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* Drone On! The High History of Celtic Music. By Winnie Czulinski. Sound and Vision. Distributed by Firefly Books, 66 Leek Crescent, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 1H1; 800-387-5085; fax, 800-565-6034; www.fireflybooks.com. 2004. 200 pp. Timeline, index. Paperback, $19.95.
This charming little book is not meant to be read while you're eating or drinking. Almost every line has a chuckle, but you can't be sure when a giant guffaw will come and your food will go.
I always thought Celtic music was Irish, and it is. The Irish Celts "were the type to split someone's head with an axe, then immediately sing a poem about it" (p. 12). But Celtic music is also derived from Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, and Spain. "Mix...