🎵 🇺🇸 American popular music wasn't borrowed from Ireland ☘️. It was invented by Irish Americans who understood something crucial: Translation beats preservation every time. Part 1: The Foundation Between 1845 and 1852, one million Irish arrived. They brought melodic DNA. Storytelling traditions. Call-and-response patterns. But they didn't preserve them in amber. By 1885, Irish Americans comprised 35% of New York City's population. Right where the music industry was forming. Manhattan. 28th St

🎵 🇺🇸 American popular music wasn't borrowed from Ireland ☘️ It was invented by Irish Americans who understood something crucial: Translation beats preservation every time. Part 1: The Foundation Between 1845 and 1852, one million Irish arrived. They brought melodic DNA. Storytelling traditions. Call-and-response patterns. But they didn't preserve them in amber. By 1885, Irish Americans comprised 35% of New York City's population. Right where the music industry was forming. Manhattan. 28th Str