Good Irish bands

Zer0 · 12-14-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by loveissucide

Oh Emperor are decent.

I was listening to their album for a while, it sounded good enough on the first few listens but it kinda started to bore me after that. There's a few decent songs on it alright but there's plenty of unmemorable ones too. 'Heisenberg' is a nice haunting song though.

Deakin18 · 12-14-2010, 05:38 PM

The Script are a good band, just saying. I love U2's older stuff, it is some good stuff.

Unrelenting · 12-15-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshMartin321

More than just Irish bands... I've always tried to find traditional Irish (or Scottish) celtic music. Not folk music singing about 2 horses over the hill, but simply intsrumental music using bohdrans (however you spell it) and uellian pipes (however you spell it) or bagpipes and fiddles and all that stuff.

I never know where to find it, I hear it used on TV or in movies all the time, but never seem to be able to find it. Whenever I come across Irish music or celtic music it all tends to be 'Ahhh shiver me lady, she shine quite shady, Carryin me pints on me way, La de da de da etc'

Can anyone help? Cheers

also interested

Lisnaholic · 12-15-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshMartin321

More than just Irish bands... I've always tried to find traditional Irish (or Scottish) celtic music. Not folk music singing about 2 horses over the hill, but simply intsrumental music using bohdrans (however you spell it) and uellian pipes (however you spell it) or bagpipes and fiddles and all that stuff.

I never know where to find it, I hear it used on TV or in movies all the time, but never seem to be able to find it. Whenever I come across Irish music or celtic music it all tends to be 'Ahhh shiver me lady, she shine quite shady, Carryin me pints on me way, La de da de da etc'

Can anyone help? Cheers

Yes, I`ve been looking for that kind of music too !

You might like to check out these guys,who all focus on lively musicianship with traditional instruments, rather than smooth "Celtic Mood" romance :-
- Lunasa; lots of old-style but fresh-sounding jigs. All their stuff is instrumental, as far as I know.
- Sharon Shannon; described as the Jimmy Hendrix of the accordian, she successfully blends Irish folk playing with Latin/ Scandanavian and other folk elements.
-Altan; their Island Angel album is half and half - fast, beautifully played jigs alternate with slower, sung ballads.
-Shooglenifty; an exciting mix of traditional Scottish and electronic dance music. If they`re using the bodhran, it`s lost among the electronic tweaks and clangs which make Solar Shears one of my favourite albums.(Only one track has vocals.)
- Gaelic Storm; notable for featuring in the lower-decks dance sequence in Titanic, for my liking too many of their songs have Jovial-Boozers-All type lyrics, which is another pitfall for Celtic bands, right ?

Well, good luck - I`m off to check out the list that Hype8 posted here earlier, and some of the other suggestions too; The Bothy Band and The Tannahill Weavers are supposed to be good.

spacetruckers99 · 12-22-2010, 08:47 AM

I love the good old irish folk song "whisky in the jar"
Covered my thin lizzy, metallica and loads of other bands.

Never get bored of that tune

blacxhathax0r · 06-27-2011, 02:21 PM

The Irish Rovers and Flogging Molly.

Moshe · 06-28-2011, 05:10 AM

I don't really think the Irish are good at "Rock" overall- tho I sort of liked Think Lizzy. I just find U2-especially Bono- irritating.
Some great Irish Folk bands, tho. The Chieftans and the Dubliners
And the Pogues when that drunk guy with bad teeth was still with them

Zer0 · 06-28-2011, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Moshe

I don't really think the Irish are good at "Rock" overall- tho I sort of liked Thin Lizzy.

Depends on what kind of "rock".

Mojo · 09-24-2012, 12:59 PM

SLOMATICS - Great Belfast band that play doom/sludge metal.

GAMA BOMB - Irish thrash metal band

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR - Post-rock from Belfast

Trollheart · 09-24-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Unrelenting

also interested

Davy Spillane is a master of the uileann pipes. Check out his album "Shadow hunter". Also "The legend of Deirdre" by Mychael and Jeff Danna. And of course, "Erinsaga" (see me about that, or any of these you'd like to hear)...

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Deakin18 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 21	The Script are a good band, just saying. I love U2's older stuff, it is some good stuff. __________________

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spacetruckers99 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13	I love the good old irish folk song "whisky in the jar" Covered my thin lizzy, metallica and loads of other bands. Never get bored of that tune

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blacxhathax0r Groupie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In the sky with diamonds Posts: 8	The Irish Rovers and Flogging Molly.

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Moshe Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London Posts: 165	I don't really think the Irish are good at "Rock" overall- tho I sort of liked Think Lizzy. I just find U2-especially Bono- irritating. Some great Irish Folk bands, tho. The Chieftans and the Dubliners And the Pogues when that drunk guy with bad teeth was still with them