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[Celtic Music] Masterpieces of Celtic music. Recommended Irish music

When it comes to mysterious and uplifting melodies that evoke fantasy films and majestic natural landscapes, Celtic music is the go-to choice!Its charm lies in tones that feel somehow nostalgic and gently wrap around the listener’s heart.Even if you haven’t been conscious of it, many of you have probably encountered it in everyday life.In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of Celtic music—from timeless classics that never fade with the ages to staple tracks everyone should hear at least once.We’ve also gathered plenty of quintessential Irish tunes with lively rhythms that naturally lift your spirits, along with recommended Irish music perfect for relaxation time.We’ll share recommended Irish tracks to enrich your daily life, so be sure to find the soothing melodies that resonate with you!

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[Celtic Music] Masterpieces of Celtic music. Recommended Irish music
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1eastYou Raise Me UpCeltic Woman
You Raise Me UpCeltic Womanplay_arrow
A famous song by Celtic Woman
2eastJohn Ryan’s Polka
John Ryan's Polkaplay_arrow
Titanic theme song Irish folk song
3eastCooley’s Reel
Cooley's Reelplay_arrow
Joe Cooley’s famous Irish reel
4eastThe Galway GirlSharon Shannon
The Galway GirlSharon Shannonplay_arrow
A fusion of Irish music and folk
5eastAn Irish Party Third Class
An Irish Party Third Classplay_arrow
A famous piece that colored scenes of the film Titanic with Celtic music
6eastharvestUematsu Nobuo
harvestUematsu Nobuoplay_arrow
Introduction to Celtic-style BGM from FFV
7eastDrunken SailerThe Irish Rovers
Drunken SailerThe Irish Roversplay_arrow
A classic song by an Irish band from Toronto
8eastCHRONO CROSS ~Scars of Time~Mitsuda Yasunori
CHRONO CROSS ~Scars of Time~Mitsuda Yasunoriplay_arrow
The Appeal of the Opening Theme of Chrono Cross
9eastSHADOW OF THE LOWLANDSMitsuda Yasunori
SHADOW OF THE LOWLANDSMitsuda Yasunoriplay_arrow
A mystical work fusing games and Celtic music
10eastElda’s TavernNishiwaki Rei
Elda’s TavernNishiwaki Reiplay_arrow
Enter a fantasy world with Rei Nishiwaki’s Celtic music
11eastTír na nÓg ft. OonaghCeltic Woman
Tír na nÓg ft. OonaghCeltic Womanplay_arrow
The mystical Celtic music of Celtic Woman
12eastJoy Of LifeThe Corrs
Joy Of LifeThe Corrsplay_arrow
Introduction to The Corrs' Representative Celtic Music Songs
13eastThe Wild Rover
The Wild Roverplay_arrow
A traditional song that lets you savor the atmosphere of a pub
14eastThe Lakes of PontchartrainPaul Brady
The Lakes of PontchartrainPaul Bradyplay_arrow
A masterpiece of Irish folk in Celtic aesthetics
15eastFlower Of ScotlandRoy Williamson
Flower Of ScotlandRoy Williamsonplay_arrow
Scotland’s de facto national anthem, “Flower of Scotland”
16eastGraceFrank O’Meara
GraceFrank O'Mearaplay_arrow
Frank O'Meara's Historical Celtic Music
17eastKid ar an Sliabh – feat. Harp Twins & Máiréad NesbittCamille and Kennerly
Kid ar an Sliabh - feat. Harp Twins & Máiréad NesbittCamille and Kennerlyplay_arrow
Iconic Collaboration Between the Harp Twins and Máiréad Nesbitt
18eastThe Parting GlassCeltic Woman
The Parting GlassCeltic Womanplay_arrow
Traditional Songs of Celtic Woman
19eastEverlasting WindUematsu Nobuo
Everlasting WindUematsu Nobuoplay_arrow
Celtic-style BGM from Granblue Fantasy
20eastFederkleidFaun
FederkleidFaunplay_arrow
The Appeal of Fawn, a Band of Ethnic Instruments
21eastA Celtic TaleAdrian von Zielger
A Celtic TaleAdrian von Zielgerplay_arrow
Multi-genre musical works by a Swiss composer
22eastFee Ra HuriOmnia
Fee Ra HuriOmniaplay_arrow
Introduction to the Dutch Celtic band, Omnia
23eastRoad to CamelotAvalon
Road to CamelotAvalonplay_arrow
The essence of Ireland’s legendary music
24eastÓró Sé do Bheatha BhaileSeo Linn
Óró Sé do Bheatha BhaileSeo Linnplay_arrow
Cool classic Celtic music
25eastStar Of The County DownOrthodox Celts
Star Of The County DownOrthodox Celtsplay_arrow
A masterpiece that conveys the charm of Celtic music
26eastRoad to CamelotDavid Arkenstone
Road to CamelotDavid Arkenstoneplay_arrow
Cool instrumental Celtic music
27eastWhiskey in the JarThe Dubliners
Whiskey in the JarThe Dublinersplay_arrow
The Appeal of The Dubliners, Pioneers of Celtic Music
28eastRockhillBeltaine
RockhillBeltaineplay_arrow
A piece of music that modernly arranges Celtic music
29eastAre you ready yet?Danu
Are you ready yet?Danuplay_arrow
Danu’s traditional Celtic music is captivating.
