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Celtic CD Releases

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Released March 2023.

Síle Denvir is a sean-nós singer and harpist who is deeply influenced by her upbringing in the west of Ireland Connemara Gaeltacht. A native Irish speaker, her singing is very much rooted in the ancient style of sean-nós or old-style Gaelic singing, and she has the ability to make the local global through her ethereal performance style.
As well as being a solo artist Síle has collaborated with some of the finest musicians in Irish music. She is a founding member of the group Líadan, she has toured with The Chieftains and recent performances include collaborations with Barry Kerr, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Martin Hayes and Úna Monaghan.

Other performance highlights include singing as part of Mícheál Ó Suilleabháin’s composition Fill Arís with Iarla Ó Lionáird, Lillis Ó Laoire and The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Síle is a regular contributor to various TV and radio programmes and she presented the programmes ‘Sean-Nós’, ‘Fleadh TV’ and ‘Ceol ó Kylemore’ on TG4, Ireland’s Irish language television network. She is also music director for ‘Bláth na hÓige’, an exciting new series that showcases the talents of young sean-nós singers from various Gaeltacht areas.

Síle has a deep passion for Irish language song, and through her work as an academic at Dublin City University she has honed her knowledge of this song tradition to the highest level, giving her performances an extra layer of depth and understanding. She has published two books on songwriters from Connemara, Tom a’ tSeoighe: Amhráin (2020) and Ciarán Ó Fátharta: Amhráin (2008), and numerous articles on aspects of the Irish song tradition.

She has a particular interest in combining her academic and creative work and recent artistic research projects include the production of a series of videos of Tom a’ tSeoighe’s songs (Molscéal TG4 2020) and a CD/Booklet called Caithréim (Cló Iar-Chonnacht 2016) based on the music and song from the plays of Patrick Pearse. The CD was shortlisted by The Irish Times in the highly competitive ‘Best Traditional Album 2016’ category and won an award for best traditional album at Gradam Nós 2017.

She was recently named Amhránaí na Bliana (singer of the year) in the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil and her most recent album ‘Anamnesis’, a recording of sean-nós songs in collaboration with producer John Reynolds and cellist Caroline Dale, was released on 31st March 2023.

https://www.siledenvir.com/
https://www.facebook.com/siledenvirmusic

You can find her CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://siledenvir.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/39Bq9HWV1DtmWB6X7XqGnp

Released March 2023.

Green Lads was founded in 2018 by two fellas
dressed in green, handling the fiddle throughout
Irish sessions in Rennes. Arised from Antoine
Rozé’s desire to mix electronic compositions and
traditional Irish tunes, the duet releases its first
eponymous EP, an electronic take on Irish
traditional standards. Their originality quickly
brought them from village squares to Brittany’s
main stages, such as the Festival de Cornouailles
in July 2018.

In 2019, after an inspiring trip to Ireland, Green
Lads were back as a trio, made up of two fiddle
players and a flute player. At that time, the band
released its second EP, “Foam and Lads”, in
tribute to the band’s debut on pub stools in
Rennes. Made up of well known tune or song
covers, like “Galway girl”, it also includes the first
original compositions. In the meantime, the band
keeps developing its live performance and begins
exporting its music.

In 2020, the project was enriched with a guitar
player and a tap dancer.With those new sounds,
the Lads decided to do over the tracks from their
first two EPs to form their 1st album: “Origins”.
Some very punchy tunes, such as “Korriganda”
can be heard on this recording.

In the following year, the album “Celtitude” was
born in partnership with France Bleu Armorique
& Breizh Izel radios. Only original tracks
composed by the band are recorded this time,
including the very electro-inspired “Hypnosis”.At
the same time, the 5 band members are
performing together around France, followed by a
passionate audience.

A new EP called “Winter Bloom” was released in
2022 with 3 pieces of music either from their
favorite bands or from the traditional repertoire.
Whilst three members decided, at that time, to
sail towards different horizons, new musicians
joined the team, including a piper. Then, Green
Lads’ new quintet performed their new show on
some of the main stages associated with celtic
music in France, such as Festival des Filets Bleus
in Concarneau.

Nebula, the latest CD, was released in March 2023.

https://www.viagramophone.com/greenlads/
https://www.facebook.com/GreenLadsFR/

You can find their CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://greenlads.bandcamp.com/album/nebula
https://open.spotify.com/album/6PP8x8Fz5YKHTA0nFSZ0GN

Released March 2023

Cala is a 6 piece trad band originating from Inverness. The past few years have been exciting for Cala, playing many festivals such as Dandelion Festival, Belladrum, The Gathering and many more.

