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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 ...
Larry Sanger. "The Donegal Fiddle Tradition". EFX Studio. Retrieved 2008-03-08. Feldman, Allen, and Eamonn O'Doherty. The Northern Fiddler: Music and Musicians of Donegal and Tyrone. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1979. Dromey, Paul. "Doctor Liz has many strings to her bow". The Living Tradition. No. 36. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21
Tommy Peoples (20 September 1948 – 4 August 2018) was an Irish fiddler who played in the Donegal fiddle tradition. ... He played in the fiddle style of East Donegal.
Donegal Irish has a strong influence on learnt Irish across Ulster. Like other areas on the western seaboard of Ireland, parts of County Donegal have a distinctive fiddle tradition which is of world renown. County Donegal is also well known for its songs which have, like the instrumental music, a distinctive sound.
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.
He was also interviewed by Michael Robinson for Fiddler Magazine on The Donegal Fiddle tradition. [ 5 ] In recent years, He began his own summer fiddle school, and performed regularly with his partner, Connie Drost, and their daughters Merle, Aisling and Séana, all excellent fiddlers.
Sligo fiddling from northern Connacht, which like Donegal fiddling tends to be fast, but with a bouncier feel to the bowing. Galway fiddling southern Connacht, which is slower than Sligo or Donegal traditions, with a heavier emphasis on ornamentation. Tunes are occasionally played in Eb or Bb to match the tonality of flat pipes.
Born in 1937, Campbell grew up in a house that was steeped in Donegal fiddle music. His father and grandfather were well known fiddle players. [2] The Campbell home was a regular venue for musicians to come to visit and play music, including both Mickey and John Doherty.