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Celtic Music

Celtic Music trees, stars, the wind, the sun, the moon
The word ´Celtic´ (read ´keltick´) has and other things. This is often reflected
found its way into the vocabulary of the in their music. However, this nation also
modern man. Even though it used to be accepted Christianity (some sources claim
mentioned mostly in contexts dealing with this to be in the 6th century with St.
history, nowadays you can find the Patrick, some claim it was much earlier)
´Celtic´ label on many products and and many of them stopped believing and
projects. Some sources say that it is now worshipping the creation and started
officially ´cool to be Celtic´. Hundreds singing about the Creator, the One who
of people have recently come up with some had made the wind, the stones and the
´Celtic stuff´, everything from doing trees, the One who had kindled the stars.
music and dancing to, for instance, Because of rising popularity of this
cooking. style (sometimes not only a style of
The popularity of Celtic music is music, but even a style of living), you
constantly soaring and it deserves to be can buy a lot of trash if you just go
mentioned when discussing modern music, around buying things labelled ´Celtic´.
not only music of the British Isles. Most Therefore, be careful when buying
of the world is surely familiar with the yourself presents.
music of the famous Enya and some of you Maíre Brennan
may have heard Mike Oldfield´s utterly Maíre Brennan is definitely not a novice
Celtic CD Voyager. Another rather well in the field of Celtic music. If you
known Celtic project is Riverdance. These haven´t heard of her, you must have heard
are only a few examples out of many. The about her sister, Enya. Maíre plays the
music has the sound of the highlands, the Celtic harp and the keyboards. She sings
sound of the past as well as the present either in English or her native Gaelic.
of the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish. She is the founding member of the band
Celtic blood flows through the veins of Clannad and since 1992 has been making
many Europeans and Americans and, it solo albums, too.
seems, we are somehow returning to this Clannad has been around since 1973. They
ancient heritage. were pioneers in using Celtic motives in
Traditionally, Celtic musicians use popular music and seventeen bestselling
acoustic instruments or unaccompanied records brought them world-wide
vocals. However, you will find many popularity. The band was formed by
modern bands who are using Maíre´s two uncles and two younger
less-traditional instruments, such as brothers. Her sister, Enya, left Clannad
electric and bass guitars, keyboards, after singing with them for three years.
drums, mandolins, etc. to create their Their first performances took place in a
distinctive Celtic features. You can buy pub owned by Maíre´s father. Many people
CD´s with Celtic lullabies, Celtic hymns, criticized their singing in Gaelic, but
Celtic Christmas carols, Celtic rock, this feature helped them form their own
Celtic dance music and even Celtic identity and start a new music style.
techno. Despite this variety, in most Many years have passed since their first
cases the music manages to bring the shows. Their music has continued to
beauty, the richness, the joy and mirth, improve and their fame has risen.
and the ideals of the old Celts to our Clannad´s music was even used in many
present-day world. popular movies, such as Robin Hood and
The traditional instruments include, for The Last of the Mohicans. The world can
example, the tin whistle (you can hear it also hear Maíre´s voice in the duet ´In a
in Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On), Lifetime´ with Bono, the lead singer of
Uillean pipes, highland pipes, bodhran (a U2. She has also had a share in the film
special drum played by hand), Celtic harp Titanic, where her song ´Come Josephine,
and others. The lyrics to the music are, in My Flying Machine´ was used. In 1999,
if not in English, in Gaelic (the old Clannad´s album Landmarks was awarded a
language of the Celts, which is still Grammy.
used in some rural parts of northern Maíre´s solo projects were not enjoying
Scotland and some islands to the north of as much success as Clannad´s. The first
Britain) or other Celtic languages, such solo album that was recognised by critics
as Welsh or Irish Gaelic. was Perfect Time, which came out in 1998.
The themes of Celtic music are many. Whisper to the Wild Waters arrived a year
Beside tunes telling of everyday simple later and satisfied both fans and
things, there are songs celebrating critics. Both albums have a Christian
nature and its beauty. It is known that message in them, one of hope, love and
the Celts worshipped nature, stones, peace.




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