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Celtic music is music from the Celts. Celts first lived in some tribal groups in central and western Europe around 1000 BC and came to England after a long migration. Today, their descendants are scattered in Ireland, Wales, northern Scotland and western mountains. Celts include Irish, Highlanders, Welsh and Cornish. Most of them are bilingual-English and their mother tongue (Gaelic or Celtic). Besides learning words or cultural relics, the most direct way is to listen to their music. Typical Celtic flavor, ancient and mature, you can hear violin, bagpipes, small harp or accordion with two bellows. In the British Isles, in the American continent, as long as there are descendants of Celtic immigrants on the land, you can find such music.

Bagpipes (highland bagpipes):

Bagpipes originated in ancient Rome. When the Roman army invaded Great Britain, they took them away. Bagpipes were already British musical instruments hundreds of years before Scots fell in love with them. For example, at the end of 13 century, King Edward I of England of England invaded Scotland in the sound of bagpipes. Dugard McNeill, dean of the Bagpipe College in Edinburgh, Scotland, said: "Bagpipes used to be everywhere in Europe, and bagpipers were often seen in rural landscapes in Brussels."

Later, many other nationalities gradually lost interest in bagpipes, and only Scots had a soft spot. Today, although bagpipes have taken root in some parts of the world, for example, there are bagpipers in the Jordanian army, and they are also quite popular in Japan, the United States and other places. But when it comes to this instrument, people will still think of the Scots. Jackie Stewart, an outstanding racing driver in Scotland, spoke from the heart of most compatriots: "No matter how many countries in the world have bagpipes, bagpipes must be a traditional national instrument representing Scots."

Harp (Irish Harp):

Irish harp, or Celtic harp (called "clarsach" in Celtic). It is about 90 cm high and 55 cm wide. Traditional Irish harpists play with their nails. Legend has it that if a performer annoys the listener, his nails will break.

Bard Dance:

Bard was a very important figure in Celtic ancient times. His main job is to praise the monarch, entertain the assembly groups, sometimes praise and sometimes ridicule, and stay with monks, soldiers and silversmiths. He represents the incarnation of the ancient Celts. In the game, the bard Edward played the harp to mourn his lover.

There are probably several Celtic music albums that are common on the Internet:

The Spiritual Secrets of Celtic Heartland

Celtic dance Celtic dance

Celtic experience

Celtic twilight Celtic dawn series

Celtic spirit Celtic music official article

Final Fantasy 4 Celtic Moon Mysterious Celtic Moon

The book of secrets

The music group Mystery Garden also has a strong Celtic charm.

Several Numbers Related to Celtic Music

Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt.

Loreena is a master storyteller, combining ancient poetry with traditional music. The cheats tell ancient stories and legends with her ethereal voice floating in the air like a light feather, and let your ears and mind enjoy it with charming music. Every music of Loreena has unexpected new ideas. Her voice is a little sad, and the sad back makes people feel infinite vitality, make people look forward to it, and get intoxicated in the expectation.

Harp master Alan Stivell

Born in Brittany, Alan Stivell is a world-class Celtic harp master. In the past 30 years, he has made great achievements in promoting the integration of Celtic national music and new music. Brittany means Britain in French, a Celtic community in France.

Musician Enya Enya

It seems unnecessary to say more about Enya, who is simply the spokesman of contemporary Celtic music.

There are many Celtic elements in the music of this famous Irish musician. Some people divide her music into contemporary Celtic and Celtic new era.

Traditional Celtic music

Traditional Celtic music popular in 1990s is not Celtic music in a broad sense. In fact, it has the earliest style of folk songs and pure music, which is the kind of pure music that has not been influenced by new era music and pop music, which is the characteristic that distinguishes it from contemporary Celtic music.

