Release Date: Friday 1st May 2026 [Very Limited Stock]

SPECIAL RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE ALBUM, RECORDED AT WINTERLAND, CALIFORNIA IN 1978.

Horslips were a pioneering force in blending Irish traditional music with progressive rock, helping to define what became known as Celtic rock. Throughout the 1970s, the band toured extensively across Europe and North America, building a reputation for ambitious live performances.

“A brilliant souvenir of a rare moment from our many wild adventures across America” – Jim Lockhart

Recorded at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in 1978 during the band’s US tour supporting their 1977 album Aliens, this concert is made available on LP for the first time. The recording documents Horslips’ late-1970s live sound and lineup and is pressed on 180g crystal clear vinyl.

"Saturday night in San Francisco, 15 April 1978. Third on the bill, a 40-minute slot to make a mark and Horslips did so with virtuosity, velocity and ferocity – and a cheery twinkle in the emerald eye, as always. Winterland was a magical moment in the Horslips journey, midway between the loose, homespun prog quirkiness of their 1976 double live LP and the taut, professional, yet exhausted end-of-days souvenir The Belfast Gigs (1980), when they were doing battle on tour with bill-sharing boogie bores, new wave nonentities and the seen-it-all audiences of America. Horslips Live At Winterland is something new: it’s a cauldron of pure molten rock. Listening is believing." - Colin Harper

Produced by Horslips.

Recorded at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA on 15 April 1978 by KALX Radio.

Preserved and digitised by Doug Kroll.

Remixed and remastered by Joachim "Eroc" Heinz Ehrig.

Curated by Colin Harper.

TRACKLIST

SIDE A

1. Presenter Intro (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [00:12] 

2. The Wrath Of The Rain (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [02:52] 

3. New York Wakes (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [03:53] 

4. The Power And The Glory (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [03:36] 

5. The Rocks Remain (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [02:39] 

6. Sword Of Light (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [05:32]

SIDE B

1. Speed The Plough (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [03:29] 

2. Sure The Boy Was Green (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [04:24] 

3. Trouble (With A Capital ‘T’) (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [03:21] 

4. King Of The Fairies (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [04:03] 

5. Dearg Doom (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [06:11] 

6. Presenter Outro (San Francisco, CA, 15th April 1978) [00:23]

RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album

*2026 pressing Solid Red Vinyl released Friday 6th March | Pre-Order now

Gatefold solid red 180g vinyl, original printed inner sleeve and records labels

Consistently hailed as one of the greatest Irish albums of all time, The Táin's influence on the subsequent 5 decades of music coming from Ireland is immeasurable. Featuring Horslips' most successful and now legendary track Dearg Doom, this album has informed the careers of everyone from Thin Lizzy to U2 to poet Seamus Heaney.

This special red vinyl release, pressed in Ireland by Anthem Vinyl, is only the second authorised vinyl pressing of the epic masterpiece since the band's own Oats Records copies were issued in the 1970's. Pressed in Ireland by Anthem Vinyl.

Bruce Eder from AllMusic says "The most ambitious and successful of their early albums, Horslips' most progressive creation, and maybe the most successful rock concept album ever done, The Táin is rock put into the service of epic storytelling (or is it the other way around?)."

TRACKLIST

SIDE ONE

1. Setanta

2. Maeve's Court

3. Charolais

4. The March

5. You Can't Fool the Beast

6. Dearg Doom

7. Ferdia's Song

8. Gae Bolga

SIDE TWO

1. Cu Chulainn's Lament

2. Faster Than the Hound

3. The Silver Spear

4. More Than You Can Chew

5. The Morrigan's Dream

6. Time to Kill!

PRESS RELEASE

🏆 RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album 🏆

And the winning album is…

The Táin by Horslips

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album, in association with IMRO & IRMA, has just been announced on RTÉ Gold by Will Leahy. The winning album is: The Táin by Horslips. A concept album centred on Irish mythology, The Táin was the band’s second full-length offering and was released on their own label in Ireland in 1973 as well as RCA in the UK and Atco in the US.

“We can’t believe it, really. We knew at the time that The Táin was a different kind of album. And we could see that Dearg Doom had a great riff going on. We just didn’t think that it would sustain in the way it has. Both Italia 90 and ‘Saipan’ have served to keep the album and the single surfacing but even without that, there seems to be an inbuilt determination to survive in both. 50 years is a good innings!” – Horslips, 2026

The panel chose The Táin by Horslips as their Classic Irish Album for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize and explain further – “Horslips lasted 10 years – 1970 to 1980. Their impact was immense. They literally changed the course of music in Ireland in the seventies, not just because they fused traditional Irish music with rock and in so doing inspired many local and international acts or that they released 10 albums in that 10-year period leaving a legacy much bigger than that of the defining band of the so-called Celtic Rock genre.

The judges for this year’s prize are Dave Fanning (Radio and TV Broadcaster), Caroline Henry (Artist Management), Stevo Berube (Artist Management & Music Publicist), with Paul Russell (Radio producer, formerly RTÉ 2FM) as the chairperson.

The album was played in full on RTÉ Gold.

“Dearg Doom” was arguably the most popular track on the album and was included in Tom Dunne’s 30 Best Irish Hits compilation, released in 2003.

Horslips: Jim Lockhart, Eamon Carr, Barry Devlin, Charles O’ Connor, Johnny Fean

A few of the band members will attend on March 5th to collect their award.

