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Hi Alanna,

Welcome to the lyric forum. There are a lot of great folks here, and yes, many of us are published lyricists including myself. That sure doesn't mean we all have major hits because publishing doesn't pay the bills.

Not sure what your definition is of "making it" but yes, Celtic or Celtic-type music is very popular, not only in Ireland but also here in the US and other countries. If you want more info, I'd recommend perhaps Googling Celtic music and see how many responses you get...or even going to CDBaby or some of the individuals' sites to see what kind of music is available. I happen to be a fan of Celtic music and have a fairly substantial collection. I know for sure that at least one poster on this forum has a cut on an Celtic cd and there are probably more. One of my co-writes with another person on this forum is currently under consideration for possible cut by an Irish singer. She is from Ireland but she lives in the US now and is a full time touring performer. So to answer that question, at least from my perspective, I'd say if you can make a good living touring and performing full time...that is probably success...at least in my book.

Not sure where you got the idea that this girl was born out of wedlock. That isn't stated here nor implied. This merely says that her mama left her behind..and her daddy is a wild sort of guy. I didn't state her age...but she is clearly old enough to attract a man. She could be 16...she could be 30...am not sure it matters. She has auburn hair though, so she probably isn't too old or her hair might be turning grey. Some of these details are deliberately left for the listener to imagine.

Hope you'll hang around awhile. This is a good place to share and learn. Are you a published writer? Do you have some cuts under your belt? We can always use more folks to learn from.

Hugs,
Bobbie