Islan of Man (Ellan Vannin)
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Manx culture is Celtic with some Norse influences. Active revival campaigns have renewed interest in traditional music and the Manx language. Manx is a goidelic Celtic language and thus strongly related to Irish and Scottish. The last native speaker of Manx died in 1974. The earliest documentation of traditional music describes fiddle music and folk dances. But, curiously, Manx is the only Celtic Nation that did not evidence a harp tradition. The Isle of Man became a Victorian vacation spot. This tourist boom stimulated growth in dance music and the music-hall tradition.
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The location of the Isle of Man makes its something like the transportation hub of Celtic culture. Isle of man is a self-governing British Crown dependency located in the Irish Sea. Britain is to the east. Ireland is to the west. Scotland is to the north. Wales to the south. The Isle of Man is not only Celtic, it is surrounded by Celts! The Isle of Man is not part of the European Union, nor does it hold special status within the EU. Manx did not take part in the 2016 referendum on the UK's EU membership.
The Island has been inhabited since 6,500 BCE. As measured during the 2016 census,the population of Isle of Man numbered 83,314 people. The capital city of Douglas is home to 26,997 people. The population of Isle of Mann decreased by 1.4% between the 2011 and 2016 censuses. Manx culture is Celtic with some Norse influences. Active revival campaigns have renewed interest in traditional music and the Manx language. Manx is a goidelic Celtic language and thus strongly related to Irish and Scottish. The last native speaker of Manx died in 1974. The earliest documentation of traditional . |
music describes fiddle music and folk dances. But, curiously, Manx is the only Celtic Nation that did not evidence a harp tradition. The Isle of Man became a Victorian vacation spot. This tourist boom stimulated growth in dance music and the music-hall tradition.
In 1982 the government of the Isle of Man created the Manx Heritage Foundation to promote Manx culture, heritage and language. The organization has been re-branded as Culture Vannin with broad scope of all things of art, history, and culture on the Island. A collection of Manx music, song and instrumental, oral histories and recited poetry, promoted by Culture Vannin can be heard at this link: https://soundcloud.com/culture-vannin.
The highly successful pop-music group, the Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb) were born on the Isle of Man. Thier family immigrated to Australia in 1958.
In 1982 the government of the Isle of Man created the Manx Heritage Foundation to promote Manx culture, heritage and language. The organization has been re-branded as Culture Vannin with broad scope of all things of art, history, and culture on the Island. A collection of Manx music, song and instrumental, oral histories and recited poetry, promoted by Culture Vannin can be heard at this link: https://soundcloud.com/culture-vannin.
The highly successful pop-music group, the Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb) were born on the Isle of Man. Thier family immigrated to Australia in 1958.
Advanced Beginners
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Intermediate Tunes
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Performance Examples
Manx Dirk Dance
The dance with a Capella singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLVtd129xQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=342Tsk2fAu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNqktKhhC5A
mostly short histories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LA9U_lW8s
Haste to the wedding - Thurot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzs68vo2kco
The Good Old Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8cy1MyO7dU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkt4xhsdZZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3xQMJNMGbY
The dance with a Capella singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLVtd129xQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=342Tsk2fAu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNqktKhhC5A
mostly short histories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LA9U_lW8s
Haste to the wedding - Thurot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzs68vo2kco
The Good Old Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8cy1MyO7dU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkt4xhsdZZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3xQMJNMGbY
More Manx Tunes
| manx_dirk_dance.pdf |