Champions Of Ireland

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Champions Of Ireland Banjo Marina Meyler plays the banjo on this CD. Enjoy the unique sound of the banjo playing traditional Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes and slow airs. The banjo has been around for many years and still enjoys great popularity as an instrument of choice for traditional Irish groups.

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Champions Of Ireland Tin Whistle The Tin Whistle album features the talents of Irish Champions Grainne Kelly and Ciaran Marsden. There are many types of whistles but the tin whistle is the standard six hole, end blown type. Some other names for this particular type are penny whistle, fiddle whistle and flageolet. The Tin Whistle was introduced in the 19th century.

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Champions Of Ireland Concertina A master of the concertina as well as the accordion, Denise Shiels provides a selection of jigs and reels on this album. As popular today as in years gone by, the concertina was developed in 1829 in England. It was brought into traditional music in Ireland in the 1900's.

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Champions Of Ireland Flute Ciarán Marsden and Gráinne Kelly perform on this album featuring music of the Flute. We cannot date the flutes introduction to traditional music but it was not until the late nineteenth century that the instrument began to feature prominently in the Irish music tradition.

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