Gaelic music

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Gaelic music (Irish: Ceol Gaelach, Scottish Gaelic: Ceòl Gàidhealach) is an umbrella term for the folk music of Ireland (see Irish folk music) and of the Scottish Highlands (see Scottish folk music). It has also been used for any music written in the Gaelic languages of Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic music is a type of Celtic music.

Famous Gaelic songs

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Subgenres	Ballads Carols Children's songs Drinking song Hornpipe Jigs Morris dance Protest song Sea shanties War songs

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