We Banjo 3 have announced a short tour of the UK in October 2016 in support of their new album “String Theory”. The tour starts in the Pontio Theatre in Bangor on October 7th and will finish in the Spree, Paisley on October 15th. Reviewing String Theory, Siobhan Long of The Irish Times said it “sees them hurtle into the…

“Stone Walls & Street Lights” is the new album by New Road, a group that features Leonard Barry (uilleann pipes & whistles), Rick Epping (harmonica, concertina, 5-string banjo, jaws harp & vocals), Andy Morrow (fiddle) and Seamie O’Dowd (guitar, mandolin, fiddle & vocals).  A mix of songs and instrumental music, it’s an incredibly strong album…

With the William Butler Yeats, 150th Anniversary just behind us, it was inevitable that his poetry would once again resonate with some of our finest musicians. Today we have an exclusive premiere of a track from the new album by Joe K. Walsh called Borderland, and it features his interpretation of one of Yeats' most famous poems, The…

Since July 2015 Tradconnect has distributed close to 45,000 Irish traditional and folk tracks to over 120 Irish Radio Broadcasters across the globe.

We have done this through our innovative Music Download Centre where we distribute digital media files (albums) to our network of participating…

[ Album launching 28th September in Whelan's Dublin ] In a recent interview with Northern band Cúig we quoted Gino Lupari of Four Men and a Dog who said that "Irish music is in safe hands with this new and exciting band.”  He goes on to say that they are “young musicians that are at the cutting edge of the…

Kiss Me Kate by Padraig O’Neill and Ian Kinsella is our track of the week, having received over 200 plays on our Soundcloud file. It is taken from their new album called When the Prescription Runs Out which we …

In late 2015 we covered a new folk band that had just formed in Galway called The Living Stream. What started out as a rather simple project to record some demo tracks in a Galway studio, developed into something much more involved. Brian Kelly was the driving force behind the project and explained that “the plan was to…

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Daoirí Farrell has significantly enhanced his reputation as one of our finest traditional singers in the years since the release of his debut CD “The First Turn” in 2009.  “True Born Irishman”…

Three of the country's most dazzling traditional musicians - fiddle player, Zoë Conway;  guitar and bouzouki player, Dónal Lunny; and button accordion master, Máirtín O'Connor - will come together in …

A selection of tracks that have been released on Soundcloud over the last few weeks. Sounds that may pass you by.  Sounds worth hearing.

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North Carolina fiddler Andrew Finn Magill is undertaking a European tour in September 2016 with 8 dates in Ireland starting in Monroe’s Galways on 8th September and finishing up in Listowel in Kerry on 21st September. He then travels to Brussels and Lisbon for 4 more dates.

Andrew is also in the…

With the release of Storm in a Teapot, The Celtic Fiddle Festival signals a return to the Scottish influences that were so evident when the group began almost a quarter of a century ago, with the sadly now departed founder member Johnny Cunningham.  The CD, full of both exuberance and solemnity, was recorded at the renowned…

The inclusion of a We Banjo 3 track on the Kansas City Fest Playlist has propelled this track from their debut album to the top of our most played tracks over the last 7 days with over 350 plays. It is taken from…

“When The Prescription Runs Out” is the debut album release from traditional duo Padraig O’Neill and Ian Kinsella. Dubliner Padraig and Kildare-native Ian have worked together on the busy live circuit over the past seven years in Ireland and abroad. They have honed their mutual understanding of each other’s…

Here are the Top 20 tracks as played on our Soundcloud file throughout the month of August 2016. Cara make a welcome return to the top of our charts this month, as do We Banjo 3 with a track from one of their earleir albums. 

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