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MJE
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I am interested in purchasing some celtic/Irish music cd’s but need suggestions. I love the haunting music that comes from that genre as well as other stuff.
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HagiaSophia
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Well since Celtic music covers a wide variety of sounds and musicians you’d have to be more specific as to what you are looking for. I’d suggest you start with amazon.com and go to their music section and type in celtic music and see what comes up.
You can from that list start looking at various artists and often there will be customer reviews of the specific item there for you to read and become more familiar with the type of music they put out. There are a large number of sources on the net - I’d suggest though that you refine your net search with the words cd or audio cassettes or whatever media you are looking to utilize for it. You can also search under Irish music as well.
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GarryOwen
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Try Clannad they are good.
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puzzleannie
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Celtic Spirit from Narada
James Galway flute, traditional Irish airs and songs.
James Galway flute, traditional Irish airs and songs.
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brotherhrolf
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Clannad is very, very good for new age Celtic music. I have all of their CDs (and even some albums). The Chieftains are my favorite for traditional and not-so-traditional Irish music - I bought my first Chieftains album way back in 1968 and have seen them in concert.
HagiaSophia is absolutely correct. What kind of Celtic music - Irish and Scot are one type. The music of Gallicia in Spain is another. Then there is the music of Brittany and the Welsh with their strong choral tradition. Can you give us a little more info about where you want to go? I can suggest from there.
HagiaSophia is absolutely correct. What kind of Celtic music - Irish and Scot are one type. The music of Gallicia in Spain is another. Then there is the music of Brittany and the Welsh with their strong choral tradition. Can you give us a little more info about where you want to go? I can suggest from there.
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allhers
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ALL Irish music is good:shamrock: The search was a good idea, and what brother said is great too, I love it all!! Some sites even let you sample it, one of my most favorite songs in the entire world is by Dana, she lives in Dublin, does concerts all over, sometimes you can catch her on EWTN. The songs name I love the most is “This Is My Body.” Makes me cry everytime, so beautiful.
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MJE
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Oh my word! I have always thought celtic was Irish. Didn’t know there were diff. divisions. I have done the Amazon search but I have no familiarity with the artists, except Dana. So give me names and the type of music (melodious, rock, traditional irish, etc). I have always seen The Chieftans at Amazon and wondered about them. I am open to diff. styles but just ordering w/out a hint of what I am ordering can get $.
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puzzleannie
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try Narada World, they have the best selection of “ethnic” I guess you would say music of all kinds, they have several Celtic music collections, one 2-CD set called Celtic Treasure, also Celtic Voices, Celtic Legacy. these compilations have songs from the various Celtic-speaking regions listed above. I had some more compilations that were more dance music, but gave them to granddaughter who is learning Irish dancing up in Cleveland, where that is a big thing. Those are much livelier, less new-wave. Just got a 4 CD gift set called Pure Celtic Chill “to relax the mind and body” which I have not played yet from Countdown Music, whoever that is. Then there are the more traditional folk style singers like you hear on PBS (Saturday evening in our neck of the woods). there’s always the Clancey Brothers and Tommy Makem and the Irish Rovers for Irish songs of rebellion and the old St. Paddy’s day songs and drinking songs.
somebody here must know of a site where you can listen to the CD before you order it, hey, try Best Buys, I used to get a lot of good CDs there, and you can listen to them first.
somebody here must know of a site where you can listen to the CD before you order it, hey, try Best Buys, I used to get a lot of good CDs there, and you can listen to them first.
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brotherhrolf
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The Celts were a large group of tribes who stretched from Ireland in the west all the way to Galatia (yes, St. Paul wrote to Celts) in what is now Turkey. The Celts today are: Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, Cymru (Wales), the very few remaining Cornishmen and women, the people of Brittany in France, and the folk of Gallicia in northwestern Spain. Their music has common elements but is different from culture to culture.
Irish and Scot music are fairly similar. They use pretty much the same instruments (except for the pipes - the Scots have have Highland pipes (think parades) and the Irish have the Uillean pipes which are played on one’s lap). Irish and Scot music can be very soulful or happy. This is the kind of music that most people think of as Celtic music.
The Welsh are great choristers - particularly the men. The Cornish, if not extinct are very close to it, do not have an appreciable Celtic music impact nor do the folks from the Isle of Man. The Bretons came to the Celtic Nations Festival in New Orleans and completely blew me away. My French ancestry is Breton. Their musicality is definitely Celtic, their instruments are fully medieval, and their dance so greatly exhibits where my Acadienne roots are. The music from Gallicia ( think pilgrimage to Santiago), is without a doubt Celtic music and the Gallician piper Carlos Nunez played with the Chieftains when they came to New Orleans.
OK, very good introduction to Celtic music is the Chieftains “Santiago” (not the actual title) CD. It shows the influence of Celtic music on the New World.
I guess I need more info. Do you want to sing? Do you want to dance? Do you want to contemplate? Be happy? Be depressed?
Celtic music does all of this and more. Let me know and I’ll refine my search for you.
Irish and Scot music are fairly similar. They use pretty much the same instruments (except for the pipes - the Scots have have Highland pipes (think parades) and the Irish have the Uillean pipes which are played on one’s lap). Irish and Scot music can be very soulful or happy. This is the kind of music that most people think of as Celtic music.
The Welsh are great choristers - particularly the men. The Cornish, if not extinct are very close to it, do not have an appreciable Celtic music impact nor do the folks from the Isle of Man. The Bretons came to the Celtic Nations Festival in New Orleans and completely blew me away. My French ancestry is Breton. Their musicality is definitely Celtic, their instruments are fully medieval, and their dance so greatly exhibits where my Acadienne roots are. The music from Gallicia ( think pilgrimage to Santiago), is without a doubt Celtic music and the Gallician piper Carlos Nunez played with the Chieftains when they came to New Orleans.
OK, very good introduction to Celtic music is the Chieftains “Santiago” (not the actual title) CD. It shows the influence of Celtic music on the New World.
I guess I need more info. Do you want to sing? Do you want to dance? Do you want to contemplate? Be happy? Be depressed?
Celtic music does all of this and more. Let me know and I’ll refine my search for you.
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HagiaSophia
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I see Puzzleannie and Brotherrolf have brought you up to date on the large variety to pick from – I won’t be of much help with really contemporary music because that’s not what I collect:
You might like The Cottars - playing traditional music since childhood. “Group members range in age from 15 to 17, and each is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and stepdancer. They have entertained national and regional political figures and, in various combinations, have shared the stage with stars such as The Chieftains, John McDermott, Danú, Bruce Cockburn, The Barra MacNeils, Natalie MacMaster, Altan, and many, many others.”
miramusic.net/cottars/about.php?cart=
When you get there depress the “sounds” link and you can hear a couple of things they do.
And the reason I suggested Amazon is that you can hear some of the CD music before you buy – for instance if you search Celtic Music there I am sure the CD called: Celtic Circle 2 will come up. Depress the link to it, scroll down and they offer a number of selections you can listen to. If you like it fine, if not, move on to other things. But things like Celtic Circle have various artists on them and so you can familiarize yourself with some of the vocalists a bit.
But as rolf pointed out, you have to know whether you want vocals, instrumentals, pipes, etc.
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Timidity
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Do not try Clannad–it’s filled with all that new age garbage, like Enya.
Instead try Maire (aka Moya) Brennan, the lead singer of Clannad and sister of Enya. Her stuff is Christian.
Instead try Maire (aka Moya) Brennan, the lead singer of Clannad and sister of Enya. Her stuff is Christian.
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MJE
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brotherhrolf, I want to do it all! sometimes I need music to clean the house to (fast and cheerful) sometimes to soothe my soul and mind, sometimes to sing a long with. And sometimes just to counter that old time rock and roll my dh loves to play!
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Fashina86
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I have some from Irish dance… now where it went is another story!
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HagiaSophia
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I dust to Roy Orbison…
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brotherhrolf
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Ok, then the Chieftains are probably the best place to start. Other groups like the Boys of the Lough are good. Danu and Altan as well. The Clancy Brothers are good for sing-alongs (although their albums were mostly recorded years ago).
HagiaSophia is right on with Amazon. You can do a lot of previewing there.
Although not strictly Celtic music you might also want to check out Steeleye Span - I guess you could call them folk rock but that does them a disservice - they take traditional ballads and update them. Great for singing along,
HagiaSophia is right on with Amazon. You can do a lot of previewing there.
Although not strictly Celtic music you might also want to check out Steeleye Span - I guess you could call them folk rock but that does them a disservice - they take traditional ballads and update them. Great for singing along,
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Lucania
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I love The Corrs! They are Traditional/Irish Rock group. The band consists of three sisters and their brother. They have several CD’s out but my favorite is Forgiven, Not Forgotten. It’s a great CD.
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Fashina86
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I have only heard their traditional album at a friend’s house, but that is so cool that you like them too
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BarbaraTherese
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Hello MJE…I too am a fan of Celtic music…also their poetry and Christian Spirituality. I have a beautiful CD here that has no lyrics and features Lisa Lynne. It comprises three instruments: harpiscord, flute and violin. It is extremely beautiful! Title: Daughters of The Celtic Moon and is certainly haunting!
Good luck with your search
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Cairisti
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Caprecallie is good. Also Runrig (lots of Gaelic songs), Old Blind Dogs, Seven Nations, Dougie MacLean. There was a local group, called Clandestine and The Rogues that were also good. (Seven Nations is more of a Celtic Rock group, but they have a good sound).
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tmn379
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I don’t know very much about traditional Celtic music, but there is a Christian (and possibly Catholic) group from Ireland called Iona who I like quite a lot.
Their music is an interesting blend of traditional Irish music, classical and pop/rock… They tend to have thematic albums. One of their albums is called ‘The Book of Kells’; each of the songs is inspired by a different aspect of the illuminated Gospels that were created at the monastery on the island of Iona… They have another album called ‘Beyond These Shores’; which takes its inspiration from the tales of St. Brendan’s journeys.
There is apparently another group called Iona who perform a more folk-oriented style, but I don’t know anything about them…
Their music is an interesting blend of traditional Irish music, classical and pop/rock… They tend to have thematic albums. One of their albums is called ‘The Book of Kells’; each of the songs is inspired by a different aspect of the illuminated Gospels that were created at the monastery on the island of Iona… They have another album called ‘Beyond These Shores’; which takes its inspiration from the tales of St. Brendan’s journeys.
There is apparently another group called Iona who perform a more folk-oriented style, but I don’t know anything about them…
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