#imlé

[graismil]

[Nuacht ⁊ Plé] Amhrán nua IMLÉ eile?

Má fhéachann tú ar scéal Róisín Seoighe, is cosúil go mbeidh amhrán nua IMLÉ á chasadh acu ina gcuid ceolchoirmeacha, ceann nár chualamar riamh roimhe seo! Nílim féinig ró-chinnte cén ainm a bheidh ar an amhrán so go fóill afách, ach leis an méid atá cloiste agam, is cosúil gur rud éigin cosúil le "Cá bhfuil an faoiseamh" é. Mar a dúras i mo phóstáil eile, leis an méid amhráin nach bhfuil foilsithe ar Spotify nó na hardáin mhóra eile go fóill, is cosúil go bhfuil IMLÉ ag ullmhú chun albam nua de saghas éigin a chur amach. Ach an mbeidh an ceann so ann? Bhuel, má tá sé críochnaithe (agus mar gheall ar an tslí go mbeidh siad á chasadh i gceolchoirm, tá sé), tá seans iontach maith ann go mbeidh, agus chomh maith leis sin, tá seans maith ann go mbeidh an leagan nua de Cathain a d'fhill tú ó Shasana (Cathain?) ann leis. Ach cad a cheapann sibh?

[bluehourmountain]

Part III I am not seperate. As much as my ego will dislike the idea. We are all connected, we are all a part of the universe, just like every wave is a part of the ocean. Ship of Theseus. Replace the pieces, is it still the same ship? Well, if I replaced every part of my body would I still be the same me? Yes, I would say so, because I'd still be the same person I was inside, even though that person is always changing. But the truth is, these are just labels we put on things, to help us understand the world a certain way, to help us communicate better. Because we have a separation mindset. Who you are is complex, forever changing, always in flux. You give you a name, and give yourself labels to better understand yourself. A wave isn't really seperate from the rest of the ocean, but we call it by a different name because it's easier to understand that way. There's no direct line between where the hills end, where the valleys end, and the flatlands begin. Many countries don't have physical borders, but the line is a concept, a construct to say - this patch of land belongs to these people, is ruled by this government, has xyz laws etc. But nature doesn't really pay attention to borders. So I suppose, maybe this idea of things being seperate in the first place is only a concept. It can be useful, it helps us understand things, as everything around us can be broken down into smaller parts. From The Universe and everything in it, to all the pieces that make it up. Going up, from every tiny piece of one atom of you, to the atom itself, to the cell it's a part of, to the organ that cell is a part of, to the organ system, to the entirety of you, living your life in your city, which is part of a county or district, which is a part of a country, which might be part of a continent, which is just one of many on a planet, that's one of many in our solar system, which is one of many star systems in our galaxy, which is one of many galaxies in our galaxy cluster, which of those there are too many to count in a universe so vast... Am I being dramatic? All those things in the end are part of one universe. To imagine it all together is too hard for us to understand, we are human so we can only experience a little bit of life at a time. It helps us to break things down into smaller pieces and give them labels & names, so we can examine them and understand them better. Then, we also have to examine them in their full context to better understand. So I think... sometimes it can be helpful to understand ourselves in the full context too, that we are all a part of something incredibly big. "You" are not your atoms, your cells, your body, you are the pattern of you that weaves through time, a little differently than all those other unique & complex patterns. You are a wave, that is part of a vast ocean. The pattern of you is a part of a 4D tapestry, that is the entirety of space & time. And I just think that's cool... "Losing myself in the night... Drown myself in the river, drown myself in the sea, they won't see who you are. Losing myself in this fight, you know we all to blame. Baby, cold is the winter. Baby, cold is the sea. I can't see now." "I am that river, the bridge is me." - Behind The Wall Anyway, this was supposed to be about music, but I got distracted and decided to share this instead, 'cause I'll be real, it's been on my mind for a while and I never got to share it with anybody. If anyone reads this, I hope it didn't bore you :) And maybe it made you think My favourite song in this "on repeat" playlist (generated by Spotify) is... Oh no, I can't decide, they're all good... Wait...