30eastHarvest stormAltan
Harvest stormAltanplay_arrow
Celtic band, upbeat song
31eastThe River SingsEnya
The River SingsEnyaplay_arrow
International success with her signature songs by Enya
32eastCry Of The CeltsRonan Hardiman
Cry Of The CeltsRonan Hardimanplay_arrow
A powerful Celtic music opening theme
33eastNight In That LandNightnoise
Night In That LandNightnoiseplay_arrow
Enigmatic music from Ireland
34eastThe Skye Boat SongThe Corries
The Skye Boat SongThe Corriesplay_arrow
A soothing Irish folk song from Scotland
35eastDrunken LullabiesFlogging Molly
Drunken LullabiesFlogging Mollyplay_arrow
A Celtic-style pop rock tune
36eastArrietty’s SongCécile Corbel
Arrietty's SongCécile Corbelplay_arrow
Theme songs from Studio Ghibli films, Corbel’s beautiful singing voice
37eastThe Galway GirlSharon Shannon feat. Steve Earle
The Galway GirlSharon Shannon feat. Steve Earleplay_arrow
The Celtic music hit song “Galway Girl”
38eastDirty old townThe Pogues
Dirty old townThe Poguesplay_arrow
A band that laid the foundations of Celtic punk
39eastCeltic CarolLindsey Stirling
Celtic CarolLindsey Stirlingplay_arrow
Lindsey Stirling's Celtic music album
40eastBlack FoxHeather Dale
Black FoxHeather Daleplay_arrow
They are internationally acclaimed for their distinctive style of Celtic music.
41eastBallad of the Fox HunterCherish the Ladies
Ballad of the Fox HunterCherish the Ladiesplay_arrow
Healing music by an all-female Celtic band
42eastSiúil a Rúin (Walk My Love) feat. Lucy ChampionAnúna
Siúil a Rúin (Walk My Love) feat. Lucy ChampionAnúnaplay_arrow
A soulful, melancholic song from Ireland that resonates with the heart
43eastTu gitanaLuar Na Lubre
Tu gitanaLuar Na Lubreplay_arrow
A rare song that mixes Celtic music and Latin
44eastBraveheart Theme SongJames Horner
Braveheart Theme SongJames Hornerplay_arrow
Braveheart film soundtrack
45eastThe Irish washerwomanAndré Rieu & John Sheahan
The Irish washerwomanAndré Rieu & John Sheahanplay_arrow
Conveying the charm of Irish music
46eastOld Hag You Have Killed MeThe Bothy Band
Old Hag You Have Killed MeThe Bothy Bandplay_arrow
A Celtic music masterpiece by Bojeeband
47eastCaledoniaCeltic Thunder
CaledoniaCeltic Thunderplay_arrow
Cover songs by Celtic Thunder
48eastCoisich A RuinCapercaillie
Coisich A RuinCapercaillieplay_arrow
Capercaillie’s signature song, depicting love and parting in Gaelic
49eastThe Call Of The MountainsEluveitie
The Call Of The MountainsEluveitieplay_arrow
Eluveitie’s Celtic music-infused folk metal
50eastThe Battle of AughrimThe Chieftains
The Battle of AughrimThe Chieftainsplay_arrow
The Chieftains popularized Celtic music around the world.
