It has been two years since Tony O’Connell won Tradconnect’s Album of the Year award with ‘Rooska Hill’.

On that outing he was in the company of Éamonn O’Riordan for an outstanding concertina and flute duet. This time he is back with a…

Lisa O'Neill and Radie Peat sing their version of 'Factory Girl' live for This Ain't No Disco, the online Irish music showcase directed by Myles O'Reilly hosted by DJ and visual artist Donal Dineen. View the full roster of music videos directed by Myles O'Reilly at…

This is our big end of year Spotify playlist with a track from over 50 albums released this year. If you have a new album on Spotify and we have not included it then contact us.

Trad News in 2018…

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for December 2017.  Each month we feature the top 10 albums, write follow up articles and present sounds from all new releases. 

Don't forget that if you have an album on release check out our …

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Broadcast: 31/12/2017 0004-0100 NZDT

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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The world-renowned Kilfenora Céilí Band havejust released their first ever single “Clare My Heart My Home’. Written and arranged by Kilfenora band member Tim Collins, the song sees the legends of traditional music collaborate with singers Edel Vaughan, Jerry Lynch, Craig Flanagan, St Patrick’s Pipe Band, Tulla and…

We are compiling our bumper end of year playlist of all albums released in 2017, so if your album is not on the list below please email us with a link at tradconnect@gmail.com

For December we are also offering 20% off the cost of adding your album to our Download Centre where 120 Irish Radio Broadcasters that we have partnered with…

TRÚ is a trio from Northern Ireland that have something new to say about folk music. They may just save us from relentless assault of uninspiring traditional folk music that gets released each year. They describe themselves as having an “eclectic musical heritage, absorbing groove funk, Irish trad, and choral harmony to…

L'École Anémochore - Trad Music School in Nouméa, New Calédonia

Anemochore - a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind…

Featuring fiddle, vocals, piano, and accordion, Tadhg Ó Meachair and Joanna Hyde weave through an imaginative and expressive mixture of Irish and American folk musics on their debut album, One For the Foxes.

Award-winning instrumentalists in their own rights, this duo take a…

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Broadcast: 24/12/2017 0004-0100 NZDT

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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If you are a traditional or folk artist and would like to make your album available digitally to over 120+ Irish Radio Broadcasters around the world then our Download Centre might be of interest to you. For the month of December we are giving a 20%…

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Broadcast: 17/12/2017 0004-0100 NZDT

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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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The exploration of new traditional sounds continues apace with the release of Tapestry, a new collaboration by Navá, a group of young musicians who explore the relationship between the ancient musical cultures of Ireland…

Commercial: Last year, Damien O’Kane’s ground-breaking, highly acclaimed album Areas of High Traffic was not surprisingly nominated for Album of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Radical and revelatory, Damien’s first album in five…

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Broadcast: 10/12/2017 0004-0100 NZDT

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STREAMING on http://player.wizz.co.nz/kidnappers

Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.

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A Chairde. We have just announced dates for our December tour around Ireland!! Details are below.

Pota Óir (Pot of Gold)

And we have exciting news! We hope to have an hour long film by maestro director, Anthony White with us on the road as a dvd. There's a certain need for stars to align with this but so far we're all on…