This is an exciting prospect from Tom Delany, Dessie Kelliher and Brian O'Loughlin.  Its a new album recorded this summer called "Well for Some" and will be released in the coming weeks. It a vibrant and tightly arranged combination of pipes, flute and guitar. It may also find it's way into our Download Centre for Broadcasters in…

Press Release : Ensemble Ériu are proud to announce a nationwide tour for The Stargazer suite of music based on the paintings of Jack B. Yeats, presented with Ensemble Music and funded by The Arts…

Our track of the week this week is taken from the debut album by Bryan O’Leary and Colm Guilfoyle called Where the Bog Is.  We did a Worldwide Album Launch recently and you can read it…

Banjo albums have been thin on the ground so far in 2015, with a few exceptions. The arrival of Paul Meehan's album 'The Lower Road' as well as a new release by Kenny Donagher and Kerrie Herrity called ‘Box & Banjo’ may just change that.

The Lower Road by Meehan is a very solid affair and…

This is track 8 from the debut album by new group Na Leanaí called Kindred Roots.   While the group is new, the name Na Leanaí should give some hint as to their background. They are the children of the famous Sand’s family including Tommy, Hugh, Anne and Ben. In 2014 they decided to follow in their parents footsteps and form…

This is a rather impressive EP that has come to us this week from Low Lily. The trio of musicians previously went under the name Annalivia and their music is grounded in American folk with a range of other influences from Irish and Scottish traditional to Old Time Appalachian and bluegrass.

They mix it up very delicately with…

Welcome to Tradconnect’s Worldwide Album Launch Series. For these launches we are working with over 50 radio broadcasters globally, making new traditional releases available for immediate free download through our…

Hi all, I got this wonderful mail about my current tin whistle album "Whistle Man" this morning from Celtic Radio (award winning radio station): "In fact, we were so impressed with this album that we have selected "Whistle Man" as part of our featured CD section!"

By following this link you can see that I am in good company :-):…

Music Under the Mountains is an annual festival of traditional Irish music hosted in Hollywood County Wicklow. The festival has been in running since 1991 and has attracted some of the countrys biggest names in traditional Irish music including The Chieftans, Altan, Liam O’Flynn, The Kilfenora Ceili bandand Martin Hayes (to name but a few!). They have just…

We generally get behind these campaigns and ask our many members to consider doing the same.  We have covered Lorcán before on Tradconnect and this will be his much anticipated new album.  On his Fund It page he provides some background.

"I am a sean nós singer from a home where this was and is a consuming passion. In…

Our track of the week with over 250 plays over the last 7 days is from the new album by Buttons & Bows.  The Return of Spring is their first studio recording in 24 years. In keeping with their previous albums they present a variety of material that includes both traditional and contemporary. In the liner notes Séamus…

Goítse are one of a small number of bands that really invest in their online presence and this is another fine video from them.The set is called Boodlin’ and it includes Well Bill? a composition by McGeeney/Phelan, The Rocky Town…

Teresa Horgan and Matt Griffin have crafted a delicious slice of folk heaven on this debut recording.  Its instant appeal comes from the addition of some well-orchestrated arrangements with strings and woodwind.  Even so, without this extra element it would still be a good folk album. With it, however, you have the best…

Irish Music from the Hudson Valley is a tribute to Father Charlie Coen and Mike McHale. Both emigrated to the US in the 50’s and found their way to the Catskill’s where they taught music to a young Foley and Gurney who were beginning their journey into traditional music. Foley and Gurney are now best…

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for August 2015.  Each month we feature the top 10 albums and write follow up articles and present sounds from all new releases. If you have a new album on release send us a copy to these contact details.

Don't forget that if you have an album…

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The Alan Kelly Gang reunite with Scotland’s mesmerizing songstress, Eddi Reader (of Fairground Attraction fame) and Trashcan Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas for a short Irish tour this August/September.They will…

Welcome to Tradconnect’s Worldwide Album Launch Series. For these launches we are working with over 50 radio broadcasters globally, making new traditional releases available for immediate free download through our…

The Fleadh Cheoil concluded in Sligo this weekend with what by all accounts was another outstanding festival. Here is an unofficial list of the winners that we have gathered so far from various sources.  

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 Results

1A Fidil / Fiddle (Faoi 12)

1st Ademar…

This is a second track just released from The Lonesome Fiddler by Éilís Crean.  The album was released towards the end of last year and has in that time gained some very positive reviews.  The press release states that it is a much-needed reminder of the true origins of traditional Irish music.  It showcases the East Galway…