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6th April 2010, 08:10
Celtic 凯尔特音乐艺术形态及分类
一、Celtic Folk凯尔特民谣：
凯尔特民谣是英格兰民谣和凯尔特音乐的一种混合体。基于传统英格兰音乐和凯尔特音乐的结构，而反映出当今民 谣和当代歌手或作曲家的思想和艺术性。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR 凯尔特）
Pipe Bands（管弦乐队）
British Folk（英格兰民谣）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Traditional Scottish Folk（传统的苏格兰民谣）
Sea Shanties（海边渔村民谣）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
STLContemporary Celtic（STL当代凯尔特音乐）
Traditional Celtic（传统凯而特音乐） Scottish Folk（苏格兰民谣）
Traditional Irish Folk（传统的爱尔兰民谣）
British Folk-Rock（英格兰摇滚民谣）
2.一些主要的专辑：
The Chieftains: Chieftains in China [1987]
John Faulkner: Kind Providence [1986]
Kathryn Tickell: Debateable Lands [2000]
The Chieftains: Long Black Veil [1995]
The Bothy Band: Best of the Bothy Band [1988]
The Bothy Band: Old Hag You Have Killed Me [1976]
Mary Black: Collected [1988]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Frances Black Mary Black The Bothy Band
Bowhouse Quintet The Chieftains Catriona MacDonald
Susan McKeown Brendan Moriarty Paddy O’Brien
Michael O’Domhnaill Seanachie Davy Spillane
Kathryn Tickell The Young Dubliners
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
Davy Spillane Susan McKeown The Bothy Band
Frances Black Rick Lee Old Blind Dogs
Schooner Fare Lorraine "Lee" Hammond Jez Lowe
二、Celtic New Age新世纪凯尔特：
由凯尔特主题旋律、器乐和歌曲，加上新世纪的产物和情感而产生了新世纪凯尔特音乐。Clann ad 和 Enya 是这一流派的典型代表，可是他们并不是仅拘泥这种音乐的艺术家。这种梦幻式的充满灵气的音乐在80年代末是 由Enya的”Watermark“专辑而走向主流的，在90年代逐渐繁盛起来。
1.相关的风格：
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
2.一些主要的作品：
Clannad: Rogha: The Best of Clannad [1997]
Maire Brennan: Whisper to the Wild Water [1999]
Enya: Watermark [1988]
Loreena McKennitt: Mask and Mirror [1994]
Enya: Shepherd Moons [1991]
Reg Keating: Celts: Celtic Lullaby [2000]
Phil Coulter: Highland Cathedral [2000]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Altan Maire Brennan Capercaillie
Clannad Phil Coulter Enya
Reg Keating Joanie Madden Loreena McKennitt
Bill Whelan
三、Traditional Celtic传统的凯尔特音乐：
盛行于90年代，传统的凯尔特音乐并非广义上的凯尔特音乐。其实，它具有最早的民谣歌曲的风格也有纯音乐的 风格，就是那种没有受到新世纪音乐和流行音乐影响的那类纯音乐，这是它区别于当代凯尔特音乐的 特点。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR凯尔特音乐）
NAT Ireland（NAT爱尔兰音乐）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Traditional Scottish Folk（传统的苏格兰民谣） Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Drinking Songs（祝酒歌曲）
Celtic Folk（凯尔特民谣）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
Traditional Irish Folk（传统爱尔兰民谣）
Celtic New Age（新世纪凯尔特音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
The Boys of the Lough: Good Friends-Good Music [1977]
The Chieftains: Chieftains 4 [1973]
Shanachie: Ocean View [1990]
The Boys of the Lough: Boys of the Lough [1973]
Natalie MacMaster: No Boundaries [1997]
The Chieftains: Chieftains 2 [1969]
Altan: Best of Altan [1997]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Altan The Boys of the Lough The Chieftains
Phil Cunningham Joe Derrane The House Band
The Kelly Family David Kincaid Catriona MacDonald
Kate MacLeod Natalie MacMaster Katie McMahon
Christy Moore Shanachie
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
The Chieftains Christy Moore Magical Strings
Natalie MacMaster Anam The House Band
The Boys of the Lough The Kelly Family Phil Cunningham
Shanachie
四、Contemporary Celtic当代凯尔特音乐：
在上世纪80～90年代期间，一些艺术家不断的向凯而特音乐里加入了流行、摇滚、民歌、爵士和新世纪等音乐 ，使得凯而特音乐的范畴得以壮大。在这些艺术家中，不如说 Clannad，他们领导着当代凯尔特音乐的发展。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR凯尔特音乐）
