Here are two tracks from Eabhal who are four musicians who met and began making music together on the Outer-Hebrides' Isle of Uist. Playing folk music from Scotland, Ireland, Europe and further, alongside self-penned tunes, they have a unique sound that demonstrates their collective musical ethos. These tracks came in to our news stream and are taken from their new…

Dublin folk musician Darren Lynch has released a new album of folk songs called ‘The Spinning Wheel’. The album is a collection of some of the songs he has sung over the past 15 years or more. Groups such as The Fureys, The Dubliners and Sweeney’s Men -  as well as singers like Pecker Dunne…

Donegal folk band ‘The Henry Girls’ have just released their new album called ‘Far Beyond the Stars' and it is available to stream in its entirety on Soundcloud with an embed below. In February they had given a taster of what is to come with a track called ‘Ocean of War’ which was dedicated to the…

Tonight at The Gathering Festival in Killarney The Casey Sisters will take to the stage in the company of Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney, Bríd Harper, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Gerry O’Beirne & Dónal O’Connor. This is the start of the festival weekend concerts…

Strung are a contemporary Irish music ensemble based in Cork, comprising Maria Ryan (violin/vocals), Lucia Mac Partlin (violin), Séan Warren (cello) and Aonghus McCarthy (piano). While undergoing classical training at Cork School of Music, they maintained a participating interest in Irish…

You can now listen to Fainne An Lae (Daybreak), the 2006 debut release by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh. Muireann grew up in Dún Chaoin, Co. Kerry and was a recipient of the 2011 Gradaim Ceoil TG4 Amhránaí na Bliana/Singer of the Year award. She has toured and performed with various musicians and groups before joining Danú…

The Ray D'Arcy Show wants to hear from Ireland's Traddest Family! They have posted this video with the following message. "Do you and your family love to play music together? Do you think you have what it takes to be crowned Ireland's Traddest Family by our brilliant judging panel of Zoe Conway, Mike Hanrahan and John Spillane?

If so, get your…

Well well well, that was quite the summer of touring, recording, teaching and general non stop fun and games.

We had the good fortune to play at some of the great festivals on the circuit this summer including our very own Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis. Tremendous support for what I deemed a kind of homecoming gig given my 25 years living in this incredible…

WESTWARD, the new album by Éilís Kennedy is a product of life on the Atlantic fringe, with songs in English and Irish inspired by famous musical nights in Dingle and beyond. Having travelled to the west coast of California to record with Grammy Award winning guitarist William Coulter, this album reflects where…

This year we are delighted to once again be associated with The Gathering Festival, which takes place in Killarney on  22nd and 26th February 2016.  The festival is organised and staged by The INEC Killarney also sponsored our Album of the Year award this…

On February 23rd - 25th this year the 11th annual Joseph Browne School of Traditional Music will take place in Kinvara, Co, Galway. 

By background "the South Galway and North Clare region is an area that has long been renowned for the quality of its traditional music. Names like Jack Mulkere, the highly regarded music teacher, come to mind, as do…

This is our Track of the Week and features  Brendan Hendry & Jonny Toman. It has received the most plays over the last 7 days on Tradconnect. It is taken from their album Living Roots and they describe it as a “quest through the much loved heartlands of Irish and Appalachian traditions. Setting out with a Hornpipe…

New York fiddler Haley Richardson and her many friends, will release a charity album for Mercy Centre who work with the children and communities of the many slums of Bangkok. They create simple-but-progressive solutions that touch the lives of thousands of the poor every day. they…

The critically acclaimed Show, Visionaries and their Words, continues its successful Irish tour in March and April 2017 in Dundalk, Dublin, Cork and Belfast. Created by renowned sean- nós singer, composer and adventurer, Lorcán Mac Mathúna, this Show is a new musical rendering of the words of Plunkett, Connolly, Ceannt and Pearse.…

Leslie Dowdall and Mike Hanrahan will appear at Dublin's newest venue Number Twenty Two on 23rd February 2017, and you can win 2 tickets plus a meal for the show.

Leslie and Mike have just released their version of Antony and The…

Compass Records have announced the signing of Dublin-based roots band, I Draw Slow. In a press release today they say: "Their combination of compelling songwriting, exuberant live performances and passion for tradition make I Draw Slow a perfect fit for Compass Records, a label with a long history of working with Irish artists within their diverse roster of roots music. I Draw Slow…

Milwaukee Irish Fest have published a major article on the challenges faced by touring artists in the US.  This year Milwaukee will present their 37^th annual festival in August 2017. They state that as a major purchaser of foreign talent, they are seriously concerned that complying with existing non-immigrant Visa, tax rules…

This is a newly released track from "Between Two Ways" Tríona Marshall. Harp music seems to be making a resurgence of late, in a manner that is lifting it from its stately ‘airs and graces’ perception.  

This new release by Tríona shows just how far…

A Chairde, Ath-bhliain faoi mhaise daoibh - A belated Happy New Year to you all.

Sorry it took so long to get to this. I got sick in January and it knocked me right off my stride and so everything that I had hoped would be ready to go is taking just a little bit longer. As a result I will be sending missives a little more often over the next month or so to keep you all…

Little surprise that this is our track of the week following its award  of Tradconnect Album of the Year 2016, sponsored by INEC Killarney.

As a result it…