popular and traditional fusion, with performers such as Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, The Corrs, The Chieftains, The Irish Tenors, Van Morrison, The Cranberries, U2, The Script and Eleanor McEvoy achieving success nationally and internationally. In the 1990s, pop bands like the Corrs, Boyzone and The Cranberries emerged. In the same decade, Ireland also contributed(toetama) a subgenre of folk metal known as Celtic metal with exponents of the genre including Cruachan, Geasa and Waylander. Other artists well-known as popular music performers include Phil Coulter, Dolores Keane,Damien Rice, The Frames and Stockton's Wing. Since the 2000s BEAUTIFUL SCENERY Beautiful uncrowded forests and picturesque lakes and waterways are the perfect way to spot some of the wildlife that Northern Ireland has to offer. Northern Ireland also plays host to world class attractions such as the
In the middle years of the 20th century, as Irish society was attempting to modernise, traditional music tended to fall out of favour, especially in urban areas. During the 1960s, and inspired by the American folk music movement, there was a revival of interest in the Irish tradition. Of note also is a growing genre of Irish music fused with heavy Heavy Metal called Celtic Metal / Celtic Battle Metal (also sometimes called Folk Metal). Geasa, Primordial, Waylander, Cruachan and Mael Mordha are examples of bands who perform this style of music. Ireland's biggest selling female artist is Enya; she is also the second biggest selling Irish act in history, second only to U2.[23] Enya shot to international fame with the song "Orinoco Flow" and since has gone on to sell over 70 million albums worldwide. Enya lives in a 19th century castle in Killiney, Dublin, and is widely known for her reclusiveness