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FROM 1870 - 1914 > MUSIC |
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Bangor Boat Dance This photograph shows couples dancing on their annual works trip to Bangor. As a novelty they travelled from Belfast by boat and the ... |
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Barn Dance In some parts of Ulster, barn dances were held at certain times of the year, usually in the spring and early summer when the barns had ... |
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Lambeg drum In summer evenings and especially on the ‘Twelfth’ the sound of the lambeg drum echoed around many parts of Ulster. The sides were made ... |
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Fife The fife, like the one in the photograph, was made from wood. It was the custom for flute players to steep these older wooden flutes in ... |
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Orange Tune This well known tune, the sash, was a traditional air put to the words of the famous Orange song. |
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Flute Band This is a photograph of Ballygowan Flute Band in Co. Down in the 1880's. Flute bands were popular as their instruments were much cheaper ... |
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Christmas Dance Organised dances were held during important festivals such as Christmas. Most of the dances featured set movements, such as the ... |
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Hibernian Tune Roddy MacCorley was a well known nationalist song which was widely played during the politically tense years just before the First World ... |
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Hibernian Band In the early years of the 20th century the rapid growth of the Ancient Order of Hibernians led to great enthusiasm for the creation of ... |
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Bagpipes The strong links between Ulster and Scotland meant that piping became a strong cultural tradition. Bagpipes were made by Scottish ... |
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