Celtic and

European Music

The Culture

Originally, the word "klezmer", from the Yiddish language, meant simply "musician”

It has come to characterize the style of secular music played by Ashkenazi Jews for joyful celebrations such as weddings.

Klezmer music is intended to replicate the human voice, including sounds of crying, wailing and laughing

Klezmer

Fiddle, Bass or Cello, Clarinet, and a DrumSecondary instruments include the

Accordion and Hammered Dulcimer

Klezmer

Dulcimer

Accordian

Klezmer music is made for dancing.Klezmer music also has many traditional

waltzes and polkas, and in later years, many musicians picked up some tangos and polkas, which remain in the repertoire.

Klezmerhttp://youtu.be/g-iseqCOATk

Scottish Music

Scottish Music• Accordion• Bagpipes• Fiddle• Guitar• Harp• Tin whistle

http://youtu.be/T1_cVlnbAus

http://youtu.be/fguisS9WnWk

Fado music is a traditional form of urban folk music from Portugal.

Female vocalist with two/three male guitarists OR Male vocalist who also plays guitar

Songs are often about lost or unrequited love, death and general sadness.

Fado

Originated in the port city of Lisbon,

Portugal where many countries met

and merged over centuries.

http://youtu.be/7b7rm6r8vR0

Sounds very much the same today as it did 200 years ago.

Mostly music for dancing but also a substantial ballad tradition.

Irish Musichttp://youtu.be/ts-Ot_-ayMU

http://youtu.be/M3Kw_kyLUAw

All styles of Irish music has a corresponding dance.

Seannos (pronunciation: sean like shawn, nos rhymes with gross) literally means "old style" in the Irish language. Sean nos refers to a style of solo a cappella ballad singing.

http://youtu.be/dpVobgdiyVU

http://youtu.be/py2TiFsq9T0

In the late 20th century, it was commonplace for young musicians to merge their traditional folk genres with rock and punk. Irish musicians were at the forefront of these folk-rock pioneers.

Irish Music

Dropkick Murphy’s