Young Piping Student
A young student in Peter Browne's piping class, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.
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Young Piping Student
A young student in Peter Browne's piping class, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.
Copyright Tony Kearns
There are a small number of instruments in traditional Irish music. Some of them have a very long history in Ireland e.g. the harp. The pipes and the fiddle soon became very popular as well. Most of the Irish dance music was created from these instruments. The harp was not usually used for dance music.
Bodhrán
Unidentified bodhrán player at Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. The bodhrán is a single sided drum beaten with the knuckles or with a stick. It was included in the music of Seán Ó Riada in his ensembles in the 1960s.
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Bodhrán
Unidentified bodhrán player at Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. The bodhrán is a single sided drum beaten with the knuckles or with a stick. It was included in the music of Seán Ó Riada in his ensembles in the 1960s.
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Other important instruments in Irish music are: the flute, the whistle, the accordion and the concertina.
Today the guitar is often played in Irish music sessions. Seán Ó Riada began to play the bodhrán in traditional Irish music in the 1960s. Drums had not usually been used before this. Now the bodhrán is a very popular instrument.