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...