The band's choice of instruments and attention to detail in arranging and writing creates Cala’s unique spin on Scottish trad - a fresh, full, and exciting sound.

Calum MacQuarrie - Bass
Amy Naulls - Keys
Finlay MacLennan - Fiddle
Alasdair MacQuarrie - Guitar
Ivan Steele - Whistle
Angus Walker - Drums

https://www.calainverness.com/

https://www.facebook.com/calainverness

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://calamusic.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-river

Released May 2023.

Wayne Brereton is a Folk/Ballad singer-songwriter from Co. Offaly in Ireland. He has been playing guitar in gigging bands since the age of 14 and was the featured guitarist for an Irish pop/rock band once very popular in the country called HOGAN. Wayne then returned to the genre he first fell in love with Ballad / Folk & Traditional Music, and he was a central member of his father’s band Turas. He also features as bass player and additional vocals for Derek Warfield and the young Wolfe Tones as well as fronting his own increasingly popular band, The Cardinal Sins.

Wayne cites Luke Kelly, Shane McGowan, Sean Keane & Christy Moore and of course his multi-talented father as his biggest influences for the crafting of his own style. Wayne is a Gaelic speaker and also worked as a tour guide in Kilmainham Jail, which puts him very much in tune with the love & culture of Irish songs & ballads.
It is due to the fact that Wayne’s Grandmother Minnie was born in Scotland and raised by Irish parents and returned to Ireland at the age of 16 in 1932 that he feels a strong connection with Scottish ballads, folk music, and Australian folk music – a place where some of his relatives emigrated in the early 1900’s.

Wayne has been on a journey with this collection of songs… Gathered over the last number of years from traveling far and wide. He gained inspiration from his influences and his love for the Irish language. The chosen title was in connection to both of Wayne’s Grandmothers as they always spoke of the Robin as a strong resilient bird that protects itself and will always return to where it should be and in local folklore, the belief that the Robin arriving at your back door or garden was always someone who had passed on and that they were coming back to say hello and see if you are alright.

https://www.facebook.com/WayneBreretonMusic/

https://linktr.ee/waynebrereton

https://www.instagram.com/waynebreretonmusic

https://open.spotify.com/artist/74xIl3i0S36lqqo57orGFl
https://waynebrereton.bandcamp.com/

Released March 2023

Westward the Light are a Scottish folk quartet, creating a new expression of an age old-sound. On fiddle, viola, piano, and guitar, the band’s powerful and dynamic music is reflective of upbringings immersed in the nature and landscapes of Scotland.

After years of collaboration in a range of settings, bandmates Charlie Grey, Sally Simpson, Owen Sinclair and Joseph Peach formed Westward the Light to make instrumental Scottish music in a way both true to their traditional roots, and pointing to the future.

As a live act, the band have entertained and enthralled audiences in venues large and small - from concert halls to village halls, across the country.

The band’s debut self-titled recording, released in 2020 received a similar reception, entering the Official UK Folk top 40 and attracting great critical acclaim.

After a year-long hiatus, March 2023 sees the release of the band’s hotly anticipated second album, Flow Country. The record sees both the development and refinement of their approach - their best work to date.

Returning from their touring hiatus, the band will spend the rest of 2023 touring festivals and venues across the UK and beyond.

https://westwardthelight.com/
https://www.facebook.com/westwardthelight

You can find their music on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://westwardthelight.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/4HPrYtS9EEQ2JhZbLgjMXh

Released March 2023.

Featuring instrumentalists Dan Accardi (the Ivy Leaf) and Armand Aromin (The Vox Hunters) and dancers Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley (co-creators of From the Floor, 2022 Mass Cultural Council Fellows in Choreography), Eight Feet Tall approaches steps and tunes with both intense respect for tradition and keen sensitivity to the shared rhythmic experience of music and dance. Instruments, shoes.

Although much of traditional Irish music is dance music, the two often exist in separate spheres, brought together only in specific settings or moments. This album views dance and music as not just complementary, but fundamentally the same: sound organized rhythmically in time and space.

Though this collaboration remains deeply traditional - you will hear jigs, reels, and hornpipes, on the fiddle, accordion, and shoes - the arrangements highlight the sounds of dance as a percussive and harmonic element along with strings, reeds, and voice. You’ll hear dance in a song; you’ll hear fully-traditional polyrhythms; you’ll hear more lilting than you probably expected. But more than an intellectual exercise, it’s also an embodied experience.

