2025-11-10T12:42:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae IrishMusic https://nostr.ae/npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq https://blossom.primal.net/a3765caa92dc5b06d94a8c18518838e74cc87e06d333d0b5c6f0895516377573.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/a3765caa92dc5b06d94a8c18518838e74cc87e06d333d0b5c6f0895516377573.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr6295jrrstd33al87r7esgzwykk6fjewtlj0kq5syfcy99h5mtgqzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkjz3z9t Matt Molloy plays the slow air, Easter Snow.<br/><br/>The name of the tune turns out to have nothing to do with Easter at all, but is a linguistic corruption of the Roscommon placename Díseart Nuadhan (St. Nuadha&#39;s Hermitage). <br/><br/>The Gaelic name was anglicized to Estersnowe, and later romanticized to &#34;Easter Snow&#34;. <br/><br/>Still a beautiful tune for this Easter Sunday 🌼💛 <br/><br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/b6c3ffbcf2bffee079a00624f8abf424ee43466d7fcafb16a8e252d42bbd901a.mp4"></video> 2026-04-05T19:45:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszeef64qej02d2hr627d0nf87t0fsgpdzjsw2s39dsy28px2um59czypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkvvnajv What does the well-known hymn Be Thou My Vision have to do with St. Patrick?<br/><br/>Well, the lyrics are set to an Irish folk tune named Slane, after the Hill of Slane in Co Meath, where St. Patrick lit the first Paschal fire, a symbol of the resurrection, in defiance the pagan High King Laoghaire. <br/><br/>The English lyrics are a translation of an Old Irish poem from the 6th century, &#39;Rop tú mo baile&#39;<br/><br/>Happy St. Patrick&#39;s Day to all who celebrate ☘️💚<br/><br/>#Irishmusic #musicstr #stpatricksday <br/><br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/a56708484997208763bba664de2dfa00d6f3a14febf423be31d200363f3cebeb.mp4"></video> 2026-03-17T20:12:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdcayfrx5mv4y7tkt78x8y03hme3zgqqjhry5ct7aylumz9and9xgzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkkrwcg6 There&#39;s naught but care on every hand<br/>In every hour that passes, oh<br/>What signifies the life of man<br/>If it were not for the lassies, oh <br/><br/>Green grow the rushes, oh<br/>Green grow the rushes, oh<br/>The sweetest hours that e&#39;er I spent<br/>Are spent among the lassies, oh 💚🎶<br/><br/>#musicstr #HappyWomensDay<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/4f74793536528b0f7f8067d4fe638cd8de6e16ff296f5d52a486c6a7e625adfd.mp4"></video> 2026-03-08T19:06:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxnz7uy3fgvdqhy53eqsuq2twa9rl6j7thlq49a5w8l6ae6z7n2mszypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkzn4ukz Sí Bheag Sí Mhór is a perfect match for the uilleann pipes ❤️<br/><br/>The traditional waltz is said to be the first ever tune written by Turlough O&#39;Carolan, composed around 1690<br/><br/>Masterfully played here by Darragh Ó Héiligh <br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr<br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/17dd41112606a9cd55d21b5a63c0f04eab5323c14c8eff594750bb28deac10e3.mp4"></video> 2026-01-27T10:11:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqgv0z6g0n4n5l8n6cye2ce9qhh05mxhsppv4e943ghdqsc8m9saqzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqka5w2gy GM and have a blessed Sunday<br/><br/>The late Brendan McGlinchey from Armagh was an influential fiddler and composer in the Irish trad scene. He has written several popular tunes such as Splendid Isolation, The Floating Crowbar, and Sweeney&#39;s Buttermilk<br/><br/>Here he plays Splendid Isolation, first as a slow air and then as a reel, so do keep listening until the end 🎻🎶<br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/3809f7880d6f551cb6daa10b23f95e7d523aca7c7e365aac92aef3b60ac76866.mp4"></video> 2026-01-25T11:22:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs22khdqjc3kxeazmjffdk4rjvuh6jgsfnu994asxkz7gqpsyzah0qzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkqk54vz Happy Friday!