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The Celtic Bookshelf

For the music that travels, the stories that stay, and the places behind them. A first shelf of books from across the Celtic world.

Browse by interest, follow a story into a new place, or find something to carry home. These are short descriptions of each book's subject, not claims that we have read or reviewed every title.

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An Old-Fashioned Highland Coo Christmas cover

SCOTLAND · CHRISTMAS · COLOURING

An Old-Fashioned Highland Coo Christmas

Highland coos, a robin, snow and a little Scottish Christmas warmth. A colouring book for adults and teens from CelticMFF's publisher.

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Find your next read

The Companion to Irish Traditional Music book cover

Music / Ireland

The Companion to Irish Traditional Music

An encyclopedia of Irish traditional music, song and dance, from instruments and musicians to regional traditions.

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Wayfaring Strangers book cover

Music / Scotland · Ulster · Appalachia

Wayfaring Strangers

Follows the ballads and tunes carried from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia, and the traditions they met along the way.

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The Stations of the Sun book cover

Festivals / Britain

The Stations of the Sun

A history of the ritual year in Britain, tracing Christmas, May Day, midsummer, Halloween and other seasonal customs.

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Irish National Cinema book cover

Film / Ireland

Irish National Cinema

Explores Irish film through history, national identity, gender, the Troubles and the Irish diaspora.

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The Mabinogion book cover

Myth & literature / Wales

The Mabinogion

Eleven medieval Welsh tales bring together shape-shifters, quests, Arthurian romance and the power of storytelling.

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The Bretons book cover

History / Brittany

The Bretons

A history of Brittany and its people, drawing on archaeology and literature to explore language, religion, trade and settlement.

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Galician Songs book cover

Poetry / Galicia

Galician Songs

An English edition of poetry rooted in Galician popular song, first published in Galician in 1863.

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Jamaica Inn book cover

Fiction / Cornwall

Jamaica Inn

Mary Yellan crosses Bodmin Moor to an isolated inn, where family secrets draw her into a dark Cornish story.

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How this shelf works

Titles and descriptions are checked against publisher and bookseller records. Cover images identify the books; the edition or cover offered by a retailer may differ. Check the linked page for current editions, availability and prices.

We will add more independent voices, new books and familiar favourites as the shelf grows. The first shelf includes Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and Galicia, alongside books that follow music and traditions across borders.

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First shelf checked 8 October 2026. CelticMFF is a Red Queen Agency LLC company.