We hope you feel the energy we felt as four people in a room, playing and dancing together, with all the breaths, scuffs, and smiles that come with it.

https://www.facebook.com/jaclyn.oriley
https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.mcgowan.104
https://www.facebook.com/armandaromin
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.accardi.5

more general Information on:
https://www.fromthefloordance.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fromthefloordance

You can find their CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://eightfeettallirish.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/1xQD4wPTVnTKaqoSUkPfeq

Released March 2023

With an exquisitely expressive voice and a deep connection to the traditions of the Scottish Highlands, Joy Dunlop is one of today’s foremost Scottish Gaelic singers. A vocalist renowned for her ability to breath freshness into the most traditional material, Joy translates ancient Gaelic musical traditions into the twenty-first century with elegance and grace. The emotional power of her singing needs no translation, speaking to audiences across the divides of language and history in a voice as luminous and compelling as the landscapes of her native Argyll.

Raised in the small village of Connel on the west coast of Scotland, Joy was steeped in the musical traditions of Argyll since childhood. While maintaining a deep connection to these roots, she has risen to great honours as a vocalist, with a string of awards including the Royal National Mòd Gold Medal and two consecutive nominations as Gaelic Singer of the Year. Her debut album Dùsgadh (Awakening) received high acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, including being named the Scots New Music Roots Recording of the Year and winning the and the Fatea Tradition Award. A seasoned and spirited live performer, Joy has toured from Europe to North America to New Zealand and performed at international festivals including Celtic Connections and Celtic Colours.

A passionate ambassador of Gaelic language and culture, Joy is also in demand as a television presenter, dancer, journalist and educator. She recently joined acclaimed Scottish duo Twelfth Day on the collaborative album Fiere and has also lent her talents to recordings with numerous other international artists. Her signature across all her work is the generosity with which she shares her culture and the elegance she brings to her interpretations.

Still, it is in her music that Joy focuses the brilliance of her voice and breadth of her knowledge on the material closest to her heart. The result is music deeply grounded in the Scottish authenticity and tradition yet infused with the energy of a new generation, all lit up with the passion and power of Joy’s shimmering voice.

https://www.joydunlop.com/
https://www.facebook.com/joydunlopofficial

You can find her CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://joydunlop.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/4JUQgc9JuoZsrUvAQVI2Vn

Released March 2023

Niamh MacKaveney grew up on the west coast of Scotland studying classical violin and Gaelic and Scots song. She graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Music Honours degree from The University of Glasgow, and it was during her time at University that she began to take an interest in different Traditional music styles. Niamh has toured in Europe with Ailie Robertson's Traditional Spirits and started Glasgow based folk trio 'ELÍR' in 2019.

David Lombardi hails from an artistic and musical family. He graduated at a young age in classical violin and viola and the Antonio Vivaldi College of Music in Italy, his home country. After his classical studies, he graduated in Irish traditional music at the Irish World Academy of Irish Music and Dance (University of Limerick) and in world music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (Sweden). He also attended music production courses at Berklee Online. David is a particularly versatile musician who has explored a variety of genres and styles. From classical music to Hindustani music, from Irish and Scottish traditions to those of Scandinavian countries and Eastern Europe, he feels comfortable performing on different stages with his many international projects. David collaborates with a number of acclaimed artists from all over the globe and he is highly sought after as an arranger, composer and studio musician. He is a former Riverdance fiddler and he has toured with many acts worldwide.

Jean Damei - Originally from Ardèche in the south of France, Jean developed a love for traditional music as a teenager and moved to Ireland to pursue a Bachelor with Honours in Irish Music and Dance, followed by a Masters in Irish Traditional Music Performance both at the “Irish World Academy of Music and Dance” at the University of Limerick (IRL). Out with ELÍR, Jean can be seen performing with Fourth Moon, Event Horizon and teaching at the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).

https://www.elirmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/elirmusic/

You can find the CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://elirmusic.bandcamp.com/album/silver-sails-2
https://open.spotify.com/album/1kDkupv3mDkwssE07G2H8G

Released March 2023

Irish music from the middle of Canada: whatever next? We hear more about the Scottish traditions preserved by our Canadian cousins, but there's a great Irish legacy too and these three young musicians have tapped into it big time.

Playing together around Ottawa and Toronto since 2019, although Kyle is now based in Winnipeg, the trio has also absorbed music from the best sources in New York, Clare, Galway and Limerick to name but a few.

This is their debut recording, with Toman on harp, Thériault on whistles and flute, and North American Irish Fiddle Champion Burghout doing what he does best.

Old tunes claim the lion's share of The Castle, and rightly so: there are some great ones here, from The Green Mountain to Donnybrook Fair and all points in between.

A couple of nice Joe Bane barndances, Redican's Mother and a relaxed version of The Tar Road to Sligo, the version of Lady Ann Montgomery which I am familiar with, and a great set of reels starting with The Tap Room were among the highlights for me.

