Celtic musicians: USA

Heather Alexander
Calfornian singer and fiddler.
Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin
Acclaimed Irish concertina player and ethnomusicologist based in San Francisco.
Annwn
Electric, eclectic, celtic-based music, from Berkeley.
An Ríl
Irish traditional music in ... Hawaii!
Atlantic Shore
Gaelic group based in Sebastopol, North California.
Black '47
Top Irish-American celtic rock group.
Black Irish Band
Irish, Italian and American music mix from the Gold Country of California.
Blackthorn
All-round Irish trad group from Michigan.
Bogside Zukes
Celtic/pub/rock music, and a, well, unique name, from Peoria, Illinois.
Buddy O'Reilly Band (The O'Reilly Consort)
No sign of Buddy, but this this group keep the Irish music flag flying all around Atlanta.
Celtic Thunder
Irish-American group from Washington, DC.
Cherish the Ladies
New York-based Irish trad/ceili group.
Chulrua
Midwest group featuring All-Ireland champion Paddy O'Brien, with Pat Egan and Tim Britton.
Claddagh Ring
Kansas area Scottish and Irish music (and plenty of Blarney!)
Clan na Gael
Celtic, folk and beyond...based out of northern Nevada.
Clancy, O'Connell & Clancy
New trio of the legendary Liam Clancy with son Dó and Robbie O'Connell.
Clandestine
High-energy Texan Scottish/celtic band.
Robbie O'Connell
Irish folksinger/songwriter and nephew of the famed Clancy brothers.
L. E. McCullough
Innovative and seminal whistle player, based in Indiana.
Darby O'Gill
"Rollickin' Celtic Music" from Oregon.
Dewar & McLean
Scottish, Irish and original music in Northern California and Nevada, now defunct.
Distant Oaks
San Francisco Bay Area band playing early and celtic music, often at the same time!
Connie Dover
Celtic soloist with a crystalline voice from Missouri.
Fianna Rua
Five-piece celtic band from Lexington, Kentucky.
Four Shillings Short
Truly eclectic, and fun celtic band from Palo Alto, California.
Roger Graham
Singer of Scottish, Irish and American folk songs, based in south-central US.
Chris Grotewohl
Ace banjo player from the Kansas City area.
Julie Henigan
Irish and American folk singer and DAGDAD guitarist from Missouri.
Iona
One of several groups by this name, this one is a trio from Virginia.
Kips Bay
Rock, pop, trad and 'Celtic Americana' from this top-rated East Coast group.
Susan McKeown & the Chanting House
New York-based, acoustic rock with traditional tinge.
Knodel & Valencia
Celtic Harping and song duo from Northern California.
Roger Landes
Top American bouzoukist, member of Scartaglen and now playing with Connie Dover.
El McMeen
Celtic fingerstyle guitarist, from New Jersey.
Tommy Makem
A legendary founder of the Irish folk revival, and still performing.
The Makem Brothers
Sons of Tommy Makem put a new shine on the legend.
Will Millar
Irish folk singer and founder of The Irish Rovers.
Aine Minogue
one of the best of Irish harpists, with New Age/worldbeat leanings, now based in New England.
The Mollys
Wild Celtic and Mexican music, from Tucson, Arizona.
Mick Moloney
Philadelphia based folklorist, singer, and instrumentalist.
Morrigu
Connecticut group self billed as 'celtotradrad/irishacoustic punk', whatever that is!
The New Road
Atlanta's finest, celtically speaking!
Nightnoise
Celtic-derived contemporary group, made up of Tríona and Mícheál Ó'Dómhnaill, Johnny Cunningham and Brian Dunning.
180 & the letter G
Milwaukee-area traditional band featuring celtic internaut Dan Beimborn.
Pipe on the Hob
Popular Irish trad group from the New York city area.
The Pub Scouts
Chico, California-based group, playing Scottish and Irish trad.
Ray
The artist known as Ray...has released a new celtesque Jethro Tull tribute album.
Anne Roos
Verstatile celtic harpist from Tahoe, California.
Rowan
Acoustic celtic/trad quartet from Wichita, Kansas.
Linda Rutherford &Celtic Fire
Pop celtic music from upstate New York.
Seven Nations
Top American celtic-rock band.
John Sherman
Fine fingerstyle guitarist playing in a celtic mode.
Smithfield Fair
Lively Scottish-American band based around Lousiana.
Standing Stones
San Francisco based celtic duo with an extensive and educational website.
Stark Raven
Jazz-tinged celtic music from Ohio.
Alan Stivell
Discography of Breton celtic/new age musician, by Jim Chokey.
Stonecircle
Progressive celtic group from Salt Lake City.
Mairéid Sullivan
Traditional and original Irish singing, with a contemprary/classical twist.
Suffering Gaels
Energetic Irish trad group from the Seattle area.
Tara's Thistle
Gaelic music duo playing around New England.
Tempest
Celtic rock group based in Northern California.
Tory Voodoo
Florida-based duo with an individual style of celtic/acoustic music.
Eamon O'Tuama
New-York based Irish singer-songwriter with a rockish twist.
Two O'Clock Courage
'AmeriCeltic' music from Austin, Texas.
Elisa Welch
California-based singer/songwriter/instrumentalist, with a rather funny page....
Freddie White
Inimitable folk singer from Cork, now resident in the US.
Quick Takes
An omnibus file with information on 30 groups and musicians for which there is not yet enough information to merit individual files.

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