You don’t have to be geographically related to Ireland or Scotland to make your own  band that plays beautiful music.All you need is the passion to do it. So these are my 10 on the list.

 

1.Make sure you are a musician and you know how to play any Celtic instruments or sing.

 

2.Make sure you know a lot of about Celtic music. So listen,buy records and get acquainted with people who play Celtic music. The best source of this would have to be www.liveireland.com.Just in case you live away in a foreign country and has so little resources to get your records on line.If you don’t know one yet,I’d suggest you consult my older posts especially Articles from the Web for helpful links.

 

3.Participate in forums related to Irish ,Scottish and Welsh music discussion. Read books related to the music and culture.Do your research in Irish ,Scottish, Welsh or any history related to countries of origin.

 

4.Learning the language is not really a prerequisite. There are artists on the same category who never even sang a single song in Gaelic so you are in luck!But still…you have to understand that Gaelic is a beautiful language and singing in it is sublime.

 

5.Court the audience that will love your music. Go out there and perform but make sure you do it with the right people. But then again you’d be surprise that people will really  love what you are doing. Don’t underestimate people these days. They want to hear something fresh, something new.