The folk music of Ireland (also known as Irish
traditional music, Irish trad, Irish folk music, and
other variants) is the generic term for music that has
been created in various genres in Ireland. In
Topographia Hibernica (1188), Gerald de Barri conceded
that the Irish were more skilled at playing music than
any other nation he had seen. He claimed that the two
main instruments used at this time were the "harp" and
"tabor" (see bodhrán), that their music was fast and
lively, and that their son...(+)
The folk music of Ireland (also known as Irish
traditional music, Irish trad, Irish folk music, and
other variants) is the generic term for music that has
been created in various genres in Ireland. In
Topographia Hibernica (1188), Gerald de Barri conceded
that the Irish were more skilled at playing music than
any other nation he had seen. He claimed that the two
main instruments used at this time were the "harp" and
"tabor" (see bodhrán), that their music was fast and
lively, and that their songs always began and ended
with B-flat.
Although this work was originally written for Folk
Instruments, I created this arrangement for Viola &
Concert (Pedal) Harp.