Celtic Music: traditional and contemporary

**KiltedSurveyor** · 29th July 09, 11:37 AM

I can't believe nobody has mentioned The Bothy Band! After 30+ years, still the Irish folk band that roars! Check them out here, if you haven't heard them yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXwIIHAmaw

**long_hand** · 29th July 09, 04:22 PM

What? No one has mentioned Gaelic Storm?

**Dall_Piobaire** · 29th July 09, 05:33 PM

I did, I did ...way up the top!

**SoulFyre777** · 2nd August 09, 08:54 PM

I'll be the first to mention the lovely Kate Rusby! Love her voice!

**shawhighlander** · 2nd August 09, 09:13 PM

Found a grand streaming Celtic radio source:

A Celtic Sojourn Radio ~ on iTunes. (it's under the FOLK listing...64kbps) www.wgbh.org/celtic

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**Arizona Scot** · 2nd August 09, 11:12 PM

Gotta add The Tossers, Black 47 and Keltic Cowboys.

**JRB** · 3rd August 09, 08:50 AM

I listen to a lot of Celtic music, but two of my favorites not previously mentioned are:

Contemporary: Barleyjuice http://www.barleyjuice.com/

Traditional: Zoe Darrow And The Fiddleheads http://www.zoedarrow.com/

**Zardoz** · 3rd August 09, 02:50 PM

Glengarry Bhoys
Tartanic
Needfire
Clandestine
The Rogues
Gaelic Storm
Ed Miller
The Blaggards
Danny O'Flaherty
Celtaire
Paisley Close
Lonestar Stout
Clectic

**cajuncelt** · 4th August 09, 10:20 AM

The Mudmen
The Kildares
Enter the Haggis
Corvas Corpus
Needfire
Albannach
The Wicked Tinkers

**SteveB** · 9th August 09, 08:30 PM

I have the good fortune to live in the WGBH broadcast area, and listen to the Celtic Sojourn on air fairly regularly. Good listen.

Fave earfulls:
Albannach
Prydein
Red hot Chilli Pipers
Gaelic Storm
Enter the Haggis
Dropkick Murphys
Stuart Cassells
etc. Too many CDs to list.