Folk songs - Irish Traditional Music

Question 1

dandling description

Answer 1

children’s song with a bouncy rhythm with repetition in the melody

Question 2

drinking song

Answer 2

sung at social gatherings and celebrations

Question 3

humorous song

Answer 3

lively song with light-hearted lyrics

Question 4

lament/goltraí

Answer 4

tells of regret, loss ,sadness, emigration or eviction

Question 5

lullaby/suantraí

Answer 5

gentle steady rhythm which helps to lull a baby to sleep

Question 6

macaronic song

Answer 6

sung in a mixture of Irish and English, often with a verse in each language

Question 7

patriotic song

Answer 7

song which tells of a vision or dream or of rebellion

Question 8

working song

Answer 8

typically has strong rhythmic pattern matching the movement involved in working on the fields or in the kitchen

Question 9

example of dandling

Answer 9

cucanandy

Question 10

example of drinking song

Answer 10

preab san ol

Question 11

humorous song example

Answer 11

the foggy dew

Question 12

love song example

Answer 12

donal óg

Question 13

lullaby example

Answer 13

suantrai sui

Question 14

macaronic example

Answer 14

siuil a run

Question 15

patriotic song example

Answer 15

taimse im chodladh

Question 16

working song example

Answer 16

amhran na cuiginne