Summary Of The Song 'The First House In Connaught'

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In the song The First House in Connaught/ The Copper Plate Reel, Seamus Ennis used the uilleann pipes to make a unique song. This song has a dance rhythm of reel. Reel is the most popular dance rhythm; it has an even rhythm with duple meter. Its form consists of AA’BB. The Dingle Set, the chieftains used different instruments such as the tin whistle, fiddle, accordion, wooden flute, banjo, concertina, and bodhrán. The Chieftains also used the uilleann pipes like Seamus Ennis. This song also has a dance rhythm of reel. The last song I listened to was Gravelwalk. Eileen Ivers and her band used a lot of electrophones in this song such as the electric fiddle, electric bass, electric violin, and synthesizer. She also used the uilleann pipes,

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