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Another direction that Celtic music has gone is into the rock field. Celtic Rock is known by various names. One Celtic rock band calls their music kilt rock, other uses sham-rock. Whatever they call it, Celtic rock is an exciting form of Celtic music. Some bands do more traditional songs just in a rock style. Others use traditional Celtic instruments to do rock music. Some have a more punk bend to their music but it is all distinctive and infectious. Once you start listening you will find yourself wanting more. There are a lot of great bands out there doing what I am calling Celtrock (just because I like the sound of it. ) There are many fans of this genre and it is one I see growing in leaps and bounds.

For those who have never listened to any Celtrock, I will list a few of my favorites. Some are very well known to our readers but there may be a few you haven’t heard of and need to check out. Give these bands a listen. This is just a sampling there are lots of other bands out there to discover and I will post more as I find them or they find me.

Enter the Haggis one of my favorites. This band hails from Toronto, Canada They tour extensively. They are bound to come to a venue near you and when they do you HAVE to go see them. In the meantime check out their music here http://www.enterthehaggis.com/ or here
http://myspace.com/enterthehaggis
Enter the Haggis Tour Info

Seven Nations is a very popular band from Florida. Don’t miss them if they come to your area. For samples check out their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/sevennations This is the official page for this band. There are other pages up at myspace for bands with the same name but this is the official Seven Nations page.

Barley Juice is a great band out of Philadelphia, PA If that is your neck of the woods, seek them out. Also look for them at festivals this summer. You can hears samples of their music at their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/barleyjuice and get more info on the band at their website http://www.barleyjuice.com

Mother Grove is a band from Indiana. They have a great sound. Check them out at their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/mothergrove or their website http://www.mothergrove.com

The Pubcrawlers hail from Maine. They lean a bit more to the punk than some of the others mentioned here but their music will really get you jumping. Check out their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/thepubcrawlers and their website www.the-pubcrawlers.com

Black Eyed Dempseys A great band out of CA If you are on the west coast you will want to look for them. Their myspace page is http://www.myspace.com/blackeyeddempseys

Young Dubliners Another great CA band who are not to be missed. Their myspace page is
http://www.myspace.com/youngdublinersand their website is WWW.YOUNGDUBS.COM

Coast This band hails from Southampton, England. Their tour schedule for the beginning of the year is posted below. For samples of their music check out their my space page http://www.myspace.com/coastyrock and their website coastrock.co.uk

RUNRIG Another great celtrock group from the UK. Check them out at their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/runrigofficial and their website http://www.runrig.co.uk/home.html

This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. There are many more great celtrockbands out there. I will cover more in a future post. If you would like to suggest a celtrock band to cover email me at fans @ fanrealm . com (remove the spaces) and let me know who they are where I can hear their music. Bands should feel free to suggest themselves also.

We are starting to have a good number of visitors from the UK so I thought I would post the tour schedule for a Celtic Rock band called Coast. A great Scottish singer called Andrew Huggan will be supporting them on some of the Scottish leg of the tour. More about both Coast and Andrew in future posts.

Friday 22nd January 2010 The Old Mill, Holbury

Saturday 11th December 2010 Bitterne Park Hotel, Southampton

More info and maps to venues can be found at the Coast website http://coastrock.co.uk/

Samples of their music can also be found at their website and at they myspace page http://www.myspace.com/coastyrock

Their debut cd was released in November 2009 and can be purchased through cdbaby or ITunes They also have a single and an EP for sale at cdbaby.

Andrew Huggan does not yet have a cd but you can hear his music at his myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/andrewhuggan