NAT Ireland（NAT爱尔兰音乐）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
STL Traditional Celtic（STL传统凯尔特音乐）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
Celtic New Age（新世纪凯尔特）
Celtic Rock（摇滚凯尔特）
TON Gentle（TON高尚音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
Enya: Paint the Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya [1997]
Clannad: Greatest Hits [2000]
Various Artists: Celtic Twilight, Vol. 1 [1994]
Dervish: Live in Palma [1997]
Phil Coulter: Highland Cathedral [2000]
Medwyn Goodall: Kingdom of the Sun God [1993]
Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy: Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy [1998]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Seamus Brett The Chieftains Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy
Clannad Phil Coulter Dervish
]Enya Medwyn Goodall Great Big Sea
The House Band Leahy Susan McKeown
Tony McManus Bill Whelan Andrew White
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
Enya Clannad Susan McKeown
Ronan Hardiman Magical Strings The House Band
Leahy Medwyn Goodall Alasdair Fraser
Dervish
五、Celtic Gospel凯尔特福音:
凯尔特福音是祝福的歌曲，既有传统音乐也有创新音乐，用凯尔特的风格来演艺。通常，凯尔特福音是用传统方式 来表达的，但是在90年代这样一个当代凯而特音乐盛行时期，有的凯尔特福音也是运用那种方式的 。
1.一些主要的专辑：
Various Artists: Kindle My Heart: Celtic Songs of Worship [2001]
Various Artists: God Above, God Below: Celtic Songs of Worship [2001]
Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Worship [1997]
Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Praise [1998]
Sheila Walsh: Celtic Lullabies and Gentle Worship [2003]
Various Artists: Celtic Harp Christmas, Vol. 2 [1999]
]Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Journeys [2000]
2.主要艺术家列表：
Celtic Cry Eden’s Bridge
六、Celtic Rock摇滚凯尔特：
象来自纽约的具有朋克和管弦风格的Pogues乐队一样，还有带点凯尔特风格受到爱尔兰音乐影响的来自Cr anberries的Black 47乐队，从事摇滚凯尔特的艺术家把传统的爱尔兰器乐和摇滚节奏连接起来而创作出几近疯狂和热情、悲伤和浪 漫的曲子。摇滚凯尔特音乐通常清晰的表现出爱尔兰酒吧音乐的特色，但是它也带有一点流行音乐的性质，那是一 种采秸于R&B和选择性摇滚的音乐。
1.相关风格：
STL Folk-Rock（STL摇滚民谣）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特音乐
Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Aboriginal Rock（原创凯尔特音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
Tears for Beers: Tears for Beers [1994]
The Waterboys: This Is the Sea [1985]
The Waterboys & Mike Scott: Whole of the Moon: The Music of the Waterboys & Mike Scott [1998]
The Pogues: Essential Pogues [1991]
The Waterboys: Fisherman’s Blues [1988]
The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God [1987]
The Young Dubliners: Rocky Road [1994]
3.主要艺术家列表：
ALT An Cat Dubh Black 47
The Cranberries Tom Donovan Hothouse Flowers
Van Morrison Von Morrisson The Pogues
The Waterboys The Young Dubliners
七、Celtic Pop流行凯尔特音乐：
流行凯尔特音乐相对于传统凯尔特音乐来说在很多方面都是差不多的，美国和英格兰的流行民谣都有自己的特点－ －当旋律（可能是乐器的旋律）确实没有被影响的情况下，在流行民谣的核心部分，音乐是遵循流行原则的，而又 不是完全脱离传统形式的。这种风格主要形成于80年代，在70年代期间，为了使传统爱尔兰民谣能够复兴，一 直以来从事浓重民谣味道的艺术家们开始逐渐的把摇滚和流行元素混入到原始音乐中（虽然象Pogues一些主 要艺术家并不这么认为）。正当新世纪爱好者们开始发现这种受到一定限制的、有灵气又有飘逸感觉的凯而特音乐 时，流行凯尔特音乐逐步走向主流，吸收了综合性加上基于听觉的标准器乐（但是凯尔特混音艺术家们确不这么认 为）。Capercaillie 和 Clannad是属于这种流派、演艺这种风格的主要乐队。
1.一些主要的专辑：
rah Masen: Carry Us Through [1998]
The Corrs: In Blue [2000]
Alasdair Fraser: Dawn Dance [1996]
Christy Moore: Christy Moore [Polydor] [1975]
Christy Moore: Ride On [1984]
Capercaillie: Crosswinds [1987]
John McDermott: Danny Boy Collection [1998]
2.主要艺术家列表：
endan Begley The Black Family Capercaillie
Clannad Patrice Clementin The Corrs
Iain MacDonald John McDermott Christy Moore
3.最常提及的艺术家列表：
The Corrs Capercaillie Christy Moore
Sarah Masen John McDermott Alasdair Fraser
What Is Celtic Music?
