{"id":6650,"date":"2022-03-18T13:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2022-03-18T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:16:07","slug":"trad-tunes-for-your-st-patricks-day-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6650","title":{"rendered":"Trad Tunes for Your St. Patrick\u2019s Day Playlist!"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Charissa Roberson<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is a St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration without some traditional Irish tunes? Check out these recommendations for your festive soundtrack \u2013 and then enjoy the music of the Emerald Isle all year round!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ireland has a long history of rebellions, after many years under British rule. One result of this is a wealth of rollicking fighting songs that describe important events in Irish history. \u201cFollow Me Up to Carlow\u201d tells the story of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne defeating the English at the Battle of Glenmalure, all set to a driving beat perfect for blasting at top volume. Another classic, \u201cThe Foggy Dew\u201d \u2013 particularly the version performed by the Chieftains \u2013 describes the Easter Rising of 1916, a pivotal event in the Irish fight for independence, with some truly epic pipe and drum music. Two more upbeat historical anthems to add to your playlist include \u201cKelly The Boy From Killane\u201d and \u201cThe Rising of the Moon.\u201d Stomp your feet to these tunes, while learning more about Irish history in the process!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you\u2019re in the mood for a slow, heartbreaking ballad, Irish trad music has plenty of those as well. \u201cRed Is the Rose\u201d is one well-known classic, with a beautiful melody and lyrics (if you listen closely, you can tell that this is the Irish version of \u201cLoch Lomond\u201d). You might also recognize \u201cThe Parting Glass\u201d: a perfectly tear-jerking way to say farewell to loved ones at the end of your celebrations. \u201cGrace,\u201d another song set during the Easter Rising, tells the tragic story of a freedom fighter and his bride-to-be on the night before his execution. To finish off this more somber section, \u201cRaglan Road\u201d and \u201cCarrickfergus\u201d are two more examples of the gorgeous melancholy that Irish tunes capture so well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now for the recommendations that you\u2019ve all been waiting for: pub songs! \u201cFinnegan\u2019s Wake\u201d whirls along at a break-neck pace as it describes some wild antics at a traditional Irish funeral. You can also check out \u201cWhiskey in the Jar,\u201d preferably while sipping some proper Irish whiskey, or roar along to \u201cIrish Rover,\u201d because what makes a better drinking song than a ship going down at sea? \u201cRocky Road to Dublin\u201d is chock full of lyrics and high spirits, and while the verses might be tricky, the chorus repeats enough times that even newcomers can catch on. And, to close things off, no night at the pub would be complete without \u201cThe Wild Rover,\u201d arguably the most famous Irish drinking song of all.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Enjoy these traditional Irish tunes for your St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration this year! Some great bands to check out include The High Kings, The Kilkennys, The Dubliners and The Clancy Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Charissa Roberson \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is a St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration without some traditional Irish tunes? Check out these recommendations for your festive soundtrack \u2013 and then enjoy the music of the Emerald Isle all year round! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ireland has a long history of rebellions, after many years under British rule. One result of this is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-6650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-summer2019"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/music.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}