Things Celtic Music Directory : Bands : -Featured Bands

Brobdingnagian Bards
The Original Celtic Renaissance music group from Austin, Texas offering free Celtic mp3 downloads. They perform a unique style of music combining Scottish and Irish folk songs with music inspired by the Lord of the Rings, performed on non-traditional instruments. In just five years, they've completed six studio albums and performed coast-to-coast. Ask their fans, and they'll tell you The Bards are just plain 'fun!' Which makes sense since, after all, they just love the music. ^{new pop} (Added: 2-Mar-2005 Hits: 1988)

3 Pints Gone
Mid-West's Scottish power-house. Free MP3. (Added: 13-May-2003 Hits: 336)

Bard Marc Gunn
Bard Marc Gunn is a folk music singer & songwriter performing traditional Irish and Scottish songs on autoharp. Performing with the Brobdingnagian Bards helped to renew his love of the traditional folk songs of Ireland and Scotland. He is a songwriter with a passion for writing romantic songs and ballads that make the listener become a part of the story, swept away in the fantasy images of the song. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 111)

Black 47
Black 47 came together in 1989 playing a benefit concert for a political activist. Since then Black 47 has been at the forefront of Celtic scene as one of the most controversial bands around and the biggest secret in great Celtic rock, recording eight albums combining an eclectic mix of rock, reggae, hip-hop and downtown noise fused with Irish traditional music. (Added: 9-Oct-2003 Hits: 285)

Blue Knight
James Gilchrist performs with his band Blue Knight in NYC's village, incorporating gypsy/Celtic folk influences and lots of vocal harmonies into his music. Think David Gray meets the Corrs and they put on a midnight show with Loreena McKennitt. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 116)

Boys of the Lough
The first of the full-time professional Celtic bands to arise on the international scene - Boys of the Lough - now occupy a unique position of respect in the world of traditional music. They have completed fifty-one tours of the USA and recently celebrated their 30th anniversary as a band. (Added: 25-Apr-2004 Hits: 162)

Brendan O'Loughlin
Celtic Irish Folk Rock Singer/songwriter (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 126)

Dolores Keane & John Faulkner
Dolores Keane has been recording music since age five and was one of the founding members of De Dannan. Together, with John Faulkner, they have recorded several albums. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 96)

Hugh Morrison
Born in Wick, in the far north of Scotland, Hugh Morrison served his musical apprenticeship with the Tain Scottish Dance Band and quickly made his name as an exponent of the three-row button key accordion. Recorded in Houston, Texas, where he is now based, this album shows that Hugh still retains his taste for Scottish and Celtic music and hasn't lost his touch on the button box. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 90)

Jiggernaut
Celtic rock. (Added: 13-May-2003 Hits: 132)

Jimmy Young & James Wilkinson
Traditional Celtic songs and dance music in wide variety of musical settings from jazz and World Beat to country-western, pop, and rock. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 51)

Kindred Spirits
The Kindred Spirits is an ensemble comprised of three women playing recorders, penny whistle, viola, mandolin, guitar, Celtic harp and cello. They play spirited and heartfelt pieces primarily of Renaissance and Celtic origin. (Added: 8-May-2004 Hits: 75)

Old Blind Dogs
For over ten years now, the Old Blind Dogs have stood at the leading edge of the roots revival that has both reawakened and revolutionised Scottish folk music. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 86)

Pubcrawler
What?! You don't own Pubcrawler's new CD 'Captured Live'?! Are you crazy? Go out and get it... right now... don't wait. (Added: 2-May-2004 Hits: 71)

Siler & Clarc
Siler & Clarc is one of the most exciting musical teams to come along in quite a while. A very diversified duo that performs Folk, Celtic, Classic Rock, and other music styles, complimenting their vocal harmonies. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 41)

Solas
Solas is already acclaimed by many as the most exciting Irish traditional group in the world. They interpret a wide range of material in surprising ways; songs by contemporary artists are given a Celtic tinge, making explicit their connections with the deep, ultimately Celtic roots of American music. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 72)

St. Patrick's Day Music
Irish music for a great Irish holiday. (Added: 13-May-2003 Hits: 137)

Straight Furrow
A UK three piece with a powerful mix of traditional Irish and original tunes and songs. Haunting aires to raise the hair on your neck and rip-roaring dance music get your feet tapping. (Added: 2-May-2004 Hits: 51)

The Stationary Willberries
Blues, Folk, Country, Oldies done the Isle of Man way! Why are they stationary? Some say that they don't travel, and indeed they are at home in 'The Mitre', a welcoming hostelry in Kirk Michael on the west coast of the Isle of Man, just across the water from Ireland. However you will sometimes find them far away from their island home. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 51)

Valentine's Day Celtic Music
Romantic Celtic love songs for you and your loved one. Free MP3. (Added: 13-May-2003 Hits: 86)

Woodland
In the Fall of 1999, after 4 years of performing at West Coast festivals and touring with Celtic rock band Spirit Union, Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez started writing and production for a new and unusual project. Kelly's background in Celtic myth and Shakespearean theatre, and Emilio's skills as a songwriter and music producer converged to create the mythical music of Woodland. (Added: 24-Apr-2004 Hits: 53)

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