Celtic punk

Celtic punk
Stylistic origins	Punk rock British folk rock folk punk Celtic music Celtic rock Irish rebel music
Cultural origins	1980s London, England: Irish folk and punk rock scenes
Typical instruments	Singing electric guitar bass guitar drum kit bagpipes tin whistle fiddle banjo mandolin accordion
Regional scenes
London Ireland Scotland Wales Australia United States
Other topics
Celtic fusion Scottish Gaelic punk Celtic metal

Celtic punk is punk rock mixed with traditional Celtic music.

Celtic punk bands often play covers of traditional Irish, Welsh or Scottish folk and political songs. They will often make original songs too. Common themes in Celtic punk music include politics, Celtic culture and identity, heritage, religion, drinking and working class pride.

The genre became popular in the 1980s by The Pogues. The Pogues are a band of London Irish punk musicians in London. They celebrated their Irish heritage.

The term Celtic punk is usually used to describe bands who base their music in Irish or Scottish traditional music. It is considered part of the more general folk punk genre. However, folk punk is usually used for bands that use English, American and other forms of folk music as inspiration.

The usual Celtic punk band includes a rock instrument as well as traditional instruments such as bagpipes, fiddle, tin whistle, accordion, mandolin, and banjo. Like Celtic rock, Celtic punk is a form of Celtic fusion.

Other websites

• Paddy Rock Archived 2019-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Irish Punk Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine