The Irish bouzouki is a slightly modified bouzouki Download high resolution version (322x700, 115 KB)Irish Bouzouki. ... Download high resolution version (322x700, 115 KB)Irish Bouzouki. ... Greek (tetrachordo) Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ...
Bouzoukis were introduced into Irish Traditional Music in the 1970s, by Johnny Moynihan and Alec Finn, and popularised by Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny. Irish music relies less on virtuoso melodies played on double courses, and more on the bass courses, so they got rid of the octave strings which only confuse things and replaced them with pairs tuned to the same note. They used a tuning of G2D3A3D4 or A2D3A3D4, which ironically is closer to the original Greek instrument than modern Greek ones are. The bouzouki is now an important part of the Irish trad scene. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... Johnny Moynihan is a folk singer based in Dublin, Ireland. ... See also Andy Irvine (rugby player) Andy Irvine (b. ... Dónal Lunny is an Irish musician The early years Dónal Lunny was born in 1947 in Tullamore, then moved to Newbridge, Country Kildare. ...
Among builders, the Irish Bouzouki is considered to be part of the Irish mandolin family consisting of the mandolin, mandola, and octave mandolin, with each member representing a standard voice and possessing a progressively larger body size. The octave mandolin includes the Irish bouzouki and Irish cittern, each loosely distinguished by scale length and number of courses. While there are no standard definitions at present, the bouzouki typically has the longest scale length, and the cittern may have five courses (ten strings). However, for some builders and players, the terms "bouzouki", "cittern", and "octave mandolin" are synonymous.
The earliest bouzoukis are very similar to the contemporary Turkish saz, and the bouzouki appellation was probably derived from the Turkish name for the mid-sized bozouk saz.
The bouzouki is well-suited to playing simple modal backup, which is entirely appropriate for the traditionally unaccompanied jigs and reels of Irish music.
Ironically, many of the first recordings of bouzouki music were made in America in the early years when the bouzoukis association with rembetika made it unpopular among Greek record companies.
Today, the Irishbouzouki is an important part of the Irish trad scene, most often (though not always) playing accompaniment, mostly a mix of two note chords, basslines, and bits of countermelody, rather than the melody.
The Irishbouzouki generally has a flat or lightly arched back (like that of a guitar or an Irish, American, or Portuguese style mandolin) in place of stave-built round back of the Greek bouzouki, and unlike the Greek instrument is usually tuned to GDAD or GDAE (an octave below the mandolin).
However, the Irishbouzouki is distinguished from the somewhat similar-looking octave mandolin in that it has a longer fretboard and characteristic tuning.
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