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The distinctness of the Donegal tradition developed due to the close relations between County Donegal and Scotland, and the Donegal repertoire and style has influences from Scottish fiddle music. For example, in addition to the ”universally known” standard Irish dance tunes, there is an added volume of Scottish and Nova Scotia tunes played ...
Donegal and Shetland Fiddle Music D McLaughlin, Irish Traditional Music Society - 1992 - Irish Traditional Music Society, University College, Cork a b c Changing cultural landscapes: the co-existence of musical genres in Irish culture and education.
The historical connection between the west coast of Scotland and Donegal is an ancient one (many shared names) as can be heard in the volume of strathspeys, schottisches, marches, and Donegal's own strong highland piping tradition. (See Donegal fiddle tradition). Like some Scottish fiddlers (which tends to use a short bow and play in a more ...
Peoples was the Traditional Musician In Residence at The Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey, County Donegal. In July 2015, he launched a self-published book, Ó Am go hAm - From Time to Time . The book combines a fiddle tutor by Peoples, along with illustrations and a complete notation of 130 original tunes by Peoples.
Claddagh Records, the Dublin label, recorded The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal, featuring Byrne. He followed this with a solo album, The Road to Glenlough (a lake near his home in Mín na Croise), in 1990. A young band from Donegal, Altan, started playing many of his tunes and became popular internationally. [3]
The Donegal Fiddle tradition is a living, breathing tradition, with literally hundreds of young children actively participating in classes and workshops throughout the year. In my opinion, Doherty is fairly divorced from the Donegal 'scene', all of her albums being primarily comprised of music form outside Ireland.
The free-form evening will be more like a classic Irish music session than a formal gig, with attendees encouraged to get up and dance.
Donegal fiddle tradition – an Irish style of fiddle-playing from the Donegal county. Dongjing – Chinese traditional music of the Nakhi people of the Yunnan province. Doo-wop – a simplistic style of music known for its vocal harmonies and usually slow and smooth upbeat instrumentation.