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Can anyone recommend any celtic guitarists? I love that sound and don't know of any guitarists I can check out in that genre.

Conrad
    Martin Carthy although he would be more Folk than Celtic, but has that style.
    Check out Steeleye Span as well, they do electric guitar celtic/folk.
    Will speak to my Irish Father-in-law, he has some ethnic stuff.
      Damn, all the best guys I know to speak to about this have all moved to Ireland! Look up Cape to Clare on Myspace - two SA brothers, Dave (guitar) and Adam Shapiro (violin, drums, bass). Dave's very knowledgeable (studied at UCT). They were both in the Celtic metal band Ravenwolf locally but largely thanks to Dave Nissen (another good guitarist, but I haven't seen him for years) moved totally into the Irish thing and ended up in Ireland. Maybe contact them and see who they can turn you on to.

      Guitar is usually more a support instrument in Irish music, but there are newer players who break out of that. I have a CD by The Chieftans which is pretty raging on all the instruments.

      Check out this thread on the acoustic guitar forum:
      http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55859
        ConradP wrote: Can anyone recommend any celtic guitarists? I love that sound and don't know of any guitarists I can check out in that genre.
        Well it depends on the definition of "Celtic". My wife tends to define anything that has an Irish accent, or a Scottish accent or the word "celtic" in the title as "celtic". One might argue that as the Celts originated elsewhere in Europe that "Celtic" does not strictly mean "Scottish and/or Irish".

        Traditional Breton music might be regarded as Celtic, which would mean that Dan Ar Bras is worth checking out.

        Somebody else mentioned Martin Carthy. I don't know if he's "celtic", he's certainly not EXCLUSIVELY celtic (in the car this morning I was listening to him playing Heartbreak Hotel).

        Dick Gaughan probably qualifies.

        Possibly Robin Williamson, ex of the Incredible String Band, though he was never JUST a guitar player and might not be playing a lot of guitar these days. The ISB certainly had celtic influences, but they also had LOTS of other influences and were somehow simultaneously almost bewilderingly eclectic and startingly original.

        I think it may be an idea to look at some groups operating in that broad space, or artists other than guitarists who might have a guitarist providing accompaniment. So Planxty might be a good place to start, or perhaps Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Altan, Sharon Shannon, Capercaillie, Christy Moore, Declan Sinnot, Mary Black... maybe Paul Brady, Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby...

          Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Damn, all the best guys I know to speak to about this have all moved to Ireland! Look up Cape to Clare on Myspace - two SA brothers, Dave (guitar) and Adam Shapiro (violin, drums, bass). Dave's very knowledgeable (studied at UCT). They were both in the Celtic metal band Ravenwolf locally but largely thanks to Dave Nissen (another good guitarist, but I haven't seen him for years) moved totally into the Irish thing and ended up in Ireland. Maybe contact them and see who they can turn you on to.

          Guitar is usually more a support instrument in Irish music, but there are newer players who break out of that. I have a CD by The Chieftans which is pretty raging on all the instruments.

          Check out this thread on the acoustic guitar forum:
          http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55859
          That is good thanks. I'm checking out the names you mentioned as we speak. Thanks Alan.

          Conrad
            i really enjoy a band called Flogging Molly, check them out but i dunno if it is what you are looking
              2 months later
              Flogging Molly is awesome..

              The track Rebels of the Sacred Heart off of Warped tour 2001 was epic!
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