Music is at the heart of life and culture in Ireland. This includes what you may think of first, traditional music and work that draws on Irish tradition, from jigs and reels to airs and songs, as well as a wide range of other sorts of music. There’s a thriving classical music community across Ireland. Many people love country music, both home grown versions and those which come from abroad. Rock and its various genres have their manifestations in Irish life from radio to garage bands. There’s reggae, there’s surf music, there are ethnic styles which immigrants have brought along
