Well,there must be a common background for celtic music - if you're an outsider you can recognize it straight away.And even if the majority is anglo,you may agree that english traditional/medieval music in almost forgotten comparised with the celtic type.I've been told it's been far more repressed . Celtic areas also speack different dialects and don't have nuch in common,I agree of course.But as someone pointed out,celtic music means just 'irish'music to the majority. When I find myself at some session down here(where all cultures are squashed together),sometimes I let drop (after the twentienth time 'The Butterfly'is being played):well...something else then irish music?!And inveriantly someone will laugh asking what I'm doing there.Since for many people out there folk music i not even JUST celtic music,is ONLY irish tunes.

Well,celtic music is not just irish music,eh?! there is celtic music.It's an unmistakable sound.And,as well as that,there are marked differences in it.You pick me a Breton Dance and tell me it sounds like Irish...