It's all good, and full of spark and variety. A few tracks change tempo or rhythm, and the flute and fiddle take turns to lead. Susan's harp is usually accompanying but it comes to the fore on two gorgeous slow airs: the neglected Carolan classic Bridget Cruise Number 4, and the Scottish song tune Tha M’aigne fo Ghruiam.

All the best Irish albums have a Scottish tune! As if that wasn't enough, Justin switches to the uilleann pipes for a pair of fine old hornpipes, and Kyle plays a waltz and a lilting Canadian-Scottish jig of his own composition.

Not too many of the pieces here have known composers: Paddy O'Brien and John McEvoy get a credit, and the title track starts with a Sean Ryan jig, but most of this CD is music from a nameless spring, well loved and well played.
© Alex Monaghan

http://www.susantoman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/susan.toman.75

https://janeandkyle.ca/kyle-burghout
https://www.facebook.com/KyleBurghoutMusic

https://www.facebook.com/jther111

You can find the CD on Bandcamp.
https://justinkylesusan.bandcamp.com/album/the-castle

Released March 2023

Originally from the Highlands of Scotland and having studied music at Plockton’s National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, and then the University of the Highlands of Islands, James is now based in Glasgow. Where I Belong explores the themes of travel, finding where you feel accepted, and how you make your own home wherever you choose. The album follows James’ self-titled EP which was released in 2020.

The album features 10 thoughtful and original compositions built around the wooden flute, an instrument which isn’t as commonly heard in Scottish traditional music as it is in other Celtic areas such as Ireland and Brittany.

James explained: “Learning the wooden flute wasn’t even an option for me growing up, even though it’s such a beautiful instrument and features heavily in Celtic traditional music from other countries. I wanted to make an album that showcases its unique sound and how it can fit into music that has originated here in Scotland.

“This album combines composition techniques I have learned from working on music from many different genres, while keeping the core, strong, traditional-style melodies. I’ve been lucky enough to work with and learn from some fantastic musicians who have influenced me and the sound of this album, allowing the wooden flute to take centre stage.”

James is joined on the album by Michael Biggins on piano, Euan McLaughlin on bouzouki, Lauren MacDonald on drums and percussion, Callum Cronin on double bass, Chloe Bryce on fiddle, and Zak Younger Banks on guitar.

https://www.jamesbauld.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jamesbauldmusic

You can find his CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://jamesbauld.bandcamp.com/album/where-i-belong
https://open.spotify.com/album/29y75eTNGd4v4EHcfzBPnV

Released March 2023

Salt House have been a mainstay of the folk scene for a decade. New songs that sound as if they’ve always been here. Ancient ballads woken up. Poems given the melodies they’ve long deserved. Songs strong rooted in place, people and their shared love of the natural world.

The band’s reputation as fine interpreters of words both old and new has been solidified over the past few years with acclaimed album releases and extensive touring both at home and in mainland Europe.

This spring marks the launch of their latest studio album ‘Riverwoods’ - a musical response to the feature-length documentary of the same name made by rewilding charity ‘SCOTLAND: The Big Picture’, and recently featured on Channel 5. This - their third release on Hudson Records with Andy Bell - is a collection of both songs and instrumentals inspired by the journey of the atlantic salmon and the much-needed biodiversity along our river systems. “I encourage you to immerse yourself in this beautiful album, to ‘feel’ it and, crucially, to hear its message.” Pete Cairns, Executive Director, STBP.

The Salt House sound is carefully honed - melancholy viola entangled round rich vocals and double-guitar interplay. There’s a strong connection to place in their music - with the band based between the Scottish Highlands and Shetland. Taking their name from a dock in Ewan’s native Liverpool, Salt House draw on a wide range of influence from folk, traditional, and singer-songwriter worlds that they inhabit. Whether it’s on the festival stage or in an intimate theatre, the band share their songs with an empathy that has won them fans far and wide.

More about the band members:

Singer, guitarist and keys player Jenny has a PHD in seabird ecology. Described by R2 Magazine as “a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill.” Her solo project ‘The Living Mountain’ based on the writing of Nan Shepherd was recently released to wide critical acclaim.

Ewan has brought his sound to a myriad of bands and projects in Scotland over the last 25 years since graduating from LIPA. His long awaited solo project ‘Hushman’ showcases his own songwriting and arranging with a host of guests.

You can hear the Highlands in Lauren’s elegant bowing, honed while performing with the quartet RANT, Heal & Harrow and in her own right. Her latest solo work will be her 5th solo album to date.