The phrase "celtic music" has many different meanings to many different people. It is often the subject of many arguments among Celtic music lovers. Who is right? And who is wrong?
Well, there is no right or wrong answer. At it’s core, "celtic music’ could be defined as the traditional music of the Celts who settled in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Galacia, Brittany, Nova Scotia, and the Isle of Man. But during the last thirty years or so the term "celtic music" has undergone a transformation.
Traditional Celtic Music
Thirty years ago, "celtic music" referred almost exclusively to the traditional music of Ireland. The now-dormant website Ceolas defines "celtic music" in terms of their website as traditional Irish and Scottish music. They make the supposition that most Celtic musicians are bound to play those styles of music if they play traditional Celtic music no matter where they are from.
Another school of thought is that of Texas-based Celtic website owner. He told me that to be a Celtic musician in terms of his website, you must have a background in the traditional music of the Celtic nations. Basically, if you don’t know how to play reels and jigs, you can’t play Celtic music. His argument was that even Enya started off playing Irish traditional music.
Traditional Celtic Folk Music
John Wilmott of Celtic Ways pointed out to me that there are also regional differences in definitions of "celtic music". In the United Kingdom, when people mention "celtic music", they too are talking about the traditional reels and jigs of the Celtic nations. And often times, even traditional folk songs of Ireland and Scotland are called just that "folk songs" not "celtic songs".
I was performing once with The Rogues, a Scottish pipe & drum quartet. The former bodhran player argued that they did not play Celtic music. They played Scottish music. And he has a point considering the Celtic people of Scotland were based in the Highlands an 95% of the current population is based in the lowlands of Scotland. However, as one reader pointed out, the vast majority of the music was originally Celtic and preserved despite the Highland Clearances and repression of the Scottish Celtic culture.
Celtic New Age
This takes us to the other side of the spectrum--Celtic New Age. In the early 1980’s "celtic music" took a new direction. Enya and Clannad introduced a new sound that is now known as Celtic New Age. This style of "celtic music" is largely based more around synthesizers and heavy effects. It attempts to capture the "feel" of "celtic music". Clannad was followed by Loreena McKennit, Sara McLaughlin and many more artists. Each one having less of traditional sound and having more of a "feeling".
Celtic Rock
Then, there is Celtic Rock. Celtic Rock began with the formation of the Scottish band Runrig who combined Scots Gaelic in a modern rock band. They were the first successful band to do so, and their success spawned countless imitators.
In general, most Celtic Rock bands combine their sound with some traditional Celtic sound whether that be instrumentation (fiddle, bagpipes) or vocal (singing in Gaelic). But Larry Kirwan of Black 47 would argue differently. In the band’s biography, Black 47 was playing at an Irish pub when someone shouted out "Play some Celtic music". Kirwan’s response was basically, "I’m from Ireland. I am Celtic. Therefore, we are playing Celtic music."
