Genre

Celtic

Celtic on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Enya, Era and The Waterboys. It runs alongside celtic rock, celtic punk and irish folk.

Cover of Dark Sky Island by Enya

Enya

new age · celtic · ambient

The Pogues

folk · irish · punk

The Corrs

pop · irish · folk

Flogging Molly

irish · punk · folk

Era

new age · ambient · celtic

The Waterboys

folk rock · rock · celtic

Loreena McKennitt

celtic · folk · new age

Secret Garden

new age · celtic · instrumental

Clannad

celtic · folk · new age

Eluveitie

folk metal · melodic death metal · pagan metal

The Dubliners

folk · irish · irish folk

Celtic Woman

celtic · irish · folk

Karl Jenkins

classical · new age · ambient

David Arkenstone

new age · celtic · instrumental

The Chieftains

celtic · folk · irish

Gregorian

new age · gregorian · ambient

Mychael Danna

soundtrack · composer · ambient

The Real McKenzies

celtic punk · folk punk · punk

Hayley Westenra

female vocalists · classical · new age

Banshee

heavy metal · power metal · celtic

Julie Fowlis

folk · celtic · scottish

Moya Brennan

celtic · new age · irish

Tempest

progressive rock · hardcore · crust

Tempest

progressive rock · hardcore · crust

Celtic Spirit

celtic · new age · folk

The Dreadnoughts

folk punk · celtic punk · punk

Capercaillie

celtic · folk · scottish

Steeleye Span

folk · folk rock · british folk

Mediæval Bæbes

medieval · folk · celtic

Altan

celtic · folk · irish

Christy Moore

irish · folk · celtic

Afro Celt Sound System

celtic · world · african

Faith and the Muse

darkwave · gothic rock · ethereal

Album art: BODEGA, All Inside Aquarium

Bodega

post-punk · crank wave · indie rock

Nightnoise

new age · celtic · folk

ANÚNA

celtic · choral · irish

The Clancy Brothers

irish · folk · celtic

Runrig

scottish · celtic · folk rock

Mary Black

celtic · folk · irish

Dervish

celtic · irish · folk

Dougie MacLean

celtic · folk · scottish

Kate Rusby

folk · female vocalists · singer-songwriter

Karen Matheson

celtic · female vocalists · folk

Matmatah

rock · french · rock francais

Solas

celtic · folk · irish

Planxty

celtic · irish · folk

Rose Betts

british · folk · celtic

Bill Whelan

celtic · irish · folk

Cover of Coming Home by Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon

folk · celtic · irish

Phil Coulter

celtic · piano · instrumental

Lankum

folk · avant-folk · irish

Davy Spillane

celtic · irish · folk

John Renbourn

folk · acoustic · guitar

Silly Wizard

celtic · folk · scottish

The Gloaming

celtic · folk · irish

Paul Brady

irish · folk · celtic

Eliza Carthy

folk · female vocalists · english folk

Luka Bloom

singer-songwriter · irish · folk

Karine Polwart

folk · singer-songwriter · scottish

Cover of Cavalier by Eddi Reader

Eddi Reader

folk · female vocalists · scottish

Flook

celtic · folk · irish

June Tabor

folk · female vocalists · british folk

De Dannan

celtic · irish · folk

Ewan MacColl

folk · scottish · celtic

Martin Simpson

folk · acoustic guitar · acoustic

James Galway

flute · classical · instrumental

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

folk · irish · irish folk

Dick Gaughan

folk · scottish · celtic

Lúnasa

celtic · folk · irish

Oysterband

folk rock · folk · british

Battlefield Band

folk · celtic · scottish

Album art: The Mary Wallopers, Paddywhackery

The Mary Wallopers

folk · irish · celtic

Maddy Prior

folk · female vocalists · british folk

Wolfe Tones

folk · irish · irish folk

Horslips

folk rock · progressive rock · irish

Tommy Makem

irish · celtic · folk

Eleanor McEvoy

irish · female vocalists · folk

Jeff Danna

soundtrack · ambient · movie score composers

The East Pointers

folk · canadian · celtic

Liam Clancy

irish · folk · celtic

Mary Coughlan

female vocalists · irish · blues

Brian Kennedy

irish · folk · pop

Matt Molloy

celtic · folk · irish

The Peelers

folk punk · celtic punk · irish

Méav

celtic · female vocalists · folk

Moving Hearts

irish · celtic · folk

Boys of the Lough

celtic · folk · irish

Andrew White

guitar · acoustic guitar · celtic

Archie Fisher

folk · scottish folk · celtic

Milladoiro

folk · celtic · galician

Brigid Mae Power

folk · singer-songwriter · irish

Kathryn Tickell

folk · celtic · bagpipes

Jeff Johnson

celtic · instrumental · new age

Jacobites

rock and roll · post-punk · jangle pop

Finbar Furey

folk · irish · celtic

Arcady

celtic · folk · irish

Press

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Paddywhackery (opens in new tab)

Righteous sociopolitical furor sounds timeless and accessible on the sextet’s third album, which combines Irish trad with rock and punk to interrogate history, identity, and class struggle.

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The Mary Wallopers – Paddywhackery (opens in new tab)
The Mary Wallopers’ new album ‘Paddywhackery’ is unsurprisingly and unashamedly brash, bold and so enjoyable.
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