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Sean Nos singing

Sean Nos singing. By Ciara and Clodagh. Information. Sean- N ós is Irish for “old style”. Sean- N ós singing is a very complex way of singing. Sean- Nós songs can be relatively simple, though many are long and extremely stylised. Sean- N ó s songs are sang in Gaelic.

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Sean Nos singing

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  1. Sean Nos singing By Ciara and Clodagh

  2. Information • Sean-Nós is Irish for “old style”. • Sean-Nóssinging is a very complex way of singing. • Sean-Nóssongs can be relatively simple, though many are long and extremely stylised. • Sean- Nós songs are sang in Gaelic. • Sean-nósis about telling a story or reciting a poem. • The songs themselves cover all aspects of Irish life - love, nature, laments, and even humour,but most often the songs are stories about the singer's locality.

  3. History • Sean Nós singing is a style of singing dating back hundreds of years which was handed down orally from generation to generation. • It is a really good example of "pure" traditional Irish music. The words are more important than the tunes. • Sean Nós singing was once the most loved music around in Ireland. • According to Anthony Bluett in his book Things Irish, it isn't certain who gave Sean-nós or "old style" singing its name.

  4. Listening examples • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE6QDQdwo9E • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8paj2hQHIo

  5. Paddy Berry Famous Sean Nos singer

  6. TreasaNíMhiolláin Famous Sean Nos singer.

  7. Regional styles • There are three main styles of Sean-nós, corresponding to the three areas where Irish is still spoken: the Gaeltachtaí of Munster, Connacht and Ulster. • The most obvious difference between the styles is that Donegal Sean-nós has been heavily influenced by Scots Gaelic singing, which is much less ornamented. • The Munster and Connacht styles can be more difficult to distinguish and both are highly ornamented

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