凯尔特音乐,其悲壮的历史使得这变成了一个有些争议的范畴（在《勇敢的心》中我们就可以看到苏格兰可歌可泣 的部分历史。）
凯尔特人原来是公元前一千年左右居住在中欧、西欧的一些部落。经过不断的宗教纷争和国家之间的战争等等历史 变迁，凯尔特人逐渐分散到爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士、法国西北部的布列塔尼半岛和西班牙西北部的加里西亚省， 另外也包括了美国和加拿大沿海诸省。正如在收集和出版传统爱尔兰音乐工作方面有着无与伦比贡献的Franc is O’Neill在其著作《爱尔兰民间音乐》中所写道的：“爱尔兰的压迫者们给她留下的只剩下了音乐。”然而 ，无论历史如何的惨痛，无论那些凯尔特人的后裔现居何地，传统的凯尔特音乐已经在他们心里深深的扎根，这也 是民族精神的永远不泯。
传统凯尔特音乐的主要形式分成舞曲和歌谣两种，另外还有一些其他形式。
凯尔特舞曲中有：jig、slip－Jig、reel、hornpipe、slide、set dance等。其中jig的节奏最快，一般是6/8拍。jig又有single jig、double jig；slip－jig也是快节奏，一般是9/8拍，而且大量的使用三连音；reel一般是4/4拍，虽然其节奏也很快，但听上去比Jig要连贯一些，它与jig各自强调的重拍也不一样；hornpip e有6/8拍、12/8拍和4/4拍，其重拍与jig、reel均不同；slide是一种和jig很相近的曲式；set dance听上去较为庄重而古典。
凯尔特歌谣的形式一般有：air、lament和peobracht。air是一种缓慢而有很强旋律性的形 式，具有吟咏的特征；lament就是挽歌，也是有很强旋律性。lament往往是在葬礼上，由游吟诗人或 死者家族的重要人物吟唱，用来歌颂死者的美德和生平事迹的。peobracht是一种慢而庄重的形式，其中 往往有风笛的独奏。
凯尔特音乐的其他形式还有march。march很强调鼓点效果，一般作为行军伴奏。
传统凯尔特音乐中的乐器也是多种多样，包括：小提琴、长笛、六孔哨、风笛、手风琴、斑鸠琴、曼陀铃、吉他、 竖琴、洋琴和一些打击乐器。
一、Celtic Folk凯尔特民谣：
凯尔特民谣是英格兰民谣和凯尔特音乐的一种混合体。基于传统英格兰音乐和凯尔特音乐的结构，而反映出当今民 谣和当代歌手或作曲家的思想和艺术性。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR 凯尔特）
Pipe Bands（管弦乐队）
British Folk（英格兰民谣）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Traditional Scottish Folk（传统的苏格兰民谣）
Sea Shanties（海边渔村民谣）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
STLContemporary Celtic（STL当代凯尔特音乐）
Traditional Celtic（传统凯而特音乐） Scottish Folk（苏格兰民谣）
Traditional Irish Folk（传统的爱尔兰民谣）
British Folk-Rock（英格兰摇滚民谣）
2.一些主要的专辑：
The Chieftains: Chieftains in China [1987]
John Faulkner: Kind Providence [1986]
Kathryn Tickell: Debateable Lands [2000]
The Chieftains: Long Black Veil [1995]
The Bothy Band: Best of the Bothy Band [1988]
The Bothy Band: Old Hag You Have Killed Me [1976]
Mary Black: Collected [1988]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Frances Black Mary Black The Bothy Band
Bowhouse Quintet The Chieftains Catriona MacDonald
Susan McKeown Brendan Moriarty Paddy O’Brien
Michael O’Domhnaill Seanachie Davy Spillane
Kathryn Tickell The Young Dubliners
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
Davy Spillane Susan McKeown The Bothy Band
Frances Black Rick Lee Old Blind Dogs
Schooner Fare Lorraine "Lee" Hammond Jez Lowe
二、Celtic New Age新世纪凯尔特：
由凯尔特主题旋律、器乐和歌曲，加上新世纪的产物和情感而产生了新世纪凯尔特音乐。Clann ad 和 Enya 是这一流派的典型代表，可是他们并不是仅拘泥这种音乐的艺术家。这种梦幻式的充满灵气的音乐在80年代末是 由Enya的”Watermark“专辑而走向主流的，在90年代逐渐繁盛起来。
1.相关的风格：
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
2.一些主要的作品：
Clannad: Rogha: The Best of Clannad [1997]
Maire Brennan: Whisper to the Wild Water [1999]
Enya: Watermark [1988]
Loreena McKennitt: Mask and Mirror [1994]
Enya: Shepherd Moons [1991]
Reg Keating: Celts: Celtic Lullaby [2000]
Phil Coulter: Highland Cathedral [2000]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Altan Maire Brennan Capercaillie
Clannad Phil Coulter Enya
Reg Keating Joanie Madden Loreena McKennitt
Bill Whelan
三、Traditional Celtic传统的凯尔特音乐：
盛行于90年代，传统的凯尔特音乐并非广义上的凯尔特音乐。其实，它具有最早的民谣歌曲的风格也有纯音乐的 风格，就是那种没有受到新世纪音乐和流行音乐影响的那类纯音乐，这是它区别于当代凯尔特音乐的 特点。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR凯尔特音乐）
