1. Celtic Fusion

2. Fusion Fusion occurs when Irish performers and composers mix elements from other traditions with Irish music Traditional Irish features: Last note repeated Modal No dynamics Ornamentation Performance unaccompanied Use of traditional Irish instruments and dances are other features of traditional Irish music

3. Fusion Fusion is heard when non-traditional features and instrumentsare combined in pieces with more traditional elements Popular fusions occur between: Irish tradand rock (Horslips’ Dearg Doom)

4. Fusion Irish tradand classical (Shaun Davey’s Granuaile Suite)

5. Fusion Irish tradand jazz (Micheál Ó Súilleabháin’sOicheNollag)

6. Fusion Irish tradand pop (The Corrs’ Runaway)

7. Fusion Irish tradand ethnic traditions (Afro Celt Sound System’s Release)

8. Fusion Even Irish tradand hip hop (House of Pain)

9. Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin Born in Tipperary in 1950 Studied music in UCC and Queen’s Now Chair of Music at University of Limerick where he founded the Irish World Music Centre Also has a very successful career as a performer and composer who fuses Irish music with Jazz and Classical sounds

10. Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin would have had a very classical style of training in music while he was a student in UCC in the 1970s He was trained to play the piano and harpsichord He mixes his love for Irish music with his classical training in his pieces and has developed a unique style as a performer and composer

12. the inclusion of orchestra on occasion (Between Worlds and (Must be more) Crispy)

13. the use of dynamics and expression (The Pretty Milkmaid)

14. the use of scale-like runs

16. the inclusion of ornamentation

17. repeated last notes

18. extended use of dance rhythms (jig in The Fox Chase, reel in OicheNollag)

20. Use of jazz instruments, notably the saxophone, often played by Kenneth Edge

21. Use of syncopated rhythms