List of Irish musicians

This is a list of Irish musicians and musical groups.

## Jazz and blues

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* Josephine Alexandra Mitchell (1903–1995) was Ireland's first female saxophonist.
* Louis Stewart (1944–2016), guitarist
* Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), guitarist, singer and songwriter

## Tenors

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* The Irish Tenors

## Musicians

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* James Galway
* Máire McDonnell-Garvey
* Sharon Shannon
* Luan Parle
* Shane MacGowan
* Tommy Peoples
* Frankie Gavin
* Seán Ó Riada

## Singers

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* Aebh Kelly
* Áine O'Dwyer
* Alex Sharpe
* Alison O'Donnell
* Andrea Corr
* Angela Farrell
* Ann Murray
* Ann Scott
* Annmarie O'Riordan
* Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
* Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
* Barbara Law
* Bernadette Greevy
* Bernie Nolan
* Big Tom
* Billie Barry
* Bob Geldof
* Bono
* Briana Corrigan
* Bridie Gallagher
* Brídín Brennan
* Brigid Boden
* Bronagh Gallagher
* Bry
* Caitlín Maude
* Caitríona O'Leary
* Camille O'Sullivan
* Cara Dillon
* Cara O'Sullivan
* Carmel Gunning
* Carmel Quinn
* Caroline Corr
* Cathy Davey
* Cathy Maguire
* Chloë Agnew
* Christine Tobin
* Christy Moore
* Ciara Newell
* Claire Roche
* Claire Sproule
* Clare Quinn
* Colm Wilkinson
* Dana Rosemary Scallon
* Daniel O'Donnell
* Danny O'Donoghue
* Deirdre Shannon
* Delia Murphy
* Dermot Kennedy
* Dolores Keane
* Dolores O'Riordan
* Dylan Walshe
* Éabha McMahon
* Edele Lynch
* Eileen Donaghy
* Eileen Reid
* Eimear Quinn
* Eithne Ní Uallacháin
* Elaine Murtagh
* Eleanor McEvoy
* Eleanor Shanley
* Elizabeth Cronin
* Enya
* Fiach Moriarty
* Frances Black
* Gary Moore
* Gearóidín Bhreathnach
* Gemma Craven
* Gemma Hayes
* Geraldine Fitzgerald
* Geraldine McGowan
* Geraldine McMahon
* Gilbert O'Sullivan
* Gloria
* Gráinne Yeats
* Hazel Kaneswaran
* Heidi Talbot
* Helena Jessie
* Hozier
* Imelda May
* Jackie Lee
* Jake Burns
* Jazzy
* Jessie Buckley
* John Henry Johnstone
* John Reilly
* Julie Feeney
* Julie-Anne Dineen
* Karan Casey
* Kasey Smith
* Kiera Dignam
* Kathy Durkin
* Katie Kim
* Katie McMahon
* Keavy Lynch
* Kerri Ann
* Kian Egan
* Lasairfhíona
* Laura Cunningham
* Laura Izibor
* Laura Sheeran
* Leanne Moore
* Lesley Roy
* Leslie Dowdall
* Liam Clancy
* Liam McCay
* Linda Nolan
* Lindsay Armaou
* Lisa Hannigan
* Lisa Kelly
* Lisa Lambe
* Lisa McHugh
* Lisa Stanley
* List of traditional Irish singers
* Liz Bonnin
* Lucia Evans
* Lucy O'Byrne
* Luke Kelly
* Lynn Hilary
* Maeve O'Donovan
* Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
* Máire Breatnach
* Máire Ní Chathasaigh
* Máire Ní Ghuairim
* Mairead Buicke
* Máiréad Carlin
* Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
* Máirín O'Donovan
* Maite Kelly
* Majella Murphy
* Margaret Barry
* Margaret Healy
* Margaret Keys
* Margo
* Maria Christian
* Maria McCool
* Mary Black
* Mary Byrne
* Mary Cassidy
* Mary Coughlan
* Mary Duff
* Mary O'Hara
* Mary Staunton
* Maura O'Connell
* Maureen O'Hara
* Maureen Potter
* Maverick Sabre
* Maxi
* Maxine Linehan
* MayKay
* Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
* Michelle Lally
* Molly Sterling
* Moya Brennan
* Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
* Mundy
* Muriel Day
* Nadia Forde
* Naisrín Elsafty
* Niall Horan
* Niamh Kavanagh
* Niamh Ní Charra
* Niamh Parsons
* Niamh Perry
* Nina Hynes
* Nóirín Ní Riain
* Nonie Lynch
* Nóra Ní Shíndile
* Nuala Kennedy
* Órla Fallon
* Orla Gartland
* Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
* Patricia Cahill
* Paul Brady
* Paulie Martin
* Pauline Scanlon
* Pecker Dunne
* Peggy Dell
* Phil Lynott
* Rachael Baptist
* Rea Garvey
* Rebecca Winckworth
* Regina Nathan
* Rita Connolly
* Rita Keane
* Roberta Howett
* Róisín Elsafty
* Róisín Murphy
* Róisín O
* Ronnie Drew
* Rory Gallagher
* Rose Brennan
* Ryan Dolan
* Ryan O'Shaughnessy
* Samantha Mumba
* Sammy Copley
* Sandie Jones
* Sarimah Ibrahim
* Shayne Ward
* Sharon Corr
* Sibéal Ní Chasaide
* Sinéad Lohan
* Sinéad Madden
* Sinéad O'Carroll
* Sinéad O'Connor
* Sinéad Sheppard
* Siobhan Fahey
* Siobhán O'Brien
* Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
* Stiofán Ó Fearail
* Susan McKeown
* Tara Blaise
* Tara Lee
* Tara McNeill
* Tommy Makem
* Tina Reynolds
* Tina Scala
* Tracey K
* Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
* Una Healy
* Úna Palliser
* Van Morrison
* Veda Beaux Reves
* Virginia Kerr
* Wallis Bird

