Traditional Irish Music
Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for April 2019. Each month we feature the top 10 albums, write follow up articles and present sounds from all new releases.
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Following on from two hugely popular events in Bantry, West Cork, in recent weeks, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and West Cork Literary Festival, West Cork Music now presents the 17th annual Masters of Tradition, taking place in the beautiful seaside town, from Wednesday 21st – Sunday 25th August 2019. Music lovers are invited…
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Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for April 2019. 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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Leading traditional music centre, The Coleman Irish Music Centre in Gurteen, Co. Sligo will launch its new website (www.colemanirishmusic.com) with full eCommerce shopping facilities later this month. Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ardstiúrthóir of…
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"Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for their exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. He has toured and recorded with guitarist Dennis Cahill for over twenty years and has collaborated with extraordinary musicians in the classical, folk and contemporary music worlds."
"Martin…
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Ahead of her highly anticipated debut album, Idle Mind, due out April 26th, Irish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Anna Mieke, has shared this beautiful single and video.
Anna Mieke says: “Lyrically, Creature was inspired by a performance I saw a few years ago in a tent in a field in Tipperary - of a dancer creating…
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Beyond the Bellows & The Bow is an outstanding new release by sisters Aoibheann and Pamela Queally, from Kilmaley in West County Clare. Their music is heavily influenced by the rhythmic and melodic style of the Clare tradition,…
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As a fourth-generation fiddle player, Gerry 'Fiddle' O'Connor knows the value of the shared tune. Having garnered much of his fiddle style from his mother Rose (who played in a céilí band until she was six months pregnant), music was in the blood. "My mother's people are all fiddle players," he explains, "and on my father's side they were all brass and reed…
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Each week we will be featuring our Events Section of the site and will be posting it out to Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. Lots of great events taking place across the globe, so if you want yours included head on over to our events section and post up your gig, session or…
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The group 'Finscéal' from County Limerick have realized their dream of becoming the Siansa Gael Linn 2019 winners! At the Grand Finale of this popular competition for young traditional Irish music and singing groups in the National Concert Hall on Sunday, 7 April 2019, they were chosen from among eight finalists of a high standard for this…
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Seldom Sober, Savannah's only Irish folk and traditional band, have released a new studio album called Six Months in Confession. The album features thirteen tracks, including eight songs and five tune sets.
Formed in 2007 by Michael Corbett and Colleen Settle, both…
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Good Piping is a vérité documentary film on Irish pipers. It is a remarkable glimpse into the world of musicians playing Ireland’s most enigmatic instrument, the uilleann pipes. “This rare, ancient bagpipe may occasionally be seen in a pub or at a festival, but as a historical soloist, leading dances and harrowing souls, the instrument remains a fleeting…
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Long ago, Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer of what is now Eastern Canada, had a dream: that in the new territory he had explored, all might raise their voices together, indigenous and European, of all faiths, a chorus of different perspectives, cultures, and ideas. It was a dream forgotten,…
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Tradconnect has exceeded 750,000 plays of tracks on our Soundcloud Page where we have over 300 tracks by traditional artists from across the globe. This equates to over 43,000 hours of play for…
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Dublin's annual celebration of the traditional Irish singing and dancing styles known as "Sean Nós" will take place on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April next. Main events:
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‘Swan Song’ is the new single from award-winning musician Gary Innes.
Featuring vocals by the inimitable Karen Matheson, of Capercaillie fame, the new single is an ode to a number of Gary’s friends who sadly have passed away before they were ready to go.
Gary said: “I had the privilege of getting to spend time with some very…
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Consairtín 2019, the sixth national concertina convention, will take place in Ennis, Co Clare from 25th to 28th April. This festival is a celebration of the concertina in traditional Irish music. The past few years has witnessed an exponential rise in the popularity of the instrument among traditional players in Ireland and the…
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The cream of young Irish traditional music and singing talent will take to the National Concert Hall stage on Sunday, 7 April next for the Siansa Gael Linn 2019 final. This is the climax of the competition which is organized annually by Gael Linn, and this years' final will see a close contest between eight groups from Counties…
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To help you get your news story out to a wider audience we are testing out a 'Newsdesk' feature on Tradconnect. We are encouraging artists and others involved with traditional music to post your traditional music news in a central location on…
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This is the debut release from Antrim native Ciaran O’Kane. Although traditional in origin, Ciaran’s unique singing style has developed over the years, with a range of influences including blues, country, pop and jazz. 'Round & Round' features traditional songs, music and some of his own compositions.…
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