I should probably start this thread with an apology in advance for the hours of your life you will never get back. But I won't apologise for the meandering journey of fascinatinon and distractions you'll have along the road. It has probably been referred to within threads in the past as it's been going a while now, but I reckon it merited a dedicated thread.
For the Irish music afficionados out there here's a link to "Port", a quite incredible project to bring together collections of Irish Traditional music (warning it's a massive rabbit hole)
http://port.itma.ie/browse
One of the most amazing collections for me is the James Goodman collection, now made into an interactive browsing site.
http://port.itma.ie/browse?collectionId=goodman_vol_1
The significance for me is how much of the the collection was done before the fammine years of the late 1840's which shredded much of the support structure that any oral tradition relies upon and cast the tatters across the planet. You'll have to play the tunes for yourself unless you buy one of the recordings being done by current players interpreting the collections anew. (here's an example from the ITMA site https://www.itma.ie/shop/tunes-from-...an-manuscripts )
Here's a YT vid of a set....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyhLinALdw
Anyway like I say, apologies in advance for the diversion.
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