![]() ![]() The 1990s saw a huge influx of interest in all things Celtic and I was luckily standing in the right place when the tide came in. A store with Celtic and Irish-themed things opened in a mall near my home, and it quickly became my favorite place to go. I began searching for this band and what other work they had done.Įnter: the Celtic Fields store. I didn’t have a clue what the Irish lyrics were saying (the homemade tape just had the song names, no liner notes), but it captivated me. ![]() Of all the songs on that album, my favorite was “ Dónal Agus Mórag” by a band named Altan. ![]() It was like the two were meant to go together. I had recently just read Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings for the first time, and this album evoked all kinds of feelings and imagery from the book that had just changed my life. It’s a sampler of songs from a bunch of different Celtic music artists, and I fell in love with it almost immediately. She had a tape, I think made by a college friend, that had the Celtic Odyssey album on it (Narada Collection). My sister inadvertently introduced me to a lot of things that quickly became passions for me. One of the elements I enjoy the most about Irish culture is the music, and here’s the story of how I first encountered it and the four artists who have become lifelong favorites. I do have a bit of Irish blood, but that’s far from the reason why I celebrate Ireland all year round. “Are you Irish, Laura?” is often the query. Patrick’s Day and all things Irish and Celtic. ![]()
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