I have a new Celtic Music convert....

**kiltedcontractor** · 14th March 16, 04:17 PM

Care to drop a few band names?

**freep** · 14th March 16, 04:49 PM

A few band names. Yes.

At the mention of celtic rock the first thing that popped into my head was, "How about celtic punk?" Then, "The Pogues, Flogging Molly, like."

**Bluescelt** · 14th March 16, 05:02 PM

My first exposure to acoustic celtic music was a Mick Maloney album I bought at a fiddle festival back in the 70's. Being a Bluegrass fan I could relate to the musicianship and I was hooked. Our local college radio station has a celtic show on the weekends and bring in top notch bands periodically.

**Michael Weatherhead** · 14th March 16, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by kiltedcontractor

Care to drop a few band names?

If you are a member of Spotify, I have a playlist of just o er 2000 tunes. The playlist is entitled "Mike's Mega Celtic Playlist." I have all kinds, those mentioned in this thread, and a whole lot more. Too many to name. I believe you can do a free version of Spotify. You just can't listen to it, away from a wifi hotspot. I pay about $10/month. But, my whole family has used it extensively. Music for halloween, wedding receptions, my wife's "workout" music, and of course my celtic list. It's worth it, for us. I'm listening to it, right now, as I write this note.

**Roadkill** · 15th March 16, 04:37 PM

Mike, I have tried several times and it is not coming up in the search. Do you think we would need to be facebook friends?

**Michael Weatherhead** · 16th March 16, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Roadkill

Mike, I have tried several times and it is not coming up in the search. Do you think we would need to be facebook friends?

I made it public. try it now, please tell me if you were able to access it, or not. Good luck.

**Roadkill** · 16th March 16, 01:27 PM

tried again, on 2 different computers and still can't find it.

**Michael Weatherhead** · 16th March 16, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Roadkill

tried again, on 2 different computers and still can't find it.

I looked up Spotify help, followed their directions. I don't know why nobody can find it.

**JasonMc** · 23rd September 16, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Michael Weatherhead

I looked up Spotify help, followed their directions. I don't know why nobody can find it.

Hi Mike, just catching up with this thread, and would like to thank you for the excellent playlist! Since your interests cover such a large crosshatch of Celtic music, including some interesting fusion styles, I'd suggest checking out "Salsa Celtica", an Edinburgh-based band that's released about 7-8 albums and does a mesmerizing job (IMHO) blending traditional Celtic rhythms/instrumentation with different styles of Latin music (salsa, tango, mambo, etc.), including a great horn section. Their latest release, The Tall Islands, has several tracks with a gorgeous female duet in Gaelic, and one of the album's tracks was in the South American Latin Top 20 for a while, so they have real chops when it comes to their styles.

Anyway, thank you again for the playlist!

**Tarheel** · 18th June 16, 05:32 PM

Mike, I just received a CD from a client (thanked by the artist for assistance in production). The CD is "Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd" Vol. 2 by Bonnie Rideout. If you don't have this in your playlist, I'd love to send you my copy to add to your list.
If interested, PM me your address and I'll mail a copy to you. It would be my pleasure to share.