That is the unifying theme of Irish music - something American music would do well to recognize today. There are literally thousands of songs, and they all were on the theme of resisting injustice." From the ancients to modern Irish musicians, one thread remains: the indomitable music of protest. "And there's a long tradition of Irish protest songs. "There's a tradition of protest in many, many world cultures," Irish music scholar Mick Moloney told Mic. That remains as true in 2015 as it was in 1855, when George Petrie published The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland. "Music is the first faculty of the Irish, and scarcely anything has such power for good over them." "The greatest achievement of the Irish people is their music," Irish poet Thomas Davis wrote in the 19th century. Musicologist Helen O'Shea wrote that the Irish held firmly to authentically old Irish music in order to keep their national identity together. Through all that time, though, the Irish used their musical heritage to maintain autonomy during periods of struggle. From 1691, when the English Protestants took control of Catholic Ireland, to 1916, when the Irish stormed the British General Post Office to claim the formation of the Irish republic, to 1972, when " Bloody Sunday" launched direct British rule of Northern Ireland, the Irish have had no end of things to protest. In 1169, Anglo-Norman colonists landed on the island, beginning the centuries-long cycle of Irish persecution and massacre. It's a story that has been told through one of the richest existing musical traditions.
![irish celtic music youtube irish celtic music youtube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jQmmOvOsv3w/maxresdefault.jpg)
![irish celtic music youtube irish celtic music youtube](https://i.pinimg.com/550x/09/6e/3e/096e3eded700ad30d9dba280cd3d9d01.jpg)
You can also find events (like concerts and festivals), or explore the track listings of recordings. You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music. YouTube, uploaded by Hedluv and Passman, 18 November 2011.
![irish celtic music youtube irish celtic music youtube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HsCp5LG_zNE/maxresdefault.jpg)
The story of the Irish is a story of conquest, war and, most importantly, protest. The Session is a community website dedicated to Irish traditional music. (2003) Celtic Australia: Bush Bands, Irish Music, and the New Nationalism.