As an average citizen we might often compare irish folk and traditional dance with "Lord of Dance" or "Riverdance", which is highly criticised by traditional singers and dancers. Although it refers to the tradition, that irish music was considered to be the best dance music around the world in former times. I posted a little summary about traditional music from Ireland. But as I mentioned, still today there are traditional singers which enjoy high popularity like the choir Anúna does. Also and maybe most famous of all is the american Punk-Folk-Band Dropkick Murphys.
Like all traditional music, Irish folk music has changed slowly. Most folk songs are less than two hundred years old. One measure of its age is the language used. Modern Irish songs are written in English and Irish. Most of the oldest songs and tunes are rural in origin and come from the older Irish language tradition. Modern songs and tunes often come from cities and towns, Gaeltacht and English-speaking Ireland.
Puirt a beul (gaelic: "Tunes from a mouth"):
One of the earliest forms of Irish folk in which the rhythm and melody are more important than the words or their sense. It is usually not accompanied by instruments but a capella.
These unaccompanied vocals are called Sean-nós ("old style") and are considered to be the ultimate form of traditional singing. To the first-time listener, accustomed to pop and classical singers, sean-nós often sounds more "Arabic" or "Indian" than "Western". Non-Sean-nós traditional singing, even when accompaniment is used, uses patterns of ornamentation and melodic freedom derived from sean-nós singing, and, generally, a similar voice placement.
Caoineadh
The term Caoineadh(pron. keen-ooh; "crying/weeping"). The Caoineadh-type song is a lament song which is typified by lyrics which stress sorrow and pain.
Later in the 18th century instruments were introduced to the music, most popular were:
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