Dallas's Music of Diverse Cultures Blog

          Hey everyone! As we all know this is our last blog. Many of you might be excited that I finally decided to leave my comfort zone rather than country music. (Lol) So for my big blog two, I thought that it would be interesting to look into the history and origin of Ireland music. I have always been interested in Ireland’s beauty and culture. If you were around the woodruff area about two weeks ago, you might have been able to watch the Irish games that were being held! So, let’s get into it, starting with how Irish traditional music began.    Going all the way back where traditional Irish music began was around 2000 years ago. During this time the Irish came to the country with the Celts. The Celts were influenced by the music of the east, and it has even been hypothesized that the traditional Irish harp may have originated in Egypt due to the interaction of these two cultures. The harp was actually the most popular instrument during these...

Hey everyone! As we all know this is our last blog. Many of you might be excited that I finally decided to leave my comfort zone rather than country music. (Lol) So for my big blog two, I thought that it would be interesting to look into the history and origin of Ireland music. I have always been interested in Ireland’s beauty and culture. If you were around the woodruff area about two weeks ago, you might have been able to watch the Irish games that were being held! So let’s get into it, starting with how Irish traditional music began. Going all the way back where traditional Irish music began was around 2000 years ago. During this time the Irish came to the country with the Celts. The Celts were influenced by the music of the east, and it has even been hypothesized that the traditional Irish harp may have originated in Egypt due to the interaction of these two cultures. The harp was actually the most popular instrument during these times and we’re even employed to play and create mus...