NAT Ireland（NAT爱尔兰音乐）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Traditional Scottish Folk（传统的苏格兰民谣） Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Drinking Songs（祝酒歌曲）
Celtic Folk（凯尔特民谣）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
Traditional Irish Folk（传统爱尔兰民谣）
Celtic New Age（新世纪凯尔特音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
The Boys of the Lough: Good Friends-Good Music [1977]
The Chieftains: Chieftains 4 [1973]
Shanachie: Ocean View [1990]
The Boys of the Lough: Boys of the Lough [1973]
Natalie MacMaster: No Boundaries [1997]
The Chieftains: Chieftains 2 [1969]
Altan: Best of Altan [1997]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Altan The Boys of the Lough The Chieftains
Phil Cunningham Joe Derrane The House Band
The Kelly Family David Kincaid Catriona MacDonald
Kate MacLeod Natalie MacMaster Katie McMahon
Christy Moore Shanachie
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
The Chieftains Christy Moore Magical Strings
Natalie MacMaster Anam The House Band
The Boys of the Lough The Kelly Family Phil Cunningham
Shanachie
四、Contemporary Celtic当代凯尔特音乐：
在上世纪80～90年代期间，一些艺术家不断的向凯而特音乐里加入了流行、摇滚、民歌、爵士和新世纪等音乐 ，使得凯而特音乐的范畴得以壮大。在这些艺术家中，不如说 Clannad，他们领导着当代凯尔特音乐的发展。
1.相关的风格：
GNR Celtic（GNR凯尔特音乐）
NAT Ireland（NAT爱尔兰音乐）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特）
Irish Folk（爱尔兰民谣）
Celtic Fusion（凯尔特混合音乐）
STL Traditional Celtic（STL传统凯尔特音乐）
Celtic Gospel（凯尔特福音）
Celtic New Age（新世纪凯尔特）
Celtic Rock（摇滚凯尔特）
TON Gentle（TON高尚音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
Enya: Paint the Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya [1997]
Clannad: Greatest Hits [2000]
Various Artists: Celtic Twilight, Vol. 1 [1994]
Dervish: Live in Palma [1997]
Phil Coulter: Highland Cathedral [2000]
Medwyn Goodall: Kingdom of the Sun God [1993]
Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy: Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy [1998]
3.主要艺术家列表：
Seamus Brett The Chieftains Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy
Clannad Phil Coulter Dervish
]Enya Medwyn Goodall Great Big Sea
The House Band Leahy Susan McKeown
Tony McManus Bill Whelan Andrew White
4.最常提及的艺术家列表：
Enya Clannad Susan McKeown
Ronan Hardiman Magical Strings The House Band
Leahy Medwyn Goodall Alasdair Fraser
Dervish
五、Celtic Gospel凯尔特福音:
凯尔特福音是祝福的歌曲，既有传统音乐也有创新音乐，用凯尔特的风格来演艺。通常，凯尔特福音是用传统方式 来表达的，但是在90年代这样一个当代凯而特音乐盛行时期，有的凯尔特福音也是运用那种方式的 。
1.一些主要的专辑：
Various Artists: Kindle My Heart: Celtic Songs of Worship [2001]
Various Artists: God Above, God Below: Celtic Songs of Worship [2001]
Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Worship [1997]
Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Praise [1998]
Sheila Walsh: Celtic Lullabies and Gentle Worship [2003]
Various Artists: Celtic Harp Christmas, Vol. 2 [1999]
]Eden’s Bridge: Celtic Journeys [2000]
2.主要艺术家列表：
Celtic Cry Eden’s Bridge
六、Celtic Rock摇滚凯尔特：
