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Celtic Fusion is a broad umbrella term for modern music which incorporates traditional Celtic influences, or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is thus essentially a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the musical traditions of all the Celtic Nations as well as all styles of popular music, and is thus sometimes associated with Pan-Celtic movement. The tendency towards fusion has been most common in communities of the Celtic Diaspora, and the United States in particular as immigrant Celtic populations were assimilated into larger societies, but it has recently gained acceptance - and large audiences - in the Celtic Nations as well. Celtic music is a term utilized by record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... The Six Nations considered the heartland of the modern Celts Celtic nations are areas of Europe inhabited by members of Celtic cultures, specifically speakers of Celtic languages. ... Pan-Celticism is the name given to a variety of movements that espouse greater contact between various Celtic countries/regions (or regarded as such). ... This article concerns those peoples who consider themselves, or have been considered by others, to be Celts in modern times. ...

The oldest musical tradition which fits under the label of Celtic Fusion originated in the rural American south in the early colonial period and incorporated Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Irish, and African American influences. Variously referred to as Roots Music or Old time music, this tradition has exerted a strong influence on all forms of American music, including Country, Blues, and Rock and Roll. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... Ulster-Scots is a term mainly used in Ireland and Britain (Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irishis commonly used in North America) primarily to refer to Presbyterian Scots, or their descendents, who migrated from the Scottish Lowlands to Ulster (the northern province of Ireland), largely across the 17th century. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... American roots music is a broad category of music including country music, bluegrass, gospel, ragtime, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Tejano and Cajun and Native American music. ... Old-time music, a traditional style of American music, has roots in Irish, Scottish and African folk music. ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Another manifestation of this syncretic tendency emerged in New York in the 1890's as bands performing traditional Irish music for the large Irish immigrant community there began incorporating Big Band influences, adding Brass and Reed instruments and performing quicksteps, foxtrots, and other popular contemporary dance tunes. NY redirects here. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from 1935 until the late 1940s. ... Quickstep is an International Style ballroom dance that follows a 2/4 or 4/4 time beat similar to a fast Foxtrot. ... This article is about the dance. ...

More recently, there has been a flowering of several distinct genres of Celtic Fusion. These can be roughly broken down as follows:

Celtic Rock

Main article: Celtic rock

The fusion of rock and Celtic music is perhaps the least surprising of the modern hybrids since rock is rooted in "roots" music, which was originally based on a fusion of African and Celtic traditions. In any case, modern Celtic rock acts like Alan Stivell, Gaelic Storm, Sinéad O'Connor, Lenahan, Croft No. 5, Enter the Haggis, Shooglenifty, Spirit of the West, Ashley MacIsaac, Mudmen and Great Big Sea, and many others have proven the genres vitality. Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Alan Stivell at Lorient Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician from the town of Gourin. ... Front Cover of the DVD: Gaelic Storm Live In Chicago Gaelic Storm is a highly-acclaimed Celtic band. ... Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter. ... Croft No. ... Enter the Haggis is a Canadian world celtic rock band based in Toronto, Canada. ... Shooglenifty are an Edinburgh-based six-piece band with a wide international fan base. ... Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, pop and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canadas most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mudmen are a Canadian rock band based in Ontario. ... Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea chanties, which draw from the islands 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. ...

Since "Rock" music is so diverse and is influenced by virtually every other genre, the sounds of these groups vary considerably and include everything from straight-ahead classic rock with traditional instruments to traditional songs played with rock "attitude".