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Release Date: 25th June 2025

EXPERIENCE THE ENDURING LEGACY OF HORSLIPS WITH MADFISH’S NEW 2LP SET HORSLIPS – AT THE BBC

GATEFOLD 2LP BLACK VINYL SET COMPRISING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FROM THE CELTIC ROCK PIONEERS

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Few bands have left as distinct a mark on the musical landscape as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created ‘Celtic Rock’, drawing from Irish traditional music and British/American rock, crafting a sound that was both timeless and radical.

This 2LP collection gathers a carefully curated selection of performances captured by the BBC during the band’s groundbreaking 1970s heyday and their powerful return to the stage decades later.

LP1 showcases Horslips in full flight during a 1974 BBC Radio 1 In Concert broadcast, capturing the mythic energy of their classic albums The Táin and The Book of Invasions. Tracks like “Dearg Doom,” “Charolais,” and “You Can’t Fool the Beast” bristle with invention and intent. The disc also includes sessions from Sounds of the 70s and The John Peel Show, preserving the raw brilliance of one of Ireland’s most visionary bands at the peak of their creative powers.

LP2 moves forward to 1979, with a triumphant return to Radio 1’s In Concert, where tracks such as “The Power and the Glory” and “Sword of Light” demonstrate the band’s ability to evolve while staying true to their roots. The album closes with rare recordings from BBC Radio Ulster (2011) and BBC NI (2019) – a poignant reminder of Horslips’ long shadow and final flourish, including the elegiac “Sideways to the Sun.”

Presented on double black vinyl in a beautifully designed gatefold sleeve, At The BBC is a celebration of a band whose influence still echoes through the decades. The mastering is shared by Eroc in Germany and band associate Cormac O’Kane who mastered the acclaimed 2023 Horslips box set More Than You Can Chew.

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TRACKLIST

DISC 1

A.1. Setanta (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [02:17]

A.2. Maeve`s Court (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [01:39]

A.3. Charolais (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [04:06]

A.4. The March (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [01:14]

A.5. You Can`t Fool the Beast (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [05:19]

A.6. The Clergy`s Lamentation (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [03:50]

A.7. More Than You Can Chew (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [03:32]

B.1. Ferdia`s Song (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [03:27]

B.2. Gae Bolga (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [00:23]

B.3. Dearg Doom (Radio 1 in Concert 9/2/74) [04:13]

B.4. Ferdia`s Song (Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s 4/3/74) [03:32]

B.5. More Than You Can Chew (Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s 4/3/74) [03:46]

B.6. The Clergy`s Lamentation (Radio 1 Sounds of the 70s 24/9/73) [04:14]

B.7. An Bratach Ban (Radio 1 John Peel Show 16/10/73) [02:25]

DISC 2

C.1. DJ Alan Black intro / The Man Who Built America (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [04:13]

C.2. The Power and the Glory (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [03:57]

C.3. Trouble (With a Capital `T`) (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [03:31]

C.4. Loneliness (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [05:01]

C.5. Sword of Light (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [06:07]

D.1. Warm Sweet Breath of Love (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [03:58]

D.2. Dearg Doom (Radio 1 In Concert 24/2/79) [05:53]

D.3. King of the Fairies (Belfast (BBC Radio Ulster 17/3/11) [04:54]

D.4. Sideways to the Sun (BBC NI, 2019) [05:06]

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Release Date: 15th November 2019

180g vinyl, original printed inner sleeve and records labels

A touchstone album in the evolution of Celtic Rock, Horslips 1976 release The Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony is as its bold title suggests, nothing short of an ambitious and far reaching epic.

This 2019 vinyl pressing is the first officially restored and authorised by the band since the 1970s.

Bruce Eder of AllMusic says "Returning to their original formula of rock & roll, folk, and prog rock, Book of Invasions rivals 1973's The Tain as their most consistent and creative, and established the band as that decade's preeminent purveyor of those three entwined genres. Neither Fairport Convention nor Steeleye Span rocked as convincingly or consistently as they did, and Jethro Tull's fleeting folk fancies didn't qualify them as a folk-rock outfit... This record was and is their crowning achievement."

TRACKLIST

SIDE ONE

1. Daybreak

2. March Into Trouble

3. Trouble (With a Capital T)

4. The Power and the Glory

5. The Rocks Remain

6. Dusk

7. Sword of Light

8. Dark

SIDE TWO

1. Warm Sweet Breath of Love

2. Fantasia (My Lagan Love)

3. King of Morning, Queen of Day

4. Sideways to the Sun

5. Drive the Cold Winter Away

6. Ride to Hell

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Release Date: Friday 3rd October 2025

Oliver Cole - Wingspan [LP]

TRACKLIST

1. Put Out The Fire

2. Courage Dries Up

3. Wingspan

4. Please Let It Go

5. High And Low

6. Hoping We Can Make It Through

7. Nothing Left To Lose

8. Your Face In The Morning

9. I Love You

10. First Time In Your Life

OLIVER COLE'S NEW ALBUM "WINGSPAN" RELEASED OCTOBER 3RD

WINGSPAN :: SINGLE :: FRI 22nd AUG 2025

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Kells' native, Oliver Cole, releases his fourth solo studio album, Wingspan, on October 3rd 2025.

Following the acclaim he received for his 2020 album "Father, Brother, Son", which was named RTE Album of the Week, Newstalk Album of the Week, and Irish Times Album of the Week, Cole delivers another immersive musical journey. He describes "Wingspan" as less direct than his other albums, more of a stream of consciousness approach.

"The songs are more like faded photographs, vignettes viewed through foggy windows. There is meaning and truth there but it must be deciphered and interpreted by the listener."

