premier accompanists in the Irish tradition.
		While living in Vancouver she co-hosted the session at the Irish Heather, a piece of it captured on the CBC recording “In the Heather”.
	www.fridayharborirish.com /faculty.html (1145 words)

	Introductory Questions
		Irish styles from areas further south often tend to be more flowing and pulsating (if you will), due to their greater use of slurring, and swinging or "dotted" rhythms.
		Most importantly is the fact that the musical centers especially of western Donegal are separated by mountains and water from the rest of Ireland; the county is often said to be "remote" though its remoteness is much less a problem today, of course.
		It was not until the 1990s, however, that Donegal fiddle music reached its widest audience, with the great artistic and commercial success of the band, Altan.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/6464/intr.html (1683 words)

	Catholic Explorer :: Chinese-American fiddles with Irish culture
		Within the ironically situated tiny Irish pub in the heart of Shanghai City, the young musician listened and watched as the three wily fiddlers played near the middle of the room.
		Stopping at the nearby bar to listen to the Irish music, interact with the people, and join with the fiddlers soon became an evening ritual for the former child prodigy who would one day become an internationally known orchestral and chamber violinist.
		Lin was quick to reveal that he is interested in developing an Irish fiddle course at the Catholic university in Romeoville.
	www.catholicexplorer.com /explore4325/people/chineseamerican-fiddles-w.shtml (1267 words)

	Definitions of fiddle styles and tunes
		a type of Scottish fiddling with the melody in a higher range; imitating the sounds of the bagpipe; the "c" in "celtic" is pronounced as a "k".
		Reels are slower than in the Irish tradition, and the roll, a staple Irish ornament, is rarely used.
		As a fiddle tune, it is in either 2/4 or 6/8, usually the latter.
	www.library.yale.edu /~mkoth/fidstyle.htm (1299 words)

	Green Linnet - Go Shopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lost in the Loop (GLCD1199) is a tour de force of musicianship and spirit, a celebration of the Irish fiddle tradition and its possibilities.
		Irish American producer Seamus Egan of Solas, has brought along some of his bandmates - guitarist John Doyle and fiddler Winifred Horan - and with Egan on percussion and flute, they fuel the album with the same electricity they bring to Solas.
		Today, Liz is revered as one of Irish America's premiere musicians by fans, critics and, especially, by other musicians.
	www.greenlinnet.com /shopping/search_detail.cfm?ProductID=171 (212 words)

	Artist's Bios
		Drawn to the old fiddle styles of Sligo and Clare, this Boston-area fiddler acquired the skill and knowledge to be both a player and a teacher of Irish traditional fiddle music, and she has earned a sterling reputation throughout New England.
		Her solo recordings are A Whistle in the Wind in 1994, Song of the Irish Whistle in 1996, and Song of the Irish Whistle 2 in 1999.
		Irish dancing skills have been passed down by Tony and Rose Nolan to their two sons, Cian and Darragh, both of whom have performed in Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/cas/irish/biographies.html (8246 words)

	Fiddler Magazine
		Well, writing a fiddle tune is just writing a melody, and there are songs that are fiddle tunes, or of course you can play any song as a fiddle tune, I guess.
		The whole study of fiddle tunes and melodies and everything really probably boils down to why you like one melody over another, which is of course the 64 dollar question.
		I love the fiddle tunes of the Big Sandy River Valley [between Kentucky and West Virginia] and I like the tunes from back home in Missouri, and I like the stuff in Texas and when I hear one, I try to figure out where it's from and what it's like...
	www.fiddle.com /issues/spr97.html (2765 words)

	Donna Hébert - Fiddling resources, including books, DVDs, CDs
		A fiddle teacher who honors many approaches to learning, Donna teaches musicians to find their own internal rhythms and play "in the groove" at her Amherst studio and at workshops, dance events, and residencies nationwide.
		A former fiddle instructor at Wesleyan University, Donna is now adjunct fiddle instructor at Amherst and Hampshire Colleges, as well as directing In the Groove Workshops, Fiddling Demystified Camp and Groove Camp.
		Her fiddling studio is nestled in a garden in beautiful Western Massachusetts, where she directs In the Groove Workshops, bringing fiddling legends to teach and perform.
	www.dhebert.com /pr.html (2458 words)

