The Music of Steve Reel
Celtic Songs
Dublin98 Celtic Song Contest
Mar/09/10 11:08 PM
Irish radio station Dublin98 is giving away a 5
CD set of Irish music. All you have to do is
email them your top 5 favorite Irish songs.
Full story here
Full story here
The Chieftains Fuse Celtic and World Music
Mar/07/10 11:43 AM
The Chieftains are one of the world’s most famous
Celtic bands. They have been together in
different incarnations for 48 years. Through
touring the globe, they have also incorporated
many other world music styles into their
performances. They will be performing in the St
Paul area in March of 2010.
full story here
full story here
Spinal Tap Goes Celtic?
May/08/09 10:36 PM
The ultimate parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap
will release a new song called “Celtic
Blues” soon.It will appear on their new
album 'Back From The Dead' to be
released on June 15, 2009.
Spinal Tap is the brainchild of comedians Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, who starred in 1984’s cult classic spoof rockumentary film This is Spinal Tap. In that movie, the band first showed their Celtic side on the song StoneHenge. The Celtic part starts at about 2:00 in. Hilarious!
Spinal Tap is the brainchild of comedians Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, who starred in 1984’s cult classic spoof rockumentary film This is Spinal Tap. In that movie, the band first showed their Celtic side on the song StoneHenge. The Celtic part starts at about 2:00 in. Hilarious!
Celtic Rock
May/07/09 10:31 PM
Celtic Rock Music as its name
implies, combines Celtic music and instruments
with those of Rock Music.
Fairport Convention, is sometimes credited with being the first English folk-rock band. They formed in 1967 in England, and began a long and often difficult career. Though many of the members have changed through the years, Fairport now is one of the busiest of the Celtic Rock bands in Europe. Bassist Dave Pegg also plays with Jethro Tull from time to time.
The Irish group Horslips, who in the early 1970s were the first group to use the term 'Celtic rock' to describe their music. Horslips in particular displayed many elements of Celtic rock: traditional Irish/Celtic music and instrumentation, celtic themes and imagery, concept albums based on Irish mythology all powered by driving hard rock. Other early bands who fall under the Celtic rock music banner include Sweeneys Men, Pentangle and Steeleye Span.
Jethro Tull has taken Celtic Rock Music into the realm of mainstream success. Tull began by combining Celtic themes with American jazz and blues, but progressed into a harder style and commercial success with "Aqualung". Fans of Celtic Music would appreciate the "Songs from the Woods" album.
In the wake following punk music, the London based The Pogues created the subgenre Celtic punk. In more recent years bands like Cruachan have combined Celtic music and imagery with heavy metal to create a new sub-genre of Celtic rock - Celtic metal.
Fairport Convention, is sometimes credited with being the first English folk-rock band. They formed in 1967 in England, and began a long and often difficult career. Though many of the members have changed through the years, Fairport now is one of the busiest of the Celtic Rock bands in Europe. Bassist Dave Pegg also plays with Jethro Tull from time to time.
The Irish group Horslips, who in the early 1970s were the first group to use the term 'Celtic rock' to describe their music. Horslips in particular displayed many elements of Celtic rock: traditional Irish/Celtic music and instrumentation, celtic themes and imagery, concept albums based on Irish mythology all powered by driving hard rock. Other early bands who fall under the Celtic rock music banner include Sweeneys Men, Pentangle and Steeleye Span.
Jethro Tull has taken Celtic Rock Music into the realm of mainstream success. Tull began by combining Celtic themes with American jazz and blues, but progressed into a harder style and commercial success with "Aqualung". Fans of Celtic Music would appreciate the "Songs from the Woods" album.
In the wake following punk music, the London based The Pogues created the subgenre Celtic punk. In more recent years bands like Cruachan have combined Celtic music and imagery with heavy metal to create a new sub-genre of Celtic rock - Celtic metal.
Styles Of Celtic Music
May/03/09 10:28 PM
Styles are determined by tempo (speed of the
song) as well as
• Reels : probably the most popular style of Celtic or Irish music, these are usually at a very fast tempo in 4/4 time.
• Jigs : also very popular, jigs are usually in 6/8 time
• Slip Jigs : unusual time of 9/8. counted as 3-3-3
• Marches : these pieces of music were typically used in wartime. There are three main types...Scottish using the Highland pipes, English using Northumberland pipes, and Irish using Irish war pipes. These pieces of music were usually in 4/4 time, but some early marches were in 3/4.
• Airs : slow haunting ballads often played on harp.
• Reels : probably the most popular style of Celtic or Irish music, these are usually at a very fast tempo in 4/4 time.
• Jigs : also very popular, jigs are usually in 6/8 time
• Slip Jigs : unusual time of 9/8. counted as 3-3-3
• Marches : these pieces of music were typically used in wartime. There are three main types...Scottish using the Highland pipes, English using Northumberland pipes, and Irish using Irish war pipes. These pieces of music were usually in 4/4 time, but some early marches were in 3/4.
• Airs : slow haunting ballads often played on harp.
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