The Rambling Boys are Gino Lupari (Bodhran and vocals), David Munnelly (Accordion) Sean Regan (Fiddle, Mandola and Vocals) Alan Burke (Guitar and Vocals). They have just released a track from their forthcoming album and we include it below.

Their aim is to "explore the influence of Celtic music in different cultures…

Kyle Carey describes her music as Gaelic Americana and as a big fan of Americana and Country or Folk infused variants of it I can quite confidently say it is an outstanding debut.  Its Gaelic component is subtle it must be said.  The songs are from the American Folk Anthology with influences from Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton…

After a 15 year hiatus from playing Irish music, Kevin O’Donnell now presents his first ever solo work.  3 years in the making, DEEP IS THE WELL is an ambitious collection of original songs telling the tale of an Irish-American family through multiple generations.  It has been produced by Maurice Lennon (Stockton’s Wing) and in addition to…

Niamh Ní Charra grew up in Killarney, Ireland and is recognised internationally for her music on both fiddle and concertina. She performed with Riverdance for close to a decade as a soloist before returning once again to…

Find detailed below the London Trad Scene Roundup as prepared and issued by Karen Ryan as part of her email newsletter.  

Included in this update

• Danny O’Mahony…

With the release of my new album just a week away, this will be my final blog update. The album will be available to buy from http://www.endaseery.com from next Monday, April 1st (not an April Fools!). The first launch will take place at Áras an Mhuilinn, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath on Friday, April 26th @ 8…

Some rocking good reels here played by Sylvain Barou, from Brittany.  He is rightly considered one of the most versatile and exciting flute players on the circuit today. 

You will know Sylvian best from his new collaboration with Pádraig Rynne and Dónal Lunny as part of the new group Triad. Apart from that he…

RUNA are a group that have been getting a lot of positive coverage of late. Its contemporary traditional or Celtic music, a fusion of sorts from the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the United States.  Add in some great songs and you have the ingredients for a great group. They are not dissimilar to The Outside Track or Shantalla in their approach…

In the week where we announced the winner of our Album of the Year 2012 ( Caitlín Nic Gabhann and her debut Caitlín )  it is worth taking a few more…

They have reached the end of their present tour and for anyone that got to see We Banjo 3 we are sure you had a good night.  We saw them in Dublin at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum and they most definitely put on a good show.  We did a…

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Well, we did it, premiered in Colorado and Virginia to packed houses and rave reviews. Now we have a new website for ordering DVDs and Blu-Rays and HD Downloads, as well as a hub to check out all the BTS videos, trailers, and special features we've put together for the film. You can see all of it at:

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And then drop by our Facebook page, give us a like, and find out the latest…

Luka Bloom, Martin Hayes, Donal Lunny, Steve Cooney and Hermitage Green are amongst the acts lined up to perform during the inaugural Doolin Folk Festival on June 14^th to 16^th 2013. Sponsored by Smithwick’s Pale Ale, the three-day festival will take place on the grounds of Hotel Doolin.

The Doolin Folk Festival line-up so far includes…

When it come to institutions in the Irish tradition you need look no further than The Kilfenora Céilí Band.  In existence for over 100 years they have seen highs and lows and have emerged in the last decade as an energised and relevant part of our traditional music scene.  The leadership of…

Hope you can join me today at www.liveireland.com for a Copperplate Time Paddy's day special, "Paddy in London" featuring music from London from…

As you know we have been trying to create a map of all the traditional Irish musicians in the world and it has been slowly growing over the last while.  We were trying to estimate how many people play traditional Irish music and were putting it at about 150,000.  No exact science for this figure so if you have a more accurate idea let us…

Check out our Top 10 Traditional Irish Albums at the moment. This month we have a couple of new entrants with Johnny McCarthy & Alph Duggan and their new album Steele's Rock.  Also creeping in at 10th place is Lumiere and their album My Dearest Dear.  Eamonn Cotter still holds the top spot again for this month

Check out the attached and see how many you have in…

We have been following the exploits of New York's Dylan Foley for a little while.  This covers his solo efforts last year with the release of his debut album Hup! and this year with his new super group The Yanks.  See this recent…

Hi there! Just wanted to come on here and say thanks very much to anyone who voted for the 'Caitlín' CD here on tradconnect. Big Buzz getting word form Tony that the CD had won. Caoimhín and I are delighted!!  Míle buíochas! www.caitlin.ie