The songs for Wingspan were recorded in Oliver's back garden studio, The Cole Shed, which he built during the Covid pandemic. With the help of long-term friends and collaborators Gav Fox (Turn, Idlewild, Sack), Graham Hopkins (The Frames, Glen Hansard, Therapy, Dolores O'Riordan), Jason Oglesby, and Leila Keeney. Oliver recorded and self-produced the album.

Oliver describes the recording process as long and challenging, with numerous crises of confidence moments leading to long breaks and abandoned songs. Ultimately, it was Oliver's long-time friend and mixing engineer, Ciaran Bradshaw, who stepped in and helped complete the album.

BIOGRAPHY 

Having had some success with his first band Swampshack, Oliver Cole formed the three-piece rock band, Turn. Oliver was Turn's singer, songwriter and main guitarist, and they soon signed to Infectious Records in London, which was home to Muse, Ash and Garbage, among others. Turn enjoyed great success and popularity, playing sell-out gigs at Vicar Street and a packed to the gills standout performance at the Oxegen festival in 2005. 

They released three Irish Top 10 albums, 'Antisocial' (2000), 'Forward' (2003), and 'Turn' (2005) and were nominated for Ireland's coveted Choice Music Award. Cole left the band in 2006 to begin work on his first solo album, 'We Albatri', which was recorded in Germany. Upon its release in 2010, The Irish Times gave the album 5 out of 5 and made it their album of the month. Oliver continued to progress his career as both a songwriter and solo artist, on 'Year of The Bird' which was released to huge critical acclaim in 2015. 

'Father Brother, Son', Cole's third album, was released in 2020. Unearthing themes of life and loss, birth and death, it explored the path from grief to recovery, following the passing of his mother and brother, in what we have and what we leave behind. Oliver is a well-respected songwriter and continues to collaborate and tour with some of Ireland's biggest names such as Glen Hansard and Gemma Hayes to name a few.

http://www.olivercolemusic.com

Release Date: Friday 14th March 2025

Sharon Shannon’s magical 1991 debut album with remastered audio for 2025 will be re-issued this March. The self-titled debut "remains the best-selling album ever of traditional music in Ireland." Featuring appearances by Donal Lunny, Adam Clayton (U2), Mike Scott (The Waterboys), Maire Breathnach, Dónal Lunny, Liam Ó Maonaí (Hothouse Flowers) and many more, this album marks the start of Sharon’s miraculous journey into the heart of Irish music.

This item is delivered in Limited Edition “Fern Green” coloured 140g vinyl, plus printed inner sleeve replicating the original 1991 LP pressing.

“Sharon Shannon defines casual brilliance. She plays accordion with carefree fluidity, virtuostic but not flashy. She performs traditional Irish music with a contemporary freshness and an ear to compatible ethnic influences...subtle and sublime music." – ­ The Boston Globe

TRACKLIST

1. Glentown

2. Blackbird

3. Queen of the West

4. The Penguin: Retour des Hirondelles / Music for a Found Harmonium

5. Miss Thomson's / The Derry Reel

6. The Munster Hop

7. Tickle Her Leg

8. The Marguerita Suite: The Peeking Pup Waltz / Graham Townsend's Jig

9. Coridinio

10. Anto's Cajun Cousins

11. Cornphíopa Corafinne / Skidoo

12. Marbhna Luimní

13. Phil Cunningham Set

14. The Woodchoppers / Le Reel des Voyageurs

LIMITED EDITION "BLACK & AMBER" VINYL LP

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“The D They Put Between The R & L” has received near universal acclaim from reviewers with The Sunday Times exclaiming “vital and brilliant, this LP sounds like Dublin feels”. It has also been made album of the week by a number of influential radio sources including Dan Hegarty and Tom Dunne. Cillian Murphy gave the band a big shout out playing “Black & Amber” on his prestigious BBC 6 radio slot.

Included in The Irish Times “Best Irish Albums of The Year So Far”

"Vital and brilliant, this album sounds like Dublin feels” - The Sunday Times

"A low key but frequently powerful piece of work" - The Irish Times

"A strong contender for best Irish album of 2019" - Irish Mirror

"A rich tapestry that resonates with sadness and anger" - Hot Press

"This is an essential Irish record" - Sunday Business Post

ALBUM OF THE WEEK with Dan Hegarty at 2FM, Tom Dunne at Newstalk, PlayIrish Radio, Roddie Cleere at KCLR FM, Martin Bridgeman at KCLR, John Meagher at Irish Independent.

TRACKLIST:

1. Black & Amber

2. Long Balconies

3. No Hope Road

4. Cruelty Man

5. Lemon 7s

6. Metal Railings

7. Funeral Sessions

8. Silver Vein

9. A Tar Road

10. Settled Kids

Release Date: 01.11.2024

• First LP pressing in over 40 years

• Limited edition 140g red vinyl

• Remastered Audio and original artwork

Clannad In Concert was recorded at an unknown location during their 1978 tour of Switzerland, during which the group decided to continue with the band full time. This LP re-issue replicates the original artwork as it was first released. The cover features an elaborate mythological Celtic design by artist Roy McCullough. The interior artwork also features lyrics in the original Irish language.

The line-up consists of Ciarán O Braonáin, Máire Ní Bhraonáin, Pol Ó Braonáin, Noel Ó Dugain and Padraig Ó Dugain. The band line up features Ó Braonáin and Ó Dugain siblings without sister and niece Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (better known as Enya) who joined the group for two years between 1980 and 1982. Nicky Ryan, who would later become Enya's long-time production partner, was on producer duties for this live recording.