Related styles:

GNR Celtic (ordinary Celtic music) NAT Ireland (Irish native music)

Irish Folk Songs in celtic pop (Irish Folk Songs)

Traditional Scottish folk songs (traditional Scottish folk songs)

Contemporary Celtic (Contemporary Celtic Music) Drinking Songs (Drinking Songs)

Celtic folk songs (Celtic folk songs) Celtic gospel (Celtic gospel)

Traditional Irish folk songs (traditional Irish folk songs)

Celtic new era (Celtic music in the new century)

Some major albums:

Boys in the Lake: Good Friends-Good Music [1977]

The Chieftains: Sheikh 4 [1973]

Shanachie: seascape [1990]

Natalie McMaster: There is no boundary [1997]

The Chieftains: Sheikh 2 [1969]

Altan: the best in altan [1997]

List of major artists:

Altan

The boy in the lake

The Chieftains

Phil Cunningham

Joe Dylan

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

David Kincaid

Caitriona MacDonald

Kate mcleod

Natalie McMaster

Katie McMahon

Christie Moore

List of most frequently mentioned artists:

The Chieftains

Christie Moore

Magic strings

Natalie McMaster

Anan

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The boy in the lake

Phil Cunningham

Celts in the new century

Celtic music in the new century is produced by Celtic theme melody, instrumental music and songs, plus the products and emotions of the new century. Clannad and Enya are typical representatives of this genre, but they are not only artists who insist on this kind of music. This dreamy and aura-filled music entered the mainstream from Enya's "Watermark" album in the late 1980s, and gradually became popular in the 1990s.

Related styles:

Celtic pop Celtic fusion (Celtic mixed music)

Contemporary Celtic (contemporary Celtic music) Celtic Gospel (Celtic Gospel)

Some major works:

Clannad: Rogha: the essence of Clannad [1997]

Mel Brennan: Whispering to Wild Water [1999]

Enya: Watermark [1988]

Loreena McKennitt: Mask and Mirror [1994]

Enya: Shepherd Moon [199 1]

Registered Keating: Celtic: Celtic lullaby [2000]

Phil Coulter: Highland Cathedral [2000]

List of major artists:

Altan Mel Brennan Capkelly

Phil Coulter Enya, Cranard

Reggie Keating, Jonny Madden Loreena McKennitt

Bill Whelan

Pop Celtic music

Compared with traditional Celtic music, popular Celtic music is similar in many ways. American and British popular folk songs have their own characteristics-when the melody (probably the melody of an instrument) is really unaffected, in the core part of popular folk songs, music follows the popular principles, but it is not completely divorced from the traditional form. This style was mainly formed in the 1980s. During the 1970s, in order to revive the traditional Irish folk songs, artists who have been engaged in strong folk songs began to gradually integrate rock and pop elements into the original music (although some major artists like Borg didn't think so). Just when fans in the new century began to discover this limited, aura and elegant Celtic music, the popular Celtic music gradually went mainstream, absorbing comprehensive and standard instrumental music based on hearing (but Celtic remix artists really don't think so). Capercaillie and Clannad are the main bands belonging to this genre and performing arts style.

Some major albums:

La Masson: Take us through [1998]

Blue corrs (2000)

Alasdair Frazier: Dance of the Dawn [1996]

Christie Moore: Christie Moore [Polido] [1975]

Christie Moore: Ride [1984]

Capercaillie: crosswind [1987]

John mcdermott: Danny boy series [1998]

List of major artists:

The black family of Ndan Begley.

Clannad Patrice Clementin, corrs.

Ian MacDonald, John mcdermott, Christie Moore

List of most frequently mentioned artists:

Corrs Cappucelli Christie Moore

Sarah Mason John mcdermott Alasdair Fraser

Rock Celtic

Pogues, a punk and orchestral band from new york, and Black 47, a band from cranberries, are influenced by Irish music in a Celtic style. Celtic artists engaged in rock and roll combine traditional Irish instrumental music with rock rhythm to create songs that are almost crazy and passionate, sad and romantic. Rock Celtic music usually clearly shows the characteristics of Irish bar music, but it also has the nature of pop music, which is a kind of straw harvested from R&B and selective rock music.