象来自纽约的具有朋克和管弦风格的Pogues乐队一样，还有带点凯尔特风格受到爱尔兰音乐影响的来自Cr anberries的Black 47乐队，从事摇滚凯尔特的艺术家把传统的爱尔兰器乐和摇滚节奏连接起来而创作出几近疯狂和热情、悲伤和浪 漫的曲子。摇滚凯尔特音乐通常清晰的表现出爱尔兰酒吧音乐的特色，但是它也带有一点流行音乐的性质，那是一 种采秸于R&B和选择性摇滚的音乐。
1.相关风格：
STL Folk-Rock（STL摇滚民谣）
Celtic Pop（流行凯尔特音乐
Contemporary Celtic（当代凯尔特音乐）
Aboriginal Rock（原创凯尔特音乐）
2.一些主要专辑：
Tears for Beers: Tears for Beers [1994]
The Waterboys: This Is the Sea [1985]
The Waterboys & Mike Scott: Whole of the Moon: The Music of the Waterboys & Mike Scott [1998]
The Pogues: Essential Pogues [1991]
The Waterboys: Fisherman’s Blues [1988]
The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God [1987]
The Young Dubliners: Rocky Road [1994]
3.主要艺术家列表：
ALT An Cat Dubh Black 47
The Cranberries Tom Donovan Hothouse Flowers
Van Morrison Von Morrisson The Pogues
The Waterboys The Young Dubliners
七、Celtic Pop流行凯尔特音乐：
流行凯尔特音乐相对于传统凯尔特音乐来说在很多方面都是差不多的，美国和英格兰的流行民谣都有自己的特点－ －当旋律（可能是乐器的旋律）确实没有被影响的情况下，在流行民谣的核心部分，音乐是遵循流行原则的，而又 不是完全脱离传统形式的。这种风格主要形成于80年代，在70年代期间，为了使传统爱尔兰民谣能够复兴，一 直以来从事浓重民谣味道的艺术家们开始逐渐的把摇滚和流行元素混入到原始音乐中（虽然象Pogues一些主 要艺术家并不这么认为）。正当新世纪爱好者们开始发现这种受到一定限制的、有灵气又有飘逸感觉的凯而特音乐 时，流行凯尔特音乐逐步走向主流，吸收了综合性加上基于听觉的标准器乐（但是凯尔特混音艺术家们确不这么认 为）。Capercaillie 和 Clannad是属于这种流派、演艺这种风格的主要乐队。
1.一些主要的专辑：
rah Masen: Carry Us Through [1998]
The Corrs: In Blue [2000]
Alasdair Fraser: Dawn Dance [1996]
Christy Moore: Christy Moore [Polydor] [1975]
Christy Moore: Ride On [1984]
Capercaillie: Crosswinds [1987]
John McDermott: Danny Boy Collection [1998]
2.主要艺术家列表：
endan Begley The Black Family Capercaillie
Clannad Patrice Clementin The Corrs
Iain MacDonald John McDermott Christy Moore
3.最常提及的艺术家列表：
The Corrs Capercaillie Christy Moore
Sarah Masen John McDermott Alasdair Fraser
What Is Celtic Music?
The phrase "celtic music" has many different meanings to many different people. It is often the subject of many arguments among Celtic music lovers. Who is right? And who is wrong?
Well, there is no right or wrong answer. At it’s core, "celtic music’ could be defined as the traditional music of the Celts who settled in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Galacia, Brittany, Nova Scotia, and the Isle of Man. But during the last thirty years or so the term "celtic music" has undergone a transformation.
Traditional Celtic Music
Thirty years ago, "celtic music" referred almost exclusively to the traditional music of Ireland. The now-dormant website Ceolas defines "celtic music" in terms of their website as traditional Irish and Scottish music. They make the supposition that most Celtic musicians are bound to play those styles of music if they play traditional Celtic music no matter where they are from.
Another school of thought is that of Texas-based Celtic website owner. He told me that to be a Celtic musician in terms of his website, you must have a background in the traditional music of the Celtic nations. Basically, if you don’t know how to play reels and jigs, you can’t play Celtic music. His argument was that even Enya started off playing Irish traditional music.
