We have just received The Yanks new album in the post and are looking forward to playing it over the weekend. Every now and again when we get a good track we are going to feature it as track of the week. If you have a track from Soundcloud that you would like to be featured send it to us.…

Just received great news, "The Keymaster: Patrick Olwell's Story" is an official selection of the DocuWest film festival! keep your calendars' clear in September for fun and adventure, meanwhile, check out their website from last year's festival to see how excited we are to be included with such high-quality fare...

http://docuwestfest.com/home.html

This is a great new video release from The Murphy Beds which shows what a superb duo they are.  Great harmonies and the addition of Stephanie Coleman on violin. The Murphy Beds  consists of Eamon O’Leary on Vocals, Bouzouki, Guitar and Jefferson Hamer and Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin.…

hope you can join me at 4pm today gmt on www.liveireland.com for 2 hours of Irish trad/folk. Full playlist at www.copperplatemailorder.com/links  like, follow spread the word. Irish trad/folk 24/7 on www.liveireland.com

Its always worth following the exploits of our bright young folk as they make their way up the ladder of musical endeavor.  This is a new video just released of the Sinsa Gael Linn winners from 2013.  It was shot at the recent Temple Bar Trad Festival in January of this year.  The group is called Nuada and they are from Meánscoil San Nioclás…

Peace of the Countryside is the second album from Enda Seery and follows very much in the footsteps of his debut The Winding Clock which he released over two years ago. We…

Jed Marum has been on our radar for a little while as we sometimes wander a little off the pure traditional grove and into some of the folk/celtic that is integral to most Irish sessions.  This track which we recently came across is taken from his 2004 album Miles from Home.  There is an inherent mellowness to his voice that can easily compete with…

Music provides us with wonderful opportunities, not least to travel the world.  While I am very used now to following an institutional calender - be it teaching in a secondary school or now  at Dundalk Institute of Technology - I am fortunate to still have the opportunities to perform and tour.  This Easter I joined two of my great mates from the Kingdom, Conor Moriarty and…

Gleantraí Episode 7 airs on Sunday 14th April at 10pm on TG4 and will be presented by Tradconnect member Donall Donnelly. You will remember Donall's great debut album from last year called…

We do like a well made video and think its a great way for artists to promote themselves.  All to often the videos are of inferior quality or else they are a little outdated. However this is changing of late and artists and groups are producing very slick promotional videos.  Here is a new video release that shows…

Fleadh was formed in 1999 by the German Uilleann Pipe player Frank Weber and like a lot of bands went through a period of development.  Frank Dürschner (banjo, mando, harp ) and Tommy Gorny (guitar) have been with the band from the start with the addition of Irish singer songwriter…

Drowsy Maggie is a reel that we learned years ago and have played it at many sessions as it is a most popular tune. We hope this 'bare bones' setting is a help to anyone who finds it a bit daunting to learn a tune with all the ornamentation included at the start.

Drowsy Maggie is a reel that we learned years ago and have played it at many sessions as it is a most popular tune. We hope this 'bare bones' setting is a help to anyone who finds it a bit daunting to learn a tune with all the ornamentation included.

This is the debut EP featuring 5 tracks from Galway band Baile an Salsa.  As the name suggests this is a truly international band that mixes traditional music with Latin rhythms and beats. When I first encountered Baile an Salsa my interest was immediately drawn to their fresh sound.  What started as a general curiosity changed when I got my hands on the EP.  The members that make…

The Steeple Sessions have significantly increased the scale of their programme for 2013 and it now spans 11 weeks across the summer. They have also added the additional feature of having the performing musicians do a Master Class on the day of their performance from 12 - 4pm, with some really big names involved. See the list below. They also have a special session trail in pub…

With most groups you can talk about their members, their background and inspiration.  With Superbelle that is not an option as they have chosen to remain anonymous for this artistic project called Superbelle. For their live shows they are disguised with appropriate…

Dublin born multi-instrumentalist Garry O'Meara showcases his master musicianship as a banjo and mandolin player on this recording.

Featuring a number of his own newly composed works, Garry's powerful instrumentals set him apart as an important and exciting talent.

Working as a full time musician, Garry has for a number of years been bringing his unique and energetic style to audiences around the world

As well as pursuing his solo career, Garry is…

Garry started playing music at the age of 9, learning the banjo, mandolin and guitar. After leaving school, he completed a Degree in Music and Irish at St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.Whilst in college he became involved in the Dublin traditional Irish music scene and this led to various trips to Europe.

Aged 20, he joined the crossover folk/pop band Reel, with whom he…

This is a short but interesting promo video filmed in advance of the TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards 2013 with the legendary fiddler Tommy Peoples.  He talks about his life in music, especially on the area of composition for which he received this award.  

With upwards of 150 tunes written over the years only a small number are in circulation with many of them not…