TRACKLIST

SIDE A

1. ​Bhean A Ti [3:00]

2. ​Fairies Hornpipe - Off To California [3:20]

3. ​Neansai Mhile Gra [4:45]

4. ​Mhaire Bruinneal [1:08]

5. ​Planxty Burke [3:42]

SIDE B

1. ​An Giobog [2:10]

2.​ Down By The Sally Gardens [4:35]

3. ​Nil Se'n La [10:20]

A Terrible Beauty, Christy’s 25th studio album is one of his finest yet, featuring tracks he has been warming crowds to over the last two years (Black & Amber, Lemon Sevens, Lyra McKee & Palestine), as well as a stunning new single, Boy in The Wild, sung with his son, Andy Moore.

“This one hits the bull’s-eye repeatedly and with force.” - The Irish Times

A Side

1. Boy in the Wild
2. Sunflowers
3. Black & Amber
4. Lemon Sevens
5. Broomielaw
6. Cumann na Mná
7. The Rock

B Side

8. The Life and Soul
9. Lyra McKee
10. Darkness Before Dawn
11. The Big Marquee
12. Palestine
13. Snowflakes

CLANNAD shot to fame after their success in the Slógadh festival organised by Gael Linn in the 1970s. Their name derived from Clann as Dobhar (family from Dobhar in the Donegal Gaeltacht).

The songs and tunes on their early albums with Gael Linn demonstrate powerfully the group’s unique arrangements of the traditional idiom. There is at once a nostalgic feel and a timeless quality to these recordings which is guaranteed to bring enjoyment.

As Clannad celebrates an exceptional career spanning over half a century with a farewell tour, Gael Linn is delighted to make a reproduction of the original 1976 Dúlamán album available once again on vinyl.

Dúlamán is ranked as a ‘must have’ for fans of Irish traditional music.

Produced by Nicky Ryan.

Side A:

Dúlamán,

Cumha Eoghain Rua Uí Néill,

Two Sisters,

Éirigh suas a Stóirín,

The Galtee Hunt.

Side B:

Éirigh is Cuir Ort do Chuid Éadaí,

Siúil a Rún,

Mo Mháire,

dTigeas a Damhsa,

Cucanandy / The Jug of Brown Ale.

CLANNAD shot to fame after their success in the Slógadh festival organised by Gael Linn in the 1970s. Their name derived from Clann as Dobhar (family from Dobhar in the Donegal Gaeltacht).

The songs and tunes on their early albums with Gael Linn demonstrate powerfully the group’s unique arrangements of the traditional idiom. There is at once a nostalgic feel and a timeless quality to these recordings which is guaranteed to bring enjoyment. Produced by Dónal Lunny and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill both of whom also guested on the album.

Side A

1. An Gabhar Bán

2. Eleanor Plunkett

3. Coinleach ghlas an Fhómhair

4. Rince Philib a'Cheoil

5. By Chance It Was

6. Rince Briotánach

Side B

1. Dhéanainn Súgradh

2. Gaoth Barra na dTonn

3. Teidhir abhaile Riú

4. Fairly Shot of Her

5. Chuaigh mé 'na Rosann

Release Date: Friday 13th June 2025

“Au Revoir Tristesse” is an artistic conversation of music and paintings conducted between two long-time collaborators - musician, songwriter and producer Joseph Chester and member of The Waterboys and latterly painter Steve Wickham. Inspired by Françoise Sagan's novel "Bonjour Tristesse", Joseph created a series of five Bagatelles for solo classical guitar while in the midst of touring his acclaimed 2023 album “Lucia”.

Consequently, Steve created five stunning images inspired by Joe’s music expanding on the theme of what Joe calls “an homage to sadness”. The work has been performed in Smock Alley Theatre and Axis Theatre Ballymun’s Exhibition space where Steve’s paintings are currently on show amidst the background of Joseph’s music.

TRACKLIST

1. Une soie, énervante et douce - A silken web, languid and soft

2. La mer, son rythme incessant - The sea, its incessant rhythm

3. La lune, aimable et tranquille - The moon, kind and quiet

4. La peur qui donne la main au désir - The fear that takes the hand of desire

5. Les yeux fermés, bonjour tristesse - Eyes closed, hello sadness

Limited Edition Colour LP, White Vinyl

Over 11 instrumental pieces Chester is joined by renowned musicians Steve Wickham, Vyvienne Long and Kenneth Rice to tell the story of Lucia Joyce, daughter of James Joyce. 2022 marks the centenary celebrations of the release of his seminal work, Ulysses.

TRACKLIST:

SIDE A

1. Northampton

2. The Little Match Girl

3. La Princesse Primitive

4. The Jury's Verdict

5. Beckett

SIDE B

1. Fragment From Work in Progress

2. Nuvoluccia in her Lightdress

3. Candlemas, 1932

4. Asylum

5. What's he Doing Under the Ground, That Idiot

6. A Flower Given to my Daughter

ABOUT LUCIA:

As part of the celebrations marking the centenary of James Joyce's Ulysses taking place in Dublin and globally on the 16th of June 2022, Axis Ballymun presented the world premiere of ‘LUCIA’ - a suite for guitar and strings composed by multi-award nominated musician Joseph Chester.

Lucia Joyce spent 47 years in institutions as a result of mental illness, including long periods in isolation. She died in the notoriously cruel St. Andrew’s asylum, Northampton at the age of 75. And yet, in her youth she had shown enormous potential, as a dancer and illustrator. Over the course of two years, Chester took ten key moments from the life of Lucia Joyce, ten facts of her existence, and composed a piece of music for each, to pay tribute to her, to bear witness to her and, in some fantastical, imaginary way, let her speak. The Paris Times wrote that, “James Joyce may yet be known as his daughter’s father." Some say she was a muse for Finnegans Wake. Her father described her as, “A fantastic being with a mind as clear and unsparing as the lightning.” However, after undergoing tests, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was committed in 1936.

