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Go to Pandora and add in the bands mentioned here (Lunasa, Dervish, Planxty, Gaelic Storm, Flook, Beoga, Altan, Liz Carroll, Natalie MacMaster, Kevin Burke, Cherish the Ladies, and a host of others). It will discover a wide range of similar artists for you. Make a note of the ones you like and check them out.

Better yet, head over to TheSession.Org and see if there is a live session near where you live. Go and listen, even talk to the musicians to find out more info on their inspirations and what they're currently listening to. As a rule they don't bite (buy them a beer first to make sure). Make sure you call/email the contact info first, as some sessions could have moved locations, disbanded, etc.

Alternatively, if you're searching on the internet for "Irish Music" you'll turn up a lot of St. Patrick's Day favorites. Search for "Celtic Music" and you'll get a lot of Narada peices, Enya, and deep relaxation stuff. Not really what you're looking for I'd assume. Search instead for "Traditional Irish Music" and that should help refine your search. In my experience, most musicians of this genre don't refer to it as Celtic, but simply Irish Traditional.

Hope that helps.

I got the Schatten BM-1 PRO Passive Bouzouki pickup. It sticks to the bridge with double sided tape.

Suzuki??? I recommend you learn how to read music a more traditional way. Suzuki method will only teach you what the teacher teaches you.

Musical literacy is the ability to pick up music and read it with no help, just like regular literacy. It takes time to develop, just like regular literacy. Suzuki method is generally for those who cannot understand the notated music, or do not care to practice reading it.

First you need to learn how to read music. Then you can just buy a book of traditional Irish songs (this is the one I got on Amazon) and get to work. The Irish Songbook (Vocal Songbooks): 75 Songs (Songs collected , adapted and have been sung by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem ; The Irish Echo) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825602378/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5aa5Bb1ZZC1S7

Honestly it's just a puzzle until you figure it out. In the meantime, there's nothing stopping you from playing a song over and over again and playing along with it. It just takes time.

Don’t play banjo but it’s possible judging by this fellow it’s possible:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.deeringbanjos.com/celtic-tunes-on-the-5-string-banjo%3Fhs_amp%3Dtrue

And people recommend this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Irish-Celtic-5-String-Banjo/dp/0786688335/ref=nodl_

Available from https://www.rowanpiggott.com/books.html or from Amazon

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There's that. Would this be it?
http://www.dancerecordstore.com/View-Record/Vinyl-MP3-Download-Trance/Saint-Mark/New-Years-Day/It/2000/THM1673
There is a "listen" link that only works if you click "click here for a faster mp3 stream". Unfortunately the audio is made to skip on that.

If that is the right song, its non-existence online is most likely due to its only being released on vinyl. Near as I can tell, at any rate.

I like this one….

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Tin-Whistle-Stuart-Esson/dp/0786685999/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1630627078&refinements=p_27%3AStuart+Esson&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Stuart+Esson

Oh I really love the music box idea! I did a quick search on amazon, and they have a cute little figurine of an Irish ceili dancer that will spin and play When Irish Eyes are Smiling. I don't know if there are other tunes, but if this is available on your amazon, it might work well for you, as Irish music and dancing go hand in hand! https://www.amazon.com/7-Musical-Irish-Dancer-Figurine/dp/B008WMJJFK

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Hi! Not sure if it's the best or not but I have this one (Acoustic Masterclass: Celtic Guitar Solos (Book & CD) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0739040618/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MGjPBbCZ9Q07X) and can co firm it's got some lovely arrangements of tunes. Lots in DADGAD and a few in some other interesting tunings too.

You're new to playing it, yeah? In which case, get what I list or other reputable brands (which I also list) in the same price range. If you really get into it, you can look at more expensive super-deluxe models later.

Just get a Clarke D whistle, they're @$10-15 https://www.amazon.com/Clarke-CWD-Celtic-Tin-Whistle/dp/B0002I8Y6W

Clarke's what I play on, they play fine. Any D whistle made by a reputable manufacturer (Generation, Feadog, etc) will do, though. Some play a bit easier than others though and you may find you have a preference.

Get the Clarke book too @$15 https://www.amazon.com/Clarke-Tin-Whistle-Deluxe-Book/dp/0962345679

There's also the Geraldine Cotter books and a few others which are quite good, but if it's just the one, I'd just get the Clarke, it's fine.