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Gamabunta Lurker that doesn´t lurk from The very end o the world Since: Feb, 2010
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#1: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:50:36 AM

I have great interest in irish folk music. Unfortunately, the only thing I´ve found in the internet are a few discs of the Dubliners. Don´t get me wrong, I really like them, but, are they really representative of what irish folk music is? Or should I look somewhere else?

Also, what do you think are the most famous irish folk songs, or the most popular inside Ireland? I´m from South America, so all things irish are quite distant for me.

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Bananaquit Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:58:39 AM

You’ll need to filter out the Welsh, Scottish and Breton suggestions but this thread might be of some use to you.

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MilosStefanovic Decemberist from White City, Ruritania Since: Oct, 2010
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#4: Jul 9th 2011 at 3:33:54 PM

Apart from those already listed in those threads, one of the most popular are Orthodox Celts, which are, ironically, Serbian. This is probably one of the most famous of their songs.

edited 9th Jul '11 3:34:17 PM by MilosStefanovic

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SKJAM Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#5: Jul 10th 2011 at 10:05:22 AM

You might also want to check out Marc Gunn's "Irizh & Celtic Music" podcast.

TravisBickle Just like in the movies. from the grit and grime Since: Jan, 2011
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#6: Jul 27th 2011 at 1:38:58 PM

You could try looking up some music by Blood or Whiskey, a O'rish folk punk band.

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IkuMasamune (Insert Badass Descrption Here) from Los Angeles Since: Nov, 2010
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#7: Aug 7th 2011 at 7:23:50 PM

A awesome Irish band I reccommend is Flogging Molly. Instead of singing about swag and sex, they sing about Ireland, the economy, and even piracy. I reccommend listenting to their Drunken Lullabies album or their Swagger album to start out.

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EnglishMajor All haill Atroticus! from The 5th Circle of Hell Since: Aug, 2010
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#8: Aug 10th 2011 at 6:47:44 PM

I like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. In issue of Inland Valley Empire Weekly, the Murphys were interviewed and spoke how they found a new audience in Mexican-Americans, as both the Irish and the Mexicans are immigrant peoples who share similar characteristics and views (Catholicism, booze, big families, blue collar backgrounds, etc.) and how it all transcended and resonated across both cultures.

As a Mexican-American, I've come to identify and appreciate Irish Punk on a very deep level. Maybe it's because it's comforting to know that what we're going thru now another group went thru as well.

Oh, and Norteño music and Celtic Punk are amazingly similar.

edited 10th Aug '11 6:48:31 PM by EnglishMajor

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