Kristyn Getty

Roots worship is a stream of contemporary worship music that leans into the acoustic, organic sound world of Americana and folk traditions. Instead of arena-sized synths and polished pop gloss, it favors hand-played instruments, communal singing, and earthy textures.

Contemporary Christian music (CCM) is a broad umbrella of popular music that expresses the Christian faith using the sound, structures, and production values of mainstream pop, rock, and singer‑songwriter styles.

Celtic is a broad, pan-regional umbrella for the traditional and tradition-inspired music of the Celtic nations—primarily Ireland and Scotland, but also Brittany (France), Wales, Galicia (Spain), the Isle of Man, and Cornwall.

Christian folk is a strand of faith-centered songcraft that marries the acoustic intimacy and storytelling of the folk revival with explicitly Christian themes.