She would never know freedom again.

“I was interested in Lucia’s story for what it tells us about our historic fear and lack of understanding of mental illness and how perhaps creativity and mental illness can be inextricably linked. Silenced in life, Lucia was silenced once again in death when her papers (including her correspondence with Samuel Beckett) were all destroyed by her nephew, Stephen Joyce.

I released my last album, Jupiter's Wife, at the very start of the pandemic and so, what would ordinarily have been a very busy time of concerts and promotion became a time of reflection and taking stock. Jupiter's Wife and indeed its predecessor, The Easter Vigil had been quite lyrically dense albums and, as with every new project, I wanted to move on to a new challenge. And so I thought, 'What could be more challenging than to make an album with no words?' I had already started to expand my musical horizons by beginning to learn to read and write music and teaching myself some classical guitar technique. I made some arrangements of Turlough O'Carolan and some old traditional Irish tunes, adapting them to the classical guitar and was casting around for a theme.

It was around this time that I heard a radio documentary on RTE Lyric FM called "Dancing With Lucia," about the daughter of James Joyce who had been a dancer of great potential before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and spending 47 years in institutions. Her story resonated with me very deeply. The idea came to me very quickly to try and tell Lucia's story through music. There followed an intense period of research, trying to dig up any reliable information. The problem is that when it comes to Lucia, there is such a whirlwind of rumour and speculation around her, lots of it wild and salacious, most of it completely devoid of evidence, that it becomes incredibly difficult to glimpse the real person.

To avoid adding to the noise and gossip around Lucia, I decided to take ten key moments (I added one later), facts of her life and compose a piece of music for each, with the hope that these pieces would add up to a cohesive whole, both musically, and more importantly as a portrait of Lucia as a real, breathing, living person. No judgement, no speculation, just empathy.

I wanted the music to have a sense and feel of Paris in the early 20th century and as such was influenced greatly by the sound world of Eric Satie and Claude Debussy but also other more modern composers such as Toru Takemitsu, Leo Brouwer, Stephen Goss, Laura Snowden and many other composers of contemporary music. This has been by a mile, the most ambitious, project of my life, at turns seemingly impossible, yet exhilarating, painful, and yet enlightening. At times it felt like an insurmountable challenge. And then I thought, "If not now, when?"

Joseph Chester, Rennes, 2022

Release Date: Friday 26th April 2024

New studio album on bespoke Code-Red Coloured LP on 140gsm Vinyl

The new album from Ireland's greatest traditional music export Sharon Shannon entitled "Now!"gets its full release ahead of an action packed Summer of headline shows and festival appearances. This is the first time the new album has been made available outside of last year's extensive career spanning box set release.

The album features a collaboration with rising folk rockers The Scratch ("The Diddley Doo") which was released as a single early in 2023. It also contains the quirky "Greenroots" single composed to the background of a rousing speech by Barack Obama.

TRACKLIST

1. Benji's Rollicks

2. Mammy Shannon's Jig

3. The Diddley Doo

4. Séamus

5. Gnasher's Knickers / Pipes On The Table

6. Jack of Hearts

7. Jigatha Christie / Pasucais of Coana

8. Dan Breen's / Come West Along The Road

9. Duo In G

10. The Zonkeys Of Easkey

11. Greenroots

Extended sleeve notes by Robin Denselow

"Sharon Shannon sits in Camden Recording Studio in Dublin listening to the final mix of her new album Now, and explains her cheerfully freewheeling style of writing tunes. “It can happen any time, not necessarily when I have an instrument in my hand …. when I’m out walking the dogs or at home cooking the dinner. I come up with an idea and press the record button on my phone. Or if I'm playing an instrument, I might just keep playing and improvising for 35-40 minutes and I might get 10 or 12 ideas for nice tunes out of that…or I just sit down to write just one tune with an instrument. I have hundreds of ideas for tunes on my phone, so another method is to just pick out one of them and start working on perfecting it”.

It’s a mixture of those original tunes, along with very old traditional tunes,  that provide the starting point for the remarkable back catalogue of albums on this boxset, in which her compositions are matched against musical influences from around the world, or heard alongside her settings for songs by the remarkable array of great singers who have worked with her.

So how does Now compare with her earlier work? Every Sharon Shannon album is different, of course, and this time round she says she had originally planned what would have been her first all-instrumental album since Tunes (2005) and Flying Circus (2012), except it didn’t quite turn out like that, although she wrote all but two of the tracks.

Her albums always contain surprises, and is no exception. There are no conventional songs, though she shows off her famous sense of fun (and sings) on one delightfully crazy track, and there’s even an appearance by a former President of the Unite States Mr. Barack Obama. There are no other celebrity voices here, and none are needed. This is yet another classic Sharon set, on which she matches great instrumental work on accordion, fiddle, whistles and even electric guitar with ever-changing emotions, from a powerful, poignant lament through to stomping rock-influenced tunes or passages of sheer fun.

As a celebrated animal-lover who shares her Galway home with five dogs and nine cats, it’s no surprise that she should name the cheerfully upbeat opening tune Benji’s Rollicks after a much-loved spaniel. It’s followed by a second tribute, Mammy Shannon’s Jig, this one written for her mother Mary, and is a counterpart to the jig written for her father that appeared on 'The Reckoning' album. With string arrangements by Aoife Ni Bhriain, it’s an emotional reminder of the role that her parents played in encouraging her musical skills (and those of her brother and sisters) when they were growing up in the little village of Ruan in County Clare. “They were mad for dancing”, says Sharon. “They sent us to music lessons and it was thanks to them that we got this great love of music”.

