Entries are listed with the following syntax: "Song Title" by musical artist(s) most associated with song references musicians and/or bands referred to. Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - 0-9. "1/15/96" by The Ataris references The Descendents "1974" by Robyn Hitchcock references David Crosby, Syd Barrett, and Led Zeppelin. (as well as covertly referencing Da ...

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There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Probably the most well known are the Great Highland Bagpipes (abbreviated GHBs, and commonly referred to simply as "pipes"), which were developed in Scotland and Ireland. The picture at right shows a set of Great Highland Bagpipes. A modern set has a bag, a chanter, a blowpipe, two tenor drones, and one bass drone. The scale on the chanter is approximately in mixolydian w ...

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Bagpipes, Bagpipes - Overview, Bagpipes - History, Bagpipes - Types, Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Irish Uilleann bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Northumbrian smallpipe, Bagpipes - The Scottish smallpipe, Bagpipes - The biniou, Bagpipes - French and Occitan bagpipes, Bagpipes - The border pipe, Bagpipes - The gaita, Bagpipes - The Brian Boru bagpipe, Bagpipes - Categories, Bagpipes - Other types, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in non-traditional forms of music, Bagpipes - Classical works featuring bagpipes, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in jazz, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in rock, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in other forms of music, Bagpipes - Bagpipe aphorisms, Bagpipes - Bagpipe humour, Bagpipes - Notes

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Tin whistle - Whistle keys. The whistle is tuned diatonically, which allows it to be used to easily play music in two major keys and their corresponding minor keys and modes. The whistle is identified by its lowest note, which is the tonic of the major key. The most common whistles are called D whistles, and can easily play notes in the keys of D and G major. Although the whistle is essentially a diatonic instrument, it is possible to get notes outside the principal major key of the whistle, either by h ...

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Tin whistle, Tin whistle - History, Tin whistle - Contemporary tin whistles, Tin whistle - Tuning, Tin whistle - Whistle keys, Tin whistle - Tuning adjustment, Tin whistle - Playing technique, Tin whistle - Fingering and range, Tin whistle - Ornamentation, Tin whistle - Repertoire, Tin whistle - Irish and Scottish music, Tin whistle - Kwela, Tin whistle - Other music, Tin whistle - Notation, Tin whistle - Well-known performers

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On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric indigenous people(s) of the isles; the successive waves of Celtic tribes from continental Europe who arrived between 600 and 150 BC [8], and the assortment of subsequent groups (Vikings, Normans, English and Lowland Scots) who either invaded or settled in Ireland from the Middle Ages onwards. The names the ancient peoples of Ireland (creators of the Ceide Fields and Newgrange) used for themselves ar ...

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Irish people, Irish people - Descent, Irish people - Surnames, Irish people - Personal Names forenames, Irish people - Recent history, Irish people - Irish diaspora, Irish people - Notable Irish people selection

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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 (usually on the left side, for a right-handed player), with the hand placed on the inside of the skin where it is able to control the tension (and therefore the pitch) by applying varying amounts of pressure and also the amount of surface area being played, with the back of the hand against the crossbar, if present. The drum is struck with the other arm (usually the right) and is played either with the bare ha ...

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Bodhrán, Bodhrán - Playing, Bodhrán - Players, Bodhrán - Origin, Bodhrán - Links

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Van Morrison - Early History. Growing up in a Protestant family in Belfast, Morrison was exposed to music from an early age, as his father collected American jazz and blues albums, and his mother was a singer. His father's taste in music was passed on to him, he grew up listening to artists such as Ray Charles, Leadbelly and Solomon Burke. In a 2005 Rolling Stone article he said that "Those guys were the inspiration that got me going. If it wasn't for that kind of music, I couldn't do what I'm doing now. [1]"

Van Morrison, Van Morrison - History, Van Morrison - Early History, Van Morrison - 1960s, Van Morrison - 1970s, Van Morrison - 1980s, Van Morrison - 1990s, Van Morrison - 2000s, Van Morrison - Influence, Van Morrison - Awards and Recognition, Van Morrison - Discography, Van Morrison - Albums, Van Morrison - Compilations, Van Morrison - Selected Singles, Van Morrison - See Also

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During the twentieth century, a crucial change in the history of folk music began. Folk material came to be adopted by talented performers, performed by them in concerts, and disseminated by recordings and broadcasting. In other words, a new genre of popular music had arisen. This genre was linked by nostalgia and imitation to the original traditions of folk music as it was sung by ordinary people. However, as a popular gen ...

