The Chieftains - Article Index

Encyclopedia - The Chieftains: Encyclopedia Ii - The Chieftains - Band Members
Paddy Moloney is the band's leader, and composes or arranges most of the band's music. While the band's members changed numerous times in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 2 Folk Awards: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 2 Folk Awards
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia - Folk Music
Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhrán: Encyclopedia - Bodhrán
The bodhrán (IPA [ˈbɔːrɑːn] or [ˈbaʊrɑːn]; plural bodhráin) is an Irish frame drum ranging in anywhere from 10" to 26" in diam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia - Van Morrison
George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is a British singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He plays a variety o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Music: Encyclopedia - Celtic Music
Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia - Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones using enclosed reeds. The term is equally correct in the singular or plural, altho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Music Of The United Kingdom
Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when a wave of British musicians helped to pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barry Lyndon: Encyclopedia - Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975) is a film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray. It recounts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Ireland - Instruments Used In Traditional Irish Music
Main article: Fiddle One of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire, the fiddle is played differently in widely-var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Irish People - Art
Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists List of Irish people - Architecture. Eileen Gray James Hoban, designer of White Hou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Folk Musicians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Folk Musicians - Australia
List of folk musicians - Indigenous Australians. David Hudson Kawisha Mazzella Archie Roach ... See also:List of folk musicians, Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Late Late Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Late Late Show - Gay Byrne
When the show was launched, its original presenter was Gay Byrne, a young Irish broadcaster who had been working with Granada Television ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Music - Divisions
In Celtic Music: A Complete Guide, June Skinner Sawyers acknowledges six Celtic nationalities divided into two groups according to their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias - Traditional Instruments
Traditional instruments in Galicia include the well-known Gaita, a kind of bagpipe, as well as an array of percussion and wind instrument...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Geography
A ring of coastal mountains surrounds low central plains. The highest peak is Carrauntuohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), which is 1041...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Spain - Regional Folk Music
Spain's autonomous regions have many of their own distinctive folk traditions, especially in Basque Country, Galicia and Catalonia. There...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Encyclopedia Ii - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Concert Series
From September through June, Classics Series concerts are performed Friday through Sunday in Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center. Delfs con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Bottine Souriante: Encyclopedia Ii - La Bottine Souriante - Members
LBS has changed members numerous times (not unusual for folk groups!). Although Founder Yves Lambert has left the group, LBS continues to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians - List
Entries are listed with the following syntax: "Song Title" by musical artist(s) most associated with song references musicians and/or ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Types
There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Proba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Tuning
Tin whistle - Whistle keys. The whistle is tuned diatonically, which allows it to be used to easily play music in two major keys and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhrán: Encyclopedia Ii - Bodhrán - Playing
The drum is usually played in a seated position, held vertically on the player's thigh and supported by his or her upper body and arm (us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - History
Van Morrison - Early History. Growing up in a Protestant family in Belfast, Morrison was exposed to music from an early age, as his fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - The Emergence Of Popular Folk Artists
During the twentieth century, a crucial change in the history of folk music began. Folk material came to be adopted by talented performer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Scotland - Instruments
Music of Scotland - Accordion. Main article: Accordion Though often derided as Scottish kitsch, the accordion has long been a part of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Planxty: Encyclopedia Ii - Planxty - History
In 1972 Christy Moore released his second album Prosperous, which he recorded with his old schoolmates, Lunny, Irvine, and O'Flynn. After...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - The Emergence Of Popular Folk Artists
During the twentieth century, a crucial change in the history of folk music began. Folk material came to be adopted by talented performer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Politics
Politically, Ireland is divided into: The Republic of Ireland, with its capital in Dublin. This state is often simply referred to intern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Types
There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Playing Technique
Tin whistle - Fingering and range. The notes are selected by opening or closing holes with the fingers. With all the holes closed, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Music - Divisions
In Celtic Music: A Complete Guide, June Skinner Sawyers acknowledges six Celtic nationalities divided into two groups according to their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhrán: Encyclopedia Ii - Bodhrán - Playing
The drum is usually played in a seated position, held vertically on the player's thigh and supported by his or her upper body and arm (us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - She Moved Through The Fair: Encyclopedia Ii - She Moved Through The Fair - Versions