Now come the changes of mood, starting with the delightfully silly The Diddley Doo, the only track on the album with lyrics “if you want to call them lyrics”. Sharon taught the tune to her longstanding guitarist Jim Murray “who is always saying ‘I do’, imitating an old man who used to say it, and then Jack Maher came up with ‘do I do I diddley do’…and then ‘why didn’t you do’ etc etc – it’s so stupid!” Indeed. But it’s a fine tune and a reminder of Sharon’s contagious sense of fun. And it features those one-time Dublin buskers, 'The Scratch' now an ‘acoustic rock band’ famed for blurring the boundaries between folk and heavy metal, and for their wild and furious live shows.

The mood changes with surely one of the most emotional, poignant tunes she has written. Séamus is a celebration of the life of Séamus Begley, the accordion player and singer from West Kerry who died in January 2023, whom she describes as “an amazing, amazing musician and singer and beautiful person, really funny and a great friend, a big strong man, who was immensely proud of Ireland and the tradition”. Ross Ainslie plays the highland pipes on this beautiful tune “and the pipes remind me of the noble, epic person that Begley was”.

Next comes 'Gnasher’s Knickers/Pipes on the table', this first tune named after one of Sharon's dogs. There’s another surprising change of direction with Jack of Hearts, a stomping tune on which she plays electric guitar. So how on earth did that come about?  In 2020 she was contacted by the Irish rugby star Robbie Henshaw, who asked if she would be interested in being nominated to learn a new skill in five days and posting the results on social media, as part of a celebrity charity fund-raising project. She agreed, and decided on the electric guitar “because I love electric guitar with distortion!” She quickly mastered one of her own tunes, 'The Jolly Roger', which appeared on 'The Reckoning' album.  She says that 'Jack of Hearts' started with her playing the melody on the guitar, to which other instruments were then added, including drums, bowed double bass, electric bass, fiddle, banjo and last of all her own accordion and melodeon. “The demo guitar part I recorded at home at the kitchen table is still the same – little did I think at the time that it would end up on the album!”.

Side Two begins with the cheerfully upbeat Jigatha Christie “an experiment – I wrote the melody to a sequence of chords that Jim sent me”, and then two traditional reels, Dan Breens and Come West Along The Road, with Sharon playing whistle. These are followed by a re-worked classical guitar piece by the Italian composer Ferdinando Carulli, the stately Duo in G - which Sharon learned from an old Dé Dannan album.

Next we have more surprises. The Zonkeys of Easkey was inspired by a pair of hybrid beasts who were born after a circus visited the village of Easkey in County Sligo and left behind two zebras who mated with some local donkeys.

Sharon sent the tune off to the brilliant Justin Adams, who played on a whole batch of her albums, from 'Renegade' through to 'Sacred Earth' and 'The Reckoning', and is currently picking up awards for his work with Mauro Durante. Justin wrote back with just one short sentence “those Zonkies are groovy!” and started work on the track, overdubbing electric guitar, bass and percussion. Sharon then added fiddles, more accordion and melodeon, whistles and even “a fiddle tuned right down to hopefully sound almost like a cello”. The result is this beautifully slinky and gutsy tune.

The final Greenroots is the most unexpected track of all. It’s another sturdy, rousing tune (again with added guitar work from Justin Adams) but what makes it remarkable is the addition of Barack Obama’s famous speech, made during his Presidential visit to Dublin in 2011 – where he appeared on the same College Green stage  on which Sharon had played half an hour earlier.

The track was put together by engineer and producer Craig Mulvagh, and it’s unlike anything Sharon has recorded before.  But that’s what you’d expect from another great Sharon Shannon album."

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RELEASE DATE: 01 NOVEMBER 2024

The first vinyl release of Joe Chester's 2005 debut album.

Limited Edition, 140g, transparent red vinyl.

"Chester’s debut solo album is a perfect pop record" - The Sunday Times

"A modern alternative pop gem" - The Irish Times

TRACKLIST

1. A Murder of Crows

2. How You Wish, You Feel

3. Charlie for a Girl

4. A Safe Place to Hide (feat. Gemma Hayes)

5. The Emptiness Inside

6. A Drop of Rain

7. Bleed to Love Her

8. Pain, Relieve

9. I Always Think You're Leaving Me

10. Anyway

TRACKLIST

1. Black Maria

2. The Flower I Flung Into Her Grave

3. The Dealers

4. G.I.M

5. New Jewels

6. Wildflowers

7. Diver Walsh

8. Glass Swans

9. Factory Fada

10. No Flowers

On July 5th, 2024 Bohemia Records release, “No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens,” the long-awaited new album from a lazarus soul. It will be preceded on April 5th by the first single from the album, “The Flower I Flung Into her Grave.”

The album is the follow-up to 2019’s much-loved “The D They Put Between the R & L,”

After a long gestation period, the band (Brian Brannigan, Anton Hegarty, Julie Bienvenu & Joe Chester, half of whom live in Ireland, half in France) convened in Miracle Studios, Rennes, for four days of intensive recording, live, together in a single room, their first opportunity to do so since global events had kept them apart for two years. The session, a fury of largely improvised and incendiary versions of ten brand new Brannigan-penned songs, forms the basis of this new record which also features guest contributions from legendary violinist, Steve Wickham.

The album was recorded and mixed in France by Joe Chester.

“No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens,” (named after a line from The Fall’s “Psykick Dancehall,” aptly, as this line-up of a lazarus soul came together specifically for a 2011 tribute to that band) is a meditation on wilderness, nature and spirit.

