r/Irishmusic

Community Overview

About r/Irishmusic

Come and join the session on Reddit! The craic's mighty. This is a Reddit community for appreciation of Irish Traditional Music from all over the world. Content is mainly Irish Trad, but as with many sessions, some other Celtic styles are appreciated as well.

The community at a glance

r/Irishmusic is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 40K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 5K members have joined in the past year.

On Reddit
Established 2011
40K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +5K members
Growth: +13.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 1K members
  • 2015: 685 members
  • 2016: 498 members
  • 2017: 853 members
  • 2018: 969 members
  • 2020: 3K members
  • 2021: 3K members
  • 2023: 18K members
  • 2024: 2K members
  • 2025: 4K members
  • 2026: 4K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 335 members
  • Jan: 458 members
  • Feb: 561 members
  • Mar: 425 members
  • Apr: 302 members
  • May: 302 members
  • Jun: 478 members
  • Jul: 341 members
  • Aug: 371 members
  • Sep: 519 members
  • Oct: 332 members
  • Nov: 83 members

Flair

  • Trad Music
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Mountains of Kerry
    2. Need your help finding this Kila song
    3. Flower of the Flock, Reel
    #1
    Trad Music
    Mountains of Kerry · Need your help finding this Kila song · Flower of the Flock, Reel
    20
  • Discussion
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How to break into the trad scene?
    2. Willie Clancy Summer School? Other music recs?
    3. Clareen?
    #2
    Discussion
    How to break into the trad scene? · Willie Clancy Summer School? Other music recs? · Clareen?
    5
  • non-Trad Music
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Shane MacGowan & The Popes - Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway. (Gerry Rafferty Cover )1997. [ London Irish Folk Punk ].
    2. „My Galway” by Lucent Ashes
    3. I built a website that plays lofi session tunes
    #3
    non-Trad Music
    Shane MacGowan & The Popes - Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway. (Gerry Rafferty Cover )1997. [ London Irish Folk Punk ]. · „My Galway” by Lucent Ashes · I built a website that plays lofi session tunes
    3
  • Event
    1 post in the past month
    1. 🇮🇪🎻 Top 3 Irish Music Events Across Ireland Tonight
    #4
    Event
    🇮🇪🎻 Top 3 Irish Music Events Across Ireland Tonight
    1

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Irishmusic for?
Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Irishmusic free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Irishmusic have?
Roughly 40K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Irishmusic on?
r/Irishmusic runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Irishmusic cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Irishmusic is organized under Music Lovers.
How do I join r/Irishmusic?
You can join r/Irishmusic by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Music communities like?
One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.