“Cornwall has lots of folk and Celtic music and has that kind of surfer vibe as well. That was my kind of upbringing.” WellsKindFolksUpbringingCelticSurferCornwallCeltic Music Author:Sam Palladio
“There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.” IfsPiecesHeardMusic IsFamiliarityCelticCeltic Music Author:Nobuo Uematsu
“I was interested in a whole range of music that I used to play, popular music -- particularly American music -- that I heard a lot of when I was a teenager," "I think at a certain point it dawned on me that myself playing this music wasn't very convincing. It was more convincing when we played music that came from our own stock of tradition. ... I certainly feel a lot more comfortable playing so-called Celtic music.” ThinkingFeelsPlayWholeUsedCertainHeardComfortableTraditionTeenagerRangeConvincingCelticPopular MusicAmerican MusicCeltic Music Author:John Renbourn
“Celtic music is part of the language in Scotland and Ireland, where every kid and grandparent knows those songs, music by the likes of Woody Guthrie and Hank Snow is getting entrenched here. They are part of our cultural language. It's part of a living treasure. It doesn't just belong to a museum.” KnowsKidsSongLanguageMusic IsTreasureLikesSnowMuseumsIrelandScotlandGrandparentWoodyCelticCeltic Music Author:Rosanne Cash
“I'm glad people think I'm a badass. I'm a rock and roller, and I'm an R&B and a blueswoman. I don't do fairy music, although I love Celtic music and sensitive music. There's a balance between ballads and kick-ass songs.” PeopleThinkingSongRocksBalanceGladAssSensitiveKicksFairyBadassBalladsCelticKick AssCeltic Music Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Alasdair Fraser's Culburnie Records has quietly become one of the best Celtic music labels today.” TodayRecordsLabelsCelticCeltic Music Author:Jim Lee
“And its very strange, but I think there is something very common - not only in Celtic music - but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries.” ThinkingCountryStatesUnitedCommonUnited StatesStrangeElementsEuropeChinaFactorsJapanAsianCelticAsian CountriesCeltic Music Author:Nobuo Uematsu
“Celtic music will always be around, even if with the mainstream crowds it dies out.” IfsDiesCrowdsMainstreamCelticCeltic Music Author:Natalie MacMaster
“When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my passions were as a young girl, and so I studied folklore as a college student in England and Ireland.” LoveYoungGirlPassionStudentsCollegeEnglandBritishIrelandMy PassionFolkloreCelticCollege StudentsIsleCeltic Music Author:Terri Windling
“As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.” KnowsMindMayLongUseSimpleMusic IsLong TimeCelticCeltic Music Author:Nobuo Uematsu