The Isle of Man is a small island in between Great Britain and Ireland. Its culture is Celtic in origin, influenced historically by its neighbors, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The island is not part of the United Kingdom, but Manx music has been strongly affected by English folk song as well as British popular music.
| Music of the United Kingdom | Celtic music | |
|---|---|---|
| History | Ethnicities | |
| Early British popular music | England | Brittany and Northern Spain |
| 1950s and 60s | Scotland | Cornwall |
| 1970s | Wales | Man |
| 1980s | Northern Ireland | Ireland |
| 1990s to present | Jamaican and Indian | Maritime Canada and Irish Americans |
| Genres | Classical and Opera - Folk - Popular - Rock | |
| Timeline and Samples | ||
| Awards | Mercury | |
| Charts | UK Singles Chart, UK classical chart | |
| Festivals | Glastonbury festival | |
| Media | NME - Melody Maker | |
| National anthem | "God Save the Queen" (Wales-"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", Scotland-"Scotland the Brave", "Flower of Scotland") | |
| Local music | ||
| Anglesey - Anguilla - Antrim - Armagh - Bermuda - Brecknockshire - Borders - Caernarfonshire - Cardiganshire - Carmarthenshire - Cayman Islands - Central Scotland - Channel Islands - Cornwall - Denbighshire - Down - Dumfries and Galloway - Grampian - East of England - East Midlands - Falklands - Fermanagh - Fife - Flintshire - Gibraltar - Glamorgan - Greater London - Highlands - Man - Merionethshire - Londonderry - Lothian - Monmouthshire - Montgomeryshire - Montserrat - North West England - Orkney - Pembrokeshire - Radnorshire - Shetland - South East England - Strathclyde - Tayside - Tyrone - Virgin Islands - West Midlands - Western Isles - Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
A roots revival of Manx folk music began late in the 20th century, alongside a general revival of the Manx language and culture. The 1970s revival was kickstarted, after the 1974 death of the last native speaker of Manx, by a music festival called Yn Chruinnaght in Ramsey.
Prominent musicians of the Manx musical revival include Emma Christian (Ta'N Dooid Cheet - Beneath the Twilight), whose music includes the harp and tin whistle, and harpist and producer Charles Guard (Avenging and Bright), an administrator at the Manx Heritage Foundation, MacTullagh Vannin (MacTullagh Vannin) and the duo Kiaull Manninagh (Kiaull Manninagh).