## Bands

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* A House
* Ash
* Aslan
* B*Witched
* Bellefire
* Bell X1
* Bicep
* Boomtown Rats
* Boyzone
* The Chieftains
* The Clancy Brothers
* The Cranberries
* The Coronas
* The Corrs
* The Dubliners
* Fight Like Apes
* Fontaines D.C.
* The Fureys
* The Frames
* Ham Sandwich
* Hothouse Flowers
* Horslips
* Inhaler (band)
* JJ72
* Kerbdog
* Kneecap
* Kodaline
* Lankum
* Little Green Cars
* My Bloody Valentine
* Pillow Queens
* Planxty
* The Pogues
* Sack
* The Script
* Stiff Little Fingers
* The Riptide Movement
* The Sultans of Ping
* Therapy?
* Thin Lizzy
* The Thrills
* Tír na nÓg
* Two Door Cinema Club
* U2
* The Undertones
* Villagers
* Westlife
* We Cut Corners
* The Wolfe Tones

## Songwriters

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* Luka Bloom
* Shay Healy
* "Galway Joe" Dolan
* Arthur Colahan
* Bob Geldof
* Brendan Graham
* Brendan Phelan
* Brian Murphy
* Brian Warfield
* Bry
* Carl Hession
* Carmel Gunning
* Cathal Coughlan
* Cathal O'Byrne
* Cathy Davey
* Cecil Sheridan
* Charles J. Dunphie
* Chris de Burgh
* Chris Singleton
* Christy Moore
* Ciara Newell
* Colm de Bhailís
* Colm Farrelly
* Damien Rice
* Danny O'Reilly
* Darren Holden
* Dave Couse
* David Downes
* David Virgin
* Den Hegarty
* Dick Farrelly
* Dominic Behan
* Dominic Scott
* Don Mescall
* Dylan Walshe
* Ed Deane
* Ed Reavy
* Elaine Murtagh
* Fiach Moriarty
* Fiachra Trench
* Francis Fahy
* Frank O'Donovan
* Freddie White
* Gavin Friday
* George Desmond Hodnett
* Gilbert O'Sullivan
* Ian Callanan
* Jake Burns
* James Lynam Molloy
* Jay Pryor
* Jimmy Kennedy
* Joe Jewell
* John Keegan Casey
* John Kennedy
* Johnnie Fingers
* Johnny McCauley
* Johnny Patterson
* Johnny Tom Gleeson
* Jolyon Jackson
* Jonathan Kelly
* Jonathon Ng
* Josie McDermott
* Julie Feeney
* Karl Broderick
* Keith Getty
* Kevin Mooney
* Kian Egan
* Kieran O'Reilly
* Kiev Connolly
* Laura Sheeran
* Leo Maguire
* Liam Harrison
* Luka Bloom
* Marc Carroll
* Mark Geary
* Mark Feehily
* Martin McCann
* Martin Mulvihill
* Matt Hayward
* Michael Brunnock
* Michael McGinley
* Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
* Mickey MacConnell
* Mundy
* Niall Breslin
* Niall Horan
* Niall Toner
* Nicky Byrne
* Noel Hogan
* Noelie McDonnell
* Nuala Kennedy
* Nucentz
* Paddy McGuigan
* Patrick Heeney
* Paul Casey
* Paul Kelly
* Paul Woodfull
* Paulie Martin
* Peadar Kearney
* Pete Briquette
* Philip Gaston
* Pól Brennan
* Richey McCourt
* Riocard Bairéad
* Rob Smith
* Robbie O'Connell
* Roesy
* Roma Ryan
* Ronan Hardiman
* Rory Gallagher
* Ryan Sheridan
* Ryan Tubridy
* Samuel Lover
* Seamus Kennedy
* Sean McCarthy
* Shane Filan
* Shay Healy
* Siobhan Fahey
* Sonny Condell
* Suzanne Rhatigan
* Tara Lee
* Thomas Duffet
* Thomas Houston
* Thomas P. Keenan
* Tommy Makem
* Wellington Guernsey

## References

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Irish music

General|

* Cèilidh
* Irish traditional music
* Irish dance
* Music of Ireland
* Sean-nós dance
* Set dance

Folk song|

* Sean-nós singing
* Traditional Irish singing
* Lilting
* Irish rebel song

Instruments|

* Accordion
* Bodhrán
* Bones
* Bouzouki
* Concertina
* Fiddle
* Flute
* Hammered dulcimer
* Harp
* Lambeg
* Melodeon
* Tenor banjo
* Tin whistle
* Uilleann pipes

Tune types|

4 dances
Polka

2 and 4
4 dances
Barn dance
Fling
Highland
Hornpipe
Reel
Strathspey
Schottische

4 dances
Mazurka
Waltz

8 dances
Single and double jigs

8 dances
Hop and slip jigs

8 dances
Slide

Non-dance tunes
Marches and airs which exist in various meters.

Scales|

* Aeolian mode
* Dorian mode
* Ionian mode
* Mixolydian mode
* Pentatonic scale

Relations|

* Cape Breton fiddling
* English folk music
* Scottish folk music

Competitions|

* Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
* Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Music Awards|

* Gradam Ceoil TG4
* RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

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