These ballads – known as laoidhean – are heroic folk tales telling the stories of mythical beasts, brave warriors and ancient kings and queens, and have been an important part of Celtic folklore since ...

Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony was the first symphony by an American woman to be published. Drawing on Irish and Scottish folk melodies, Beach evokes rolling hills, ancient ballads, and a deep emotional ...

To modern ears, the word “Celtic” evokes traditional art, literature and music from Ireland and Scotland. But the ancient Celts were a widespread group of people with origins in central Europe. See ...