Related styles:

STL Folk Rock (STL Rock Folk Song) celtic pop (Popular Celtic Music) Contemporary Celtic Music (Original Celtic Music)

Some major albums:

Tears of beer: tears of beer [1994]

Water boy: This is the sea [1985]

Tea Boy & mike scott: The Whole Moon: Tea Boy's Music & mike scott [1998]

Boge: Basic Boge [199 1]

The boy in the water: the fisherman's melancholy [1988]

The Borgs: If I fall out of favor with God,

Young Dubliners: Rock Road [1994]

List of major artists:

ALT a cat Dubh black 47

Cranberry band Tom Donovan greenhouse flowers

Van Morrison von Morrison

A young Dublin man

Celtic gospel

Celtic Gospel is a song of blessing, with both traditional music and innovative music, performed in Celtic style. Usually, the Celtic Gospel is expressed in the traditional way, but in the 1990s, when contemporary Celtic music became popular, some Celtic Gospels also adopted this way.

Some major albums:

Artists: Light My Heart: Celtic Worship Song [200 1]

Various artists: God above, God below: Celtic worship songs

Bridge of Eden: Celtic worship [1997]

Bridge of Eden: Celtic praise [1998]

Sheila Walsh: Celtic lullaby and gentle worship [2003]

Various artists: Celtic Harp Christmas, Volume 2 [1999]

The Bridge of Eden: A Journey to Celtic [2000]

List of major artists:

Celts cry out for the bridge of Eden

List of most frequently mentioned artists:

Bridge of Eden

Detailed introduction

Speaking of "Celtic" music, some people translate it as "Cart" or "Celtic". Many people intuitively equate it with Ireland. In fact, it is not the patent of the Irish, just because many of the most successful artists or groups in this field are often from Ireland. In fact, Ireland is just one of the places where the Celts live.

To understand this kind of music, we must first know the term "Celtic". Celtic is one of the oldest peoples in Europe, which rose about 5000 years ago. At first, they mainly lived in the northern Alps, and later their distribution expanded day by day. From the British Isles to the Balkans, they often lived in the position of rulers. The "Celts" referred to by the Greeks and the "Gauls" referred to by the Romans are actually Celts. Because of their strong culture, European countries are deeply influenced by it. Unfortunately, due to overpopulation, tense social relations and excessive territorial expansion, it gradually turned from prosperity to decline from the second century BC. After being attacked by the Roman Empire and Germanic tribes, it lost its advantage as a ruler. Even their culture was assimilated by the Roman Empire, and only Ireland and Britain were relatively intact.

Celts are tall, fair-skinned, strong, martial, adventurous, superstitious and have many ancient legends full of fantasy. Therefore, from King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table in the past to the famous Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings in recent years, it is full of mysterious legends of the Celtics. In addition, due to the lack of economic resources and political repression in Ireland and Scotland, which are their main living spaces, we can find that their cultures, especially their music, are often sad while romantic and unrestrained. In order to pursue the opportunity of survival, they immigrated to "overseas" in large numbers, so Celtic culture gradually spread from the United States, Canada and Australia with the footsteps of those immigrants. After a brief understanding of their historical background, it is not difficult for us to understand various special emotional factors in Celtic music.

In many people's minds, the Celtics are the Irish nation, which may be the impression of Ireland's independence in 1922. In fact, Celts originally lived in some tribal groups in Central and Western Europe around 1000 BC. After a long migration, they came to England, and their descendants were all over Ireland, Wales, northern Scotland and western mountainous areas. Celts include Irish, Highlanders, Welsh and Cornish. Most of them speak bilingual-English and their mother tongue (Gaelic or Celtic), but their descendants in different regions often have significant differences in language. Besides learning words or cultural relics, the most direct way is to listen to the music they play with the small harp and bagpipes. That kind of ancient music with a long history has become a cultural link connecting Celtic peoples in different regions.