Ewan MacPherson - vocals, guitars
Jenny Sturgeon - vocals, keys, guitar
Lauren MacColl - fiddle, viola, vocals

https://www.salthousemusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SaltHouseMusic

You can find their CDs on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://salthouse.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/4SdoFQUV5bJ54KmxIPDQpp

Released March 2023

New music from an old world

Sometimes the apple falls far from the tree. Even without Comhaltas, conservatories, or competitions, 3 musicians in Central Ohio who had come to love Celtic music came together to form Fialla. Their abilities to pick up traditional instruments and play them with grace seemed to be steeped in their DNA.

All multi-instrumentalists, and one a dancer, they present Celtic music so faithfully one thinks they hear the accents of the old country. Finding their footing in the local scene, including performing at the Dublin Irish Festival, the band has grown to be a first-class representative of Celtic music.

Their selection of songs and tunes and the way they arrange the pieces has a freshness devoid of the usual stigma facing up-and-coming artists. Fialla finds songs that intrigue them, and plays with them until they make them their own.

Not a pub band that plays all the favorite drinking songs, they search for songs with the zeal of anthropologists and craft them into unique experiences.

Katie - Vocals, Guitar, Bodhrán, Irish Stepdancing
Jake - Vocals, Flute, Pennywhistle, Bouzouki, Guitar, Mandolin, Accordion, Vibraslap
Stephen - Piano, Accordion, Bodhrán, Cajón, Stompbox

https://fialla.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fiallamusic

You can find their CD on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5PCRfqAUVtt5wI7felXFHT

Released March 2023

The name Cantrip is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief and it aptly describes the unexpected twists and turns in their musical arrangements, likewise the compelling potency of their musicianship. Swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar and three rich voices blend to create a sound energetic enough to tear the roof off.

Echoes can be heard of trad music from the 1960s and 70s, but the years have slowly infested their music with the sounds of funk, metal, bluegrass, swing, and even klezmer. Originally formed as a quartet, Cantrip sprung from a local session in Edinburgh nearly twenty years ago. Their driving music immediately caught the attention of the masses, and they were quickly signed to the Foot Stompin' label. With their first album "Silver" (2001) in hand, Cantrip made its way across the water to the United States, where they were received with roars and shouts (of enjoyment).

After years of significant touring, the band parted ways with Foot Stompin' and began producing albums on their own. Two albums later ("Boneshaker" in 2005 and "Piping the Fish" in 2008), Cantrip had cemented itself as a perennial figure. After a period of hiatus in which children were born and continents were left for new ones, Cantrip redefined its sound. Trimming itself to a trio, the band tightened its arrangements while expanding its influence. New inspirations began creeping into the sound, complementing the traditional foundation of the band. This more mature sound debuted on "The Crossing" (2016), to high acclaim. In 2019, the band gathered 50 of its closest friends and fans and returned to its roots, re-recording Silver in a live format (Cantrip Live), re-arranged yet with a more youthful sound than the original. The process inspired a new approach for the band, which they implemented for their upcoming fifth studio album "Undark". In late 2019, they spent a week in their original home of Edinburgh creating and recording new music. All of the tracks on this album were captured live in one take by engineer and longtime friend of the band Reuben Taylor. This seminal album, slated to be released in Fall 2020, shows a new and darker side of the group while preserving the elements that audiences have come to know and love. After 20 years of touring, Cantrip has found a character like no other. Dan Houghton, Jon Bews and Eric McDonald stir the elements in a witches' cauldron, slowly coalescing into chaotic order.

https://www.cantrip-music.com/
https://www.facebook.com/cantripband

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://cantrip1.bandcamp.com/

Released March 2023

Alex, Leah, and Ida are three old friends who occasionally get together to play some music together.

They first began playing together in 2012 at Oberlin College, where they formed a close friendship and musical relationship. After they left Oberlin our paths took them in various directions - to Seattle, the Bay Area, and Charlottesville by way of Papau New Guinea - and a decade after they played otheir first few tunes, they decided it was time to reconvene and make some music.

Recorded in five breathless days in August 2022, “Chance” is a joyous tribute to the way a musical relationship can remain unbroken by time and distance.

Leah Wollenberg: fiddle
Ida Hoequist: flute, low whistle
Alex Sturbaum: guitar, bouzouki, button accordion, bodhran, upright bass.

