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Folky Fridays #49 - What makes Irish / Scottish music sound Celtic?!

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In today’s Folky Fridays free Celtic guitar lesson livestream, I wanted to discuss my thoughts on what makes Celtic music sound Celtic, and how it's different from more modern music or folk music from other cultures. I'll also be relating this to guitar backing as much as possible and doing my best to show you how melodic conventions can influence your guitar accompaniment choices for traditional/ folk music.
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@bonniesparks1881 Год назад

As a person who plays the Celtic (lever) harp, I am of the mind that the reason Celtic music is modal is because it doesn't require pitch manipulation. Harps and tin whistles were/are very prominent in Celtic music and that restricts the notes easily available to you (compared to a guitar or a piano). So by shifting the root up or down but without re-tuning, you've saved yourself a ton of time and are still able to play beautiful and interesting music. I like to believe it was creativity borne from observing the restrictions of the instruments at the time.

@Melvorgazh 3 года назад

Damn! 🤕 Already with only 4 modes it's tougher than jazz or rocket science theory 😛 Luckily we have friendly chap who explains it better than most people. I shall have to watch the video 2-3 times to get a hold of it. Thanks a lot Nye

@folkfriend 3 года назад

No problem!

@trentmitchell3496 Год назад

Starting on a Celtic string quartet this week, this is immensely helpful thank you!

@folkfriend Год назад

Cool! You'll have to stick a link up when it's finished :).

@milkcrateblues 3 года назад

Well done as always Nye.

@folkfriend 3 года назад

Cheers Ed!

@arcanemuses 2 года назад

This is very helpful. I am currently getting a key of C harmonica altered so that the B notes are changed to A notes. The Major Hexatonic scale is what I am currently studying and you are putting it in perspective in a good way. Thank you.

@folkfriend 2 года назад

Thanks Aaron! Glad to help.

@Melvorgazh 3 года назад

Máiréad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan said that the connection between Scottish and Irish tune happened also recently by Irish workers from Uladh who went working during some months of the year and brought back Scottish tunes then.

@folkfriend 3 года назад

Interesting, I'll have to have a look into that!

@brucecollins4729 Год назад

@@folkfriend there are literally 100s of scottish fiddle reels in ireland(scotland being the home of fiddle reel music. i.e the boyne hunt/ perth hunt/rakish paddy/haymakers jigoch nolagh/tarboleton reel/gravel walk/miss mcleods reel/lucy campbell/och nolagh/an ril cam/copper plate/sean franks reel/lord gordons reel/bonnie kate/...and many more. there are many auld scottish gallic sangs in ireland also...siuill a rune....dulaman.. etc. many modern scots sangs also.

@sinklip 2 года назад

this is lovely! thank you so much

@folkfriend 2 года назад

Thanks Fran, glad you enjoyed my somewhat esoteric ramblings!

@funkyfishcloneloverofmusic3825 3 года назад

Your brain is working, at araound minute 9 and all along, Sir. Quite evidently it does, just only it switches between modes and runs melodically ( which is a heart wisdom thing more than anything else ) To be honest, i never encounterd any presentation that so lightly still sufficiently thouroughly touches on aspects of applied modes and put into a historical perspective, even touches on design limitation of traditional instrument insights and how these constraints may have influenced ancient music we today regard as Traditional, and what really became meat and bone in any modern tunes that are melodic feel ( not sure i phrased a readable sentence ) What i really want to say, is Big Thank You, for what you do and how you do it.

@folkfriend 3 года назад

Haha thank you! My brain works better when I've had more sleep but I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'll get round to doing some more in depth theory videos soon- they're well overdue!

@funkyfishcloneloverofmusic3825 3 года назад

@@folkfriend Really makes me want to learn much more and really diving into Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh tunes. If you dont mind, gimme a The Hint to a tunes collection in handy book format of what You would regard as a go-to one for the average aging German self-tought git jockey that would really love to get the gist of this your music. Thank you again. Ahh , if you sell such books, why should i not order straight from you ...

@folkfriend 3 года назад

@@funkyfishcloneloverofmusic3825 Sounds good to me! If you're looking to accompany Celtic music and understand a bit more about the theory, my beginner guide is available here: folkfriend.co.uk/product/backing-guitar-techniques-for-celtic-traditional-music-e-book-edition/ You might also like my collections of melodies arranged for fingerstyle guitar, either in DADGAD (easier) or standard tuning (harder but with jazzier harmonies). You can find them at the links below: DADGAD: folkfriend.co.uk/product/folk-friend-dadgad-fingerstyle-guitar-collection-1/ Standard: folkfriend.co.uk/product/irish-tunes-for-fingerstyle-guitar-e-book-edition/

@OneDrunkWizard Год назад

Mind doing a tutorial on Morrisons jig or maybe some other traditional Irish folk songs/melodies for guitar? I enjoy your musings and enthusiasm. Ah nevermind that. I see your other videos.

@Melvorgazh 3 года назад

Heyo Nye, I checked son month ago about the modes used in Breton Music. I found some theory pdf where the mentioned over 8-10 modes. In Breton Music there are 1/4 tones. Always interesting to watch her stuffs, mate 🙂

@mallninja9805 3 года назад

@11:27 "The 7th note only appears in chord 5" _B minor has entered the chat_

@folkfriend 3 года назад

I'm talking in terms of the three main chords, I, IV and V.

@ilredeldeserto 2 года назад

Hello and thanks for the video! If I have to be honest I was a bit disappointed with the content of the video because, given the title, I had high expectations: at the end of the video I don't think it really answered the question "What makes Irish / Scottish music sound Celtic?". In the video there has been a lot of talk about the modes, but several traditional tunes are in D major or in G major (or E minor), so I don't think modes alone exhaust the problem. On the other hand, many times you listen to a music, for example in rock and (epic-)metal (so played on the electric guitar and NOT with traditional bagpipes or flutes), and you immediately say "Amazing! It sounds really celtic!". For example, it is the case of The Clansman or Death Of The Celts (lol !) By Iron Maiden or I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murphys or even, to me it sounds celtic, even Thunderstruck by AC/DC. So I would have preferred a less theoretical and more practical video, which talked about tempos and rhythms and also about scales and the choice of notes to compose a song, making it sound Irish or Scottish, perhaps even with advice on which traditional pieces to listen to to get into that celtic music mood. In short, another video on the question "What makes a music sound Celtic?" would be nice !!! Thanks a lot =)