Celtic Punk

Main article: Celtic punk

Celtic Punk was essentially invented by The Pogues in the early 1980's and immediately gained popularity following the release of their first album in 1985. It is probably the best established of the modern Celtic fusion genres, and generally includes drums, bass, guitar, fiddle, and sometimes tin whistle, bodhran, and accordion. The sound is typically fast with aggressive lyrics, rock beats, and Celtic melodies. Bands in this Genre include Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, The Vandon Arms, Neck, The Molly Maguires, Mutiny, and Black 47 (who also incorporate hip hop influences). The genre is most popular in Ireland, Scotland, England, the United States, and Canada. Seattles Mill a h-Uile Rud play tuneful hardcore punk sung entirely in Scots Gaelic Celtic punk, also known as Paddybeat and Celtcore, is a genre of music typically associated with Irish punks or punks from the Irish diaspora, though other Celtic nationalities, such as Scottish, Manx and Welsh... The Pogues are a popular band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk movement. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Celtic punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. ... Dropkick Murphys are a celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.[1] First playing together in the basement of a friends barbershop, they blended Oi!, Irish music, and hardcore. ... NECK - the six-piece self-proclaimed London-Irish Psycho-Ceilídh Celtic Punk band from the North London neighbourhood of County Holloway (known informally thus due to its Irish population), home to John Lydon and Shane MacGowan. ... Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) is legally obliged to obey. ... Black 47 is an American-Celtic rock band made up of Irish expatriates, formed in New York City by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne in 1989. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...

Celtic Hip Hop

The first Celtic-identified hip hop group to gain mainstream notoriety was House of Pain, a Los Angeles based hip hop group that incorporated rhymes about the Irish-American experience into their music. With a few exceptions, however, their actual instrumentation did not incorporate traditional "Celtic" influences so their inclusion in the genre is somewhat controversial. Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see House of Pain (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Distribution of Irish Americans according to the 2000 Census Irish Americans are residents of the United States who acknowledge Irish ancestry and self-identify with the term. ...

Marxman, an Irish-Jamaican hip hop group, whose explicitly nationalist and marxist politics gained them notoriety and infamy in the United Kingdom in the 1980's, incorporated traditional instruments into several songs on their first album, but largely abandoned them for a more electronica and blues oriented sound that would later form the basis for the emergence of Trip Hop. Marxman were a Marxist hip-hop group with two MCs. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ...

Sinead O'Connor contributed vocals to several of Marxman's songs and even tried her hand at rapping on her 1994 album Universal Mother with a track about the Irish potato famine of 1884-1847. Sinéad OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is an Irish pop singer and songwriter. ... Universal Mother is the fourth album by Irish singer Sinéad OConnor. ... An 1849 depiction of Bridget ODonnell and her two children during the famine. ...

Manau, a French hip hop group of Breton origin, created the first truly consistent fusion of Celtic music and hip hop in two critically acclaimed albums incorporating a wide range of traditional instruments and melodies and combining them with hip hop beats. They were also sued by Alan Stivell for allegedly plaigerizing the melody line from one of his songs. Manau is a French hip hop band formed in 1998, known for their fusing of traditional Celtic melodies with modern rap beats. ... Brittany has an expansive coastline Historical province of Brittany Flag of Brittany (Gwenn-ha-du) région of Bretagne, see Bretagne. ... Alan Stivell at Lorient Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician from the town of Gourin. ...

More recently, Emcee Lynx, a Scotch-Irish hip hop artist from Oakland, California known for his Anarchist politics and anti-war activism, has incorporated samples of traditional instruments into his music alongside lyrics about growing up as a Celt in America. His band, Beltaine's Fire also plays a live fusion of hip hop, rock, and Celtic music. == Headline text ==. Emcee LynxAND JAYSHREE SARMA FROM NAIROBI KENYA A DANCER, RJ AND EMCEE FOR SEVERAL SHOWS, HER MOST MEMORABLE ANCHORING JOB WAS IN 2005 FOR uSTAD zAKIR HUSSEIN WORLD RENOWNED TABLA MAESTRO ,, A FORMER ANGELS DANCE MEMBER AND PRESENTER AT EAST FM He uses music to advocate for... Ulster-Scots is a term mainly used in Ireland and Britain (Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irishis commonly used in North America) primarily to refer to Presbyterian Scots, or their descendents, who migrated from the Scottish Lowlands to Ulster (the northern province of Ireland), largely across the 17th century. ... Oakland is the name of several places in the United States of America: Oakland, Alabama Oakland, California (The best-known city with this name) Oakland, Florida Oakland, Maine Oakland, Maryland Oakland, Michigan Oakland, Missouri Oakland, Nebraska Oakland, New Jersey Oakland, Oklahoma Oakland, Oregon Oakland, Pennsylvania Oakland, Rhode Island Oakland, Tennessee... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ...