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Folk music, Folk music - Overview, Folk music - Defining folk song, Folk music - Subjects of folk music, Folk music - Variation in folk music, Folk music - The decline of folk traditions in modern societies, Folk music - Stage I: Urban influence, Folk music - Stage II: Replacement of folk music by popular music, Folk music - Stage III: Loss of musical ability in the community, Folk music - Regional variation, Folk music - Fieldwork and scholarship on folk music, Folk music - Folk revivals, Folk music - The emergence of popular folk artists, Folk music - The blending of folk and popular genres, Folk music - Pastiche and parody, Folk music - Media

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Music of Scotland - Accordion. Main article: Accordion Though often derided as Scottish kitsch, the accordion has long been a part of Scottish music. Country dance bands, such as that led by the renowned Jimmy Shand, have helped to dispel this image. In the early 20th century, the melodeon (a variety of accordion) was popular among rural folk, and was part of the bothy band tradition. More recently, performers like Phil Cunningham (of Silly Wizard) have helped popularize the accordion in Scottish music. Music of Scotland - Bag ...

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Music of Scotland, Music of Scotland - Folk and Ceilidh Music, Music of Scotland - Folk song collecting, Music of Scotland - Instruments, Music of Scotland - Accordion, Music of Scotland - Bagpipes, Music of Scotland - Fiddle, Music of Scotland - Guitar, Music of Scotland - Harp, Music of Scotland - Modern Scottish music, Music of Scotland - Revival, Music of Scotland - 1960s, Music of Scotland - 1970s, Music of Scotland - 1980s 90s and 21st century, Music of Scotland - Samples, Music of Scotland - External link

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In 1972 Christy Moore released his second album Prosperous, which he recorded with his old schoolmates, Lunny, Irvine, and O'Flynn. After recording Prosperous, they formed Planxty. The group's first major performance, opening for Donovan in Galway, was a major success. Neither the audience nor the band knowing what to expect, both were pleasantly surprised. Irvine, unable to see the audience through the lighting, was worried that the crowd was on the verge of rioting. It took him several minutes to realize ...

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Planxty, Planxty - History, Planxty - Discography

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During the twentieth century, a crucial change in the history of folk music began. Folk material came to be adopted by talented performers, performed by them in concerts, and disseminated by recordings and broadcasting. In other words, a new genre of popular music had arisen. This genre was linked by nostalgia and imitation to the original traditions of folk music as it was sung by ordinary people. However, as a popular gen ...

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Folk music, Folk music - Defining folk song, Folk music - Subjects of folk music, Folk music - Variation in folk music, Folk music - The decline of folk traditions in modern societies, Folk music - Stage I: Urban influence, Folk music - Stage II: Replacement of folk music by popular music, Folk music - Stage III: Loss of musical ability in the community, Folk music - Regional variation, Folk music - Fieldwork and scholarship on folk music, Folk music - Folk revivals, Folk music - The emergence of popular folk artists, Folk music - The blending of folk and popular genres, Folk music - Pastiche and parody, Folk music - Media

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Politically, Ireland is divided into: The Republic of Ireland, with its capital in Dublin. This state is often simply referred to internally and internationally as "Ireland" in English or "Éire" in Irish. Technically Ireland and Éire are the official names of the state while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official description. Northern Ireland is unofficially known as 'the North', and 'Ulster' (the province of Ulster also includes Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan which are in the Republic). North ...

