Irish Music - Taking the World by its Special Charm

Ireland has got a rich history dating back to pre-Christian Celtic times. The music of Ireland that has developed through the course of history is also very rich and highly refined. The traditional Irish music has retained its unique appeal throughout the last century and is continuing to do so. Unlike many other traditional forms of music the world over, this could not been overshadowed the immensely popular pop music of the day. On the contrary, it is the Irish music that is casting its influence on contemporary music forms of the day.

 

The music of Ireland has maintained much of its traditional aspects despite emigration taking place over the years and a well developed connection with music imported from Britain and the U.S. having been set up. Instead of being influenced the Irish music has itself influenced various forms of music. The country and roots music in U.S.A. has been influenced by Irish music. Irish music has also been known to have influenced rock music albeit indirectly. The music of Ireland in a modernized form has from time to time been fused with rock and roll, punk rock and other musical styles to give rise to successful musical ventures and creation of globally popular melodies.

 

A slow moving change characterizes the traditional Irish music. These are regarded to be of ancient origin though the actual age of the tunes is nearly impossible to be estimated. This is because of the tremendous variation in the tunes across the parts of the island. Though most of the old songs, tunes and musical modes are rural in origin yet it cannot be said that Ireland has a store of rich folk music only. There is an equally rich Irish contemporary classical music that is popularly available. Most of the modern songs and music seem to come from the cities and towns.

 

There was the tradition of passing down orally or aurally the lyrics and music of Ireland. This was prevalent until quite recently. But now with the writing down and proper exposure of the music they are fast securing a special place in the hearts of music lovers. This was particularly brought about by the people of Ireland who had sailed away from the country to seek a better life. These people who ventured to even places like Australia and America and settled there took along with them the unique melodies of Irish music. Thus, Irish music has been circling around taking the world in its charm.