Orthodox Celts
Orthodox Celts | |
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Orthodox Celts in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Take It Or Leave It Records, ITMM, Metropolis Records, Automatik, O'Celts Records |
| Members | Aleksandar Petrović Dušan Živanović Dejan Lalić Nikola Stanojević Vladan Jovković Dejan Grujić Dragan Gnjatović |
| Past members | Ana Đokić Dejan Jevtović Dejan Popin Bojan Petrović |
| Website | www.orthodoxcelts.com |
Orthodox Celts is a Serbian band formed in Belgrade in 1992 which plays Irish folk music combined with rock elements. Despite their uncharacteristic genre in their home country, the band has been one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene since their formation, and has influenced a number of younger Serbian bands, most notably Irish Stew of Sindidun and Tir na n'Og.
The band started their career performing traditional Irish songs and, gradually, introduced more and more of their own material (lyrics mostly written by the band's frontman Aleksandar "Aca Seltik" Petrović, music mostly written by band's violinist Ana Đokić). All their lyrics are in English, but the group has composed some purely instrumental songs as well. They traditionally celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a large concert in Belgrade. The group has released six studio albums to date.