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.

[darksapphademia]

every time i listen to this i remember it’s the reason i fell back in love with gaeilge

[crimeronan]

since a ton of people are getting into music as gaeilge because of hozier, can i recommend my fave artist, róisín seoighe? she's a native irish speaker and language ambassador whose lyrics often involve the preservation of irish culture and deep rage against colonization. níl mé marbh ("i'm not dead") makes me cry like a baby and sin do lamh ("reach out") makes me want to burn all of colonialism down. she's also done several collabs with imlé, another EXCELLENT irish language band that does modern-feeling rock and dance music! my fave of their collabs right now is ÉAD ("jealous").

both artists have less than 1,700 monthly listeners on spotify simply because they sing in irish & they deserve more bc their music Really Is Excellent. translations of many songs are google-able & when there Aren't english translations, it's really good practice for people learning irish!

[botanic-eden]

Songs about Ireland / In Irish that I would recommend EVERYONE to listen to.

Firstly, we have Sinéad O'Connor's song 'Famine'. Sinéad was an Irish singer-songwriter and a prominent activist. A very interesting figure, who wrote beautifully poignant songs on issues Ireland faced in the 90's in particular, but these songs still remain very relevant today. This song deals with the truth behind the so-called famine in Ireland, and has been deemed controversial since Sinead first performed it.

Of course, next we have Hozier. 'Butchered Tongue' is a wistful song about the decline in the Irish language and Irish culture. It also touches on the pitchcapping of Irish Rebels during the 1798 rebellion against the british. Yes I cried when hearing this song for the first time.

Another Hozier song, that actually surprised me a lot, is 'De Selby (part 1)'. This song is the first time I have heard the Irish language in a song by a globally popular artist. The idea that this song was played, that Irish was played across the world still amazes me. See my translation for this song here. This song is incredibly beautiful.

A band that sings in Irish is Dysania, and I would really recommend their song 'Lasú Croí'. The song slaps, and they are incredible for keeping our language alive through modern music. I'd also recommend 'Bothar Briste'.

Another band that sings as gaeilge is IMLÉ. I'd recommend 'Éad' and 'Go Deo, Go Deo.' Their songs are incredibly moving, 'Go Deo, Go Deo' kinda reminds me of a calmer version of 'Army Dreamers' by Kate Bush.

'The Town I Left Behind' is also a classic song that practically every Irish person knows. I would personally recommend The Dubliner's version. As well as this I would recommend listening to 'Grace', and 'The Foggy Dew'. All these songs deal with Ireland's history in some way - from the troubles to the 1916 rising.

'Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears' is another well-known song that I particularly remember learning in primary school. The Irish-Americans might be interested in this one - it's a song about the mass immigration to America during the Famine.

[haveyouheardthisband]

[kaizey]

Ceol comhaimseartha as Gaeilge (Contemporary irish language music recommends)

Many foriegners looking more into more music as gaeilge following from Unreal Unearth and have been asked afew times about it. So Im gon give afew recommendations

Seo Linn - Folk/Indie/Soft Rock group formed in Conamara and have a good range of sounds ranging from newer covers of our most popular folk songs (Óró sé do bheatha abhaile , Siúil a Rúin and Mo ghile mear are among the best) and are a good intro point

IMLÉ - More of a collection of artists who bring different sound styles together and topics in their lyrics. Honestly, just take the entireity of the self-titled album as a taster

Róisín Seoighe - A great soloist and someone who transfers aspects of Canadh Sean Nós into a newer format. Alot of her work and songs touch on the state of Gaeilge (Níl mé marbh and Sín do lamh).

