Classic Celtic Music From Smithsonian / Various Classic Celtic Music From Smithsonian / Various CD

Few genres carry such a rich and deep history as Celtic music, which reflects centuries of culture of the British Isles and Ireland as well as their North American inheritors. Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways, compiled by music historian and folklorist Richard Carlin, delves into this diverse world of musical traditions, and is sure to delight both longtime fans of the genre and newcomers alike. Classic Celtic Music explores the breadth and depth of a genre while the liner notes offer insight into the cultural and historical contexts of each selection.

1. Love at the Endings/John McGrath S Reel 2. As I Roved Out 3. Border Spirit 4. Twas Early, Early in the Spring 5. Bob Hobkirk 6. Joe Heaney 7. Pat O Malley and Frank Keating 8. Sorcha N Ghuairim 9. Willie Clancy 10. Michael Gorman and Margaret Barry 11. Shirley Collins 12. Patrick Clancy 13. Tom Byrne 14. Denis Murphy 15. Isla Cameron 16. Lucy Stewart 17. Willie Taylor 18. Joe Shannon and John McGreevy 19. Louis Killen 20. Harry Cox 21. Jean Carignan 22. Ewan MacColl 23. Brian Conway, Pat Mangan, Felix Dolan