![]() ![]() Some insist that different ostensibly Celtic musics actually have nothing in common – such as Geoff Wallis and Sue Wilson in their book "The Rough Guide to Irish Music" – whereas others (such as Alan Stivell), say there is. ![]() Firstly, it is the music of the peoples calling themselves "Celts" (a non-musical, primarily political definition), as opposed to, say, "French music" or "English music." Secondly, it refers to whatever qualities may be unique to the musics of the Celtic Nations (a musical definition). ![]() The latter sometimes has barely even a superficial resemblance to folk music of any of the Celtic cultures, but on the other hand it sometimes represents sincere work towards adapting Celtic traditions for modern, global culture. As such there is no real body of music which can be accurately be described as "Celtic", but the term has stuck and may refer to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded popular music. Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, 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 Northern Europe. ![]()
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