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Ireland, Ireland - Politics, Ireland - Geography, Ireland - Flags of Ireland, Ireland - History, Ireland - History since partition, Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland, Ireland - Northern Ireland, Ireland - Sport, Ireland - Culture, Ireland - Literature and the arts, Ireland - Music and dance, Ireland - Demographics, Ireland - Infrastructure, Ireland - Transport, Ireland - Energy

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There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Main article: Great_Highland_Bagpipe Probably the most well known are the Great Highland Bagpipes (abbreviated GHBs, and commonly referred to simply as "pipes"), which were developed in Scotland and Ireland. The picture at right shows ...

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Bagpipes, Bagpipes - Overview, Bagpipes - History, Bagpipes - Types, Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Irish Uilleann bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Northumbrian smallpipe, Bagpipes - The Scottish smallpipe, Bagpipes - The biniou, Bagpipes - French and Occitan bagpipes, Bagpipes - The border pipe, Bagpipes - The Iberic gaitas, Bagpipes - The Brian Boru bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Italian zampogna, Bagpipes - Categories, Bagpipes - Other types, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in non-traditional forms of music, Bagpipes - Classical works featuring bagpipes, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in jazz, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in rock, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in other forms of music, Bagpipes - Bagpipe aphorisms, Bagpipes - Bagpipe humour, Bagpipes - Notes

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Tin whistle - Fingering and range. The notes are selected by opening or closing holes with the fingers. With all the holes closed, the whistle generates its lowest note, the tonic of a major scale. Successively opening holes from the bottom upward produces the rest of the notes of the scale in sequence: with the lowest hole open it generates the second, with the lowest two holes open, it produces the third and so on. ...

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Tin whistle, Tin whistle - History, Tin whistle - Contemporary tin whistles, Tin whistle - Tuning, Tin whistle - Whistle keys, Tin whistle - Tuning adjustment, Tin whistle - Playing technique, Tin whistle - Fingering and range, Tin whistle - Ornamentation, Tin whistle - Repertoire, Tin whistle - Irish and Scottish music, Tin whistle - Kwela, Tin whistle - Other music, Tin whistle - Notation, Tin whistle - Standard musical notation, Tin whistle - Tablature, Tin whistle - Abc notation, Tin whistle - Well-known performers

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In Celtic Music: A Complete Guide, June Skinner Sawyers acknowledges six Celtic nationalities divided into two groups according to their linguistic heritage. The Q-Celtic nationalities are the Irish, Scottish and Manx peoples, while the P-Celtic groups are the Cornish, Bretons and Welsh peoples. Sawyer also mentions the Galician people in the P-Celtic group (Breton was spoken in Galicia during the Middle Ages), though the long-dead Celtic language of Galicia (Gallaecian) is normally included in the Q-Celt gro ...

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Celtic music, Celtic music - Divisions, Celtic music - Definition debate, Celtic music - Forms, Celtic music - Festivals, Celtic music - Modern Adaptations, Celtic music - Musicians, Celtic music - Notes

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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 (usually on the left side, for a right-handed player), with the hand placed on the inside of the skin where it is able to control the tension (and therefore the pitch) by applying varying amounts of pressure and also the amount of surface area being played, with the back of the hand against the crossbar, if present. The drum is struck with the other arm (usually the right) and is played either with the bare ha ...

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Bodhrán, Bodhrán - Playing, Bodhrán - Players, Bodhrán - Origin

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Many modern versions are three verses long leaving out the third (of the original four). The second line of the first verse has two versions: And my father won´t slight you for your lack of kine And my father won´t slight you for your lack of kind Kine is a collective noun for cattle and implies that the father won't object to the marriage because the suitor is not rich. Both versions are normally considered correct ...

