Irish Music During The Renaissance

Ireland has always been very passionate about their music throughout time. Using instruments like Brian Boru’s harp during the Renaissance, to the band U2 using guitars and electric keyboards. There’s still people that perform in Irish pubs to this day. Irish music has a variety of tempos, some that are fast, and there are some that are slow. The Irish have been expressing their culture through music throughout the Renaissance, going to the Irish potato famine, hopping to the 1900s, and ending with Irish modern day music.
One of the popular instruments in Ireland during the Renaissance was Brian Boru’s Harp. Sometimes known as the Trinity Harp, it has a curved top, wide left side, and a bow like right side. One of the songs that you can play on it is Brian Boru’s March. The harp was later stolen, and to get it back a musician played the Ransom Song. Later the harp was printed on the euro, with the word Eire and 2002. Around it is 12 stars, symbolizing perfectness.
One of the songs that they wrote during the Great Famine, is the Famine Song. Another song they made is White Potatoes, written and sung by John O’ Callanan.Most of them had to move to America, and because they had to move to America, they brought their music. With them they brought Riverdance, a song which is made up of traditional Irish dance and music. Irish music has even inspired American singers to write songs, like when Cliff Carlisle used The Black Velvet Band to make his song The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band. When the Irish came to America they weren’t the only ones that influenced other cultures, America had some Influence on