Many modern versions are three verses long leaving out the third (of the original four). The second line of the first verse has two versi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sissel Kyrkjebø: Encyclopedia Ii - Sissel Kyrkjebø - Biography
Sissel sang in a children's choir from the time she was 9 years old, and won her first local talent competition when she was eleven. Siss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk-rock - The Roots Of Folk-rock
Folk-rock arose mainly from the confluence of three elements: urban/collegiate folk vocal groups, singer-songwriters, and the revival of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Types
There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Proba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Corrs: Encyclopedia Ii - The Corrs - History
The Corrs were formed to audition for the 1991 film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon, and Caroline had a small part as musicians, while Andre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of The United Kingdom - Folk Music
There are four primary components of the United Kingdom, each with their own diverse and distinctive folk music forms - England, Scotland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of The United Kingdom - 1970s: Rock Splinters, Jamaican And Indian Music
Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1970s) In the 1970s, the United Kingdom saw intense diversification in both popular and folk m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Flags Of Ireland
There is no universally agreed flag that represents the island of Ireland. Historically a number of flags were used, including St. Patric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Geography
A ring of coastal mountains surrounds low central plains. The highest peak is Carrauntuohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), which is 1041...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History
Ireland was mostly ice-covered and joined by land to Britain and Europe during the last ice age. It has been inhabited for about 9,000 ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Music - Musicians
Some noteworthy "traditional" Celtic performers include The Chieftains, Silly Wizard, The Bothy Band, and Solas. Celtic Fusion groups inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Sport
Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular sports in Ireland. Along with Camogie, Ladies' Gaelic football, handball and rounders, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History Since Partition
Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland. Main articles: History of the Republic of Ireland, and [[]], and [[]...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Corrs: Encyclopedia Ii - The Corrs - Discography
The Corrs - Albums. Forgiven, Not Forgotten - (September 1995) - #2 UK Albums Chart, #1 IRL Talk On Corners - (1997) - #1 UK, #1 IRL (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Recent History
In Northern Ireland over half of the population are Protestant, whilst a large minority are Roman Catholic at approximately 43.8% (2001)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Variation In Folk Music
Music transmitted by word of mouth though a community will, in time, develop many variants, because this kind of transmission cannot prod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Folk Revivals
As folk traditions decline, there is often a conscious effort to resuscitate them. Such efforts are often exerted by bridge figures such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - The Decline Of Folk Traditions In Modern Societies
Folk music seems to reflect a universal impulse of humanity. No fieldwork expedition by cultural anthropologists has yet discovered a pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Pastiche And Parody
Popular culture sometimes creates pastiches of folk music for its own ends. One famous example is the pseudo-ballad sung about brave Sir ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Subjects Of Folk Music
Apart from instrumental music that forms a part of folk music, especially dance music traditions, much folk music is vocal music, since t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Overview
Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet affected by mass communication and the commercialization of culture. It normall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Defining Folk Song
"Folk song is usually seen as the authentic expression of a way of life now, past or about to disappear (or in some cases, to be preserve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Music - Fieldwork And Scholarship On Folk Music
Starting in the 19th century, interested people - academics and amateur scholars - started to take note of what was being lost, and there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Infrastructure
Ireland - Transport. Main articles: Transport in Ireland, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Spain - Origins
Music of Spain - Early history. In Spain several very different cultural streams came together in the first centuries of the Christian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Spain - Pop Music
Main article: Spanish popular music Spanish pop began during the end of Francisco Franco's regime. By the late 1950s, a generation of per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Encyclopedia Ii - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Education Programs
The MSO offers a number of educational opportunities including the Arts in Community Education (ACE) program. ACE is designed to develop ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Encyclopedia Ii - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Touring
In an era when many major orchestras have curtailed their state touring programs, the MSO remains committed to its role as Wisconsin's st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Bagpipes In Non-traditional Forms Of Music
Bagpipes - Classical works featuring bagpipes. Ur Og and Aji, for 4 bagpipes, bass clarinet & tabla by Canadian composer Michael O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Spain - Flamenco
Main article: Flamenco Flamenco, an originally Gitano art-form strongly influenced by Andalusian music, consists of three forms: the song...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - History
The history of the bagpipe is very unclear, however, it seems likely they were first invented in pre-Christian times. The Roman Emperor N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Bagpipe Humour
Even among aficionados, it is recognized that bagpipes, bagpipers, and bagpipe music can all be legitimate sources of humour. A typical g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Overview
A bagpipe is a wind instrument consisting of one or more musical pipes which are fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag. Air is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - History
