Is celtic rock folk music

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: Spleen Cringe
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 03:10 AM

"If it sounds like folk, it is"

Doesn't this imply that all folk sounds the same?... whether English or Chinese or Somalian or Bulgarian or Bolivian? Hmmm. Not convinced.

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 09:03 AM

If it costs a boatload of money and it takes several hours and several people to set up, it isn't folk music.

Four days ago I visited some people. They had two hammer dulcimers in the living room. We asked them to play something for us. They did. Time elapsed: 5 minutes.

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 09:34 AM

I hated Thin Lizzy's "Kilgarry Mountain" with its phoney American accent. Dreadful. But, somehow, when Irish artists perform trad songs in a rock setting, they can't seem to avoid drifting into those sort of accents.

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 02:18 PM

Yes, Mutenrohi is Galician which means they are Celtic. Just guessing, but there are probably more bagpipes per capita in Galicia and Asturia than anywhere in the world including Scotland. BTW I like Capercaille myself. I think Karen Matheson's voice is beautiful. Speaking of beautiful, here is another fine Galician Gaita(Bagpipe) Player, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_LuYP1VBA.

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 02:23 PM

Susana Seivane

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: Maryrrf
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 02:26 PM

It doesn't fit into my definition of folk music. Some Celtic Rock (not much, in my opinion) is very good but most of it I find rather pointless. At a festival I was working at I detected something in the loud noises that were coming from one of the 'Celtic Rock' stages that sounded familiar. I finally realized it was "Broome of the Cowdenowes", done with a squalling electric guitar, screaming vocals and a loud, obnoxious drum kit. I didn't see the point. The charm of the song lies in the beautiful melody (totally obscured by the sheer volume and the overwhelming base and drums) and the lovely words, which were lost in the cacaphony. ????

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: Rifleman (inactive)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 04:33 PM

"They had two hammer dulcimers in the living room."

and it took 5 minutes to do the set up...that's not folk music..!!my partner and I sang unaccompanied, time taken was as long as it took to decide what we were going to sing, that was about 2 mins..

Subject: RE: Is celtic rock folk music
From: evansakes
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 06:41 PM

"They had two hammer dulcimers in the living room. We asked them to play something for us. They did. Time elapsed: 5 minutes"

If that time actually includes getting both instruments in tune with each other then hats off and respect!

....now THAT'S what I call folk music :-)