Although the Celtic Tradition spans up to eight countries, today, "Celtic" Indicates 'Irish' or 'Scottish' music. It may also denote Breton or Galician music in addition to Irish, Scottish and Welsh. Interestingly, Celtic music now conjures up in many an easy listening mode, almost a New Age music with a cloudy delineation. However, traditionally, Celtic music encompassed more of a folk tradition where fiddle, banjo and mandolin resonated with wonderful melodies written by the forefathers of a country long lost and long changed ... many of these Celtic tunes were essentially hornpipes, reels and jigs so it followed a dance tradition too. The TravelleR performs many of these traditional fiddle tunes, on the mandola, octave mandolin, banjo and acoustic guitar. These tunes are timeless and many are centuries old. In an acoustic setting, there's nothing as beautiful sounding as a Celtic tune executed whether fast or slow ... steel strings and wood bring together the Earth's most powerful resonance and Celtic Tradition uses this force at its highest vibration.
