# The Listening Corner

> The Listening Corner is an independent educational publication about Irish traditional music listening, tune types, and session culture.

The Listening Corner publishes original, long-form guides about Irish music culture. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus.

## Tune Listening

- [How to Check an Irish Tune Name](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/check-irish-tune-name/): To check an Irish tune name, preserve the title you were given, then connect it to a specific recording, transcription or catalogue record.
- [Irish Traditional Music Instruments: A Listener's Guide](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/irish-traditional-music-instruments-guide/): Common Irish traditional music instruments include fiddle, wooden flute, tin whistle, uilleann pipes, button accordion, concertina, tenor banjo, and bodhrán.
- [Jig vs Reel: Hear the Difference Before Counting](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/jig-vs-reel-by-ear/): An Irish double jig commonly groups six eighth notes into two larger beats of three and is often written in 6/8: ONE-two-three, FOUR-five-six.

## Session Culture

- [How to Listen at an Irish Traditional Music Session](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/listen-irish-traditional-session/): Listen respectfully at an Irish traditional music session by sitting outside the musicians' working circle, keeping conversation below the music, leaving…

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/about/): editorial approach and standards
- [All articles](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/all/)
- [Contact](https://paddyreillysmusicbar.us/contact/)