With special guest
Ezra Jane Landsman: guitar (3, 10)

https://www.facebook.com/alex.sturbaum
https://www.facebook.com/ida.hoequist
https://www.facebook.com/leah.wollenberg

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://leahalexida.bandcamp.com/album/chance

Happy Easter everyone

Released March 2023

Logical Fleadh is an album over a quarter century in the making. The initial flash of inspiration came in 1996, when Logical Fleadh bandleader Ethan Taylor Sellers and his father attended an early concert by Irish-American super-group Solas in Philadelphia. Amazed by Solas music's precision, speed, and beauty, Sellers was instantly a fan.

As a listener, Sellers subsequently followed the "family tree" of related projects to broaden his knowledge of traditional Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic music. Sellers also began penning a series of original compositions that reflected this influence, occasionally performing them with his rock band Tautologic.

After more than a decade of listening and co-curricular dabbling in Irish/Scottish music, Sellers decided to make a serious go of it with Character Fleadh in 2009. Starting as an exclusively-instrumental fiddle/guitar duo, Character Fleadh gradually expanded its line-up and learned hours and hours of traditional Irish/Scottish songs and instrumental repertoire, playing regional festivals, concert series, and private events.

After a few years, Sellers began to get the impression that some of his bandmates in Tautologic - Emily Albright (fiddle, vocals), Pat Buzby (drums, bodhran), and Nathan Britsch (bass) - wanted in on the action. Dana Joras (flutes, whistles, vocals) and Joe Kilroy (tenor banjo, mandolin, bouzouki) from Character Fleadh were both amenable to a "cross-over" collaboration. Logical Fleadh - a mash-up of Tautologic and Character Fleadh - was born.

Logical Fleadh gigged and rehearsed for nearly two years before recording most of the album in a 2-day session at Rax Trax Recording. Over the course of the next two years, Sellers worked around busy schedules and a pandemic to complete overdubs by each band member and an array of special guests, including Tautologic electric guitarist Jay Montana, violist Chuck Bontrager, Grammy-winning cellist Nick Photinos, Seán O'Riada Gold medal winner Seán Gavin, and Solas co-founder and accordionist John Williams.

https://logicalfleadh.com/
https://www.facebook.com/logicalfleadh

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://logicalfleadh.bandcamp.com/

Released March 2023

The Jeremiahs is an Irish folk band that comprises four musicians who have come together with the common goal of writing, composing and performing folk songs and music.

They have travelled extensively, bringing their music far and wide and are heralded as a live band not to be missed. With a wonderful mixture of newly composed songs and tunes in the folk genre and a well selected catalogue of older folk songs, they are sure to rouse all the emotions.

Hailing from County Dublin is singer Joe Gibney on vocals. On fiddle, viola and vocals is County Cork’s Niamh Varian-Barry (formerly of Solas). On flutes and whistles is the French born Julien Bruneteau and on Guitar is Dublin born James Ryan.

http://thejeremiahs.ie/
https://www.facebook.com/thejeremiahsmusic/

You can find their CDs on Bandcamp.
https://thejeremiahs.bandcamp.com/

Released February 2023

It’s commonly accepted that Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell is one of most important singers to come out of Ireland in recent years. A product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, since launching his own solo live career at the 2016 Celtic Connections, Daoirí has gone from strength to strength seeing him tour and play festival stages across the world.

The fourth solo album from Dublin’s multi-BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Daoirí Farrell, in his own words, ‘combines the rawness of my first album, the impact of my second album and the beauty of my third album.’ The culmination of those three albums and over a decade of recording and touring, ‘The Wedding Above In Glencree’ is a landmark album for Daoirí Farrell. Crafted and honed over two and a half years, it is the work of a mature artist who has succeeded in taking on the challenge of recording a completely acoustic album that heads deep into the heart of the songs.

Daoirí is joined on the album by a stellar cast of musicians that includes Manus Lunny (guitar, bouzouki and bass bouzouki), Paddy Kiernan (5-string banjo), Mark Redmond (uilleann pipes and whistles), Pat Daly (fiddle and harmonium), Trevor Hutchinson (upright bass), Robbie Walsh (hand pan and bodhran), Alan Doherty (whistles), Geoff Kinsella (tenor banjo)and a special guest appearance on ‘Sonny’s Dream’ by internationally renowned bluegrass dobro player, Jerry Douglas.

https://www.daoiri.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DaoiriFarrell

You can find his CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://daoirifarrell1.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/0tfffdU9asMvxBn0z67gtj

Released February 2023

Two of the finest instrumentalists in traditional music combine to bring a tour de force of breathtaking performances, which first started in lockdown with a video that was an international internet sensation. They now tour in the UK and Internationally promoting their new album Volume I.

This project began with a chance meeting at a folk session in 2018, which led to Will and Jenn's music travelling around the world as a viral internet sensation. In their live shows, they play a game of 'musical cat and mouse'; improvising and responding to each other, weaving virtuosic performances that are unique and in-the-moment as only two musicians highly accomplished in their craft can produce.