The history of the bagpipe is very unclear, however, it seems likely they were first invented in pre-Christian times. The Roman Emperor N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Overview
A bagpipe is a wind instrument consisting of one or more musical pipes which are fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag. Air is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Notation
Tin whistle music collections are generally notated in one of three different formats. Tin whistle - Standard musical notation. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Repertoire
A number of music genres commonly feature the tin whistle. Tin whistle - Irish and Scottish music. Traditional music from Ireland and, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Corrs: Encyclopedia Ii - The Corrs - Band Members
The four core Corrs were born in Dundalk, Ireland, the children of Gerry and Jean Corr, two musicians. The group contains all the Corr si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Late Late Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Late Late Show - Pat Kenny
In 1999, having presented the show for 37 years, along with a radio show for approximately 20 years, Byrne stepped down from fulltime bro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Bagpipes In Non-traditional Forms Of Music
Bagpipes - Classical works featuring bagpipes. Ur Og and Aji, for 4 bagpipes, bass clarinet & tabla by Canadian composer Michael O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Demographics
Ireland has been inhabited for at least 9000 years, although little is known about the neolithic inhabitants of the island. Early histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Corrs: Encyclopedia Ii - The Corrs - The Future
The Future of the Band is currently unknown. Andrea Corr is currently undertaking some new projects in acting, and is currently filming a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Late Late Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Late Late Show - Rival Shows
The Late Late Show - The Live Mike. Within Ireland, the only rival to Byrne's Late Late Show came from within RTÉ. Initially it was fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Late Late Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Late Late Show - Famous Or Infamous Guests
See List of The Late Late Show guests Among the many guests on The Late Late Show over 40 years have been: Annie Murphy, mistress of dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagpipes: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagpipes - Bagpipe Humour
Even among aficionados, it is recognized that bagpipes, bagpipers, and bagpipe music can all be legitimate sources of humour. A typical g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Tuning
Tin whistle - Whistle keys. The whistle is tuned diatonically, which allows it to be used to easily play music in two major keys and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - Contemporary Tin Whistles
The most common tin whistles today are made of brass tubing, or nickel plated brass tubing, with a plastic fipple (mouthpiece). Generatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tin Whistle: Encyclopedia Ii - Tin Whistle - History
L.E. McCullough notes that the oldest surviving whistles date from the 12th century, but that, "Players of the feadan are also mentioned ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Culture
Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - Influence
Morrison's influence can be readily seen in the music of many major artists, including U2 (much of The Unforgettable Fire), Bruce Springs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History
Ireland was mostly ice-covered and joined by land to Britain and Europe during the last ice age, has been inhabited for about 9,000 years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History Since Partition
Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland. Main articles: History of the Republic of Ireland, and [[{{{2}}}]], ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Flag Of Ireland
There is no universally agreed flag that represents the island of Ireland. Historically a number of flags were used, including St. Patric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Politics
Politically, Ireland is divided into: The Republic of Ireland, with its capital in Dublin. This state is often simply referred to intern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias - Revival
The Galician folk revival drew on early 20th century performers like Perfecto Feijoo, a gateiro and hurdy-gurdy player. The first commerc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias - Songs
The oldest and best-known form of Galician music is the alalás, a form of chanting that has been associated with Galician nationalism. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Sport
Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular sports in Ireland. Along with Camogie, Ladies' Gaelic football, handball and rounders, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Culture
Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[{{{3}}}]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Personal Names Forenames
Personal names in modern Ireland are derived from traditional Gaelic names, anglicised Gaelic names and, more recently, popular American ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Recent History
In Northern Ireland almost half of the population are Protestant, whilst a large minority are Roman Catholic at approximately 43.8% (2001...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Surnames
It is common for some Irish surnames to be anglicised, meaning that they were changed to sound more English. This usually occurred with I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Infrastructure
Ireland - Transport. Main articles: Transport in Ireland, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], an ... See also:Ireland, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Demographics
Ireland has been inhabited for at least 9000 years, although little is known about the neolithic inhabitants of the island. Early histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Galicia Cantabria And Asturias - History
In recent times, however, many Galician folk musicians have considered Galician music to be at least partially “Celtic” in origin, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk-rock - Elsewhere In Europe And The Mediterranean
In Romania Transsylvania Phoenix (known in Romania simply as Phoenix), founded in 1962, introduced significant folk elements into their r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Music - Forms
Identifying "common characteristics" of Celtic music is problematic. Most of the popular musical forms now thought of as characteristical...   » Read the article