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Scoil (pronounced Skol')
- is Irish for school. The Murphy Roche Irish Music Club,
working to
preserve and promote the music, dance, and cultural heritage of Ireland,
provides education and instruction through our Scoil. Individual and group instruction, workshops, and
seminars are available on most instruments and for all ages.
Our music school teaches kids and adults to play
music in private and in group lessons. Fiddle/violin, flute, Irish whistle,
accordion, and more are offered. Call or talk with us about how you can begin to
learn Irish music.
Call or e-mail the club to discuss you specific
needs and how we can help you.
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Murphy
Roche Irish Music Club
11309
West 72nd Street
Burr
Ridge, Illinois 60527-4938, USA
(630)
662-8611
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Common Instruments Played in
Irish Traditional Music
The root of Irish music
instrumentation is the
Uilleann Pipes
, (pronounced ILL-un, or ILL-yun,)
the so-called Irish bagpipes, which are, by the way, a much different
instrument from their more famous cousin, the Highland bagpipes played
by military bands. From the pipes, the tradition passed to the
Fiddle (violin), then the
Flute and
whistle and the
Button Accordion.
Other instruments, such as the
Banjo,
Citern and
Mandolin,
were adopted later.
The use of rhythmic accompaniment instruments such as guitar, piano, and
drums like the Bodhran (pronounced BOW-rahn), are more recent
developments.
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