Volume 1 was recorded live, over two days in Glasgow.

"If you enjoy folk music, then you’ll probably like Volume 1. And if you’re a music lover, but not specifically into folk, the sheer infectiousness of it should still pull you in. Put simply, Volume 1 is a great selection of tunes and one song, beautifully performed by two of the brightest stars of the folk scene"
(Graham Brown - Folking.com)

https://willpound.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Willharmonica

https://www.jennbutterworth.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/jennbutterworthmusic

You can find their CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://willandjenn.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1
https://open.spotify.com/album/2rzszwdiST0bif8wYOt9O1

Released February 2023

Where From Here is the dynamic second album from award-winning traditional trio Assynt, which was released on Friday 24 February.

This exciting new record not only includes a modern, unique approach to a number of traditional tunes but it also exhibits some of the band’s own compositions inspired by the culture and landscape of the Highlands and in particular the area where the band’s name originated, Assynt.

The group have come to be recognised for their tight-knit fiddle and pipe playing, which is blended with intricate guitar lines and grooves. This powerful and intuitive musicality continues to be showcased throughout their second album.

The record features Assynt members Graham Mackenzie on fiddle, David Shedden on pipes and whistles, Innes White on acoustic guitar and guest musician Charlie Stewart on double bass.

Each member of Assynt has a forward looking and creative approach when it comes to arranging traditional tunes. With the inclusion of melodies such as John Morrison of Assynt House by Peter MacLeod, a reel from renowned piper Donald MacLeod and the famous Gaelic puirt, Nighean Donn nan Gobhar, the group continue to pay homage to their musical heritage while still showcasing their own distinct and more modern take on each of the tunes across this spellbinding album.

Assynt fiddler Graham Mackenzie said: “We have been gathering self-penned tunes and developing our own unique sound over the past few years and now feels like the perfect time to release new music.
“This album really showcases how much we have grown as a band since we started out five years ago, while still remaining close to our Scottish roots that continue to inspire us.”

https://www.assyntmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AssyntMusic/

You can find their music on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://assynt.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4QIGURDFO5xJbA70IQLCRk

Released February 2023.

Anuas - A new shape to a selection of songs from the Gaelic tradition that have come down through the generations.

Seo Linn is an Irish folk/indie group formed in Ireland that has been making music and performing since 2013.

The group consists of Stiofán Ó Fearail on vocals and guitar, Daithí Ó Ruaidh on vocals, keyboard, and saxophone, Keith Ó Briain on vocals, bass guitar, mandolin, and percussion, and Kevin Shortall on vocals, accordion, and percussion. They perform in both Irish and English.

Kev, Daithí, Keith and Stiofán have a shared passion for performing, writing, recording, the Irish language and just enjoying playing music together. Their influences are varied; from traditional Irish to old school rock, modern pop to classical orchestra - and all of this can be felt in some way through the writing and recording of their own individual version of contemporary folk. Their songs and style mesh driving rhythm, energetic instrumentals and soaring vocals, all tinkled with delicate nuances that create a fascinating soundscape with which to deliever their words.

From their beginnings in Conamara, Galway in the wild, west of Ireland, Seo Linn have come a long way together. Their energetic and exciting stage presence consistently captivates audience after audience and is one of their finest assets along with a growing repertoire of timeless original material. Mix all this with their unique takes on old traditional Irish songs and their Irish language folked-up versions of well-loved songs and you’ve an entertaining and varied show with plenty to offer everyone!

https://www.seolinn.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SeoLinn

You can find their CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://seolinn.bandcamp.com/album/anuas
https://open.spotify.com/album/6cY1WskuRUX9zDx5u0bQoi

Released March 2023

"How did you come up with such a band name?" the band is regularly asked"

The answer- It is the surnames of the three members: Sabrina Palm (fiddle, backing vocals), Simon Bay (accordion, backing vocals) and Hartmut Frost (guitar, vocals).
In the middle of the Corona pandemic, the three came together as a trio in Cologne.

Their debut album, for which they were able to win such guest musicians as Michael McGoldrick (flute and whistle - Mark Knopfler Band, Capercaillie) and Eamon Murray (bodhrán - Beoga and Ed Sheeran) was just released 1.3.2023. and is available as CD and Download.

Mainly original songs and instrumental pieces, musically located between Ireland/Scotland, BalFolk and America, form the repertoire of the debut.

The music is characterised by the trio's experiences, and everyday observations or reflections on their own lives.