Unfortunately, the collection and arrangement of modern Celtic folk music is extremely meticulous. Almost after the whole record industry system was mature and perfect, Celtic music was taken seriously. Tenor John McCormack is the only famous early Celtic recording star at the beginning of this century. McCormack studied vocal music in Milan in his early years, made his first recording in London in 1904, and began to perform regularly in London Abbey Garden. In the selection of tracks, McCormack gradually added works adapted from Irish folk songs: Wandering Boys, Irish Immigrants and If You Smile Like the Sunshine, which became Irish folk songs widely sung in the world under his singing. McCormack recorded hundreds of albums and sold more than 20 million copies. He effectively combined Irish folk music with classical music traditions, inspiring and inspiring many Celtic successors, Delia Murphy being one of them.

Delia Murphy continues to develop in McCormack's direction. Her song "Wheeling" was composed by john francis Waller. With its delicate Irish accent and Ghergu accent, supplemented by the harp, it soon became the representative style of Irish music in the first half of this century. Murphy is not limited to the adaptation of Irish folk music. Through a series of songs such as If I were a blackbird, cooking songs, Goodbye Mike, Goodbye Pat, Laura kleiner and so on. Murphy skillfully integrated American Broadway and jazz elements into national music. After World War II, Murphy did some song translation work, translated Celtic into Italian, and then promoted excellent Irish folk songs to the whole of Europe.

However, for a long time, most of the world-famous works with Celtic flavor came from descendants of Celtic immigrants scattered on the American continent far away from the Celtic cultural center, such as singer Dennis Day, harpist Emily Mitchell, various instrumentalists Kate Smith and Robert White. Of course, there are also many famous people in classical music, such as robert shaw Chorus, Boston Pop Orchestra led by Arthur Fred, guitarist john williams and flute player james galway. John Taifner, who lives in England, also published a modern symphony "Celtic Requiem" based on Celtic tradition in a classical way. By adapting Celtic folk music, these artists have created some "unique" works, which are usually understood as popular expressions of classical music. When it comes to artists who are truly rooted in Celtic culture, we still have to look at the local residents from the British Isles.

The Chieftains was founded in the 1960s. When the band was founded, most of its members were already the best folk artists in Dublin. They play traditional music with ancient instruments, including elbow bagpipes, violins, wooden flutes, tin flutes, double bellows accordions, harps and sheepskin drums, which are also the most popular instruments in Ireland. What is particularly commendable is that they reproduce the charm of a very old Celtic folk instrument, the Irish dulcimer (timpani), and use the clear timbre of the oboe to perform an ensemble with it. This ancient arrangement enabled them to play traditional music without sacrificing modern taste, but they were reborn. The establishment of The Chieftains was first inspired by the young creator Sean O 'Reada, who tried to adapt folk songs into concertos and set up a group called Ceoltoiri Cualann to carry out experiments. Later, the violinist Martin Fei, a member of the group, joined Patty Moroni, Sean Potts and Michael Chong Chuangqi as the chief original members. Later, Sean Kenny, Derek Bell and other members joined in. No matter whether the album is published or performed live, the chieftain doesn't have to worry about losing the charm of Celtic-Gaelic, and at the same time, he can break the framework constraints of traditional folk bands in performance. They change the beat and add variety to the music. They can change from a single four-beat scroll to a double two-beat or three-beat jig, and then to a polka or adagio. These attempts triggered a series of changes in folk orchestras. Among The Chieftains's 25 albums, the tracks are mainly traditional music, which is an important material for understanding Irish Celtic culture; The other part of the work cooperates with rock and folk artists of different styles and nationalities, and carries out experiments from music chapters, harmony methods and rhythms. Guqin music as far back as the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries can be combined with blues music in the twentieth century, which has given American musicians far away from the Celtic cultural center many new ideas. Among them, one of the albums, The Chieftains, Wugeng, Early Hot Breakfast, Irish Heartbeat and the soundtrack, barry lyndon, became Sheikh's most outstanding works.