<br/><br/>Pólca 4&#39;s energetic brand of Irish trad is a perfect match for dancers. Their shows get the whole room dancing or clapping along, which I got to experience for myself when I supported them in September last year. Most fun I&#39;ve had in a long time 😄<br/><br/>Here they are with two reels: The Concertina / Trip to Cullenstown (video from 2017)<br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr<br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/7043e06744a06fb2437cbdd49b51673e174768d56759d25059ddaa9f6f616ae6.mp4"></video> 2026-01-23T17:54:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstznj6273mxskvavul5kv0uann2hnqvf0tma7hv840jhea8gxa70czypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkgs5n4q GM!<br/><br/>Today I&#39;m posting my all-time favourite fiddler, Kevin Burke, playing Farewell to Erin. No band needed, the fiddle does all the talking 😌<br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr #fiddle<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/8855ee877ac3e7cd5bb87290e4447e1e784250ab82112be47b5466662eb378ae.mp4"></video> 2026-01-20T09:33:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ue6zyt0l3zzdt5ekhwyxr6xxaq8lkf3xephpa7sr39l9h8s0rxczypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkfvf7nk <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/e5e89aa74c04ca1c618571cb3f7a01944580a23fab4da8692dff7a997b7971a3.mp4"></video><br/><br/>A performance of Mary and the Soldier by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine in 1976. This song always brings a little tear to my eye 🥹 2026-01-17T15:09:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdlzrt00w0yqm0damv6ju4j93nzvjngen498mkxg9qxjanyct2jczypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkugux89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0a9wlfrs9fvxrygvz9mjmzlrj64d4ywp98nkxrjqp4wguhr6d3wqs5akzf'>nevent1q…akzf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Liking this from my special interest account 😂 2026-01-15T10:05:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf9ul3f57x3zzng2znqjadmlafp0shktz36nwr95mrjxjdext4vnczypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqk6hvt6x <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/7ce959c0655a76572b428668a11d398ee6674a43fda70b80fa2c5990eabd7b7a.mp4"></video><br/><br/>GM! ☕<br/><br/>This morning I&#39;m listening to Réalta playing Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) while watching the snow come down outside. Seems fitting somehow❄️ 2026-01-15T09:23:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcnz9efhmz0kqj0rhhntqu5lzl9t7nc40d47zrhe9l8l2unft95qzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkzcrzpp <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/912842477873cd0e51374df69423c80cfd4f17a11d678be49de06f4a3e108176.mp4"></video><br/><br/>Music meets poetry as Cherish the Ladies sing The Ballad of the Foxhunter to the tune of the Foxhunter&#39;s slip jig. The poignant poem by W.B. Yeats tells of a dying huntsman saying farewell to his hounds and horses. 2026-01-13T17:10:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95wym2g8efryqwvc4eh258gkfvhg0gy0ggu73dw38zvrhtlqruvczypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqk7w3xcq GM and hope everyone is having a great start to the week ☕️✨️<br/><br/>We&#39;re back with another song today as Skipper&#39;s Alley perform a traditional sean nós song, Buachaillín Deas Óg Mé, in their characteristic contemporary style<br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr <br/><br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/e4cd381beefa67b1644f6b4018bfe755c83993e67a25e142c3b8c426763c6a08.mp4"></video> 2025-12-01T14:55:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr82l0gmu34fva7ncsaagh3e4s3k7fha0ymcqjucecc5r6zerdd3gzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkf9c3pz The Friel Sisters are one of my all-time favourite Irish music artists, and they also happen to be lovely people, as I had the opportunity to meet them in 2018.<br/><br/>Here they are with a set of reels: The Jolly Tinker (Donegal version) / Sailing into Walpole&#39;s Marsh / The Flowers of Red Hill.