I think "Celtic" really does a disservice to the vvarious unique qualities to the different musics of the "Celtic Nations", even amongst the Isish and Scots which may be the closest but still have their own little quirks which give them there respective charms. You wouldn't meet someone from Korea and say "OH I have a friend who's Chinese!"

I prefer "traditional Irish music" but it's given birth to the unfortunate buzz-word "TRAD" which has come to occupy every other sentence spoken by that segment of the population that needs to put the word "craic" in every other sentence.

"Oh yeah we have great CRAIC down at such-and-such pub. Mostly sit around and play TRAD abd drink THE BLACK STUFF. (OK there's a third one)I'm telling you, some of the best TRAD you'll ever hear is down at such-and-such. Great CRAIC,indeed!"

Sounds like the valley girls of the early '80s. That black stuff is totally gnarly, I mean, fer sure gag me with a spoon.

Rich