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Celtic punk's origins date back to 1960s and 1970s [[folk rock]] musicians who played [[British folk rock]] and [[Celtic rock]] in the UK, as well as in more traditional Celtic [[Folk music|folk]] bands such as [[the Dubliners]] and [[the Clancy Brothers]]. The Scottish band [[the Skids]] were possibly the first UK punk band to add a strong folk music element, as they did on their 1981 album ''[[Joy (Skids album)|Joy]]''. Around the same time in [[London]], [[Shane MacGowan]] and [[Spider Stacy]] began experimenting with a sound that became [[the Pogues]].<ref name=Buckley2003/> Their early sets included a mixture of traditional folk songs and original songs written in a traditional style but performed in a punk style.<ref>Scanlon, A. ''The Lost Decade''. Omnibus Press, 1988</ref> Other early Celtic punk bands included [[Nyah Fearties]], [[Australia]]'s [[Roaring Jack]] and [[Norway]]'s [[Greenland Whalefishers]]. |
Celtic punk's origins date back to 1960s and 1970s [[folk rock]] musicians who played [[British folk rock]] and [[Celtic rock]] in the UK, as well as in more traditional Celtic [[Folk music|folk]] bands such as [[the Dubliners]] and [[the Clancy Brothers]]. The Scottish band [[the Skids]] were possibly the first UK punk band to add a strong folk music element, as they did on their 1981 album ''[[Joy (Skids album)|Joy]]''. Around the same time in [[London]], [[Shane MacGowan]] and [[Spider Stacy]] began experimenting with a sound that became [[the Pogues]].<ref name=Buckley2003/> Their early sets included a mixture of traditional folk songs and original songs written in a traditional style but performed in a punk style.<ref>Scanlon, A. ''The Lost Decade''. Omnibus Press, 1988</ref> Other early Celtic punk bands included [[Nyah Fearties]], [[Australia]]'s [[Roaring Jack]] and [[Norway]]'s [[Greenland Whalefishers]]. |
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The 1990s gave rise to a Celtic punk movement in North America, centered around the likes of the [[Dropkick Murphys]] of [[Massachusetts]], which has a particularly large population of [[Irish Americans]]. North American Celtic punk bands have been influenced by American forms of music |
The 1990s gave rise to a Celtic punk movement in North America, centered around the likes of the [[Dropkick Murphys]] of [[Massachusetts]], which has a particularly large population of [[Irish Americans]]. North American Celtic punk bands have been influenced by American forms of music. These groups commonly sang in English.<ref>J. Herman, ‘British Folk-Rock; Celtic Rock’, ''The Journal of American Folklore,'' 107, (425), (1994) pp. 54-8.</ref> |
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Celtic punk is punk rock mixed with traditional Celtic music.
Celtic punk bands often play traditional Irish, Welsh or Scottish folk and political songs, as well as original compositions.[3] Common themes in Celtic punk music include politics, Celtic culture and identity, heritage, religion, drinking and working class pride.
The genre was popularized in the 1980s by The Pogues.
The term Celtic punk is usually used to describe bands who base their music in Irish or Scottish traditional music. It is considered part of the broader folk punk genre, but that term tends to be used for bands that use English, American and other forms of folk music as inspiration.
The typical Celtic punk band includes rock instrumentation as well as traditional instruments such as bagpipes, fiddle, tin whistle, accordion, mandolin, and banjo. Like Celtic rock, Celtic punk is a form of Celtic fusion.[4]
History
Celtic punk's origins date back to 1960s and 1970s folk rock musicians who played British folk rock and Celtic rock in the UK, as well as in more traditional Celtic folk bands such as the Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers. The Scottish band the Skids were possibly the first UK punk band to add a strong folk music element, as they did on their 1981 album Joy. Around the same time in London, Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy began experimenting with a sound that became the Pogues.[3] Their early sets included a mixture of traditional folk songs and original songs written in a traditional style but performed in a punk style.[5] Other early Celtic punk bands included Nyah Fearties, Australia's Roaring Jack and Norway's Greenland Whalefishers.
The 1990s gave rise to a Celtic punk movement in North America, centered around the likes of the Dropkick Murphys of Massachusetts, which has a particularly large population of Irish Americans. North American Celtic punk bands have been influenced by American forms of music. These groups commonly sang in English.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Ćunković, Milan. "Alfapop". Nadlanu (. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Tabak, Nate; Mullins, Lisa. "Belgrade's The Orthodox Celts Put Twist on Irish Standards". PRI. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b P. Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock (London: Rough Guides, 2003), p. 798.
- ^ B. Sweers, Electric Folk: Changing Face of English Traditional Music (Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 197-8.
- ^ Scanlon, A. The Lost Decade. Omnibus Press, 1988
- ^ J. Herman, ‘British Folk-Rock; Celtic Rock’, The Journal of American Folklore, 107, (425), (1994) pp. 54-8.