<br/><br/>Unfortunately the video gets cut off at the end, but all the more reason to go and check out to their albums 😉<br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/c74b5aef22e4ce7d2c601535f4dd973bef0843234d2e9c0c4b0696328a6dda62.mp4"></video> 2025-11-27T13:05:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqw6tuxlanx0494u3nshvw69zmzuyu9ysp3nqlnrk998pdszyushqzypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqk0cy7tm And we&#39;re back after a few days&#39; rest with the Lament for Limerick, played by Chris McMullan on the uilleann pipes<br/><br/>This beautiful slow air is said to be a Jacobean tune lamenting the defeat at Limerick in 1691<br/><br/>#irishmusic #musicstr<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/95f5f9aab357cb82829d79d5b00699f826ba16662de56531973a97a4e5ea7bd8.mp4"></video> 2025-11-25T17:34:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxg87jxa2u93u70qaya59ze572x3vq48rsasjyfnrxwsgan9pzgczypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkvve8ae GM!<br/><br/>We haven&#39;t had any hornpipes yet, so here&#39;s the talented Zoë Conway with the Drunken Sailor, followed by one of the best Colonel Fraser&#39;s you&#39;ll ever hear on the fiddle 🎻 <br/><br/>#irishmusic #fiddle #musicstr <br/><br/><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/aadf984f9a2fc32177fefe65d24100e56ecaa854555d6b60876b75d4ac29a7b7.mp4"></video> 2025-11-17T12:32:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsthgf3sx9dsvucxqvf7anr94glzryu8llcmjaed2ezd4khp52fg7szypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkrdmghv For today, I have selected this energetic tune, composed and performed by Calum Stewart, a Scottish uilleann piper.<br/><br/>It&#39;s called Am Monadh Ruadh, the Scottish Gaelic name for the Cairngorms, and can be found on Calum&#39;s 2017 album, Tales from the North.<br/><br/>Well worth a listen <br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/9a4142ee80675610d7ee6c61858e5441f0199d12f64a4c8ce44eb20eb3728b90.mp4"></video> 2025-11-13T12:23:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dz7fmhx84678fm893922ncwgmjf73hun9nwlgnva0z0muge4f0szypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqky55yv9 Good vibes from the streets of Galway 🎶<br/><br/>Dancer Emma O&#39;Sullivan joins fiddler Fergal Scahill for a tune and a dance. Fergal&#39;s &#34;Tune a Day&#34; series on Youtube has surely become one of the most extensive libraries of Irish tunes online. <br/><br/>Since this video, he&#39;s reached #1706. That&#39;s dedication!<br/><br/>#musicstr #irishmusic #dance #fiddle<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/d1eccc4c26ff4ae68415f1f67ac19fa8f4da714bc81956d19fcb9b7a29cd77e9.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-11-12T07:58:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9t9fdp4zlnwf8ncvgd8dtw5dxkyghhpnmj2gfqc5qhk0q37dp8eszypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkrftlz6 In 2019, Raglan Road was named Ireland&#39;s favourite folk song in a poll by RTÉ<br/><br/>The song started out as a poem written by Patrick Kavanagh and was later set to music to the tune of the slow air &#34;The Dawning of the Day&#34; (Fáinne Geal an Lae). <br/><br/>Sung here by the delightful Mary Black<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/6dd3fa94379ef0eec5098bb0af7432c5570fc2b9e0093d8b3d6c99b8ed727ebc.mp4"></video> 2025-11-11T07:09:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd4u92fvpg3ykqrp5yqejrtf0guwhzup8ghf5aktwq0gzwruhfs9szypk9l3ks30klyxcp5l3ydapxp00mam7znz78ldc349c5qx2v58qqkd858zy As one of the most influential bands in Irish music for the last 50 years, this probably won&#39;t be the last time I post the Bothy Band here. They are the ones that started it all for me.<br/><br/>The tunes in this set are: Old Hag You Have Killed Me (jig) / Dinny Delaney&#39;s (slide, aka. The Hag at the Kiln) / Morrison&#39;s Jig<br/><br/>Absolutely characteristic of the Bothy Band&#39;s signature energy and drive 🔥<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://npub1d30ud5ytahepkqd8ufr0gfstm7lwls5ch3lmwydfw9qpjn9pcq9sevwwkq.blossom.band/17670827500af04584ab0f2364a19b540569cb0296831165549a22755740543a.mp4"></video> 2025-11-10T08:25:52+01:00