51eastMorning NightcapLúnasa
Morning NightcapLúnasaplay_arrow
Lúnasa is a traditional Irish band
52eastAn Alarc’hTri Yann
An Alarc'hTri Yannplay_arrow
Heroic tales and pride of Brittany
53eastLord Of The DanceCeltic Spirit
Lord Of The DanceCeltic Spiritplay_arrow
An inspiring representative piece of Celtic music
54eastAutumn WaltzLisa Lynne
Autumn WaltzLisa Lynneplay_arrow
A composition that expresses the autumn tranquility of the Celtic harp
55eastCry of the CeltsMichael Flatley
Cry of the CeltsMichael Flatleyplay_arrow
Michael Flatley's dance music
56eastVICTOR AND HIS DEMONSFIDDLER’S GREEN
VICTOR AND HIS DEMONSFIDDLER’S GREENplay_arrow
German Irish punk band
57eastMay it beEnya
May it beEnyaplay_arrow
Enya’s theme song for The Lord of the Rings
58eastO’Sullivan’s MarchThe Chieftains
O'Sullivan's MarchThe Chieftainsplay_arrow
A band that popularized traditional Irish music worldwide
59eastScarborough FairCeltic Woman
Scarborough FairCeltic Womanplay_arrow
The Allure of Celtic Music and Its Traditional Melodies
60eastChove en SantiagoLuar Na Lubre
Chove en SantiagoLuar Na Lubreplay_arrow
From Galicia, heartwarming music of Lorca’s poetry
61eastI Will Remember YouSeamus Egan
I Will Remember YouSeamus Eganplay_arrow
Sarah McLachlan, originally from an Irish band
62eastWeep Not For the MemoriesSeamus Egan
Weep Not For the MemoriesSeamus Eganplay_arrow
Irish flutist, Seamus Egan
63eastWhiskey In The JarThe Killdares
Whiskey In The JarThe Killdaresplay_arrow
The appeal of Celtic-style violin bands
64eastCadence to Arms (Scotland the Brave)Dropkick Murphys
Cadence to Arms (Scotland the Brave)Dropkick Murphysplay_arrow
A classic of Celtic punk rock
65eastPerfect TimeMoya Brennan
Perfect TimeMoya Brennanplay_arrow
A song of prayer to God that resonates in Moia’s heart
66eastFirelandsTracey Hewat
FirelandsTracey Hewatplay_arrow
Beautiful vocals of Celtic music, with a fantastic, enchanting charm
67eastRocky Road to DublinThe Dubliners
Rocky Road to DublinThe Dublinersplay_arrow
The Dubliners, a legendary band in Celtic music
68eastUncle DanIrish Descendants
Uncle DanIrish Descendantsplay_arrow
Pub music by an Irish band
69eastReleaseAfro Celt Sound System
ReleaseAfro Celt Sound Systemplay_arrow
Afro Celt: The Mystery of Cross-Cultural Music
70eastYsAlan Stivell
YsAlan Stivellplay_arrow
A masterpiece depicting the legend of Celtic music
71eastGortoz A Ran J’AttendsDenez Prigent feat Lisa Gerrard
Gortoz A Ran J’AttendsDenez Prigent feat Lisa Gerrardplay_arrow
Breton music: the birth of a classic war film theme
72eastBlack is the ColourGaelic Storm
Black is the ColourGaelic Stormplay_arrow
A beautiful song by a Celtic band
73eastThe Bonny SwansLoreena McKennitt
The Bonny SwansLoreena McKennittplay_arrow
Captivating compositions by a Celtic harpist
74eastNothing But The Same Old StoryPaul Brady
Nothing But The Same Old StoryPaul Bradyplay_arrow
Paul Brady's folk-pop song
75eastRose ConnollyThe Everly Brothers
Rose ConnollyThe Everly Brothersplay_arrow
Appalachian Murder Ballad
76eastSONG FOR IRELANDJoan McInnes
SONG FOR IRELANDJoan McInnesplay_arrow
Irish traditional song, sung by Joan
77eastDown by the Sally GardensLark and Spur
Down by the Sally GardensLark and Spurplay_arrow
Celtic music duo Lark and Spur
78eastDrunken SailorIrish Rovers
Drunken SailorIrish Roversplay_arrow
Classic pub music born in 1968
79eastDrunken SailorPaddy and the Rats
Drunken SailorPaddy and the Ratsplay_arrow
Introduction to Paddy and the Rats’ rock songs
80eastI Will Find YouClannad
I Will Find YouClannadplay_arrow
The moving theme song from the film The Last of the Mohicans
81eastDanny BoyEva Cassidy
Danny BoyEva Cassidyplay_arrow
It spread after adding traditional Irish lyrics to a folk song.