Country and Irish is a musical subgenre in Ireland formed by mixing North American country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 style music with Irish influences. It is especially popular in the rural Midlands and North-West of the country, but less so in urban areas or in the South-West where more traditional Irish music is favoured. It also remains popular among Irish emigrants in Britain, particularly among the older generation.

Artists

The following artists would be considered in the genre

• Big Tom
  Big Tom
  Tom McBride better known as Big Tom is an Irish country music singer, guitarist, and saxophone player. Established since 1966 he is currently front man of the Irish showband Big Tom and The Mainliners...
  
  
• Philomena Begley
  Philomena Begley
  Philomena Begley is an Irish country music singer.-Background:Philomena Begley was born and grew up in Pomeroy Co. Tyrone and worked in a shirt factory in Cookstown before her break into music.-Career:...
  
  
• Shawn Cuddy
• Larry Cunningham
  Larry Cunningham
  Larry Cunningham is an Irish country music singer, who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s.-Life and career:...
  
  
• Kathy Durkin
  Kathy Durkin
  Kathy Durkin is an Irish singer in the Country and Irish genre. She is best known for her hit "The Clock in the Tower" and "Working Man".She is a daughter of well known fiddler Eugene Leddy who toured Ireland with his Ceili band in the 1940s and 1950s....
  
  
• Mick Flavin
  Mick Flavin
  Mick Flavin is an Irish country singer. Flavin recorded his first album in Athlone in June, 1986. His first big hit being "I'm Gonna Make It After All"...
  
  
• John Farry
  John Farry
  John Farry is an Irish singer/songwriter from Garrison, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, best known for writing the Irish entry for the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest - a song entitled Mysterious Woman which achieved 2nd place....
  
  
• John Hogan
• Johnny Loughrey
  Johnny Loughrey
  Johnny Loughrey was an Irish singer and songwriter born in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
  
  
• Margo
  Margo (music)
  Margo is an Irish singer. She rose to prominence during the 1960s in the Irish country music scene and has had a successful career since.-Background:...
  
  
• Johnny McCauley
  Johnny McCauley
  Johnny McCauley is an Irish singer/songwriter. As a young adult he moved to London and in 1953 began singing professionally with his band, the Westernaires at the Galtymore Club, Cricklewood....
  
  
• Susan McCann
• Johnny McEvoy
  Johnny McEvoy
  Johnny McEvoy is an Irish singer of Country and Irish genre born in Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland.He was part of a duo called "Ramblers 2", and has been in the entertainment circuit since the 1960s.-Hits:...
  
  
• Declan Nerney
  Declan Nerney
  Declan Nerney is an Irish singer of country and Irish genre. Born in the town of Drumlish in County Longford, he started at the age of 16 in local band the "The Hi-Lows"...
  
  
• Daniel O'Donnell
  Daniel O'Donnell (Irish singer)
  Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. O'Donnell came to public attention in 1983 and has since become a household name in Ireland and the UK. He has also had considerable success in the US. He is known for his close relationship with his...
  
  
• Mary Duff (Irish Singer)
• Crystal Swing
  Crystal Swing
  Crystal Swing is a new wave Country and Western and Country and Irish musical group, from Lisgoold, Cork, Ireland. The family group is made up of mother Mary Murray-Burke and her teenage children Dervla and Derek Burke....
  
  

Media

Featured on national and local media, on programs such as Midlands Radio 3's Ceili Lar Tire

Ceili Lar Tire

Ceili Lar Tire is a radio programme on Midlands Radio 3 of the Republic of Ireland, that extensively promotes the Irish music artists, and the country and Irish genre.-Name:...

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