Celtic music in Canada

Information about Celtic music in Canada

Celtic music
Brittany
Celtic Canada
Cornwall
Ireland
Man
Scotland
Northern Spain
Celtic US
Wales
Music of Canada
Maritime Provinces (NS, PEI, NB)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon
Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK)
First Nations (Inuit, Dene, Innu)
Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec
Genres: Blues - Celtic - Classical - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Pop - Rock
Timeline and Samples
AwardsJunos, Flixes, Hall of Fame, ECMAs, WCMAs, CASBYs, CRMAs, CCMAs, MMVAs, CUMAs
ChartsJam!, Chart, Exclaim!
FestivalsCMW, NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, VFMF, Caribana, Stanfest, Harvest J&B
Print mediaCM, CMN, Chart, Exclaim!, The Record, RPM, The Coast
Music televisionMuchMusic, MTV Canada, MMM, CMT Canada, MusiquePlus, MusiMax
National anthem"O Canada"
Celtic music is primarily associated with the folk traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as the popular styles derived from folk culture. In addition, a number of other areas of the world are known for the use of Celtic styles and techniques, including much of the folk music of Canada's Maritimes, especially on Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland.

Newfoundland

Main article: Music of Newfoundland and Labrador


There are very strong connections between Newfoundland folk music and Irish music, however elements of English folk music and French-Canadian and Acadian music can be heard within the style.

It should be noted that a very traditional strain of Irish music exists in Newfoundland, especially in the primarily Irish-Catholic communities along the southern shore.

The instrumentation in Newfoundland music includes the button accordion, guitar, violin, tin whistle and more recently the bodhrán. Many Newfoundland traditional bands also include bass guitar and drum kit. Other folk instruments such as the mandolin and bouzouki are common especially among Newfoundland bands with an Irish leaning.

Because Newfoundland is an island in the North Atlantic, many of the songs focus on the fishery and seafaring. Many songs chronicle the history of this unique people. Instrumental tune styles include jigs, reels, two steps, and polkas.

Newfoundland musicians and musical groups

Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island

Main article: Music of Nova Scotia


Cape Breton is internationally known for unusual styles of Cape Breton fiddling, which is derived from Scottish techniques. The island has produced traditional music-based popular performers like John Allan Cameron, The Rankin Family, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy MacMaster, The Barra MacNeils, Rita MacNeil, Ashley MacIsaac and others.

Prince Edward Island

Main article: Music of Prince Edward Island


Prince Edward Island has long been associated with traditional Celtic music.

Quebec

Main article: Music of Quebec


There are strong ties between traditional Québécois music and the music of Brittany, Ireland, Scotland and the Maritimes. The songs generally draw more from the French tradition, whereas the dance tunes are more closely related to Celtic traditions. Fiddle and accordion are the most common lead instruments, while piano and guitar often provide accompaniment. More recently, swing has significantly influenced accompaniment styles and techniques. La Bottine Souriante is one of the most well-recognized groups which exemplifies this tradition.

Popular music

A number of popular Canadian rock bands are also influenced by Celtic folk traditions. The most important and influential such band was Spirit of the West, whose musical marriage of traditional Scottish and Irish jigs and reels with hard rock and Britpop influences paved the way for later acts such as Great Big Sea, Captain Tractor, Mackeel, The Mahones, Ashley MacIsaac, Jimmy George, Mudmen, Uisce Beatha and The Clumsy Lovers.

Figgy Duff and The Rankin Family served much the same role in pop music, influencing later artists such as Leahy, Mary Jane Lamond and Natalie MacMaster.

See also

External Reference: Celtic Music Base, [1]
Celtic music is a term utilized by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe.
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chants de marins are shanties (sailor songs), ballads about shipwrecks, sailing and loss of life, accompanied by instruments like the fiddle and accordion.

Although it is not traditionally Breton, the large number of sailors in this country gave this musical expression a
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Cornwall has been historically Celtic, though Celtic-derived traditions had been moribund for some time before being revived during a late 20th century roots revival.

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Irish music is a folk music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many other traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. In spite of emigration and a well-developed connection to music influences from Britain and the United States, Irish music
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The Isle of Man is a small island nation in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. Its culture is Celtic in origin, influenced historically by its neighbours, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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music of Scotland has kept many of its traditional aspects; indeed, it has itself influenced many forms of music.

