In Reply to: re: re: re: re: fear gorm. posted by Fear Dorcha on June 10, 2007 at 21:48:49:

Sean-n��s an Irish song genre characterized by unaccompanied performance in free rhythm, relative lack of vibrato or dynamic change, and especially by the use of rapid, melismatic ornamentation. Songs may be performed in Irish-Gaelic or in one of several different dialects of English, and the choice of language has an impact on the proper ornamentation of each song. Although each singer ornaments songs in an individual way, larger stylistic differences--particularly the use of melismatic ornamentation--appear