The Celtic countries are officially six in number: Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, and of course Brittany.
To these six countries are added Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria, all three in Spain, but also the Aosta Valley, in Italy.
More detailed information can be found on Wikipedia.
These Celtic countries find themselves in their music, celebrated by events such as the interceltic festival of Lorient. A few musical instruments are associated with Celtic music, like the bagpipe or the Celtic harp.
The first name that comes to mind when talking about Celtic music is Alan Stivell, activist for Breton culture.
The group Tri Yann ("the three Johns") is from Nantes. Their style is inspired by traditional Breton and Celtic music and songs.
Celtic music goes hand in hand with folk dances.
Breton folk dances are still as popular with the public as ever. It is not uncommon during a concert of Breton music to see the public spontaneously start dancing.
These dances were popularized by the show Riverdance.
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