Clannad bridged the gap between traditional Celtic music and pop. Usually, their results were an entrancing, enchanting form of pop that managed to fuse the disparate elements together rather seamlessly. Such fusions have earned the band an international cult of fans.

Taking their name from the Gaelic word for "family," Clannad... [+] Read More

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With her blend of folk melodies, synthesized backdrops, and classical motifs, Enya created a distinctive style that more closely resembled new age than the folk and Celtic music that provided her initial influences. Enya is from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, which she left in 1980 to join the Irish band Clannad, the group that already... [+] Read More

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James Scott Skinner, born in 1843, was already playing by 1855. Skinner was no folk artist, but a virtuoso of a drawing-room style that drew from both the folk and classical traditions. ~ John Storm Roberts, All Music Guide

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Scotland-born and San Francisco-based fiddler and viola player Alasdair Fraser formed the quintet Skyedance while working on an award-winning indie solo album, Dawn Dance, in 1996. In the five years since, the group has acquired a solid reputation of their own. The Glasgow Herald described the band as "fiddle, pipes, flute, and bass working... [+] Read More

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