Many of the earliest Irish legends contain references to instruments and music, and the exceptionally large numbers of surviving Irish metal horns (40 percent of the world total, according to ...

You don’t need to learn Javanese, but part of gamelan is an immersion in the legacies and spirit of the music and its instruments. Mel Mercier set up the Irish Gamelan Orchestra at University ...

It’s just a beautiful instrument. And here in my pocket is a tin ... street parties and céilis – traditional Irish gatherings involving dancing and music – take place all over the world, including ...

She plays five instruments - banjo ... it will be great to play together. "I love playing Irish traditional music, it helps me escape and I'll never give it up." ...

For Wheeler, Irish music has been a lifelong passion and constant, if not the professional musician part. “My family was very musical, everybody played an instrument,” she recalls.

guests are free to add their instruments or their voices to the ceili, the traditional Irish community dance and jam session that will end the evening. In addition to all the music, dancing and ...

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, "The Irish and How They Got That Way" is a musical tribute to Ireland ... all while playing their own instruments. "Some of the monologues are an entire story ...