Martin Hayes (fiddle) and Dennis Cahill (guitar), return to the Irish Arts Center for two weeks in residence this October. Each of these eight evenings, curated by Martin, will feature special guests and collaborators, exploring the roots of traditional music while breaking cultural barriers and taking audiences…

A new album entitled Visionaries 1916 is the culmination of a remarkable traditional music project celebrating the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising through a cycle of songs using the poetry of Pearse, Plunkett and Connolly, while paying due homage…

One of Ireland’s most celebrated and respected traditional composers Peadar Ó Riada (son of Seán Ó Riada of Mise Éire fame and founder of Cór Chúil Aodha) will present the world premiere of his new work, ONÓIR at the National Concert Hall on Sunday 30th October 2016 at…

This is what happened when Peadar Ó Riada met Glen Hansard. “There is a rush one gets from playing with a really good singer/musician which is hard to explain” Peadar said on his Facebook page. “Its some kind of synch as one rides a rushing flow and tries to stay on board and not fall off. It is…

This is a first listen to a track from Copley Street, the new album from Nathan Gourley and Joey Abarta.  They are considered to be two of Irish America’s brightest young traditional musicians. Both have been covered on Tradconnect previously including Nathan’s…

‘Pondelorum’ is Eoin Dillon’s third solo album having released his debut solo recording ‘The Third Twin’ in 2005 (named one of the best traditional albums of the year by RTE Radio One) followed by 2010’s ‘The Golden Mean’.  He has been playing the pipes and whistles since the age of 15.  As a…

This is our number 1 track for the second week in a row, with over 250 plays this week. It is taken from the new flute album by Carlow flute player Ciarán Somers called 'Now'. He is well known and respected as a solo performer and for his work with the group ‘Pipers…

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…

Oxtered to the Bothy are a Glasgow based collaboration of young musicians, each coming from different musical backgrounds. The principle focus of the band is to create a new fusion between Scottish themed music various other musical styles. These include influences of rock, funk, Balkan and in particular jazz. All the music played is…

Detailed below are the Top 10 traditional Irish albums for August 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 …

This is a first listen to a track from the new flute album by Carlow flute player Ciarán Somers called 'Now'. His flute playing has been described as a remarkable blend of strong, robust and woody tone combined with an electrifying rhythmic energy.

He is well known and respected as…

This is a first listen to a track from the new flute album by Carlow flute player Ciarán Somers called 'Now'. His flute playing has been described as a remarkable blend of strong, robust and woody tone combined with an electrifying rhythmic energy.

He is well known…

This is our track of the week, having received the most plays over the last seven days on Tradconnect. It is from 'New Landscapes' by Cúig, an album they released in April this year. It is also their first full length studio album.…

Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts.  This year, it will take place on Friday 16th September 2016. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, including the National Cultural Institutions, extend their opening hours to allow for…

Last week we had an exclusive video release by a new band called The Living Stream and the reaction to it was huge. Today the track that was featured in the video is released as a single, and we also include it below,…

The Lady’s Cup of Tea is the new album from Co Clare concertina player Mary Mac Namara and her daughter Sorcha Costello on fiddle. This is the fifth album from Mary whose first album “Traditional Music from East Clare” (Released in 1994) was widely acclaimed and voted by the Irish Times as traditional music…

We Banjo 3 have announced a short tour of the UK in October 2016 in support of their new album “String Theory”. The tour starts in the Pontio Theatre in Bangor on October 7th and will finish in the Spree, Paisley on October 15th. Reviewing String Theory, Siobhan Long of The Irish Times said it “sees them hurtle into the…

With the William Butler Yeats, 150th Anniversary just behind us, it was inevitable that his poetry would once again resonate with some of our finest musicians. Today we have an exclusive premiere of a track from the new album by Joe K. Walsh called Borderland, and it features his interpretation of one of Yeats' most famous poems, The…

Since July 2015 Tradconnect has distributed close to 45,000 Irish traditional and folk tracks to over 120 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…

[ Album launching 28th September in Whelan's Dublin ] In a recent interview with Northern band Cúig we quoted Gino Lupari of Four Men and a Dog who said that "Irish music is in safe hands with this new and exciting band.”  He goes on to say that they are “young musicians that are at the cutting edge of the…