Updated : Freya Rae and Louis Bingham have announced the release of their debut album this October 2015. Freya (flutes, whistles, clarinet) and Louis (guitars, banjo, bouzouki, bodhrán) present an exciting and original album exploring unusual traditional and new compositions based on Irish and Breton dance music. The…

Dear Friends.  Here are updates on "The New Blackthorn Stick".  Below is our August in Ireland 5-city launch tour with live national broadcasts.  Please spread the word to friends in Ireland and beyond.  We already have RSVP's from France and the UK to attend these concerts!

Our tour will take in venues in Dublin, Kinvara,…

We have 5 copies of a new outstanding compilation album of traditional Irish music to give away to our readers.  The album is called The Wild Atlantic Way - A Journey in Irish Music and its goal is to "tells stories, invite reflection and capture the sense of fun that is an essential part of any trip along THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY.

It features…

Over the next fortnight we will have four new album Worldwide Album Launches on Tradconnect.  All four albums will also be added to our new Download Centre where radio broadcasters can download them for free. You can read about the advantages of this new way of launching albums…

In February this year we concluded our first Songwriters Showcase which was a collaboration with the legendary Christy Moore. It provided an outlet for composers and writers to showcase new material and was an outstanding success. In addition to the winning song by The Jeremiahs there were another 60+ entries, including some great new…

The inaugural FolkFest Killarney takes place this weekend, July 24th - 26th in Killarney, County Kerry. They have an outstanding lineup that includes both established and up and coming artists.  Many of those appearing have been covered here on Tradconnect over the last number of months.  Here is a playlist of some of the…

Last year FleadhTV enjoyed a strong share of viewership and reached over 850,000 people in the course of the three nights. It also ranked in the end of year Top 10 TG4 programmes of 2014. Building on this success, TG4 have extended the show to a four night run and to three hours of live TV each night. Traditional music is back in the forefront of Irish…

Malinky are presently featuring as artist of the month on Scotland’s Hands Up For Trad.  “Since forming out of the Edinburgh session scene of the late ’90s they have for the past 15 years, been the leading group focusing on traditional Scots song. With four acclaimed albums under their belt and an extensive…

Liz Carroll has released a new track from her recent album 'On The Offbeat' and we include it below. We reviewed the album some time back and you can read the review here.

Powerful, emotive and critically acclaimed Traditional Irish band, Alan Kelly Gang reunite with Scotland’s mesmerizing songstress, Eddi Reader (of Fairground Attraction fame) and Trashcan Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas, performing all new material from their latest album The Last Bell. Sheer musical synergy in its most natural…

This is the latest in the Custy's Interview Series.  It features Bryan O' Leary and Colm Guilfoyle who have recorded a debut album called 'Where The Bog Is'. On the accompanying background notes Bryan states that "Ciarán MacMathuna made many a visit to Sliabh Luachra where he recorded and collected the music of local legends Padraig O’Keeffe,…

The growth of our Soundcloud file over the last 12 months is starting to provide statistical information that is useful for both artists and fans alike.

At the moment we have passed the 210,000 mark for total plays received and are now achieving in excess of 4,000 plays a week. We can now look at the information in a bit more depth over a monthly period…

Here is a track from Boston resident Shannon Heaton and her new Quintet which she describes as "resonant chamber trad for Irish flute, voice and strings. She will be joining the Jeremy Kittel Trio as part of the Burren Backroom Series on Wednesday, July 22nd. She says that this new project "nestles stirring traditional melodies in a sublime…

Welcome to Tradconnect’s Worldwide Album Launch series. For these launches we are working with over 50 radio broadcasters globally, making new traditional releases available for immediate free download through our…

The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo has launched details of an innovative Irish Traditional Musical project that will bring together musicians from all over the world, digitally, to perform the ballad ‘The Salley Gardens’. The Virtual Trad Orchestra is a groundbreaking initiative that will premiere as part of the theatre’s Fleadh Cheoil na…

As a music site we normally get behind new funding campaigns to help artists raise the necessary finance to complete albums​.  We have covered FullSet on Tradconnect before ​and also recently launched band member Teresa Horgan's duet album with Matt Griffin. You can check that album out …

This is a live recording from Torcán who are an instrumental traditional Irish music group based in Cork. They draw together various styles including Jazz, Classical, Rock, Dance, Cajun and traditional Irish. They adapt classical pieces and compose some of their own tunes. The band are Jason Turk,(accordion, whistles & saxophone), Robin Turk, (acoustic guitar &…

“I wanted to create an album which reflected the experiences and people who have had an impact on my musical journey to date.”

With the release of her new album called Between Two Ways, harpist Tríona Marshall spoke to us about her earliest experiences, the people that inspired her and the work…

This is the track of the week for the second week running. It's from Deirdre Granville and her debut album IMRAM. This was the first album to feature in our Worldwide Album Launch series earlier in the week and it has achieved over 685 plays in that time. We first came across her music in 2012 as part of Deluce’s Patent, a folk…