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What instruments are used in Irish traditional music?

Posted on by Stephen Ducke

Here is a list of some common Irish musical instruments:

The fiddle, or violin

The tin whistle, a small fipple flute

The Irish flute, a simple system transverse flute

The uilleann pipes a bellows-blown bagpipe

The bodhran, Irish drum

The accordion

The banjo

The concertina

The mandolin

The bouzouki

The guitar

The piano


Stephen Ducke
Stephen Ducke

Originally from Athlone in County Roscommon, Stephen Ducke now lives in a small village in the French Alps with his wife and two children. He is author of a tin whistle tutor book entitled "Tin Whistle - A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle" and runs Irish music classes and workshops with Tradschool in France. He has recorded one solo album, "If There Weren't Any Women In The World".

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