Irish folk music

characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland

thumb|Dancing the Haymakers' Jig at an Irish ceilidh The jig (, ) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity across the British Isles in the 16th-century, and was adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga). Today it is most associated with Irish dance music, Scottish country dance, French Canadian traditional music and dance and the Métis people in Canada. Jigs were originally in quadruple compound metre, (e.g., t

genre of folk music that developed in Ireland

thumb|upright=1.5|A dance in Alexandria, Virginia, United States A ' ( , ) or ' () is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk music, either at a home or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place.

conical-bore wooden flute of the type favored by classical flautists of the early 19th century, or a flute of modern manufacture derived from this design

form of dance and genre of accompanying music

music genre

Swedish folk music group

irish music summer school