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The festival seemed like a good place to get into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, and to learn more about this 18th-century Irish instrument that is finding its way into the 21st century.

Much Irish music is passed on or learned by ear, so many musicians with a good grasp of their instrument will find they can sit in on a session and pick up the tune, as it is played in repetitive ...

In a traditional Irish session there are no amplifiers, Bjorkman said. There are multiple types of instruments including flute, recorder, tin whistle, violin, guitar, banjo, drum and bagpipes ...

“My family was very musical, everybody played an instrument,” she recalls. “We grew up singing and playing around the campfire and singing in church.

Matt says he keeps his Irish and surf music separate. “It’s easy to do because I’m playing different instruments, and the tone and the sound and chord voicing are so different.” ...