Very new to listening this genre and hoping to find more I like but having trouble.

Basically I like very up tempo booming, aggressive Irish music. Not sure if there is a better word for it, Im not really much of a music guy, typically listening to movie scores or podcasts.

Best way to describe what I am looking for is from Sinners, Rocky Road to Dublin. I did find the orginal band for that song, but sadly didn’t like the other stuff I found.

Lads wheres the best Trad Music Pub in Meath? I am willing to go anywhere for a few pints and decent music to settle my soul.

Preferably not just one man and his guitar!!

Edit- For Saturday nights!

Was a class show.

Hi all
I’m a banjo player , been playing for about 8 months now
I want to learn A trip to Manila, but in tablature form and I can’t find anything online
Hoping someone can help me ☺️

Anyone have any connections to any music playing Irish person in the city or know who I can contact to hire a trad band for my wedding? We’ve called the cultural center multiple times and emailed and left messages and nothing. We’ve gotten some connects, but as soon as we ask for a video of them playing, they ghost us. Any help appreciated!

Hi all. I'm looking to see what musicians actually want from a local music shop, particularly around things online retailers can't easily provide.

What would make you travel 20–30 minutes to a physical shop?

Immediate availability, no delivery time?
Being able to try equipment?
Repairs and setups?
Lessons?
Vinyl?
Local/Irish instruments?
Local bands and events?
Better advice?

And equally, what has put you off physical music shops in the past?

Interested in hearing people's experiences.

If I was a young person who's not from Ireland, with a lot of time available, and some money but not too much, are there any programs or the like to study trad music in Ireland?

The student I coach here in the states received a third place award at the 2026 Fleadh! Whoop.

In the song would they be referring to a hair band or more of a ribbon or a scrunchie? I'm looking to buy a gift relating to the song. A boxed hair band would make the best gift but might not land right?

I'm a Dublin-based pub-gigging ballad man, and I want a learn at least 1 song for each county

I've got caught too many times where someone comes up going do you know 'The Wexford Widows Bath Water' or something and I have to let them down

Rather than being forced to accept Google AIs answers for a song for each county I'm appealing for local knowledge for a song from each county that will appease a crew from the area if I don't know the song they're asking for

Major town/city/region/province, anything that is representative of an area that I wouldn't be aware of in the big smoke would be great to know. I'll trust the Reddit hive mind

Edit:

Thanks for all the input so far, really helpful

No shouts yet for Longford, Louth, Offaly, Wicklow, Roscommon,, Monaghan

I'm looking for any and all recommendations for recordings of traditional music. I'm travelling to Ireland in the fall and realising that most of what I have is more building on traditional music than actually being traditional music.

What I have:

• Most of the Waterboys albums
• Half a dozen Glen Hansard albums
• Most of the later Chieftains albums (with the many guest performers)
• Best of the Pogues
• Three albums by Loreena McKennitt
• A handful of Celtic/classical-type instrumental albums
• Many's the Foolish Youth by the Voice Squad

If this isn't the place to post such a request, kindly point me in the right direction.

Hello!

I'm a guitarist and I'm becoming familiar with tunes and join in sessions quite regularly. Generally, though, I'm just figuring out the key and playing chords without really knowing the tunes. So, I want to pick up a new instrument and begin learning melodies.

Mandolin or tenor banjo is probably the obvious choice, but I love the deeper sounds of mandolas, bouzouki and octave mandolins. What should I go for? Any tips and tricks?

Also, info I'm coming up against online about tunings seems to be all over the place so any insight there would be great. I'm pretty good with alternate/open tunings on guitar so I'm not concerned about it, just curious.

Lastly, if anyone can recommend a shop that sells all of these instruments, preferably in the Scotland central belt, where I can go and try them out, that would be class. Many shops don't have the full set of options.

Cheers!