Kneecap - One of the more well-known, atleast over here. A rap trio from Belfast/Derry, and alot of their lyrics and flow focuses much more on the specific experience of both millenial life and Gaeilgeoirí and An Ghaeilge in the North, and what its actually like trying to engage with society through our language when half of the the governmental institution has contempt for its existence. CEARTA, one of their singles, has still stayed a sort of aintiún (anthem) for language rights up here in the North. Also, heavy heavy anti-colonialism, mar sin craic Mhaith (see their JOE.ie interview). Otherwise, some of ther best works you might like are Cearta, Bouncers agus Gael-Gigolos

TG Lurgan - A sort of summer school/learning scheme that started out of the Connemara Gaeltacht, meant to help irish learners pick up the more natural flow specifically by learning through music. Nearly all of the music is sung by school kids and leading musicians with the majority being covers of pop songs. So you can find the lyrics online easily, and can be a helpful way for people trying to learn how to deal with the lack of real word-for-word translation ó Ghaeilge go Béarla.

This is just a handful of artists, and the first handful rarely scrape over 2000 streams a month. Modern irish music is still very much a niche in its own way, miserably so even on our island. Theres no shortage of music you can find being made by newer artists though, even if ceol as gaeilge only makes up some of their work

Tá súil agam go bhfaighidh tú roinnt a mbaineann tú taitneamh astu, agus má tá tú ag foghlaim, go gcabhraíonn sé leat

[willowbirds]

On Repeat Meme

Rules: shuffle your spotify 'on repeat' playlist and list the first ten songs

Thanks for the tag, @mehoymalloy

1) Dear Fellow Traveller // Sea Wolf

2) Peacach // IMLÉ

3) Pink Pony Club // Chappell Roan

4) Scars // The Crane Wives

5) Curses // The Crane Wives

6) To Exist With You // Madilyn Mei

7) The Garden // The Crane Wives

8) Passerine // The Oh Hellos

9) Hartebeest // Yaelokre

10) Never Love an Anchovy // The Crane Wives

(Can you tell I’m a Crane Wives fan?)

No pressure tags: @steampunk-raven @xxwillowpotatox @soaring-trash (and anyone else who wishes to join in)

[stuckydrewx]

Thank you for the tag @tessabennet :)))

4 albums on rotation:

Put your liked songs on shuffle and list the first 6 songs

Tags: @lavenderbuckyy @jesperwolf @onecontinuoussigh @ivyace @randomfandompenguin and anyone else who wants to join <33

[tootiredforaname]

tá an t-amhrán Peacach le IMLÉ an rud is cóngearaí le Personal Jesus éireannach a chuala mé riamh

[mariemariemaria]

Some of my favourite albums this year 💕

Headstrong (Heisk) / Unreal Unearth (Hozier) / The Returner (Alison Russell) / The Fool in Her Wedding Gown (The Crane Wives) / Fáilte Isteach (Imlé) / The Táin (Horslips) / Y Dydd Olaf (Gwenno) / Name Your Sorrow (Pillow Queens) / Nonante-Cinq (Angèle)

[graismil]

Cad a cheapann sibh fén amhrán nua IMLÉ?

Do chuir IMLÉ leagan nua dena n-amhrán "Cathain a d'fhill tú ó Shasana?" amach le déanaí, muna bhfuil sé cloiste agaibh, is féidir libh éisteacht leis anso! (Níl sé ar Spotify ná Youtube, fiú agus iad ar fáil níos luaithe ar na hardáin sin? Tá sé ar Bandcamp fós afách!)

[gromky]

@seafearing some songs in gaeilge for yooouuu

[a-whisper-in-the-closet]

I haven't done recs in, like, years, but I got obsessed with this Irish artist super hard recently.

I just adore her voice and as Gaeilge is such a pretty language. I specifically got into her music through this song, titled "Geasa".

It's super pretty vocals with a pretty nice beat. I am just in love,

A nice song that has her vocals

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[biwonderland98]

for the spotify wrapped game: 34, 76 and 99

34 - Guy on a Horse by Maisie Peters

76 - Lár na hOíche by IMLÉ

99 - The Anthem by Good Charlotte