Irish music : les infos utiles
Irish music : the must-haves
Irish music sessions
In Ireland, an Irish pub wouldn’t be an Irish pub without its famous traditional music sessions! These are concerts held in pubs,…
Dirty Old Town
Dirty Old Town is a timeless Irish classic, played daily in Ireland’s sirish pubs. A true symbol of traditional Irish music, this…
Christmas in Ireland Irish songs
Fairytale of New York by The Pogues
It’s impossible to celebrate Christmas in Ireland without hearing“Fairytale of New York“This is a famous Irish song performed by the Pogues, a…
Niall Horan
Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan is an artist who captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide as a member of British boy…
Shane MacGowan (1957 – 2023)
With his atypical face, his thuggish and irreverent side, Shane MacGowan is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s must-see celebrities. But he’s best known…
The reel
The reel is a term used to describe a traditional Irish dance and the music that accompanies it. Very famous in Ireland,…
The Tin Whistle
The Tin Whistle is a small Anglo-Irish flute consisting of a steel tube capped by a plastic mouthpiece. Very inexpensive, this instrument…
The Uilleann Pipe
Do you love Irish music and appreciate the country’s typical instruments? We recommend that you discover the Uilleann Pipe! Behind this complicated…
The Bodhràn
If you love music, then you're sure to discover the bodhràn, an Irish instrument similar to a tambourine, traditionally used for lively…
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U2 turns 50: Dublin celebrates the band that changed the history of rock
Fifty years ago, a handful of teenagers came together in Dublin, unaware that they were about to form one of the most…
