Hype for the Future 71C: Recommendations for Traditional Irish Tunes

Introduction

Throughout the entirety of the island of Ireland, traditional musical tunes, however similar, have also contained significant differences in terms of interesting formations, with specific similarities and differences to be discussed in further detail below:

“Óró Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile”

A traditional Irish folk song, and more specifically, war song, “Óro Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile” has surprisingly represented a relatively recent era in Irish music, intending to be played in the Republic of Ireland and possibly in Northern Ireland with the specific purpose of preserving the Irish language and associated culture.

“The Rakes of Mallow”

Related to the English tune of “The Rigs of Marlow” is the Irish tune, “The Rakes of Mallow,” which is played as one of the fight songs of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mallow specifically refers to a community in County Cork, whereas Marlow is the name of a community in Buckinghamshire, England. County Cork has traditionally been identified as part of the Province of Munster in the southern part of the island of Ireland, whereas Buckinghamshire is located slightly to the northwest of the Greater London area.

Tunes of County Leitrim and County Fermanagh

Perhaps the most interesting of tunes from the entire island of Ireland are the tunes from Counties Leitrim (Connacht) and Fermanagh (Ulster). Even though Fermanagh is part of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and Leitrim is part of Ireland 🇮🇪 today, both counties share relatively significant similarities in the tunes in question, and each of the tunes can share similarities with rituals that have been brought throughout much of the British Empire to particular regions, including, but not limited to, the Appalachian region of the modern United States, the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and much of Australia 🇦🇺, particularly in the east.

Hype for the Future 69C: Searching for Music Festivals

Introduction

Searching for music festivals in many mainstream societies can be a particularly daunting task—each music festival has its own rules, regulations, policies, and atmospheric vibes, depending on the genre, venue, size (by area), attendance (daily and total), and numerous other factors.

Recommendations

For major music festivals across the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries, a website known as “Music Festival Wizard” may provide insights and information on the different characteristics of each festival, including age restrictions, dates (and times, if and when available), genres, geographies, and additional information through website links.

For smaller music festivals, many such events may be posted only locally, integrated into separate events, or otherwise obscured, even when access is clear and obvious throughout the nation based on common mapping services.

Hype for the Future 52L: What to Expect when Listening to Portuguese Music

Preamble

Portugal 🇵🇹 is located on the extreme western end of the European mainland and is associated with the beginning of Europe in most cases, before even the larger nation of Spain 🇪🇸 also located on the peninsula. Though the languages are distinct, with very different orthographic conventions and grammars with respect to one another, both are Romance languages (descended from Latin) and particularly closely related as Ibero-Romance languages, resulting in more shared vocabulary than most other Romance language pairs. Of the Romance languages, Portuguese, of course, shares more overall lexicography with Spanish than with French, Italian, or Romanian; while Spanish, of course, shares more with Portuguese than with the other aforementioned languages. Of the Romance languages, the linguistics of Portugal are typically derived from the northern part of the nation, while Spanish linguistics are often Castilian by nature.

Musical Styles

Though Portugal is often overshadowed by Spain and the musical styles often overlap, the most important distinction is with the iconic artist Emanuel, notable for “Pimba, Pimba” as a signature feature of the pimba genre in particular. Apart from Emanuel, Marco Paulo is another significant influence in terms of Portuguese musical tastes and heritage.

Hype for the Future 52K: Spotify Interests in Portuguese

Preamble

Thanks to Spotify and related music platforms, as well as Wikipedia articles and a mix of proprietary and open-source platforms, novaTopFlex has been able to identify numerous types of interests in terms of different characteristics. The community can search online for interests based on different types of artists as well as by nationality, and novaTopFlex is particularly interested in music from the European continent.

Portuguese Interests

Though restaurants are not a feature of Spotify, of course, novaTopFlex has been able to identify restaurants of interest by the music of interest at any given time. Unfortunately, however, novaTopFlex will only be able to reasonably expect Portuguese cuisine in the United States while in the South Coast region of Massachusetts or Rhode Island or possibly a select few Hawaiian locations.

