Best traditional british & celtic folk music according to redditors

Check out Beairtle Ó Domhnaill - Amhrán Mháirtín, Púcán Mhicil Pháidín

And Meaití Jó Shéamuis Ó Fátharta is a sean-nós singer from Na hAille in Cois Fharraige and he is very passionate about Irish language and music. Amhrán Pheter Mhicil Báille

And Tomás Mac Eoin although I have never found his work commercially available. You will find his work on YouTube, though.

You can also find some material on the Archive site dedicated to Seosamh Ó hÉanaí.

Also check out the Cló Iar-Chonnacht site as well. That and Litriocht are the best resources for Irish learners on the web when it comes to audiobooks, music and general learning material.

Eluveitie makes use of a lot of tradition folk tunes in their songs. Chrigel, the band's lead vocalist and songwriter, put together a list of some of the tunes that they used here.

As you can see, the tune is known as En Dro (or An Dro) and it's an old Breton dance tune. The name apparently means "The Turn," which can be a little misleading because it can be used to describe a style of dance rather than the tune itself -- that means you'll probably find other tunes given the same name because they were used for the same style of dance.

Edit: Case in point: Eluveitie have a track called Andro on their first album. Same name because it's the same type of dance, but a different source tune.

I found a few instances of other people performing their versions of this specific tune:

• [Robert Culbertson doing a cool arrangement of the tune on a Chapman Stick] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTS2yF3ljwQ)
  
  
• A sample from a traditional band called Gallowglass performing their arrangement
  
  
  

>Those of good nature with light in their hearts
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>find goodness in each of life's various parts.
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>They see each blessing as a bountiful bowl
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>a half-glass of water they see as half full.
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>But I say these folks need a stick in the eye.
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>Beat them in the head til they break down and cry.
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>Tell me not to be cheery, to you i say this-
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>me life is a glass that is half full of piss
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>chorus
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>tuloo, talary, tuh-tippy tarye
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>I shan't feel better til the barrel is dry.
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>So fill up me tankard with a good foamy bliss;
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>Me life is a glass that is half- full of piss.
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>My wife, she died of a fever one spring,
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>now I'm alone, 'tis a terrible thing.
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>Theres noone to cook or to drain out my cyst.
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>Me life is a glass that is half-full of piss.
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>Me wife she lives, this fact i despise.
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>Each night i pray for her deserved demise.
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>She's a shrew, and a magpie, that i shall not miss;
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>Me life is a glass that is half-full of piss.
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>chorus
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>Me wife insisted i give up strong drink,
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>there is no worse fate for a boggard, I think.
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>I shall long for my dear ale's soft foamy kiss;
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>Me life is a glass that is half full of piss.
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>My best friend, the brewer, died in his home.
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>He was brewing a hogshead when he fell in the foam.
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>We tried to drink it, but he fouled up the grist;
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>Me life is a glass that is half-full of piss.
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>chorus
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>Now some of you may say my outlook is bleak,
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>but i tell you pity is just for the weak.
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>I screwed up me courage and i strengthened me fist
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>by gripping quite tight to my half glass of piss.
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>chorus x2
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-Poxy Boggards, Me Life is a Glass

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|about artist|Saor, meaning "Free" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, is a one-man atmospheric celtic metal band from Glasgow, Scotland formed in 2012 by Andy Marshall. Saor's sound is a blend of styles influenced by: scottish folk, atmospheric black metal and post-rock, using traditional celtic folk instruments such as tin whistle, bagpipes and bodhrán together with the raw power and emotion of black metal and atmospheric elements of post-rock. (more on last.fm)|
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It's not much like what you have above, but when it comes to nice, calming stuff, this is my go-to.

There's an album by The Brobdingnagian Bards called Memories of Middle Earth. The instrumental tracks are perfect for a whimsical but epic Tolkien tone. Skip the vocal tracks. http://www.amazon.com/Memories-Middle-Earth-Brobdingnagian-Bards/dp/B00009M775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331588661&sr=8-1

Boru's Ghost, Hound of Cullan. Original composition Celtic fusion, haunting yet upbeat. http://www.amazon.com/Hound-of-Cullan/dp/B0041RZ4EK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1331588688&sr=1-1

I also strongly recommend Omnia's Crone of War for a slightly darker adventuring and battle sound. I like to call them Angry Pagan Music as when they sing it is about the scary gods and things that go bump in the night. But the instrumentals are daring, enchanting, and atmospheric. Also their piper is fantastic. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Omnia+crone+of+war

Hope this helps.

I always think of the song, "Moron with a Bodhran", by Ceann when I hear people talking about playing the Bodhran lol. http://www.amazon.com/Moron-With-the-Bodhran/dp/B001OM53S2

Good luck... I hope you learn to play it right!

You can also purchase from itunes or amazon- cdbaby is a favorite of small artists, as you can publish your music online for a small fee, and they handle getting it into all the various online venues- I link straight to them, as we get a larger cut from a cdbaby purchase then we do from an itunes or amazon purchase. To be honest, we have not had a single purchase yet, 3 songs are still waiting to be made.

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Stand-and-Deliver/dp/B004AU08E4/ref=dm_ap_alb1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291062680&sr=8-1-catcorr

omg!! I have missed you, too and I'm glad you're out of the hospital now.

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Stede Bonnet? and the ship was named Revenge.
~probably wrong but a guess~

http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Annes-Revenge/dp/B0015KJ9U6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1370732229&sr=1-1&keywords=Queen+Anne%27s+Revenge

Henry Morgan,
Queen Anne's Revenge,
Album

:)

Stede Bonnet on the ship Revenge, an album

The Rocky Road to Dublin by Dubliners

I heard it on Sherlock Holmes [the RDJ version] and I've kinda been in love with it ever since. Please kindle my Irish spirit!