Scotland’s west coast Hebridean Island of Islay is a place where Scottish-Celtic traditions, language and culture remain strong. Read more here!
Piper Glenn Coolen is the co-founder of the Re-Jigged Festival, an edgy, up and coming Celtic celebration that takes place this weekend in Dartmouth, Nova...
For almost 30 years, Diane Byrnes has brought Irish music to the airwaves via her Pittsburgh-based radio show Echoes of Erin. Get to know her...
For Italian composer Fabius Constable, every Celtic concert is a conquest. Read more here!
By her own admission, fiddler-singer-songwriter Lizzy Hoyt is “a true Canadian mash-up.” Get to know her here!
Legendary Irish folklorist, writer and broadcaster Michael J. Murphy plied his trade in the sweet solitude of Slieve Gullion on Ireland’s lush west coast. Learn...
Californians John and Jennifer Kelly share a love, and a love for Scottish dancing. Read more here!
Canadian author and historian Ken McGoogan connects the Celtic dots with his latest book Celtic Lightning. Read more here!
Over the course of a long career, Dennis Sheehan became known to U2 band-mates as Saint Dennis of Dublin. Read more here!
The Irish flag was flown publicly for the first time during the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. Learn more here!
Some sources suggest that the ‘wee folk” - commonly known as the Leprechaun or Clurichaun - have inhabited Ireland since well before the Celts arrived....
Welcome to the Best of Celtic Life International; 2012-2015, containing a cross-section of stories from past issues that capture and convey the hopes, dreams, thoughts,...
Thousands of Celts will converge in New Mexico this weekend for the Aztec Highland Games! Event chairperson Jessica Polatty gives us the details.
Like Highland Games, Celtic Festivals now enjoy world-wide popularity. Read more here!
Celebration knows no borders; Highland Games and Celtic Festivals are now all over the map. Read more here!
Thousands of Celts of all ages will be in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this weekend for the annual Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival. Recently we...
Many cultures throughout the world lay claim to having heard or seen the Banshee. Learn more here!
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The Celtic Question
What is your favourite component of Celtic culture?
- Music 58%, 30 votes30 votes 58%30 votes - 58% of all votes
- Dance 10%, 5 votes5 votes 10%5 votes - 10% of all votes
- Fashion 8%, 4 votes4 votes 8%4 votes - 8% of all votes
- Crafts 8%, 4 votes4 votes 8%4 votes - 8% of all votes
- Literature 6%, 3 votes3 votes 6%3 votes - 6% of all votes
- Cuisine 4%, 2 votes2 votes 4%2 votes - 4% of all votes
- Jewelry 4%, 2 votes2 votes 4%2 votes - 4% of all votes
- Painting 4%, 2 votes2 votes 4%2 votes - 4% of all votes
- Theater 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
- Photography 0%, 0 votes0 votes0 votes - 0% of all votes
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