Portuguese artists of particular interest are typically the artists associated with the highlighted playlist of interesting Portuguese music. In the case of Portuguese music and particular genres, novaTopFlex has identified Emanuel, Paulo Alexandre, Roberto Leal, Carmen Silva, Marco Paulo, Linde De Suza, José Malhoa, Zimbro, Os Portugas, Quim Barreiros, Ruth Marlene, Jorge Ferreira, Joey Medeiros, Michel Teló, Mike da Gaita, Starlight, Rancho das Lavradeiras de São Martinho da Gandra, Rosinha, Tiago Neto & Paulo Fragoso, Amigos de Sobreposta, Carlos Ribeiro, Augusto Canário & Amigos, Dino Meira, Tonicha, Toka & Dança, Helder Baptista, Eduardo Sant’ana, Maria Lisboa, Tayti, Bombocas, and Ruizinho (Cantador de Penacova). For the pimba genre, Tony Carreira, Mónica Sintra, and Ágata are highly related beyond the song “Pimba, Pimba” by Emanuel.

Hype for the Future 49/284: International Expansion

International musical traditions, especially for Europe and Asia, have become of particular interest and importance for novaTopFlex, particularly the European side of the traditions, since different cultural traits are more obviously related to one another, especially within the Latin side of the region. Beyond just the British Isles, novaTopFlex has also identified personal and communal interests in the musical tunes of the European mainland from all directions.

When regarding Russian musical interests, please note that Russia is a Slavic nation and as such should be regarded as European, even well into the Asian continent. However, additional Asian influences have traditionally existed even in spite of the Russian imperialist craze, including Siberian and potentially Mongolic influences in the east and even Uralic influences in central longitudes. As one travels east in Russia, the population density dramatically dwindles, as most of the national population lives on the European side of the nation.

On the Horizon 24D: The City of North Adams, Massachusetts

(Almost) immediately south of the Vermont state line and Bennington County, immediately east of the Town of Williamstown, is the smallest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: North Adams. While North Adams is a city of a mere twelve thousand people (approximately), the smallest city remains very important to the culture of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by way of the Berkshires. Though not much exists in terms of the quantity of amenities within such a small city, the state college for liberal arts is located within North Adams, and so is the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts also known as the Mass MoCA.

Hype for the Future: Soundtracks by Day

The novaTopFlex “Hype for the Future” series, which occurs between 12:01 AM EDT on November 1, 2025, and 11:59 PM EDT on August 11, 2026, is set to include numerous improvised pieces as tunes of celebration, joy, and happiness, with unique flavors added to the musical pieces each day. Every improvisation shall create a related yet clearly distinct story about the novaTop, geoTop, and futoTop Identities alike, all in a single song per day.

• 001 (November 1, 2025): Peace, tranquility, business, and moderately fast pace of living
• 002 (November 2, 2025): Lifestyle, serenity, peace, autumn
• 003 (November 3, 2025): Anticipation, hope, fear, despair, competition
• 004 (November 4, 2025): Future, time travel
• 005 (November 5, 2025): Honor, joy, life
• 006 (November 6, 2025): Competition, victory, defeat
• 007 (November 7, 2025): Travel, anticipation, mathematics, identity, culture
• 008 (November 8, 2025): Success, victory, advancement
• 009 (November 9, 2025): Self-worth, self-improvement
• 010 (November 10, 2025): History, activism
• 011 (November 11, 2025): Honor, American history
• 012 (November 12, 2025): Celebration, joy, happiness
• 013 (November 13, 2025): Pride, achievement, self-compassion
• 014 (November 14, 2025): Identity, expression, community

Music Preferences and Tastes

My musical preferences are ideally focused on country and electronic music, as well as the occasional techno and EDM. My preferred artists are Siine, Aiyo, Victor Lundberg, Martin Klem, Rune Dale, Hallman, and Biddy Sullivan, though I am also open to additional artists as necessary.

Favorites

• “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” by Siine
• “Dance This Night Away” by Siine
• “Kings of the World” by Aiyo
• “Be Your Company” by Aiyo
• “Shot Away” by Siine
• “Thrill of It” by Siine
• “Bottoms Up” by Siine
• “Be Free With Me” by Siine
• “Hide and Seek” by Hallman
• “Sunbeam” by Hallman
• “Deep South” by Biddy Sullivan
• “Turnpikes” by Rune Dale
• “Bless Me Mary” by Rune Dale

Both the standard and alternate/instrumental versions of the music above are favorable to me and to my tastes. Also, please consider the playlists starting with “Tessellations” and ending with a single letter, as many of these playlists will eventually contain at least one of the artists, even if not a primary.