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Celtic Music Celtic  Music sun, the moon and other things. This is often reflected in their music. However, this The word ´Celtic´ (read nation also accepted Christianity (some ´keltick´) has found its way into the sources claim this to be in the 6th century vocabulary of the modern man. Even though it with St. Patrick, some claim it was much used to be mentioned mostly in contexts earlier) and many of them stopped believing dealing with history, nowadays you can find and worshipping the creation and started the ´Celtic´ label on many products and singing about the Creator, the One who had projects. Some sources say that it is now made the wind, the stones and the trees, the officially ´cool to be Celtic´. One  who  had  kindled  the  stars. Hundreds of people have recently come up with some ´Celtic stuff´, everything from Because of rising popularity of this style doing music and dancing to, for instance, (sometimes not only a style of music, but cooking. even a style of living), you can buy a lot of trash if you just go around buying things The popularity of Celtic music is constantly labelled ´Celtic´. Therefore, be soaring and it deserves to be mentioned when careful  when  buying  yourself  presents. discussing modern music, not only music of the British Isles. Most of the world is Maíre  Brennan surely familiar with the music of the famous Enya and some of you may have heard Mike Maíre Brennan is definitely not a novice Oldfield´s utterly Celtic CD Voyager. in the field of Celtic music. If you Another rather well known Celtic project is haven´t heard of her, you must have heard Riverdance. These are only a few examples out about her sister, Enya. Maíre plays the of many. The music has the sound of the Celtic harp and the keyboards. She sings highlands, the sound of the past as well as either in English or her native Gaelic. She the present of the Scots, the Welsh and the is the founding member of the band Clannad Irish. Celtic blood flows through the veins and since 1992 has been making solo albums, of many Europeans and Americans and, it too. seems, we are somehow returning to this ancient  heritage. Clannad has been around since 1973. They were pioneers in using Celtic motives in popular Traditionally, Celtic musicians use acoustic music and seventeen bestselling records instruments or unaccompanied vocals. However, brought them world-wide popularity. The band you will find many modern bands who are using was formed by Maíre´s two uncles and less-traditional instruments, such as two younger brothers. Her sister, Enya, left electric and bass guitars, keyboards, drums, Clannad after singing with them for three mandolins, etc. to create their distinctive years. Their first performances took place in Celtic features. You can buy CD´s with a pub owned by Maíre´s father. Many Celtic lullabies, Celtic hymns, Celtic people criticized their singing in Gaelic, Christmas carols, Celtic rock, Celtic dance but this feature helped them form their own music and even Celtic techno. Despite this identity and start a new music style. Many variety, in most cases the music manages to years have passed since their first shows. bring the beauty, the richness, the joy and Their music has continued to improve and mirth, and the ideals of the old Celts to our their fame has risen. Clannad´s music was present-day  world. even used in many popular movies, such as Robin Hood and The Last of the Mohicans. The The traditional instruments include, for world can also hear Maíre´s voice in example, the tin whistle (you can hear it in the duet ´In a Lifetime´ with Bono, the Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On), Uillean lead singer of U2. She has also had a share pipes, highland pipes, bodhran (a special in the film Titanic, where her song ´Come drum played by hand), Celtic harp and others. Josephine, in My Flying Machine´ was used. The lyrics to the music are, if not in In 1999, Clannad´s album Landmarks was English, in Gaelic (the old language of the awarded  a  Grammy. Celts, which is still used in some rural parts of northern Scotland and some islands Maíre´s solo projects were not enjoying to the north of Britain) or other Celtic as much success as Clannad´s. The first languages,  such  as  Welsh  or Irish Gaelic. solo album that was recognised by critics was Perfect Time, which came out in 1998. Whisper The themes of Celtic music are many. Beside to the Wild Waters arrived a year later and tunes telling of everyday simple things, satisfied both fans and critics. Both albums there are songs celebrating nature and its have a Christian message in them, one of beauty. It is known that the Celts worshipped hope, love and peace. nature, stones, trees, stars, the wind, the 1 A B C 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101