Sister-brother duo, The Hydes, have just released an imaginative, fresh, and enthralling take on folk and roots music with their debut album Green & Blue, weaving creatively and decisively through an eclectic musical landscape of Irish, American folk, bluegrass, and beyond.

They merge these acoustic styles to create…

This is track 3 from the new album by John Redmond called Box Sets. “John grew up in the village of Ballindaggin, Co. Wexford, where he learned to play the box from Tom Dunne. He was an all-Ireland winner on button accordion before moving to America in 1988. His first CD, East to Northeast, reflected his…

From the archives of Custy's Videos here is a great interview with Darragh Curtin who is the All-Ireland Fiddle Champion 2016. Darragh if from CCÉ, Brosna, Ciarraí. 2nd place went to Roisin Anne Hughes, Irish Minstrels', Glasgow and 3rd place toCaoimhe Ní Chiaráin, Paddy Killoran, Sligeach. For all this years…

'Roots' was the first of a series of albums that was released earlier in the year by Andrew Finn Magill, a fiddle player from Asheville, North Carolina. We launched it exclusively here on tradconnect. The albums chart…

"Tús Nua" is the title of the new album from Gatehouse, a recently formed Roscommon based group. Gatehouse is anchored by John Wynne and John McEvoy who first came together in 2007 for the recording of “Pride Of The West”, a critically acclaimed duet album. John Wynne has become established…

We can't promise a video of each and every winner in this year's Fleadh Cheoil but here is a newly released recording of the 2016 Senior Fiddle Champion, Darragh Curtin. Darragh if from CCÉ, Brosna, Ciarraí. 2nd place went to Roisin Anne Hughes, Irish Minstrels', Glasgow and 3rd place to Caoimhe Ní Chiaráin, Paddy Killoran, Sligeach. For all…

Welcome to Tradconnect’s Worldwide Album Launch Series. For these launches we are working with 90 radio broadcasters globally, making new traditional releases available for immediate free download through our…

Aoife Scott and band are undertaking a lengthy US tour in September 2016 in support of her new album called Carry The Day. The tour starts on 10th September at South Shore Irish Festival in Marsfield MA, and will finish in The Burren Backroom in Boston on 30th September. The band will include Aoife on vocals and bodhrán, Andrew…

Winners 2016

1A Fidil / Fiddle (Faoi 12)

1st Cushla Murphy, CCÉ, An Tulach, Clár

2nd Cillian Ó Cathasaigh, CCÉ, Niall Ó Cathasaigh, Baile an Chollaigh, Corcaigh

3rd Maebh McGlinchey, CCÉ, Clogher Valley, Tír Eoghain

1B Fidil / Fiddle (12-15)…

Notify made a welcome return with a new album called InConcept in April this year. We added an exclusive track called Vividity to our Soundcloud file and include it below.

Once again this recording shows Notify to be one of the most imaginative bands around. They…

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

Since July 2015 Tradconnect has distributed 25,000 Irish traditional and folk tracks to over 100 Irish Radio Broadcasters across the globe. We have done this through our innovative Music Download Centre where we distribute digital media files (albums) to our network of participating broadcasters.

The…

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

One of Traditional music’s most energetic and impressive acts has just announced new dates for an Irish Tour, which kicks off later this month. Artists Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh deliver a spirited performance of music and dance rooted in the tradition; brimming with soul and life. Through fiddle, concertina and dance,…

Christy Moore has announced two additional concerts at Vicar Street, Dublin on 11th and 12th January 2017. This will make it 6 nights in a row at the venue. Tickets go on sale Friday 18th November.

Follow …

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for July 2016.  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 …

‘Atlas’ is a venture between Cillian King & Cillian Doheny. They say that “while specializing in ambient folk, a telling influence within the creative process is their desire to explore thematic duet music in all its forms.” Their debut album is about to be released and in a recent news blast they said that they are in the middle of editing the…

This is a pretty impressive demo track from Therese McInerney a fiddle player, singer, teacher and composer from Miltown Malbay, Co.Clare. She is currently completing a master's in Traditional Irish Music Performance at the Irish World Academy of Music. This is a taster of what is to come as she will be recording an album later…

It’s been twenty years since Canadian quintet The Bills first formed, and the collective spirit of this wide-ranging, globally-inspired roots ensemble remains as vibrant as ever. Originating from a kitchen-jam exploration of traditional and modern styles, they've forged a sophisticated, down home blend of global rhythms that has been celebrated in…