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It may not be believable for many, but there's actually a music genre named Celtic Rock. The initiative to create the Celtic Rock genre originated from the minds of Celtic bands and singers who have been successful in presenting the combination of Celtic music and rock songs that we have nowadays. Not meaning to exaggerate, but the success achieved by Celtic musicians are actually measured through the success experienced by Celtic Rock. The popularity of this genre could have been caused largely by the rock elements present in each of their music. Well, if you’re still trying to wrap your head around the very idea of Celtic Rock, here’s some assistance. In ‘Titanic’, remember the scenario where Kate Winslet travels down to the third class area, and finds Leonardo DiCaprio and a bunch of others dancing gaily to some jaunty music, after which couldn’t avoid joining in herself? Well, that bit of audio tracks was played by Gaelic Storm, an Irish music band that is successfully creating some prominent Celtic Rock music. With the need for combining Celtic and Rock, how can one actually produce a successful mix of the two? There can be three ways in which you can produce a successful blend: one, by making use of rock music instruments in playing classic Celtic music; two, playing rock music with the use of Celtic instruments such as bagpipe, fiddle, uilleann pipes, and harp; and three, adding Celtic lyrics or rhythms in rock music. Much of this type of music has become an integral part of various royalty free music libraries. In fact copyright-free music these days is probably more filled with Celtic Rock and music of similar origins, than of any other genre in the world. The beginnings of Celtic Rock can be traced back to the English electric folk music scene of the 70s. The phrase Celtic Rock was first used by a Scottish singer named Donovan as he titled this to one of his tracks in the album "Open Road", although it is really unsure where he got the so-called term. There after, Celtic Rock has been widely adapted and used by lots of Celtic artists and bands in the Celtic areas of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Brittany. This influence can even be seen in other countries with large Irish and Scottish Diasporas. To be able to pay tribute to their roots, musicians usually create Celtic Rock through playing known rock and punk music with elements of Celtic beats in it. While various other fusion genres have subsided after the initial years of excitement, Celtic Rock has always been popular in many Celtic communities and regions, and has provided a platform for local music bands to make it big in the global scene. The best such name is perhaps U2, who moved on to a more popular genre, but not without the initial recognition made available from the sounds of Irish Rock. There are several sub-genres that were created by Celtic Rock. With the introduction of several punk bands in Ireland in the 70s, Celtic Punk was made; a fusion of Celtic and Rock but delivered in a punk kind of way. Likewise, many metal bands and artists of later years used traditional Celtic music in their metal, creating Celtic Metal music.
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