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She Moved Through the Fair, She Moved Through the Fair - Versions, She Moved Through the Fair - Recorded by

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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. Sissel was influenced by various musical genres. Her parents were interested in country and classical music, and her brothers' interest in rock influenced her also. Later Sissel said that Barbra Streisand was a huge inspiration. In 1983 she appeared for the first time on Norwegian TV, together with a children's choir in the children's program Halvsju, and later in the sing alo ...

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Sissel Kyrkjebø, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Biography, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Discography, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Solo albums, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Soundtracks, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Christmas albums, Sissel Kyrkjebø - Other albums

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Folk-rock arose mainly from the confluence of three elements: urban/collegiate folk vocal groups, singer-songwriters, and the revival of North American rock and roll after the British Invasion. Of these, the first two owed direct debts to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and the Popular Front culture of the 1930s. The first of the urban folk vocal groups was the Almanac Singers, whose shifting membership during the late 1930s and early 1940s included Guthrie and Seeger and Lee Hayes. In 1947 Seeger and Hayes joined Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred ...

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Folk-rock, Folk-rock - The roots of folk-rock, Folk-rock - The original folk-rock impulse, Folk-rock - British and Celtic folk-rock, Folk-rock - Elsewhere in Europe and the Mediterranean, Folk-rock - Folk-rock artists, Folk-rock - Singer-songwriters, Folk-rock - 1960s North American folk-rock vocal groups, Folk-rock - Other U.S. bands of this era, Folk-rock - British and Irish folk-rock, Folk-rock - Other

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There are many kinds of bagpipes; the following is an overview of some of the most common: Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe. Probably the most well known are the Great Highland Bagpipes (abbreviated GHBs, and commonly referred to simply as "pipes"), which were developed in Scotland and Ireland. The picture at right shows a set of Great Highland Bagpipes. A modern set has a bag, a chanter, a blowpipe, two tenor drones, and one bass drone. The scale on the chanter is approximately in mixolydian w ...

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Bagpipes, Bagpipes - Overview, Bagpipes - History, Bagpipes - Types, Bagpipes - The great highland bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Irish Uilleann bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Northumbrian smallpipe, Bagpipes - The Scottish smallpipe, Bagpipes - The biniou, Bagpipes - French and Occitan bagpipes, Bagpipes - The border pipe, Bagpipes - The gaita, Bagpipes - The Brian Boru bagpipe, Bagpipes - The Italian Zampogna, Bagpipes - Categories, Bagpipes - Other types, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in non-traditional forms of music, Bagpipes - Classical works featuring bagpipes, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in jazz, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in rock, Bagpipes - Bagpipes in other forms of music, Bagpipes - Bagpipe aphorisms, Bagpipes - Bagpipe humour, Bagpipes - Notes

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The Corrs were formed to audition for the 1991 film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon, and Caroline had a small part as musicians, while Andrea got a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte, sister of the main character. While auditioning for the movie they were noticed by their future manager, John Hughes. Their music has been released through Atlantic Records, part of the Warner Music Group. The band was unknown outside of Ireland until 1994 when the American ambassador to the country invited the group to perform at the 1994 World Cup in Boston. This performance also led to the band becoming the supporting act fo ...

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The Corrs, The Corrs - History, The Corrs - Band members, The Corrs - Support, The Corrs - The Future, The Corrs - Discography, The Corrs - Albums, The Corrs - Singles, The Corrs - DVDs/videos

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There are four primary components of the United Kingdom, each with their own diverse and distinctive folk music forms - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition, there are numerous distinct and semi-distinct folk traditions from the Isle of Man, Cornwall and the Channel Islands, as well as immigrants from Jamaica, India, the Commonwealth and other parts of the world. Music of the United Kingdom - English folk ...

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Music of the United Kingdom, Music of the United Kingdom - Folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - English folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Irish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Scottish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Welsh folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Early British popular music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1950s and 60s: Importation and Exportation, Music of the United Kingdom - 1970s: Rock splinters Jamaican and Indian music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1980s, Music of the United Kingdom - 1990s: Britpop and techno, Music of the United Kingdom - Samples

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