Hartmut Frost wrote the three songs on the album and except
for two traditional Irish tunes, Sabrina Palm and Simon Bay wrote all the instrumental pieces.

The Band.

Bonn-based Sabrina Palm is a renowned fiddle player and established figure on the Irish/Scottish music scene. Tours with Scottish singer/songwriter Steve Crawford, "Lord of the Rings" fiddler Alan Doherty and many others have taken her all over Europe.

The accordion runs through Simon Bay's family history. His grandfather earned extra money playing the accordion in dance bands and his mother also learned the instrument in her youth.
In 2008, Cologne music led him to the accordeon and it didn't take long for him to become enthusiastic about Irish Trad and Scandinavian folk styles. Lessons with Damien Mullane, Ole Carstensen (button accordion) and Anders Lillebo (piano accordion), among others, shaped his energetic style.

The third member of the group is Hartmut Frost, who did not stay with the recorder for long as a child, but fell in love with the guitar and the blues at a young age. This was followed by music studies in Maastricht, Cologne and Zurich in jazz/rock/pop guitar and singing. As a first-class songwriter, he contributes wonderful songs to the trio's repertoire. His flexible guitar accompaniment, but also the excellent soloistic playing make the sound really round in combination with fiddle and accordion.

https://palmbayfrost.de/
https://www.facebook.com/palmbayfrost

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://palmbayfrost.bandcamp.com/Released March 2023

"How did you come up with such a band name?" the band is regularly asked"

The answer- It is the surnames of the three members: Sabrina Palm (fiddle, backing vocals), Simon Bay (accordion, backing vocals) and Hartmut Frost (guitar, vocals).
In the middle of the Corona pandemic, the three came together as a trio in Cologne.

Their debut album, for which they were able to win
such guest musicians as Michael McGoldrick (flute and whistle - Mark Knopfler Band, Capercaillie) and Eamon Murray (bodhrán - Beoga and Ed Sheeran) was just released 1.3.2023. and is available as CD and Download.

Mainly original songs and instrumental pieces, musically located between Ireland/Scotland, BalFolk and America, form the repertoire of the debut.

The music is characterised by the trio's experiences, and everyday observations or reflections on their own lives.

Hartmut Frost wrote the three songs on the album and except
for two traditional Irish tunes, Sabrina Palm and Simon Bay wrote all the instrumental pieces.

The Band.

Bonn-based Sabrina Palm is a renowned fiddle player and established figure on the Irish/Scottish music scene. Tours with Scottish singer/songwriter Steve Crawford, "Lord of the Rings" fiddler Alan Doherty and many others have taken her all over Europe.

The accordion runs through Simon Bay's family history. His grandfather earned extra money playing the accordion in dance bands and his mother also learned the instrument in her youth.
In 2008, Cologne music led him to the accordeon and it didn't take long for him to become enthusiastic about Irish Trad and Scandinavian folk styles. Lessons with Damien Mullane, Ole Carstensen (button accordion) and Anders Lillebo (piano accordion), among others, shaped his energetic style.

The third member of the group is Hartmut Frost, who did not stay with the recorder for long as a child, but fell in love with the guitar and the blues at a young age. This was followed by music studies in Maastricht, Cologne and Zurich in jazz/rock/pop guitar and singing. As a first-class songwriter, he contributes wonderful songs to the trio's repertoire. His flexible guitar accompaniment, but also the excellent soloistic playing make the sound really round in combination with fiddle and accordion.

https://palmbayfrost.de/
https://www.facebook.com/palmbayfrost

You can find their CD on Bandcamp.
https://palmbayfrost.bandcamp.com/

Released February 2023.

Gillebride MacMillan is one of the most distinguished modern Scottish Gaelic singers. A native Scottish Gaelic speaker from the South Uist, Gillebrìde is a regular performer at music festivals in Scotland and overseas.

Gillebrìde also is a lecturer at Glasgow University specialising in the Gaelic language. He’s also a singer, a songwriter and a composer known for film and television music.

And - If you maybe recognise him .... Gillebride MacMillan stars as Gwyllyn the Bard in Starz Outlander , Season 1, Episode 3 'The Way Out', where he regales those in Castle Leoch with traditional Gaelic songs and tales. In Outlander, Gillebride sings traditional songs and a song specially composed by Bear McCreary.

Supporting musicians on this CD are Fraser Fifield, Mhaìri Hall, Ewan MacPerson, Deirdre Morrison, Emma Smith and Fraser Stone.

http://www.gillebride.com/
https://www.facebook.com/gillebride.macmillan.5

You can find his CD on Bandcamp and Spotify.
https://gillebridemacmillan.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/6FFIMSd0X6CVnvGc4KNqfv

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