Although the Celtic music of today draws most of its influence from ancient Celtic music traditions that date to prehistory, the term “Celtic music” has only been used to describe this particular musical genre in the last century. Today, the term can refer to a broad range of music from Northwest Europe, including the styles of Scottish music and traditional Irish music. At its most basic, Celtic music refers to any of the folk music of the Celtic people, thus referring to the traditionally Gaelic peoples of Ireland, Scotland, Manx, and the traditionally Brythonic peoples of Brittany, Wales, and Cornwall. Similar to the linguistic distinctions between the languages, musical distinctions divide both groups easily, although many commonalities form the basis of each musical style. For example, Gaelic Celtic music, common in Scottish music and traditional Irish music, usually strictly adheres to a pentatonic scale, a scale with five notes per octave as opposed the seven note scale identified with the major and minor scales. Moreover, traditional Gaelic music has a greater octave range than Brythonic music, which is distinctly compacted. Thus, while in common practice Celtic music has become synonymous with Irish music, particularly folk music, the term is technically applied to a much broader population. Celtic music can also be identified by the distinct musical qualities shared between the traditional music of the culturally Celtic people, and not simply their geographical location. One of the most distinguishing features of Celtic music is the movement of melodic lines up and down primary chords. One of the key reasons for this identifiable style is the ease of which Celtic melodies can be varied, or repeated in altered form. In these cases, the melody, or the linearly successive notes that are easily identified as a single “voice” are prone to variations or alterations. The traditional instruments of the harp and bagpipes commonly lend themselves to this task. Additionally, these melodies are also easier to predict, allowing for a very natural, improvisable harmony to develop underneath the melody, especially given the use of common recognizable cadences. Finally, Celtic music has identifiably wider tonal intervals that allow for stress accents to adhere to the traditionally Celtic accent in its music. Nevertheless, there are still many distinct genres within the classification of Celtic music, often geographically divided amongst the different Celtic nations. Traditional Irish music, or Irish Folk music, employ traditionally Irish instrumentation such as the fiddle, flute and harp and is further divided into singing and dancing music. Scottish music, such as the Strathspey, evolved in a similar manner to the Scottish Gaelic music, and has its own distinct musical style, instrumentation, and dance; the Great Highland Bagpipe is a distinguishably Scottish instrument. The Welsh Cerdd Dant and Canu Penilion respectively refer to their traditional string or vocal improvisational styles. Today, Celtic music is also apparent in many other modern forms of music under the title of Celtic fusion. Many traditionally American genres of music lend their roots to Celtic origins, such as bluegrass and country. Early colonial Americans in the New World came from Celtic countries and greatly influenced the creation of what is now considered classically American music. Other music traditions that have Celtic roots include Atlantic Canadian music and even rock and roll. More recently, Celtic fusion has also expanded to include explicit fusion from artists that combine many of the different Celtic styles into a pan-Celtic style. Celtic rock, metal, pop, and countless more sub-genres have begun to experiment in bringing together once entirely separate styles. The great adaptability of Celtic music can be seen in the numerous genres which it has influenced and inspired, and its diverse musical tradition has left an undeniable mark on all it has touched, extending far beyond just Scottish or Traditional Irish music. This is a great MP3 Celtic Best Music Compilation in 75 MP3 melodies: Capercaillie --- Iona Theme Newfie --------- Accordian Reels Jimmy Shand ---- The Dark Isle The Highland Pipes & Drums --The Drum Fanfare Pure Moods ----- Celtic Rain Clannad -------- Spirit Of Nature Jimmy Shand ---- Gay Gordons Spirited Away -- Always with Me James Galway & Phil Coulter -- Ashoken Farewell Phil Coulter --- Flower Of Scotland Battlefield Band - Blackhall Rocks Tha Bothy Band --- Uilleann Pipes & Fiddle Altan ---------- The Rosses Highlands Phil Coulter --- Loch Lomand The Proclaimers - My Old Friend The Blues Phil Coulter ---- Sunlight On The Water Phil Coulter ---- The Green Glens of Antrim Uilleann Pipes -- King of The Faries ( Riverdance ) Manheim Steemroller -- Greensleeves Clannad --------- Dealramh Go Deo Phil Coulter ---- When I Grow To Old To Dream A River Runs Through It --- Tranquility Jean Carignan --- Bagpipe On Violin Ronan Hardiman -- Legend Of The Lake Phil Coulter ---- Will Ye No Come Back Again Accoustic Alchemy -- The Mountains of Mourne 17 Celtic Harps ---- Irish Instramental Lisa Thiel ------ Scottish Highland Song Planxty Uilleann Pipes -- Kid On The Mountain Celtic Riverdance ----Highlands Hymn Rory Gallagher & Phil Coulter -- Will Ye Go Lassie Go Chieftans ------ Sullivans March Rawlins Cross -- Macpherson,s Lament Blind Guardian - Celtic Spirit Phil Coulter --- Rowan Tree Celtic awakening -- Flow Gently Sweet Afton The McCalmans ----- Farewell To The Heavens Clancy Brothers ---- Over The Sea To Skye Era ---------------- Celtic Myst Mark Knopfler ------ The Long Road Vanessa Mae -------- A Little Scottish Fantasy Rawlins Cross ------ The Wedding Gift The 69 Eyes -------- Celtic Moods Celtic Instramental - Loch Lomand Phil Coulter ------- Ye Banks And Braes The Corries -------- Dark Lochnagar James Galway ------- I,ll Take You Home Phil Coulter ----- 12 Roses ( Mary of Argyll ) Secret Garden ---- You Raise Me Up Runrig ----------- Loch Lomand Secret Garden ---- Heartstrings Nicci Berry ------ Down By The Glenside LLewellyn -------- Across The Loch Natalie McMasters & Bruce Guthro -- Fiddle & Bow Celtic Spirit ---- The Destiny Planxty ---- She Moves Through The Fair ( Uilleann Pipes ) Phil Coulter ----- Battle of Kinsale Adiemus ---------- The Etternal Knot The Echoing Green -- Iona David Arkenstone - The Widow of Loch Lomand Celtic Spirit ---- Brides of Glenshiel Lindisfarne ------ Iona Celtic Myst ------ THE destiny Secret Garden ---- The Prayer Celtic Spirit ---- Runaway The Coors--------- Little Wing The Celtic Circle --- Divine Presence The Watterboys ------ Peace of Iona Battlefield Band ---- Jigs And Reels Celtic Circle ------- Iona 2 Iona Wuth All Souls Orchestra --- Encircling Ry Cooder ----------- Dunmore Lassies ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL MP3 75 COMPILATION!!!

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