	Caoimhín Mac Aoidh on Regional Irish Fiddle Styles
		The words "fiddle style" are ones which have been seriously, and unfortunately, ambiguously thrown about, especially in light of recent academic studies into the subject.
		The existence of distinct styles are correlated with the existence of dialectical Irish, and the premise that these styles are, in part, due to and related to natural geographic barriers is postulated.
		The suggestion that fiddle styles be evaluated by a series of several interacting criteria producing a unique resultant sound or mood, as opposed to bowing and ornamentation techniques, is forwarded.
	www.standingstones.com /caoimhin.html (2981 words)

	Celtic Crossings - Irish traditional music for all occasions
		A distinguished Irish music historian and anthropologist, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin is also the Jefferson Smurfit Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at the University of Missouri-St Louis.
		Distinguished by their traditional pedigrees and acoustic purity, they are reputedly the “most traditional duo” on the Irish circuit today and enjoy dedicated fans from coast to coast.
		In Irish duo music, the overall goal is for both instruments to meld so tightly that their melodic ‘personalities’ intertwine in lift, rhythm, dynamics and tuneful perfection.
	www.celticcrossings.com /artists.html (1207 words)

	Liz Carroll Web Site
		Her fiddle provides the melody while a quartet of accompanists provide the foundation for the set of driving reels which introduce the album.
		This is all followed by a set of slow reels in which all the instruments are put through their paces at a speed that allows even an untrained ear to begin to understand the stylistic intricacies.
		She has always managed to balance exquisitely the contradictory pressures of Irish fiddling: the need for precise fingering and the more primal pull of roots.
	www.lizcarroll.com /html/review.htm (1802 words)

	Ossining man ranks as top Sligo fiddler
		There are a half-dozen different types of traditional Irish fiddling named after the areas where they originated: Donegal, Sligo, Clare, Galway, Kerry and Cork.
		Sligo fiddling is fast and rhythmic with a lot of ornamentation — extra notes and scales in and around the melody — but is smoother than Donegal fiddling because the bowing is different.
		Rose Conway Flanagan, 43, of Pearl River teaches fiddle, performs and is a committee member for the upcoming fleadh, the mid-Atlantic qualifying competition for the All-Ireland contests later this summer.
	www.thejournalnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/NEWS02/603170408/1019/NEWS03 (874 words)

	Fiddling Demystified Summer Camp - 2006 with Donna Hébert and George Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This five-day course thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of styles.
		Fiddling Demystified Camp is located at the music studio of Donna Hébert.
		To get the most out of Fiddling Demystified Camp, you'll need at least an intermediate knowledge of your instrument, the ability to play in a variety of keys, meters, and speeds, and have either the ability to sight-read music OR to learn easily by ear.
	www.dhebert.com /FDcamp.html (949 words)

	Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music
		Many Irish music teachers can hear a student (even when the student is a "professional" musician) and instantly pick out every single tune that the student learned from paper or in some other short-cut manner.
		They have studied the past of the tradition with great respect and care, they participate in the current tradition to general praise from other traditional musicians, and they are helping to shape the future of the tradition.
		Larry Sanger teaches Irish fiddle in Ohio, and I agree with his general advice for his students, but not with some of the fiddle-specific technical advice he gives there.
	alan-ng.net /irish/learning (1509 words)

	Green Linnet - Artists - Kevin Burke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		His sparkling, lyrical fiddle playing has earned him a reputation as one of the finest, most influential players in music today.
		His elegant, impassioned fiddling was a cornerstone of the band's legendary sound from 1976 until 1979.
		Celtic Fiddle Festival is Kevin's other current group, a dazzling pan-Celtic ensemble that he founded in 1993 with legendary Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham and Brittany's Christian Lemaître.
	www.greenlinnet.com /artists/kburkebio.htm (1247 words)

	The Snug: Irish traditional music trio in Madison, Wisconsin
		Alan Ng has wholeheartedly dedicated his 20 years of violin performance experience and training to the fine art of Irish fiddling, and he occasionally switches to the bodhrán to add punch to the dance music.
		Their impeccable style is more inspired by the great masters from the early 20th century and the classic ensembles of the 60s and 70s than by the latest "world music" interpretations of Irish music.
		The Milwaukee Irish Fest 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
	irish-snug.com (596 words)

	Sanger's Guide to Learning Irish Fiddle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I'll begin with several paragraphs directed to beginners on the instrument--the fiddle is the same instrument as the violin--and address in somewhat less detail the concerns of violinists who are newcomers to Irish music.
		As to fiddle cases, a lot of people buy expensive fiddle cases, but some of the best fiddlers I saw in Ireland had some of the cheapest molded plastic cases that were ready to fall apart.
		Frankly (speaking as a fiddle teacher myself), for most fiddle students, far and away the most important function of a teacher is to motivate the student to practice.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/6464/fidintro.html (13880 words)

