diddley-eye
(Ireland, informal, often derogatory) Old style traditional Irish music, typically with tin whistles, banjos, and bodhrans.
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(Ireland, informal, often derogatory) Old style traditional Irish music, typically with tin whistles, banjos, and bodhrans.
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