As I Roved Out – A Story Of Celtic Rock 1968-1978 is out now, featuring Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Fairport Convention and more

A brand-new 3CD compilation - that takes a deep dive into a much overlooked but key sub-genre of 1960s-1970s Celtic rock - was released on Friday.  The first comprehensive overview of this important stylistic off-shoot, As I Roved Out – A Story Of Celtic Rock 1968-1978 features performances from several amazing Irish, Welsh, French, Scottish and English heavyweights such as Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, John Martyn, Huw Jones, Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span.

The triple CD set is out now and can be purchased here.

Rock music infused with traditional Celtic sounds began to emerge in Ireland in the late 1960s/early 1970s with the likes of Taste, Granny's Intentions, Skid Row and Thin Lizzy all laying down their markers.

But this musical development was certainly not restricted to the Emerald Isle as bands from other countries with Celtic heritage also began to merge their own Celtic roots music with rock. Tracks included here by acts from Wales such as Huw Jones, Y Nhw, Heather Jones and Edward H Dafis, as well as those from Scotland such as Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Al Stewart and Runrig, show that this was no local development but a growing international sound.

There was also a significant swell of acts having the same idea in France as can be evidenced by the output included on this set of French artists such as Dan Ar Braz, Kyaldan, Namnètes and Alain Samson. Added to this are the British Rock and Folk Rock bands utilising Celtic forms and sounds such as Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, East Of Eden, Wishbone Ash, Faces and Trees, all of whom feature here, to give the full picture of one of the most interesting in original strands of rock.

See below for a full tracklisting:

DISC ONE

1 Taste - Born On The Wrong Side Of Time

2 Huw Jones - Mathonwy

3 Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life

4 Pentangle - Once I Had A Sweetheart

5 Trader Horne - Sheena

6 Y Nhw - Siwsi

7 East of Eden - Jig a Jig

8 Granny's Intentions - Maybe

9 Al Stewart - Electric Los Angeles Sunset

10 Steeleye Span - Lowlands of Holland

11 Skid Row - Oi'll Tell You Later

12 Seamus Shannon & The Drifter Sound - Boola Boola

13 Archie Fisher - Orfeo

14 Trees - Streets of Derry

15 Rory Gallagher - Just The Smile

16 Jackie McAuley - Bangerine

DISC TWO

1 Shelagh McDonald - Dowie Dens Of Yarrow

2 Sandy Denny - Blackwaterside

3 Woods Band - As I Roved Out

4 JSD Band - Johnny O'Braidislea

5 Mellow Candle - Lonely Man

6 Wishbone Ash - Warrior

7 Jonathan Kelly - Ballad Of Cursed Anna

8 David McWilliams - Lord Offaly

9 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

10 Clannad - Siúbhán Ní Dhuibhir

11 Cromwell - Guinness Rock

12 Faces - Flags and Banners

13 Keltic Wine - Hurricane Sailor

14 John Martyn - Eibhlí Ghail Chiúin Ni Chearbhaill

15 Peggy's Leg - History Tells

16 Mushroom - Kings and Queens

DISC THREE

1 Heather Jones - Nos Ddu

2 Edward H Dafis - Hedydd

3 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Breakfast, Dinner and Tea

4 Contraband - Rattlin' Roarin' Willie

5 Endaf Emlyn - Evan Edward Lloyd

6 Loudest Whisper - Silent O'Moyle

7 Brân - Y Gwylwyr

8 Hergest - Clychau Cantre'r Gwaelod

9 Bert Jansch - Dynamite

10 Skibbereen - Kerry Slide Jig

11 Joe O'Donnell w/ Rory Gallagher - Poet's & Strorytellers

12 Shwn - Bachgen

13 Spud - Tickle Your Fancy

14 Dan Ar Braz - Allez Dire À La Ville

15 Kyaldan - La Charrette Des Morts

16 Jimi Slevin & Firefly - Wouldn't It Be Nice

18 Namnètes - Adieu Ma Mie

19 Alain Samson - Mach'ig Ar Pollanton + Bale Kerstang

20 Runrig - De Ni Mi and Puirt