TradConnect members Tom McElvogue and Des Hurley are commencing a UK tour  with Karen Tweed and Chris O' Malley. They have joined forces to bring…

My want to whistle  has been nagging me many a year.  I remember watching and listening to an old school friend playing a tune with the local Trad group. Darren is a long time member, he plays Whistle, Banjo, Guitar and Fiddle and  all incredibly well I might add. Less isn't expected as he's been at it from before his teen years with some regrettable absences (his own thoughts) Whistle playing at his…

All praise for Katie Davis Henderson and her New Tune a Day. We are slightly in awe of this TradConnect member and her musical output. What a project to undertake.  She has just recently finished a learning a new tune everyday…

Music Network Announces Line-up for Culture Night - An evening of free live music at The Coach House, Dublin Castle on Friday 21st September



Music Network today announced an exciting…

Although her repertoire is rooted in the traditional music of her native Ireland and adopted homeland of Scotland, Nuala Kennedy has also gained critical attention for her eclectic cross-genre work, featuring liltingly beautiful vocals, adventurous instrumentation, and an imaginative mix of influences. For her Noble Stranger album release tour, her American band accompanies…

This documentary footage was sent to me by Tradconnect members, The O’Carolan Harp Festival. I’ve posted a copy into the Carolan group but feel that this needs a higher profile amongst our general membership. The film shows some of the events and attractions of the festival held in Keadue (County Roscommon) and gives a great flavour of…

This programme explores a unique strand of traditional music in Ireland: the fiddle tradition of Donegal.

Part 1

Part 2…

www.chanceofastart.com Supporting Tradconnect member Patrick Clifford

Now this is something that is at the heart of Tradconnect and some day if we have enough members we may start our own "Trad Fund" on this very site. For now meet member…

A special online webcast from this year’s Electric Picnic Festival will be streamed on www.gaeilge.ie on Saturday September 1st 2012 from 18:00-20:00 GMT+1 (Time Conversion …

It is always worth admiring and aspiring to the levels achieved by our All Ireland Champions. For 2012 the  Senior Fiddle winner was Niall Ó Murchú.

On this clip he plays a well known south Sligo reel in the Senior Fiddle competition at the 2010 Cavan…

Dublin roots band I Draw Slow present a mixture of Alt-country, folk, roots, old-time, Americana drawing on traditional Irish music as well. Killiney Hill never looked so good

They have been drumming up enthusiastic reviews in Ireland since the release of their top 10 selling second album, Redhills. Irish national broadcaster RTE made Redhills album of the week and Redhills has been welcomed to the playlists of stations across the…

If anyone is interested i have just released a new cd of music on the vPipes which are only out a few weeks, 

vPipes-Uilleann is a unique electronic uilleann bagpipes emulator that uses revolutionary technology resulting in a real-life experience in terms of sound quality, fingering and ornamentations. It…

We Banjo 3 have just been granted the prestigious Music Network Young Musicwide Award, a professional development award for the best and brightest young music ensembles. This with the release of their first album Roots of The Banjo Tree makes for an exciting time for one of the hottest talents around.

Featuring 3 tenor banjos,…

At First Light will embark on their first tour of the North of Ireland for some time, visiting Strabane, Limavady, Downpatrick and Belfast. They will no doubt be playing lots of music from their album Idir. Check out our …

Celebrating the musicians who have given their all to compete at the very highest level in the instrument of their choice at the Fleadh Cheoil 2012 which took place again for the third time in Cavan. From across the globe they have gathered and it is worth celebrating some of the…

Jack Talty and Cormac Begley still hold the No.1 spot on our Top Ten for August 2012. Only one new entrant into the top ten this month and that is Damien Mullane with his album 13.

Check out the attached and see how many you have in your collection. Lots of great music.

1. Jack Talty & Cormac Begley - …

Let' get behind Máirtin de Cógaín and his Kickstarter campaign.

In 2010, he released From Cork with Love as the Máirtín de Cógáin Project. It’s an album filled with songs,…

Sometimes you don’t have to dig too deep to find musical inspiration. For Marie Reilly it was very close to home indeed.  The music of South Leitrim and Longford was handed down by her late father Michael Reilly.  The main source of the material for…

We Banjo 3 have just released details of a US tour starting at the Dublin Irish Fest in Ohio on August 2nd - 4th and finishing up in late September in Wisconsin in The University of Whitewater.

You can read a review of their Album Roots of the Banjo Tree  …