Article 5KH5J ‘Lambeg Boogie makes you feel all right’: Irish drum track cuts across politics

‘Lambeg Boogie makes you feel all right’: Irish drum track cuts across politics

by
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5KH5J)

Popularity of video fusing loyalist marching drum with Irish dancing leads to hopes it will promote reconciliation

It is one of the world's loudest musical instruments and thunders across Northern Ireland during the loyalist marching season.

While loyalists consider the Lambeg drum part of a centuries-old heritage, many nationalists view its ear-splitting volume as an attempt to intimidate.

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