The Celtic-speaking fringes of western Europe — Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany in France, and Galicia in Spain. Fiddle, uilleann pipes, Highland bagpipes, and bodhrán drive a shared dance-music tradition that crossed the Atlantic and seeded Bluegrass and Appalachian folk.
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Folk & WorldIrish Traditional MusicIreland's living instrumental and song tradition — jigs and reels on fiddle, flute and uilleann pipes, plus unaccompanied sean-nós singing.
Folk & WorldFest-NozBreton night-dance music for circle and chain dances, led by binioù bagpipes, bombarde shawm and unaccompanied paired singing.
Folk & WorldMuñeiraGalician 6/8 dance music led by the gaita bagpipe with strong Celtic-modal flavor.
Folk & WorldScottish Traditional MusicThe fiddle, pipe and song tradition of Scotland — reels and strathspeys for dancing, slow airs for grieving.
Folk & WorldPibrochThe classical music of the Highland bagpipe — long, slow theme-and-variation laments that can run half an hour.
