Traditional Music Instruments of Ireland Bodhran Bodhran belongs to the family of percussion instruments and is known to be the lifeline of Irish music culture. Previously it was used in war situations or to celebrate a victory but then with time, it was given the title of a music instrument due to its growing popularity. The Bodhran is a … [Read more...]

Born on the seventh of May in 1945, Christie Moore was one of the founders at bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. The year 2016, witnessed a new album by him, though his first album was out back in 1969. Such was his popularity, that RTE named him Ireland’s greatest living musician in 2007. The following interview with Christy Moore was taken by … [Read more...]

This is a follow up article from my previous post on the music performed by Chris Moore. Christy Moore often dreams about the songs he left unfinished or the ones he could never write all through his career. He even thinks about the songs that failed to do justice to the subject and were never polished He is often haunted by stories that he could … [Read more...]