‘Gaelic Americana’ artist Kyle Carey has just announced the launch of her Kickstarter campaign for her third album The Art of Forgetting - due out next autumn.

Kyle will be recording The Art of Forgetting in January with producer Dirk Powell at his home studio ‘The…

This is the first track off the new album by  Zoë Conway,  Máirtín O'Connor and Dónal Lunny called In Full Sail. The tunes are Paddy In London / A Tailor I Am / Adam And Eve.

Máirtín O'Connor was part of the original Riverdance phenomenon. Add to that his work with bands such as…

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Broadcast: 30/10/2016 0004-0100 NZST

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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Coming Home is a new landmark documentary charting the journeys of five Irish emigrants spread across four continents as they pursue a common dream of returning to live out their remaining days in Ireland.

It is the debut feature by Cathal Kenna who himself experienced two periods of mass emigration and…

Carry the Day is the new debut album by Dublin singer Aoife Scott. The album was launched on Tradconnect in February 2016 and you can read that article here.  The songs for the album…

I first heard about Daoirí Farrell from a bouzouki student of mine, and was very impressed at the quality of his first recording “The First Turn” in 2009.  Since then I’ve followed his progress with interest, as he has attracted the attention of a diverse range of respected musicians, and achieved many honours and awards including…

Branches is the second disc in a concept album series which charts Andrew Finn Magill’s musical progression in Irish music. In June this year we featured the first album in this series called…

JigJam have just released a new video as a taster of their new album Hello World which will be released tomorrow 22nd October. The band comprises Jamie McKeogh (Guitar, tenor banjo and lead vocals), Daithi Melia (5 String Banjo and vocals) Cathal Guinan (Double Bass, fiddle and vocals) and…

Delighted to bring news of Clanú's new album release. Long way round is a collection of original and traditional songs and tunes from this Antrim based 5 piece. It's an album filled with beautiful airs and ballads as well as some fine tunes that fly off the fiddle, banjo, flute and guitar that makes up the Clanú sound.

Add to that the fine singing of Fiona McIlroy and Dee McIlroy and it's an…

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for September2016.  Each month we feature the top 10 albums, write follow up articles and present sounds from all new releases. We have also just announced a €3,000 prize for our Album of the Year 2016, sponsored by The INEC Killarney so get your albums to us at this …

Press Release: Acclaimed musicians each in their own right, Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh have joined forces to create one of traditional music’s most impressive acts.

They have just announced a US tour in October/November and the dates are included below.

The pair’s spirited music and dance is rooted in the…

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Radio Kidnappers (NZ) 1431kHz AM.

Broadcast: 23/10/2016 0004-0100 NZST

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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On their new duo album NORTH, Belfast-born fiddle players Conor Caldwell and Danny Diamond blend a shared northern musical heritage with the fruits of further-afield musical adventures to create a landmark Irish fiddle recording. New compositions sit comfortably alongside forgotten gems from old manuscript collections;…

"For generations, Boston was the American home for expatriate Cape Breton Islanders. Far from the rich Scottish culture of their island home in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and Maritime Canadian dancehalls grew up around the Watertown neighborhood and other parts of Boston. The Canadian-American Club, the French Victory Club, the Greenville Cafe; these…

A special edition of the popular radio programme, ‘Céilí House’, featuring the winners of Siansa Gael Linn 2016 , ‘Círéib’ from Coláistí Eoin & Íosagáin, Booterstown, Co. Dublin, will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday next, 22 October next at 9.02p.m.



Hear musicians Fiona Nic Gamhna- Fiddle/Viola/Song; Mícheál Ó Grálaigh – Fiddle/Song; Seán Ó Casaide –…

Our track of the week, with over 225 plays over the last 7 days is 'The Very Man' by Kevin Rowsome. It is taken from his new solo album called Cuisle Cheol na bPíob. 

Cuisle Cheol na bPíob is the culmination of over five years of research into ancient traditional Irish music. He analysed the…

On Saturday, December 3rd 2016, the Irish language will be officially celebrated through Féasta 100, one of the main closing events of the 1916 commemorative year. No one can deny the power of the Irish language in the penmanship and communication of many of the…

Here is track 2 off the new We Banjo 3 album called ‘String Theory’.

It includes the tunes Cousin Sally Brown, Green Tomato Pie and Bell Cow.  …

Welcome to Tradconnect’s Worldwide Album Launch Series. For these launches we are working with over 100 radio broadcasters globally, making new traditional releases available for immediate free download through our Download…

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Radio Kidnappers (NZ) 1431kHz AM.

Broadcast: 16/10/2016 0004-0100 NZST

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

Artist: Title (Duration) (Composer/Lyricist) "Album title" Record Label CatNo, Date.…