Talk:Celtic rock

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Contents 1 Discussion 2 List 3 Definition 4 Anglo-Celtic 5 Thin Lizzy?

[edit] Discussion

Celtic rock and pagan rock are not equivalent.

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This topic is now at least touched upon at folk rock, so I've redirected there pending a proper article here. -- Jmabel | Talk 16:16, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] List

Is there a good reason why that monstrosity of a list is in this article? Fightindaman 22:05, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Or why genres are listed when this is presumably a list of Celtic Rock? Most genres are happy with a few examples. Perhaps it should be kept to that. Maybe make sure they are spread over a number of decades. 149.159.112.45 01:26, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Definition

I'm not happy with the definition as it stands, and I would like to see a reference for the assertion that Horslips were the first to name the genre. "Celtic" in modern usage means more than the Ancient Celts, and much music that involves the lives of Modern Celts is considered Celtic. Thus, there's no reason a band like The Pogues - who sung frequently about Irish matters - should be considered less Celtic simply because they were focused on the present. Similarly, I see no reason Horslips' "driving hard rock" is more suited towards being real "Celtic Rock" than the blues influenced music of L&L era Fairport. 149.159.112.45 01:30, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

There shouldn't be a list; there should be a category -- see discussion on Celtic punk page -- TimNelson 00:36, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anglo-Celtic

Many of the groups listed here are English and sing English folk songs. I can see three possibilities:

1. This page should be called "Anglo-Celtic folk rock"
2. This is really an article about Electric Folk -- however, this doesn't seem likely either, because some of the bands listed probably don't fall under that category
3. This page should have some material moved to Electric folk, and reference that

-- TimNelson 00:36, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thin Lizzy?

I think that Thin Lizzy can come under this classification, at-least partly. For anyone who knows their stuff, Songs like Whiskey in the Jar and Emerald are Definitely in the Genre of Celtic rock (as well as several others I probably can't think of now). I'm gonna go ahead and add them in, so, any opinions? --Hibernian 07:53, 14 July 2007 (UTC)