There's also a language link between Welsh and Cornish (certainly in the nouns) as I can read quite a bit of Cornish although there are profound differences but the root is there. Wales and Cornwall were peopled by the same race but split by the Bristol channel (non-uk readers - have a look at a map of the UK) during the Saxon invasion and, of course, the languages went their own way after that. There should also (I would think) be a link between Scottish and Irish (as Scotland was peopled by the Scotti from Ireland and the native Picts were either killed, died out or were absorbed ) languages -is that so? The Isle of Man comes between the two with a good sprinkling of Viking. I have no idea what the language of Brittany sounds like although Welsh and French do share a lot of words I agree with you that it is really just a label with little meaning when applied to music. It varies so much that you really don't know what you are getting until you hear it. The music of these areas is so diverse that you really can't lump it all together under any heading. Each country has a distinct sound with, as you say, some overlaps in the good old tradition of pinching a "good tune".. It's a bit like putting all music since 1950 into one selection as "pop" music and ignoring R&B, Rock, New Wave, Garage and the other umpteen categories (many of which I haven't the foggiest what they are, being so old). Of course, many of our American cousins don't know where half these places are (just as we don't appreciate the difference between states and lump them all as "America" while Americans are most particular about which state they are from). It will always be a problem in the UK as England is such a mixture of races (Angles, Jutes, Saxons, Vikings etc) and their tradition is also a mixture gleaned from all these sources. Maybe, in the UK, Celtic just means "not English"? Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Redpath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [HG] My page about Asturias and Galicia
> > > Hi Ivan, this Celtic myth has got me into a lot of trouble with our > American friends. There is NO such thing as Celtic music. Scotland, > Ireland, Wales, and Brittany have only one thing in common, an unfounded > dislike of the English. The musical identities are very different with a few > overlaps. The Celtic label is just a con , made up to make money out > of nothing. In Scotland our music is Scots/ Gaelic NOT Celtic. > > I really like your web site and your orchestra looks fantastic. JO > > > > --------------------------------- > For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit Yahoo! For Good this month.