Scottish traditional music, although influencing and being influenced by both Irish traditional music and English traditional music, is very much a creature unto
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The traditional music of Galicia and Asturias has some similarities with the neighbouring areas of Cantabria, León, Castile and northern Portugal. In a similar way to the Balearic Islands, it is characterized by an extensive use of bagpipes.
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    • Wales is a nation within the United Kingdom, and is a culturally, ethnically and politically separate Celtic country. Its traditional music is related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland.
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    The history of music of Canada has mirrored the history and evolution of the country. From early British-style patriotic songs and the folk traditions of the many founding cultures, to the international success of cutting-edge alternative music bands, music has been an ever
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    The Music of Canada's Maritimes has included many artists from both the traditional and pop genres. The traditional genre is heavily influenced by the music brought to the region by the European settlers, the most well known of which are the Scots & Irish celtic and Acadian traditions.
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    Music is a part of the warp and weft of the fabric of Nova Scotia's cultural life. This deep and lasting love of music is expressed the through the performance and enjoyment of all types and genres of music.
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    Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province. One of the Maritime provinces, Prince Edward Island is known as a home for traditional Celtic music. The island has produced ECMA-award winning fiddlers Richard Wood and J. J. Chaisson.
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    New Brunswick is a Canadian province.

    New Brunswick's capital city is Fredericton, which is home to the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, an annual event attracting some of the most respected jazz, blues and world music artists from across North America and beyond.
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    Newfoundland and Labrador is an Atlantic Canadian province with a folk musical heritage based on the English, Irish and Scottish traditions that were brought to its shores centuries ago.
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    Nunavut is a territory of Canada, inhabited predominantly by the Inuit and to a much smaller degree other members of the First Nations. Inuit folk music has long been based primarily off percussion, used in dance music, as well as vocals, including the famous Inuit throat singing
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    The Northwest Territories are a territory of Canada.

    Music festivals held in the Northwest Territories include the Great Northern Arts Festival, which is held annually in Iqaluit to celebrate the culture of the northern peoples of Canada.
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    With the Klondike Gold Rush, a number of folk songs from the Yukon became popular, including "Rush to the Klondike" (1897, written by W. T. Diefenbaker), "The Klondike Gold Rush", "I've Got the Klondike Fever" (1898) and "La Chanson du Klondyke".
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    troista-country bands" (emphasis in original) [1]. Ukrainian influences on the music can be seen in modern English-language polka numbers like Giants of the Prairies by the Kubasonics.
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    The Music of Alberta is varied, but country and folk are especially strong. Alberta artist Ian Tyson, for example, is noted for writing Four Strong Winds which was voted the time by CBC listeners.
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    Manitoba has been well known for producing some of Canada's most famous music ever since the early 1960s. The Canadian 1960s supergroup "Chad Allen and the Expressions" (better known as The Guess Who) became the first rock musicians to be recognized outside Canada.
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    Saskatchewan is one of the Prairie Provinces of Canada.

    Regina

    Regina was incorporated in 1883, and became the provincial capital in 1905. Early in its history, the city boasted numerous bands, including a brass band, Musical and Dramatic Society and a number of church choirs.
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    American Indian music is the musics that are shared by or that distinguish American Indian tribes and First Nations. In addition to the traditional music of those groups there now exist pan-tribal or intertribal genres as well as distinct Indian subgenres of popular music
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    Inuit music has been based around drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq has become of interest in Canada and abroad.
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    The Dene live in northern Canada. Their music includes modern rock and country songs, jigs and reels, work songs, community dances, numerous kinds of religious songs and lullabies.

    Dene folk music uses melodies similar to European scales with the coloration of blues notes.
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    folk Innu style have added electronic and acoustic instruments [1] .

    The Innu Nikamu (The Innu Sings), held annually in Quebec, is an important festival of Native American music of all kinds.
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    As the largest Canadian province, that is in terms of population, Ontario has a particularly prominent role in Canadian music. The city of Toronto, Canada's largest city as well as in Ontario and the provincial capital in particular, is home to much of the English Canadian music
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    Popular music in British Columbia is strongly associated with the city of Vancouver. As Canada's third largest city Vancouver's rock and pop scene is one of the most influential in the country.
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    Being a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of
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    "Canadian blues" refers to the blues and blues-related music performed by blues bands and performers in Canada. In Canada, there are hundreds of local and regionally-based Canadian blues bands and performers.
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