Why is it difficult to distinguish between Irish folk music and bluegrass music?

[noblegas]

I heard a sample of music of what I thought to be irish and celtic music in some commercial for irish beer and liked the music, but I am not familiar with any irish and/or celtic folk musicians; any recommendations

 

[binzing]

NPR has a good program called Thistle and Shamrock that would give you a good blend. I'm sure they have it as a podcast.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Probably the most famous Irish folk and rock band is called The Pogues.
This song, Dirty Old Town, is a fairly common one. Their rendition of Waltzing Matilda is also pretty big. Just a warning, the lead singer is not very pretty lol.


There's a band that I have seen referred to as Irish Punk though they are really just upbeat folk called The Mahones. Of course The Pogues often get referred to as punk too.
C_-Hpb0I_bE[/youtube] If you are...nds like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys?

 

[noblegas]

Actually , I was talking about irish/celtic instrumental music not actually irish/celtic singers;

 

[DaveC426913]

Yay for Flogging Molly!

 

[turbo]

Actually , I was talking about irish/celtic instrumental music not actually irish/celtic singers;

Then you should hie thee to YouTube and look up the Chieftains. Traditional instrumentation and arrangements.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Actually , I was talking about irish/celtic instrumental music not actually irish/celtic singers;

Oops, well Planxty has some instrumentals I believe. Other than that all that I posted is about all of the irish music I know.

Edit: They don't actually start playing until about two minutes in but this is some instrumental by Planxty, even includes an Irish bagpipe...
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[rootX]

Actually , I was talking about irish/celtic instrumental music not actually irish/celtic singers;

Do you know about celtic women? I love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVpZgTpM4qM", and also all the group:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fo1nf15bPg

If this is what you looking, you would really like Enya too:

 

[turbo]

Though Mary Black is better-known for her English-language Irish-themed songs, her band delves into Irish folk, again with traditional instrumentation and arrangements.

 

[Integral]

http://www.barelyirish.com/" is a Pittsburg Pa based Celtic band that my son is in.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEZIKSm78k8

 

[binzing]

http://thistleradio.com/

Here's a link to the aforementioned radio program. I really think you'll like it as far as true irish/scottish folk

 

[ranger]

Would Celtic Metal count?

Actually, I do recall listening to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evocation_I_-_The_Arcane_Dominion" . Rather melodic and a lot of classical instruments, with very little vocals. Not sure if this is what you're looking for.

 

[Moonbear]

http://thistleradio.com/

Here's a link to the aforementioned radio program. I really think you'll like it as far as true irish/scottish folk

Thanks for posting that link! I was listening to that tonight while working on lectures. One of the shows on there finally answered a long time question I had, which was why can't I ever really tell the difference between Irish folk music and bluegrass music. For some goofy reason, it never occurred to me that bluegrass originated from the Scotch/Irish people who settled in the Appalachians.

 

[binzing]

Thanks for posting that link! I was listening to that tonight while working on lectures. One of the shows on there finally answered a long time question I had, which was why can't I ever really tell the difference between Irish folk music and bluegrass music. For some goofy reason, it never occurred to me that bluegrass originated from the Scotch/Irish people who settled in the Appalachians.

You're welcome. Yeah bluegrass is another genre i enjoy and its definitely got its similarities.

 

[Ouabache]

why can't I ever really tell the difference between Irish folk music and bluegrass music. For some goofy reason, it never occurred to me that bluegrass originated from the Scotch/Irish people who settled in the Appalachians.

Yup, well that's one of the influences of bluegrass especially the fiddle tunes & celtic ballads, other equally important influences include blues, gospel, country, English ballads & jazz. Early bluegrass may have only included celtic, blues & gospel singing, but today BG incorporate elements of all that I have mentioned.