Most Celtic hip hop music clearly approaches the equation from the hip hop side of the fence, preferring to reference Celtic identity in its lyrics. This is at least partly due to the origins of hip hop music in African American culture and the ongoing controversy in American hip hop around white hip hop artists, something that is much less of an issue in France and the United Kingdom. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Celtic New Age

Celtic New Age artists such as Enya, Afro Celt Sound System and Gary Stadler incorporate traditional melodies and lyrics with synths and pads to create a mellow relaxed fusion that has proven highly marketable. Enya for example is one of the best-selling female musicians in the world. See also Celtic/World. For the letter Ñ pronounced Enye, see Ñ. Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands... The Afro Celt Sound System are a musical group which attempts to fuse modern dance rhythms (trip-hop, techno, etc. ... Gary Stadler is a New Age pianist, composer, songwriter and producer, specializing in contemporary Celtic-influenced themes and atmospheres. ...

CeltTech

Sometimes referred to as Celtic Electronica this genre blends traditional Celtic influences with modern electronic music. Artists (such as Martyn Bennett) whose background is in traditional Celtic music tend to favor traditional instruments, melodies, and rhythms, but augment them with drum machines and electronic sounds. Others, like Dagda, approach the fusion from a background in electronic music that eschews traditional instruments and incorporates traditional melodies played on synths into a new-age influenced Trance sound. Martyn Bennett (February 17, 1971–January 30, 2005) was a musician who was born in St. ... Dagda Dagda is an Irish New Age band. ...

Celtic Metal

Celtic Metal is a fusion of black metal, death metal, and Celtic folk music. It is a small but influential genre and includes a few well known bands like Cruachan, as well as many lesser-known bands like Eluveitie. See also folk metal. Black metal is an extreme metal subgenre. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal. ... Cruachan is an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay after the end of Minas Tirith which existed since 1989. ... Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Switzerland. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ...

Celtic/World

Many Celtic Fusion artists integrate musical traditions from all over the world into their basically Celtic sound. The clearest example of this is Afro Celt Sound System, the members of which bring to the band strong backgrounds in either African or Irish musical tradition. The Irish fusion group, Skelpin, incorporates Spanish Flamenco, Middle Eastern, and American soul elements and instruments into its music. Other artists such as Loreena McKennitt take inspiration from numerous diverse traditions around the world, although their focus may be on Celtic music. The Afro Celt Sound System are a musical group which attempts to fuse modern dance rhythms (trip-hop, techno, etc. ... The subject of this article seems to fail one of the following consensually-accepted Wikipedia inclusion guidelines: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered for deletion. ... Loreena McKennitt live on stage Loreena McKennitt, C.M. (b. ...

Others

Other, less well established hybrids include Celtic reggae, as played by bands like PaddyRasta, Pubside Down, and (again) Sinéad O'Connor. Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter. ...

As might be expected from musicians playing a style of music defined by its fusion of disparate elements, many bands combine multiple styles. Shooglenifty, for instance, incorporates Reggae, Rock, and Electronica into their basically 'celtic' musical style, Croft no Five does the same with Rock, Funk, and Jazz, while Beltaine's Fire (Emcee Lynx's band) combines a rock-hip hop fusion reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine or The Roots with Celtic melodies. Shooglenifty are an Edinburgh-based six-piece band with a wide international fan base. ... == Headline text ==. Emcee LynxAND JAYSHREE SARMA FROM NAIROBI KENYA A DANCER, RJ AND EMCEE FOR SEVERAL SHOWS, HER MOST MEMORABLE ANCHORING JOB WAS IN 2005 FOR uSTAD zAKIR HUSSEIN WORLD RENOWNED TABLA MAESTRO ,, A FORMER ANGELS DANCE MEMBER AND PRESENTER AT EAST FM He uses music to advocate for... Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, hard rock, punk and funk as well as their explicit revolutionary socialist philosophy and lyrics. ... The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning Philadelphia-based hip hop group, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ...

All said, the most consistent element of Celtic Fusion is the fusion.

See also

List of Celtic Fusion artists This is a list of artists whose music could be described as Celtic Fusion. ...