One day he followed the Irish Jasper Greens, the town band, to a picnic and spent the entire day listening, while his family spent the day looking.

The band took its name from the Irish constitutional law guaranteeing freedom of the press.

However, in 1908 with the Scottish and Irish unions refusing to be involved, the Anglo-Welsh side only sported red jerseys with a thick white band on their jerseys on tour to Australia and New Zealand.

Bronski also remixed the track " Flowers in the Morning " by Northern Irish electronic band, Electrobronze in 2007, changing the style of the song from classical to Hi-NRG disco

" Boudica has also been the primary subject of songs by Irish singer / songwriter Enya, Dutch soprano Petra Berger, Scottish singer / songwriter Steve McDonald, English metal band Bal-Sagoth, Faith and the Muse and Dreams in the Witching House.

The incident has been commemorated by Irish band, U2, in their 1983 protest song " Sunday Bloody Sunday ".

The Wolfe Tones, an Irish rebel music band, wrote a song also called " Sunday Bloody Sunday " about the event.

The suite which includes a Scottish pipe band, Irish and Welsh harpists, Galician gaitas, Irish uilleann pipes, the bombardes of Brittany, two vocal soloists and a narrator is set against a background of a classical orchestra and a large choir.

In 1971, the Irish band Skara Brae recorded its first and only LP ( simply called Skara Brae ), all songs in Irish.

* Chimera ( band ), an Irish musical group

* Director ( band ), an Irish rock band from Malahide

For example, Delhi 2 Dublin, a band based in Canada, is known for fusing Indian and Irish music, and Bhangraton is a fusion of Bhangra music with reggaeton, which itself is a fusion of hip hop, reggae, and traditional Latin American music.

* 1964 – Liam Ó Maonlaí, founding member of Irish band Hothouse Flowers

* Spin ( Scullion album ), the 1985 studio album by Irish band Scullion

* The Script, an Irish band

Reviewing a March 2008 concert, The Washington Post described MacGowan as " puffy and paunchy ," but said the singer " still has a banshee wail to beat Howard Dean's, and the singer's abrasive growl is all a band this marvelous needs to give its amphetamine-spiked take on Irish folk a focal point.

Despite the political climate in which the band had lived, the vast majority ( though not all ) of the material the band released focused not upon the Northern Irish Troubles, but upon issues such as adolescence, teenage angst and heartbreak.

A version of this song can be found on the album " Turas " of the Irish / Scottish trad band Shantalla.

* September 25 – The Irish rock band U2 is formed after drummer Larry Mullen Jr. posts a note seeking members for a band on the notice board of his Dublin school.

* 1952 – Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player ( Clannad and T with the Maggies )

* " Robin ( The Hooded Man )", hit song by the Irish group Clannad

Gaoth Dobhair in County Donegal is the largest Gaeltacht parish in Ireland, which is home to regional studios of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and world-class musicians, such as Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Altan, Moya Brennan ( Máire Ní Bhraonáin ), Enya ( Eithne ), and Clannad, who were all raised with Irish as their first language.

The interval act consisted of several well known Irish performers including Clannad, Brian Kennedy ( who would go on to actually represent Ireland 11 years later ), and was composed by leading musician Michael O ' Suilleabhan.

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After enjoying a decade of being among the world's foremost Irish musical groups, Clannad graduated to chart success in 1982 with the album Magical Ring.

However, the most successful genres have been rock, popular and traditional fusion, with performers such as U2, Enya, Westlife, Boyzone, Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Horslips, Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats, Clannad, Stiff Little Fingers, Altan, Frank Patterson, The Corrs, The Dubliners, The Chieftains, The Bothy Band, De Dannan, The Divine Comedy, Josef Locke, The Irish Tenors, Van Morrison, Therapy ?, The Saw Doctors, Planxty, The Wolfe Tones, Snow Patrol, The Cranberries, In Tua Nua, The Undertones, Ash, B * Witched, Nadine Coyle, The Hothouse Flowers, The Script, Two Door Cinema Club, Something Happens, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, Dana, Mundy, Sinéad O ' Connor, Paul Brady, Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Val Doonican, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ruby Murray, Peter Cunnah ( of D: Ream ), Daniel O ' Donnell, Bridie Gallagher, Brendan Bowyer, Gilbert O ' Sullivan, Mary Black, Sir James Galway, Johnny Logan, Bill Whelan ( of Riverdance fame ), Damien Rice, Phil Coulter, Glen Hansard, and Celtic Woman achieving success nationally and internationally.

Traditional music played a part in Irish popular music later in the century, with Clannad, Van Morrison, Hothouse Flowers and Sinéad O ' Connor using traditional elements in popular songs.