	Augusta Heritage Center "Irish Week" 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I still played fiddle right handed at the time although I was soon to retire from playing as I became disabled.
		As I became determined to learn to play the fiddle again, I decided to start out where I had left off, in a serious study of Irish fiddling.
		At the end of Irish week was a student concert featuring selected pieces by each class.
	www.tiac.net /~cfiddle/augusta96.html (501 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Vallely describes four regional fiddle styles--Donegal, Sligo, Clare and Sliabh Luachra--with the regions running north to south on the western side of Ireland.
		Others identify more regional styles, there are individuals who have developed their own personal styles and, of course, musicians from any region may include elements from any style of fiddling in their playing.
		His recordings influenced many fiddle players at home in Ireland and in the U.S, so Sligo style is what many people think of when they think of Irish fiddle playing.
	www.sunspotpro.com /info_sligo_style.html (354 words)

	Learn Irish Fiddling
		I think of the Irish fiddle ornaments as falling into melodic and percussive categories.
		The first collection I found of Irish and Celtic tunes, way back in the day,was English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes by Robin Williamson.
		This was published in 1976 and came with a vinyl recording of the author playing his tunes up to speed.
	fiddleguru.com /Subscribers/irish.html (822 words)

	Irish Echo Online - Arts
		The Irish Echo's Traditional Artist of the Year for 2002 is SÃ©amus Connolly, a fiddler originally from Killaloe, Co. Clare, who had a truly "banner" year in 2002.
		His commitment is not the easy currency of words but the harder coin of actions, and though he himself might shy away from such a claim, Connolly is a living legend within the long, distinguished tradition of Irish fiddling.
		Two albums that feature Winifred Horan's fiddling placed in the Irish Echo's top 20 list for 2002: "Just One Wish" (No. 7), a superb solo debut comprising mostly her own tunes, and Solas's "The Edge of Silence" (No. 18), a band recording with a contemporary slant, for which she wrote or co-wrote two tunes.
	www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=12538 (1622 words)

	Kevin Burke - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		A former member of the Bothy Band, Patrick Street and a duo he shared with Irish guitarist Michael O'Domhnaill, Burke has also performed as a soloist and with his own band, Open House.
		Replacing Tommy Peoples in the Bothy Band in 1976, he remained with the group until 1979 and was featured on three of their albums -- Old Hag You Have Killed Me, After Hours (Live in Paris) and Out of the Wind, Into the Sun.
		An early-1980s tour, Legends of Irish Music, brought Burke together with influential Irish musicians Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin and harmonica) and Jackie Daly (accordion).
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,409963,00.html (499 words)

	Irish Fiddle Tunes - Elderly Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A treasury of 24 Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English holiday carols all adorned with Celtic calligraphy.
		Simple duets for two fiddles, a round for three, and arrangements for solo fiddle with..more...
		Each part of the tune is played twice, the first time as closely as possible to the written music,..more...
	www.elderly.com /books/cat_or_pgc_page?cat_or_pgc=267&sort_on=sort_price&reverse_str= (707 words)

	What's New in Irish Fiddling Summer-Fall 2003
		A father and son tradition in irish fiddling continues.
		Fiddle maker and traditional fiddler Gerry O'Connor has a new website featuring recordings, dates, and fiddles.
		I just recently received his CD which inlcudes not only solid irish fiddling, but also brief excusions into music in other world folk traditions and even a Grappelli-like swing jazz fiddle solo.
	www.irishfiddle.com /whats_new_summer_2003.html (395 words)

	Welcome to the Small Circle Tune Learning Session
		Irish, Scottish, classical, folk, blues, jazz and new age, and improv.
		Fiddle, beginning and advanced, classical, bluegrass, Irish, Scottish; teaches in Northern metro area.
		Scottish and Irish fiddling styles to players who are already intermediate players.
	www.slowplayers.org /SCTLS/area.html (289 words)

	Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance
		The Wild Irish Roses incorporate traditional Irish fiddling and Irish step dancing with a modern twist in their shows, and have performed throughout the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area and beyond.
		The band combines fiddles, guitars, accordions, wind instruments, drums, octave mandolin, and a love of music to form the "shade tree band" that serenades lunchtime passersby.
		With no outlet for Irish Music in Southern Maryland, other than "at the pond", the band can be heard playing for quarterly house ceilis and sporadic parties throughout the year.
	www.smtmd.org (562 words)

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