The MC1R gene has been identified by researchers as the gene responsible for red hair as well as the accompanying fair skin and tendency towards freckles. But in 50 years, I expect Elvis will be only as popular as Al Jolson is now.a very interesting point, frkrygow, I’m sure those modes are very ancient, much more than the church and were later on adapted by the church as many other ancient things have been adapted, Trad tunes take minutes to learn but years to master. Folk music - Folk music - General characteristics of folk music: Where a folk song originated is rarely known to its community, and thus the anonymity of the creative process was once considered a major criterion of folk music identification. "I wonder though if some scientific experiment could have been devised and funded to test if Irish music is unique you put a group of babies from different cultures in a room and play them varied types of traditional music and see if they respond in any way particular to the sound of the Irish tunesyou would probably enjoy reading about the philosophy of aesthetics.
Their greater range, ease of changing key, more fluent action, along with their strong musette tuning blended seamlessly with the other instruments and were highly valued during this period.
The Irish Mammy. Irish schoolchildren are generally taught the rudiments of playing on the tin whistle, just as school children in many other countries are taught the soprano recorder. The accordion spread to Ireland late in the 19th century. Irish music is a diverse genre of folk music which has many regional variations. Characteristics; Classes; Styles. The row of buttons in the higher key is closer to the wrist of each hand. The four-string tenor banjo is played as a melody instrument by Irish traditional players, and is commonly tuned GDAE, an octave below the fiddle. Unlike ninety percent of popular music which has only three chords (I sarcastically call them "three chord wonders"), Irish tunes have four or five or more chords and the chord changes don’t show up when and where you expect them to either. 4. End of discussion And many people believe that buried somewhere deep within the music lies the key that will get you into Celtic Woman’s knickers.ok BUT i was talking about cultures "taken by it" far removed from Irish ancestry OR Irish immigrants, for instance what moves people in Japan to want to take it full time, and there are some very serious Japanese trad players, what leads Russians to want to take it full time? On many of these recordings the piano accompaniment was woeful because the backers were unfamiliar with Irish music. It is an oral tradition and its prolific nature has captured the attention of listeners everywhere. In the late 20th century, it was commonplace for young musicians to merge their traditional folk genres with rock and punk. Thus, by playing across the rows, the player can avoid changes in bellows direction from note to note where the musical objective is a smoother sound. Irish music is a diverse genre of folk music which has many regional variations. In Irish stepdance, dancers keep their upper bodies stiff while doing intricate footwork. Instrumental music. to some people Scottish music sounds exactly like Irish but people seem to get more attracted towards investing in the Irish music, there is something else there I think it has to do with the fact that Irish music has a good balance between the various elements of it, like nutritious food that has a good balance of amino acids and minerals (think Quinoa)Colman O’B has it right! Go figure, huh.lol DrSilverSpear what are the key elements which make this fusion so successful?One thing which I like about accompanying Irish music at the local Sessions is that the chord progressions are non-standard. The first known of these modern pub sessions took place in 1947 in London's Late 19th century revival and the early 20th centuryLate 19th century revival and the early 20th centuryHitchner, Earle.