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Description of Celtic Folk

 
Folk music with a Celtic flavor weaves together such traditional instrumentation as bagpipe, fiddle, harp and flute to create an emotive sound that harks back to ancient Scottish, Irish and Welsh cultures. Scottish Singer-Songwriter Dougie MacLean, acclaimed Irish vocalist Dolores Keane and traditional Scottish folksingers the Fisher Family each maintain a strong Celtic spirit in their recordings. Though each region maintains a distinctive sound in terms of melody and vocal style, all artists composing Celtic Folk share a common connection in their music that reveals a deep reverence for their country's heritage.
 

Top Celtic Folk Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. I Will Find You Clannad
$0.99
2. I Will Find You (from "Last Of The Mohicans") Clannad
$0.99
3. Tell Me Now (What You See) Moya Brennan
$0.99
4. Reel Around The Sun Bill Whelan
$0.99
5. The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Reel With The Beryle The Chieftains
$0.99
6. Up Against The Buachalawns The Chieftains
$0.99
7. DUO IN G De Dannan
$0.99
8. The Long Black Veil The Chieftains
$0.99
9. Whiskey In the Jar The Clancy Brothers
$0.99
10. Song For Ireland Mary Black
$0.99
11. Caislean Oir Clannad
$0.99
12. GALWAY RACES Paddy Reilly
$0.99
13. In These Shoes? Kirsty MacColl
$0.99
14. Simple Praise Joanie Madden
$0.99
15. Gone Are The Days Moya Brennan
$0.99
16. In A Lifetime - (with Bono) Clannad
$0.99
17. Theme From Harry's Game Clannad
$0.99
18. Happy To Meet The Chieftains
$0.99
19. The Unicorn Irish Rovers
$0.99
20. O'Sullivan's March The Chieftains
21. LORD OF THE DANCE Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
22. The Parting Glass The Clancy Brothers
$0.99
23. I Will Walk With My Children William Coulter
$0.99
24. Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta Van Morrison and The Chieftains
$0.99
25. Purple Haze Moya Brennan
$0.99
26. Of This Land Clannad
$0.99
27. Portsmouth / Staines Morris / Lusty Gallant / Chelsea Reach Hesperus
$0.99
28. The Foggy Dew The Chieftains
$0.99
29. Theme From Harry's Game Clannad
$0.99
30. Lift the Wings (from Riverdance) Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
31. Trail Of Tears Clannad
$0.99
32. Hear My Prayer Moya Brennan
$0.99
33. Buachaill On Eirne Clannad
$0.99
34. The Coolin Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
35. The 19A Micheal O Domhnaill
$0.99
36. I Will Find You Moya Brennan
$0.99
37. Riverdance Bill Whelan
$0.99
38. COME OUT YOU BLACK AND TANS Paddy Reilly
$0.99
39. The Derry Air Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
40. MNA NA hEIREANN Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
41. MAGGIE Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
42. SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
43. Stolen Kiss (FROM LORD OF THE DANCE) Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
44. Dark Haired Lass / Biddy From Muckross / Sean Maguire's Altan
$0.99
45. No Frontiers Mary Black
$0.99
46. Caoineadh Cu Chulainn (Lament) Bill Whelan
$0.99
47. Ancient Forest Clannad
$0.99
48. Down By the Sally Gardens Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
49. The Lark in the Clear Air Celtic Orchestra
$0.99
50. Always Moya Brennan
$0.99
 

Celtic Folk Key Albums

 
Chieftains 7
$10.99
Horse With A Heart
$8.99
The Best Of DeDannan
$9.99
The Best Of The Dubliners (Legacy)
$9.99

 

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Celtic Folk Key Artists

 
Altan

One of Ireland's top
traditional folk outfits, Altan
have garnered a slew of
awards and an international
following. Founding Altan...

Andy Irvine

Irvine helped revive Celtic
folk in Ireland, first forming
the irreverent Sweeney's
Men and then going on to
found Planxty. Irvine's int...

Danu

DANÚ are an Irish traditional
music group based in an
Rinn/Ring, Co. Waterford,
Ireland. Danu has won "best
group" in both 2001 and 2...

De Dannan

De Dannan formed in 1974,
just as several wonderful
neo-traditional Celtic
groups were springing up
across Ireland. The group...

Dervish

Traditional Irish music gets a
swift kick in the kilt with
upbeat arrangements put
into a Pop/Rock context.

Dubliners

Legendary folk ensemble
combining urban and
political themes. The band
formed after sessions at
O'Donoghue's Pub in Dubli...

Lunasa

A "super group" of
accomplished Irish solo
musicians, Lunasa is on the
forefront of a new inventive
Celtic folk music scene. L...

Martin Hayes

Easily the world's greatest
Irish fiddle player, Hayes
has a lyrical, lightning-fast
style that stuns while
eschewing dogma. Thoug...

Matt Molloy

Matt Molloy is regarded by
many as the greatest Irish
flute player ever.

Patrick Street

Patrick Street originated in
1986 as a one-off
supergroup that went on to
release albums throughout
the '90s. Patrick Street in...

Sweeney's Men

This short-lived folk revival
band helped rescue Celtic
folk from pub songs,
restoring subtlety and grace
to the genre. The band's...

The Bothy Band

The Bothy Band were one
of the great superstar Celtic
folk bands of the mid-'70s.
The group brought a
percussive rock excitem...

The Chieftains

The Chieftains' fresh, vital
interpretations of traditional
Irish folk have wowed
international audiences for
decades. Your parents' P...

The Clancy Brothers

This clan of singing Irish
emigres helped catalyze the
Greenwich Village folk
scene and became a very
popular singing group.

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