Discover Celtic Music

$16.99
Label
ARC Music
Release Date
January 19, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 19, 2018
    • UPC
      5019396276826
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2768
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Turas Domhsa chon na Galldachd

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Clannad

      Performer: Alan Bailey, Steve Turner, Ged Lynch

    2. The Morning Dew

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Aryeh Frankfurter

    3. The Wren Boys - Gavin's Hornpipe - Honeysuckle

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Golden Bough

    4. Happy Hour

      Composer: Alex Gordon, Davie Barnet

      Ensemble: Scots Guards

    5. Suite de ridee 6 temps

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: La Godinette

    6. The Hills of Connemara

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Noel McLoughlin Group

      Performer: Noel McLoughlin

    7. Air Leathad Slèibhe (On a Hill-Land Slope)

      Composer: Mary Ann Kennedy

      Ensemble: Inverness Gaelic Choir

      Performer: Mary Ann Kennedy, Aburn Burgess, Victoria Caine, Catriona MacNeill MacPhee, Iaian Hector Ross, Marion Ross, Susanna Ross, Duncan Simpson, Nicola Simpson, Lorne MacDougall, Jarlath Henderson, Donald Grant, Hannah Dawson, Triona Milne, Eilidh Martin, Finlay Wells, Euan Burton

    8. Kandanin

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Sabugo Tente Firme

    9. Cwlwm

      Composer: Gwyneth Glyn, Twm Morys

      Performer: Gwyneth Glyn, Dylan Fowler, Seckou Keita, Mark O'Connor, Dan Lawrence, Rowan Rheingans, Jordan Price Williams, Gillian Stevens, Patrick Rimes

    10. The half inched Pearl

      Composer: R. McCutcheon

      Ensemble: Scots Guards

    11. Loftus Jones

      Composer: Turlough Carolan

      Performer: Aryeh Frankfurter

    12. Scholar - Caledonian

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Kieran Fahy, Pat Kilbride, Bernard L'Hoir

    13. Foliada das Ameixas

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Os Rosales

      Performer: Maruxa Miguens

    14. Si j'ai le courage (If I am Brave Enough)

      Composer: Yvon Etienne

      Performer: Yvon Etienne

    15. Sliabh Geal Goua

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Jean-Yves le Pape

    16. Caerdyni

      Composer: Gwyneth Glyn

      Performer: Gwyneth Glyn, Dylan Fowler, Seckou Keita, Mark O'Connor, Dan Lawrence, Rowan Rheingans, Jordan Price Williams, Gillian Stevens, Patrick Rimes

    17. Bachgen Bach o Dincer (The Little Tinker Boy)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Meredydd Evans

    18. Hewlett

      Composer: Turlough Carolan

      Performer: Kieran Fahy, Philip Masure, Luc Pilartz

    19. L'oiseau rare (The One in a Million)

      Composer: P. Crepillon

      Performer: Bleizi Ruz

    20. Muiñeira a Gatuxa

      Composer: Xosé Romero Suárez

      Ensemble: Os Rosales

    21. Mwynen merch (The Maiden's Melody)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Sian James

    22. Highland Cathedral

      Composer: Michael Korb, Ulrich Roever

      Ensemble: Strathclyde Police Pipe Band


Celtic music is the collective name given to the native folk music of the Celtic nations. The Seven Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Galicia and the Isle of Man share a common tradition of folk music and songs. Each musical tradition includes lively dance-tunes, melancholic airs, and songs both serious and comical. The worldwide popularity of Celtic music has blossomed over the last decade or two and it has found a place as a worldwide musical language. Behind its popularity lies a tradition o fmusic and songs passed down through centuries and generations. This collection is a snapshot of the living reality of Celtic musical traditions in today’s world, presenting music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Asturias, Wales, and Galicia in a variety of sung and instrumental pieces.