Analysis Of West Wind At The Brocach

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For my concert analysis I chose to listen to a vibrant Irish Celtic group called West Wind at the Brocach which is a Irish pub and restaurant located on Madison’s capitol square. The environment of the restaurant was instantly transformed as soon as the group began playing Celtic tunes for the dinners. The group 's traditional Celtic music style showcased a variety of musical aspects including: sliding between pitches on the fiddles, polyrhythmic structure, precise staccato lines throughout the pieces, and varying tempos to emphasize particular musical themes. After analyzing the performing abilities, the musical quality, and the performance of West Wind, there is no doubt in my mind that they would be a perfect fit to showcase at next year …show more content…

Although it has a variety of ties to many part of Western Europe, Celtic music is commonly connected to Ireland and Scotland as each country has produced their own style. Additionally, Celtic music also has ties to the United States and its music, as many immigrants from Europe fled to the United States during the eighteenth and nineteenth century to escape the rule of monarch leda government. As Europeans traveled to America, they brought their Celtic music styles with them, which later influenced both bluegrass and country styles of music. Celtic music is most commonly known for the featuring of the fiddle amongst other stringed instruments and the flute. (Citation) These instruments, fiddle and other stringed instrument, and other Celtic musical elements can be identified readily in both bluegrass and country style in the United States to this …show more content…

The songs were seemingly organized in a random and impromptu fashion as the group would even sometimes play songs requested by a certain diners at the Brocach. West Wind performed in a way which permitted and encouraged the participation of the audience as I noticed many people were listening intently, tapping along, and even an older couple dancing. The music continued throughout the entirety of my hour visit with members of the traditional Celtic group taking short breaks between songs from time to time. It goes without saying how apparent it was the music of the West Wind was the main attraction for the dinners that evening as the environment of the restaurant changed drastically once the band began to play irish tunes. This style of playing seemed to be specifically tailored to the dining experience at the irish pub as it tended to create a welcoming, relaxing, and sort of informal yet extremely comfortable dining

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