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Music - Traditional Irish music in one of the numerous pubs...
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Music - Musicians in the street
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Fureys. More recent groups like Clannad, Altan or Dervish still contribute to the promotion of traditional music, even bringing new influences to it.
Irish music also counts a number of singer-songwriters, amongst which Christy Moore is probably the most famous (he has also been playing with Planxty and Moving Hearts), not forgetting Van Morrison. Women equally have their place in this category with Mary Black, Enya or Sharon Shannon. Younger audiences would now listen to The Frames, Gemma Hayes, Nina Hynes or Damien Dempsey.
Irish Rock and Punk music exploded towards the end of the 1960s and 1970s. Bands such as Taste or Thin Lizzy played an important part in that. Bob Geldof's The Boomtown Rats had highly successful hits. Ireland's biggest musical export though is rock band U2 which came to life existence in the suburbs of Dublin in 1978. Their first album (Boy) was just the beginning to a series of albums which were to become classics. The Pogues are also to be mentioned, although the drunken mishaps of Shane McGowan have been an obstacle to his talent.
Contemporary music in Ireland recounts artists such as boys bands Boyzone (now split up) and Westlife, Samantha Mumba and The Corrs. |
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