Celtic Music and Music for Irish Dancing

Below are some of our favorite artists and albums for Irish Dancing, as well as our local Celtic Artists, 
An Dochas, Floating Crowbar and Broken Whistle. 

NOTE: These are not clickable links— please search for these artists on YouTube, Apple Music or Spotify

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one more time- culkin school of irish dance

This is a must have album for Beginner Irish Dancers. With slow-fast speeds, this album allows dancers to practice to the music even if they aren't ready to dance full speed.  Names can be difficult to understand for those new to Irish Dance.

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Step Into the Beat-
Modern Irish Dance Music 

This album has all the basics of Irish Dance with easy to understand names. 

 

 

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Total Irish Dancing - Volume One

This is a great album with Reel, Slip Jigs, Advanced Hornpipe and Treble Jig Songs at the correct tempo for dancing. It is missing Light Jig and Single Jig songs.

 

 

 
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An Dochas-Rise

LOCAL- An Dochas was founded in Kettle Falls Washington and is lead by our founders son, Melad Abeid. This is our main source of music for our choreographies 

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An Dochas - Dragonfly Redux

LOCAL- An Dochas was founded in Kettle Falls Washington and is lead by our founders son, Melad Abeid. This is our main source of music for our choreographies

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Floating Crowbar-The Torn Jacket

LOCAL- Floating Crowbar is one of the best Celtic Bands in the PNW and has collaborated with the Haran Dancers for many a performance over the past 15 years! Highly recommend their albums. 

 
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Declan Wilson- REELS

This is a super fun Artist who uses electronic competition instruments (accordion, synth, piano, violin) mixed with modern pop songs to create super fun, danceable REEL music. Great for talent shows/school performances. 

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Broken Whistle

LOCAL- This is a great local band of talented young people that was started up by the families of the Kelly Irish Dancers in Chattaroy, WA. 

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Feisworld- volume 2

This is another great album with Reel, Slip Jigs, Advanced Hornpipe and Treble Jig Songs at the correct tempo for dancing. It is missing Light Jig and Single Jig songs.