Irish Music Magazine, strives to inform readers and musicians alike, keeping you abreast of all major developments with in the Irish Traditional Music community. The Celts arrived in Ireland circa 500BC and become the dominant cultural force on the island very quickly. Irish Celtic music is taken for granted because it is the most popular music in Ireland, and the same can be said for Scotland and Wales. Irish music evolved from a unique culture formed by many influences.
It was no doubt influenced by the aristocratic music paid for and patronized by the old Gaelic aristocracy that ruled Ireland until the 1600’s. Ireland is an ancient land with a rich history of vocal and instrumental music. Welcome to Irish Music Magazine Irish Traditional Music is at the heart of the Irish culture and history, never as a static antiquity, the tradition is alive and vital, open to change yet conservative of its core values.The essence of Irish Music Magazine is to reflect what is happening in Irish music in contemporary society.įrom commercial recordings of traditional tunes, to experimentation with other musical cultures, Irish Music Magazine keeps readers informed about upcoming tours, events and also festivals from the diverse world of Irish and Celtic acoustic music. The Celts 500BC Traditional Irish music, as we now know it, has a complicated history.