Tag: flute
Fiddle, flute, guitar: each has a part in the sound of Ireland. Each can help you know Ireland, even when you are at a distance. Ballads, jigs, reels, slow …
Music makes a good gift, and one that invites adventure: it may be enjoyed in company or in solitude. It can inspire movement or stillness. It comes in all …
Ireland is a land of stories. Those stories are found in landscape, in history, in the change of seasons, in conversations around the kitchen table, by the fireside at …
The music of Ireland is at its heart about the telling of stories. High powered stage shows, hearty drinking songs, and sentimental ballads all have their place. They often …
Music has a way of connecting people, across countries, cultures, and generations. Music can help share joy and sorrow, may provoke discussion or dance, reflection and memory. In times …
Canada. From the west where crashing sea meets forested coast to the far north of the Yukon, from the heights of the Rockies through the plains, from Lake Ontario …
Ireland: it is a land of legend, of myth, of mountain and sea and river and green field, a place that captures the imaginations and heart. Ireland is a …
Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17 is a time for celebration of all things Irish. Music is a fine way to share in that celebration. Here are four recordings …
Mary Youngblood often listens to the wind. She seeks out how it stirs the grass, how it whistles and whispers through rocks, how it moves across the waters. Through …
