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1
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Context

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Released in 2000
Folk fusion
Gaelic

2
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Melody

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Pentatonic scale

Repetitive

3
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Rhythm

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12/8
Strong rhythms kept workers in time
Beats 2+5 accented in instrumental

4
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Harmony

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Begins with chords Em and G
Verse 4 and chorus - C G Em G
Verse 7 - Am Em Em G, harmonic interest

5
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Instruments

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Mix of traditional and modern instruments
Traditional - fiddle, pipes, whistle, accordion, bouzouki
Modern - guitar, bass guitar, drums and keyboard

6
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Texture

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Polyphonic
Gradual build up
Some breakdowns
Heterophonic in instrumental

7
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Tonality

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Changes between Em and Gm

8
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Structure

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Strophic
Vocables
Section 1 is calm
Section 2 is louder 
Verse-chorus
Intro, verse 1, break, verse 2-6, instrumental, verse 7-8, Outro
9
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Dynamics

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Begins very quiet
Builds up to forte
Drops in verse 7 then builds again
Fades at the end