In 1991, he recorded a duet with Irish group Clannad for the Blake Edwards film Switch, a cover of the Joni Mitchell song, " Both Sides Now ".

Irish Group Clannad wrote a song " Skellig " for their 1987 Album Sirius.

* Legend ( Robin of Sherwood soundtrack ), by Irish group Clannad

It was during this period also that Perry worked with the Irish folk-rock group Clannad on their 1987 album Sirius.

His former house, Woodtown Manor, near Dublin was for many years a welcoming place for Irish poets, writers and musicians and which was associated with the folk-pop group Clannad, where they made many recordings of their music.

Along with the 1980s came Donegal group Clannad who were, at the time, innovators in bridging the gap between pop rock music and traditional Irish music.

Legend is a 1984 soundtrack album for the ITV television series Robin of Sherwood, by the Irish folk band Clannad.

In 1985, this album won the BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music, making Clannad the first Irish band to win the award.

On January 27 – 29, 2011, Anúna joined Irish musical pioneers Clannad for three concerts at Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral for the Donegal group's fortieth anniversary celebrations.

Windmill Lane Studios is globally recognised for its connection to internationally recognised artists of Irish extraction such as U2, Sinéad O ' Connor, Eleanor McEvoy, The Corrs, and Clannad, whilst Van Morrison acquired it for his own personal use in 2006.

Irish music group Clannad wrote the song " What Will I Do " for the movie.

He has also played with Clannad, Paul Brady, Moving Hearts, Davy Spillane and other well-known Irish bands and performers.

" Book Of Days " was featured prominently in the movie Far and Away, with an English-lyric version created for the film then replacing the old Irish language version on all pressings of the Shepherd Moons album from 1993 onwards.

The series also featured a number of contemporary Irish actors and comedians, including Dervla Kirwan, Graham Norton, Tommy Tiernan, Patrick McDonnell, Don Wycherley, Joe Rooney, Jason Byrne, Jim Norton, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Ed Byrne, Brendan Grace, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Gerard McSorley and Kevin McKidd.

Quebec is also home to a large Irish community, especially in Montreal, where the Irish shamrock is featured on the municipal flag.

Live music, either sessions of traditional Irish music or varieties of modern popular music, is frequently featured in the pubs of Ireland.

The halftime show featured a three-song set from Irish rockers U2, who had just completed their successful Elevation Tour.

On their 2006 album The Morrigan's Call, the Irish Celtic metal band Cruachan featured a song " Ungoliant " as well as one named after Shelob.

: The Irish Times originally provided a daily puzzle by " Crosaire " ( Derek Crozier ), which featured a fairly unorthodox style of clue-writing.

* Barfly ( comic ), comic strip featured in the Irish music magazine, Hot Press

18-year old Northern Irish goalkeeper Pat Jennings also featured under McGarry, and made his international debut despite being a Third Division player.

These albums featured more of a stripped-back, acoustic feel than his earlier work, with nods to Irish music.

* In September 2010, The Freshmen were among four Irish showbands featured on a special set of commemorative stamps issued by An Post, Ireland's postal service.

* An episode of Dave Atell's television show Insomniac featured several locales in Rockville Centre, including Stinger's Irish Pub, the LIRR station, and the comedian's home.

) Connery does sing the song Pretty Irish Girl ( with solo piano accompaniment ) on the 1992 compilation The Music of Disney: A Legacy of Song, and in 1959 Top Rank released a single in the UK ( catalog number JAR 163 ) which featured Connery and Munro singing the song.

* Brasil ( mythical island ), a phantom island featured in Irish myths

* The shamrock is featured on the passport stamp of Montserrat, many of whose citizens are of Irish descent.

It featured concert performances by Rude Awakening, Billy Sheehan, Rudy Sarzo, John Norum, Carmine Appice, Phantom Blue, Soma, producer Roy Z and his band the Tribe of Gypsies, Mark Ferrari, Oslo, Bang Tango, Stash, Iron Cross and Irish singer-songwriter Mark Dignam.

Irish music: There was a revival of Irish folk music that began in the early 20th century, based both in Dublin and Ireland, though the longer-lasting and more famous revival began in 1955 with the album " The Lark in the Morning ," whose recording was supervised by Diane Hamilton and which featured Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem prior to their involvement with the influential but U. S .- based Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.

The album featured only one Irish song but featured choruses and backing vocals in her native language throughout.

The show has featured a number of gritty storylines reflecting major issues in Irish society, particularly from the mid 1990s onwards.

In 1995, her version of the traditional Irish song " Bonny Portmore " was featured in the Highlander series.

EMI put together a compilation album of her hits on CD in 1989, including songs that regularly featured in her act ; " Mr. Wonderful ", " Scarlet Ribbons " and " It's the Irish in Me ".