Introduction, See below

[karaokeguitarman]

I wish only to introduce myself as an Edinburgh singer musician who enjoys much of this station which generally plays music which is identifiably celtic(but not always) and at least contains some from the celtic nations.I have heard some that whilst popular with our cousins overseas would be frowned upon in Scotland Wales and Ireland being neither "correct" in melody nor lyrics(although there is debate here)and sometimes positively English and therefore unlikely to be of celtic origins unless of course breton or one of the Euro mainland countries many of whom have celtic communities.I always thought Greensleeves was an English ballad and had no connection with Ireland or any other for that matter.If I am over critical my appologies and please feel free to correct me (as many often do) lol oh and hi!

[Aon_Daonna]

naa, i think greensleeves is irish? oh I will look it up. But that is true what you said, but also England has celtic roots, as almost all of europe has, btw.
One of the oldest celtic things was found in Germany near to Switzerland.

[CelticRadio]

Hi karaokeguitarman,

We do appreciate your feedback and I would agree that you have a good point. Well lots of music on our broadcast could be deemed Celtic, I think there is a "General" assumption that certain types of music is Celtic even though it may not have any roots in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc. I think it just might be the "sound" which is considered Celtic.

This would make a very interesting paper on what is the true Celtic sounds. As for Highlander Radio (CelticRadio.net) we will continue to play a broad range of Celtic music including cross over music into folk, country and newage - as long as it fits with the sound of the station.

Hope that answers your question and thanks for bringing this interesting point up!

[Cabbagehome]

Well, I thought it was music made and sung by celts, no matter where they were. The States had a large population influx of Irish and Scottish. Their songs took turns different, than the music of the ones that stayed. I feel it is still celtic, as it tells of their lives.

[Falachaidh]

In doing just a little bit of research, the celts really came from the north of now France and Spain. Flamenco dancing has very strong roots in traditional celtic dancing.. which is why it was incorporated in the original Riverdance. Highland dancing is one of its own, where Irish is a strong decendent of Ballet. But a neat little twist in highland history.. Ballet AND Highland were started in the Courts of Normandy. When Mary had to 'go home', she brought back with her part of that entertainment which developed into the modern highland dancing. France kept the other part which developed into the modern Ballet. Of course, non-modern, ancient highland dance can be traced all the way back to when the Romans invaded the British Isles around 50 AD.
The US not only had an influx of Irish and Scots back in the day.. the US was practically founded by all Scottish. 80 percent of our Presidents have strong Scottish decent.. as well as our inventors from the US. (http://www.tartanday.com)
Dialect, they say the southern accent in the US is actually a bastardize Scottish Elizabethan!
and rolling right into the music catagory.. modern country music, blue grass, hillbilly, etc.. clogging and square dancing are all direct decendents of the Scottish culture. (square dancing being a relative of the Scottish and English court dances) Have you ever noticed when you hear a true Scottish fiddler play, then you put on a country song that has heavy fiddle in it, the undertones are the same?

btw, went to go see Charlie Daniels last week here in Florida. Man, that old guy can really rock a house!

[CelticRadio]

Quote (Falachaidh @ Nov. 08 2002,9:49)

btw, went to go see Charlie Daniels last week here in Florida. Man, that old guy can really rock a house!

Charlie Daniels rocks! Man, I loved that group when I was a teenager. Saw him play on the Boston Common and never forgot the spectacular orange blossom ending. He was alot younger then, I saw him on TV and he is an old man, but wonderful to see he still has the fire!!!

We have two songs of his on the broadcast. Dualing Banjos and Talk to me Fiddle.

[Cpl. A.J.]

I've been playing around with the avatars, and have attempted to add one of my own.  Since there's not really a way to test to see if I've done it correctly other than to post something, this seems as good a time as any post an introduction.

I'm a professional editor, writer and broadcaster who makes the workday go a bit faster by listening to Highlander Radio (instead of concentrating on my job).

During off hours, I'm a Civil War reenactor in the 27th Conn. Volunteer Infantry -- a regiment with a long history of campfire hoolie singing, mostly Irish -- and a frequent Living History roleplayer at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. I have also been known to portray the occasional Reb soldier, as my current avatar (a photo taken on the set of the upcoming movie "Gods & Generals") attests, if I've done it correctly.  Other than singing (badly), I also play the bodhran whenever they'll let me.

My other passions include woodworking, gourmet cooking, hiking, improvisational theatre, and reading/watching/writing Science Fiction.

A.J.

[Welsh Guy]

Quote (Falachaidh @ Nov. 09 2002,03:49)

In doing just a little bit of research, the celts really came from the north of now France and Spain.

Hi Falachaidh, Which "Celts" are you refering to? There are over 450 Celtic tribes mentioned in Roman and Greek accounts of the period, these are currenlty being classified at "State University of New York", Biological Sciences Dept.

The Celtic tribes existed throughout Europe from Albania to North Africa.

I'll try to get all the information in one place and will post it at the "Celts" Forum.

[baldpiper]

Hi Cpl. A.J.,

Nice picture.  Do you play the bodhran at the reenatments?  Was the 27th Conn. mostly made up of Irish?

[maggiemahone1]

Hi Cpl. A.J.,  Sounds like your one busy feller!  Welcome to our Celtic forum board.  I have a love of the Civil War, not happy about all the deaths and destruction that went along with it.  But anytime you have war you have death.  When I was doing my family tree I found out that many of my relatives in Va. fought and died in the civil war.  So you can figure what side they fought for. So,  I don't mind a "Johnny Reb."    I also have a love for the Irish, being that is where my family history started from.  Oh, one more thing, I lost my doctor to Connecticut last year.  If I'm not mistaken he moved to Hartford.  He plays celtic music and has a couple of CD's out.  A few years back he won 1st place in the autoharp competetion in Kansas.  A very talented man.  He also plays the bodhran.  
Anyway, have fun and enjoy!      

maggiemahone1