I love the Dropkick Murphys and people like Flogging Molly but I'm hoping to find more artists/bands like them. So any and all suggestions are welcome. Please help.
The Batlord
01-31-2011 01:34 PM
The Pogues came before both of them:
s_k
01-31-2011 01:34 PM
Probably Flatfoot 56.
But it seems as if there's a lack of bands like this.
You might like the levellers, but it's not really the same
RandyMarsh
02-01-2011 12:47 AM
Thanks for the suggestions.
@SK I quite liked the Levellers but they're traditional english more than Irish.
almauro
02-01-2011 07:24 PM
Primordial is a grungy, folk metal band from Ireland. Not only do the sound great, but they're songs are about Irish history and folklore.
ngawethuu
02-11-2011 08:46 AM
i am also curious about celtic rock and will try to listen. Actually heard about it for the first time
jackhammer
02-11-2011 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by s_k
(Post 995179)
Probably Flatfoot 56.
But it seems as if there's a lack of bands like this.
You might like the levellers, but it's not really the same
Levellers are an English band and although they use a fiddle in their musical set up, I would hardly call them Celtic. A poor mans New Model army really.
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Originally Posted by almauro
(Post 996227)
Primordial is a grungy, folk metal band from Ireland. Not only do the sound great, but they're songs are about Irish history and folklore.
I saw these a couple of years ago at a festival and thought they were awful :(
Check out early Van Morrison even though the OP is banned. Hey! he may still read this!
Michael Scott Miller
09-01-2011 05:11 PM
Love The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys and agree that the Levellers and Flogging Molly are good as well.
I would add Black47 to the mix, particularly the Fire of Freedom album.
Lord Dweedle
09-05-2011 07:49 PM
would Florence & The Machine count as Celtic Rock?
Howard the Duck
09-06-2011 02:22 AM
Celtic Frost
boom-thish!
i dunno, erm Therapy? maybe?
Zer0
09-06-2011 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Lord Dweedle
(Post 1101334)
would Florence & The Machine count as Celtic Rock?
Lolwut??
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Originally Posted by Il Duce
(Post 1101414)
i dunno, erm Therapy? maybe?
They're from Northern Ireland but no, there's no traditional Celtic influences in their music.
I guess for a band or artist to be considered Celtic rock/punk/metal there really has to be some sort of Celtic influence in their sound, for example scales, progressions and lyrics. Celtic doesn't actually mean Irish though, Scotland, Wales, North-West France (Brittany), South-West England (Cornwall) and the Isle of Man along with Ireland are considered the Celtic nations and each have their own variant of traditional Celtic music and culture.
I don't really listen to much Celtic rock, punk or metal because I find most of it a bit too cheesy or forced. But here's a few artists that display Celtic influences:
One of the greatest Irish rock bands of the 70's. Pay attention to the guitars.
Celtic influences fused with black metal.
French band Aes Dana, again fusing Celtic music and black metal.