Brannigan’s lyrics, written during long walks across the Bog of Allen and along the Royal canal, have never been more masterful, reaching new heights of visceral, unflinching song-writing. Brannigan is at the peak of his powers here, capable of turning from eviscerating fury to unexpected moments of tenderness and heartbreak in a single couplet. Songs of police brutality (Black Maria) sit side by side with loving portraits of Moore Street dealers (The Dealers) and thrilling blow-by-blow accounts of three-day benders, worthy of Flann O’Brien (Wildflowers). There is humanity at the heart of all of these songs, even the vicious teacher, meeting out physical abuse on his pupils finds some kind of understanding in Factory Fada.

Musically, “No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens,” is the sound of a band on fire, unleashed after a long period of separation. It is the sound of a band relishing being together once more. Importantly, for a record about wildness, it is a fiercely honest record, made in an old-fashioned way with as little technological interference as possible. Like many of their favourite records, you can hear the mistakes. The approach pays off, especially on GIM, which blossomed from first hearing to the recorded version in just two hours. From the thrilling garage drums and bass of opener, Black Maria, to the sparkling electric guitar lines of The Flower I Flung Into Her Grave, The Dealers’ acoustic guitars and strings, the wild harmonium and bowed guitars of Wildflowers, to the dreamy Diver Walsh and the Sonic Youth-meets-Richard Thompson Factory Fada, this is surely the band’s most musically ambitious record to date.

A-Side

The Galway Girl - Sharon Shannon feat. Mundy (Jen Payne Remix)

B-Side

The Galway Girl - Sharon Shannon feat. Mundy (2008 Single Version)

Skara Brae gained tremendous recognition when Gael Linn released their eponymous and only album in December, 1971. Their name derives from one of the best-preserved Neolithic Settlements in Western Europe situated on the Orkney Islands.

The group comprised of three Ó Domhnaill siblings– Maighread, Tríona agus Mícheál from Kells, County Meath as well as their friend Dáithí Sproule from Derry City. They struck up a musical collaboration during summers in the Donegal Gaeltacht village of Rannafast. There they immersed themselves in the rich song tradition and learnt many songs from Neilí, aunty of the Ó Domhnaills and from Aodh Ó Domhnaill, singer and collector of songs and father of the Ó Domhnaills.

The group were young, from 15 to 20, and incredibly, the album was recorded in a single evening. It demonstrates powerfully the group’s unique and experimental arrangements of the native Gaeltacht song traditional. Influenced by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Pentangle, for example, their sound retains its freshness a half a century later while in 1971 the harmonies and guitar accompaniment caused somewhat of a stir.

Skara Brae was worthy recipient of a special TG4 award for a Music Group in 2022. They received this recognition for rejuvenating an interest in Irish traditional singing in danger of dying out. Gael Linn is delighted to make a beautiful reproduction of the original 1971 Skara Brae album available once again on vinyl. The package contains a handsome commemorative 12 page insert booklet with contributions from their mainstay friend Jim McCluskey and from poet Gabriel Rosenstock.

1. Minutes
2. Julia Stephens (An Introduction)
3. Julia Stephens
4. Highgate Hill
5. Always Always
6. Sky
7. 19 Winters
8. Nico's End
9. Mother Penguin
10. Airships Fly Over Beaches With Godetias
11. Soundproof 45
12. Self Portrait (Angie's Song)

Deluxe 180g gate-fold, double vinyl.

Electric Penguins are back to tempt you with their self-recorded and produced long player entitled “II”. The 12 track feast of psychedelic cuts slides dreamily between electronic folk and ambient soundscapes with acoustic and club elements dispersed throughout the record. Whirly and trippy audio effects vocoders moogs mellotrons organs deeply layered strings and naked pianos mash and mix to maximise melody. Amongst the delights featured are the folksy love song to London  "Highgate Hill" and the kraut-club inspired combo-track "Airships/Soundproof 45".

“…II is a beguilingly lovely collection, flitting between the thoughtful, avant-garde atmospherics of the 1970s German electronic revolution to ruminative songs, reminiscent of early Pink Floyd. From the cinematic scope of Minutes to the whimsical Julia Stephens, the duo’s attention to detail is obvious.”
- Irish Independent
 

"Electric Penguins wear their influences on their keyboards. The sonic cartography of 11 connects Kraut-rock with English pastoral, pop whimsey with a brooding psychedelia and bright ambient wallpaper with dancefloor beats."
- The Dubliner Magazine
 

Release Date: 14 June 2022

TRACKLIST

1. Desperate Days 02:55

2. Sand And Sails 01:58

3. Freedom Will Come 03:19

4. Battles 03:14

5. I Got Life 04:23

6. Cloths Of Heaven 01:51

7. The Flood 03:59

8. The Slumber 03:51

9. Don't Do It 02:24

10. Cold Front 03:21

11. Numb 03:30

12. Little Prince Of Fireworks 04:26

Spearheaded by internationally renowned Irish drummer Dave Hingerty, Side 4 Collective brings an eclectic array of Irish and international artists together, combining their talents in an unusual way. Side 4 Collective turns the traditional blueprint of how a song is assembled on its head by inviting artists to sculpt a song from scratch upon Hingerty's pre-written melodic and primal drum patterns.

Dave recorded dozens of unusual drum patterns with the help of studio guru Anthony Gibney of Audioland Studios who was fresh from a stint in New York's Electric Lady Studios. They created a dynamic range of sounds on three rare vintage kits from the '50s, '60s and '70s and roughly chopped the beats up. Artists got a chance to experiment and record their uninhibited ideas to these beats. They were also invited to collaborate with each other and add ideas to each other's tracks. The Who's Pete Townsend described the process as "creative people 'throwing paint at the canvas' with a spirit of anarchy and 'first take' freshness."

