Looking for good music from the Celtic and British traditions? Whether it's straight from Ireland, Scotland, England or Wales, or from the Celtic and British scatterlings in the United States, Canada and mainland Europe, chances are good you'll find it here. We have strictly traditional music as well as new interpretations and Celtic/British folk-rock represented in our database, which is constantly expanding with new reviews. Musicians are listed alphabetically in the menus below. A B C D E F G H I J K L M What is "Celtic music"? Obviously, the term doesn't describe the music of the ancient Celts, which hasn't survived in any recognizable form to modern times. While some people use the term as a marketing tool, we prefer to employ "Celtic music" to describe the family of traditions that continues to thrive today, be it straight from Ireland or Scotland, or from any of the myriad places in the world touched by a Celtic influence. If a band or musician isn't listed here and you think they should be, drop us a line. We'll do our best to include them in a future edition. |
Atlantic Provinces: Celtic music is thriving and evolving at a phenomenal rate along the East Coast of Canada, where musicians have developed a style unique to that region. The French-Celtic connection: Celtic interactions (at times peaceful, at others violent) with the French in Europe and North America have led to the creation of a new and distinct subset of music. |