Traditional Celtic Folk Music
John Wilmott of Celtic Ways pointed out to me that there are also regional differences in definitions of "celtic music". In the United Kingdom, when people mention "celtic music", they too are talking about the traditional reels and jigs of the Celtic nations. And often times, even traditional folk songs of Ireland and Scotland are called just that "folk songs" not "celtic songs".
I was performing once with The Rogues, a Scottish pipe & drum quartet. The former bodhran player argued that they did not play Celtic music. They played Scottish music. And he has a point considering the Celtic people of Scotland were based in the Highlands an 95% of the current population is based in the lowlands of Scotland. However, as one reader pointed out, the vast majority of the music was originally Celtic and preserved despite the Highland Clearances and repression of the Scottish Celtic culture.
Celtic New Age
This takes us to the other side of the spectrum--Celtic New Age. In the early 1980’s "celtic music" took a new direction. Enya and Clannad introduced a new sound that is now known as Celtic New Age. This style of "celtic music" is largely based more around synthesizers and heavy effects. It attempts to capture the "feel" of "celtic music". Clannad was followed by Loreena McKennit, Sara McLaughlin and many more artists. Each one having less of traditional sound and having more of a "feeling".
Celtic Rock
Then, there is Celtic Rock. Celtic Rock began with the formation of the Scottish band Runrig who combined Scots Gaelic in a modern rock band. They were the first successful band to do so, and their success spawned countless imitators.
In general, most Celtic Rock bands combine their sound with some traditional Celtic sound whether that be instrumentation (fiddle, bagpipes) or vocal (singing in Gaelic). But Larry Kirwan of Black 47 would argue differently. In the band’s biography, Black 47 was playing at an Irish pub when someone shouted out "Play some Celtic music". Kirwan’s response was basically, "I’m from Ireland. I am Celtic. Therefore, we are playing Celtic music."
凯尔特音乐,其悲壮的历史使得这变成了一个有些争议的范畴（在《勇敢的心》中我们就可以看到苏格兰可歌可泣 的部分历史。）
凯尔特人原来是公元前一千年左右居住在中欧、西欧的一些部落。经过不断的宗教纷争和国家之间的战争等等历史 变迁，凯尔特人逐渐分散到爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士、法国西北部的布列塔尼半岛和西班牙西北部的加里西亚省， 另外也包括了美国和加拿大沿海诸省。正如在收集和出版传统爱尔兰音乐工作方面有着无与伦比贡献的Franc is O’Neill在其著作《爱尔兰民间音乐》中所写道的：“爱尔兰的压迫者们给她留下的只剩下了音乐。”然而 ，无论历史如何的惨痛，无论那些凯尔特人的后裔现居何地，传统的凯尔特音乐已经在他们心里深深的扎根，这也 是民族精神的永远不泯。
传统凯尔特音乐的主要形式分成舞曲和歌谣两种，另外还有一些其他形式。
凯尔特舞曲中有：jig、slip－Jig、reel、hornpipe、slide、set dance等。其中jig的节奏最快，一般是6/8拍。jig又有single jig、double jig；slip－jig也是快节奏，一般是9/8拍，而且大量的使用三连音；reel一般是4/4拍，虽然其节奏也很快，但听上去比Jig要连贯一些，它与jig各自强调的重拍也不一样；hornpip e有6/8拍、12/8拍和4/4拍，其重拍与jig、reel均不同；slide是一种和jig很相近的曲式；set dance听上去较为庄重而古典。
凯尔特歌谣的形式一般有：air、lament和peobracht。air是一种缓慢而有很强旋律性的形 式，具有吟咏的特征；lament就是挽歌，也是有很强旋律性。lament往往是在葬礼上，由游吟诗人或 死者家族的重要人物吟唱，用来歌颂死者的美德和生平事迹的。peobracht是一种慢而庄重的形式，其中 往往有风笛的独奏。
凯尔特音乐的其他形式还有march。march很强调鼓点效果，一般作为行军伴奏。
传统凯尔特音乐中的乐器也是多种多样，包括：小提琴、长笛、六孔哨、风笛、手风琴、斑鸠琴、曼陀铃、吉他、 竖琴、洋琴和一些打击乐器。