The group 'Finscéal' from County Limerick have realized their dream of becoming the Siansa Gael Linn 2019 winners! At the Grand Finale of this popular competition for young traditional Irish music and singing groups in the National Concert Hall on Sunday, 7 April 2019, they were chosen from among eight finalists of a high standard for this…

Playing Jigs, reels, bluegrass, classical and popular theme tunes from Ireland, Scotland and America among others. The CD consists of 10 instrumental tracks featuring Diane Merson - Jones on fiddle, John Scott on bazouki and banjo, Brian Knox on fiddle and concertina, Ian Blue on mandolin and John Walker on guitar. All members have extensive experience having played professionally and non professionally over many years playing pubs, clubs, festivals, weddings and other private…

Seldom Sober, Savannah's only Irish folk and traditional band, have released a new studio album called Six Months in Confession. The album features thirteen tracks, including eight songs and five tune sets.

Formed in 2007 by Michael Corbett and Colleen Settle, both…

Good Piping is a vérité documentary film on Irish pipers. It is a remarkable glimpse into the world of musicians playing Ireland’s most enigmatic instrument, the uilleann pipes. “This rare, ancient bagpipe may occasionally be seen in a pub or at a festival, but as a historical soloist, leading dances and harrowing souls, the instrument remains a fleeting…

Long ago, Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer of what is now Eastern Canada, had a dream: that in the new territory he had explored, all might raise their voices together, indigenous and European, of all faiths, a chorus of different perspectives, cultures, and ideas. It was a dream forgotten,…

Tradconnect has exceeded 750,000 plays of tracks on our Soundcloud Page where we have over 300 tracks by traditional artists from across the globe. This equates to over 43,000 hours of play for…

Dublin's annual celebration of the traditional Irish singing and dancing styles known as "Sean Nós" will take place on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April next. Main events:

• A multi-lingual night of traditional singing in any language, including live traditional music, hosted by An Góilín traditional singers'…

Rescheduled for 7 Apr local time - midday Sat 6 April GMT.

Consairtín 2019, the sixth national concertina convention, will take place in Ennis, Co Clare from 25th to 28th April. This festival is a celebration of the concertina in traditional Irish music. The past few years has witnessed an exponential rise in the popularity of the instrument among traditional players in Ireland and the…

The cream of young Irish traditional music and singing talent will take to the National Concert Hall stage on Sunday, 7 April next for the Siansa Gael Linn 2019 final.  This is the climax of the competition which is organized annually by Gael Linn, and this years' final  will see a close contest between eight groups from Counties…

This is my CV on the British Music Collection web site...

https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/patrick-osullivan

Irish Night on SOUNDCLOUD

 'Irish Night', lyric by Patrick O'Sullivan, melody by Peadar Long, was the title song for my 1987, Major Road Theatre Company, oral history stage play, IRISH NIGHT.

This version...

Singer: Stephanie Hladowski

Guitars: Danny Yates

Arrangement by Hladowski, Yates and O'Sullivan

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To help you get your news story out to a wider audience we are testing out a 'Newsdesk' feature on Tradconnect. We are encouraging artists and others involved with traditional music to post your traditional music news in a central location on…

This is the debut release from Antrim native Ciaran O’Kane. Although traditional in origin, Ciaran’s unique singing style has developed over the years, with a range of influences including blues, country, pop and jazz. 'Round & Round' features traditional songs, music and some of his own compositions.…

Radio Kidnappers (NZ) 104.7MHz FM.

Broadcast: 31/03/2019 0004-0100 NZDT

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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1. Matt Tighe: King's reel / The mountain stream / King's…

“The Way Light Falls Upon Water” is the third single to be taken from Old Hannah’s upcoming debut album ‘Borealis’, released 19 April. This track is intimate, warm and evocative, as is the melodic percussion and woodwind that runs throughout the track. Renowned for…

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for February 2019.  Each month we feature the top 10 albums, write follow up articles and present sounds from all new releases. 

Don't forget that if you have an album on release check out our …

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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1. Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band:…

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All-Irish traditional instrumental music for St Patrick's Day.

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1. Boxing Banjo: Keepin' it reel: The…