"I'm so happy that this project has allowed me the chance to collaborate and connect with likeminded souls. I hope that the result brings someone joy," says Josh Ritter (Paste Magazine – 100 greatest living songwriters).

"I was very excited to be involved in this project. It's such an inspiring and creative way to make music," says renowned musician Ben Castle (Radiohead, Blur, Amy Winehouse). "Magical things can happen this way that would have been difficult for one person to dream up. The breadth of music that has been assembled for this project that just started with Dave's drums is astonishing. It's very easy to talk about recording projects, but it takes a lot to make a recording of this magnitude actually happen."

To date, Side 4 Collective has released collaborations with artists such as Josh Ritter (Desperate Days), Bell X1's Paul Noonanand Katy Perry's MD Adam Marcello (The Flood), Carol Keogh (Cold Front), Farah Elle (Sand and Sails), Aminah & Khan (Freedom Will Come) and Sarah Mc Quillan (Haokah) and Joe Chester (Battles).

We Burn Bright also features songs by Cathal Coughlan(Microdisney/Fatima Mansions) and ROMY (Paloma Faith), Ger Griffen (Rollerskate Skinny), Ben Castle, Adrian Crowley, Brian Crosby with words by Sir Ken Robinson, Temperance Cruise (John Donnelly), and Superelectric.

Additional instruments by some of Ireland's top musicians including Robbie Malone (David Gray), Naimee Coleman, Clive Barnes, Cian Boylan, Miriam Ingram, Paul Bushnell,David Oldham, Vincent Sipprell, Colm Querney, Sister Manu, and Conor Brady.

"There is a lack of freedom in mainstream music today, a lack of experimentation," says Dave Hingerty. "I am aware that my peers feel a pressure to be commercial and I wanted to encourage them away from this. I wanted to provide a rough canvas for them to go wild upon. I have often been given a song in sessions with just the drums to be added, so I wanted to reverse this, start with a drum pattern, but keep it interactive all the way to the end mix."

In turn others then could, and often did, add to those layered ideas, creating 'blind faith' music, where the artists had not even met before, but were often layering ideas on top of others.

Joe Chester: "I was really happy when Dave Hingerty approached me about the Side 4 Collective, such a 21st century concept. A massive tip of the hat must go to Sarah, whom I've never met, for turning in such a powerful vocal performance."

They all seemed to sing or play to the 'key' of the drums. The lyrics seem to follow a theme throughout, a sort of life cycle, and they touch on the type of neuroses people have concerning difficult relationships, social and emotional disconnection, and self-destruction, but also romantic hope, strong determination and a celebration of life, all capturing the zeitgeist in the world today.

The album name, We Burn Bright, is a statement of defiance; despite all the difficulties we face in life, we must stay positive. The original cover photo is a metaphor to encourage a freedom of expression, and a letting go. It's a state of being, between places of security and the unknown, between terra firma, and the deeper mysterious depths. And the fleetingness of life.

Produced By Dave Hingerty
Co-produced by Anthony Gibney and the Side 4 Collective
Recorded and mixed by Anthony Gibney, with the exception of Numb which was mixed by Dave Odlum
Mastered by Simon Francis
Artwork by Sarah McQuillan/Fly Bird Design
Photography by Dave Hingerty
Distributed by AMS Records
Drums and Percussion by Dave Hingerty

Featuring tracks by Josh Ritter, Farah Elle, Aminah/Khan, Sarah McQuillan, Joe Chester, SuperElectric, Brian Crosby, Sir Ken Robinson, Paul Noonan, Adam Marcello, Temperance Cruise, Ben Castle, Cian Boylan, Carol Keogh, ROMY, Cathal Coughlan, Adrian Crowley

Side A

1. Away We Go Again

2. The Rocky Road To Dublin (with The Rolling Stones)*

3. Brian Boru's March

4. Carolina Rua / Reel -The Ladies Pantalettes (with Imelda May)*

5. Carolan’s Welcome

6. Mná Na hÉireann

   Side B

1. The McCarthy Theme / The Wandering (The RTÉ Concert Orchestra)

2. Down In The Willow Garden (With Bon Iver)

3. No. 6 The Coombe

4. Drowsy Maggie

5. Star Of The County Down (Live At The Menagerie, Belfast, Ireland / 1999) (with Van Morrison)*

6. The Wind That Shakes The Barley / The Reel With The Beryle

7. Carolan's Concerto (Live At Massey Hall, Toronto, 1976

   Side C

1. Molly Bán (Bawn) (with Alison Krauss)*

2. The Morning Dew (Live At Massey Hall, Toronto Canada / 1976)

3. The Timpán Reel

4. My Lagan Love (with Lisa Hannigan)*

5. The Boyne Hunt / The MullingarRaces / The Five-Mile Chase (Reels)

6. Hard Times Come Again No More (with Paolo Nutini)*

Side D

1. The Foggy Dew (With Sinéad O’Connor)*

2. The French March (The RTÉ Concert Orchestra)

3. Danny Boy (with Diana Krall)*

4. O'Neill's March (Live At Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1976)

5. Round The House And Mind The Dresser

6. Cotton-Eyed Joe

*Previously unreleased on vinyl

Whiskey In The Jar - The Best of Irish Ballads from Legends of Irish Folk [LP]

Side One
1. The Fields of Athenry - Paddy Reilly
2. The Rock Road To Dublin - Liam Clancy with Luke Kelly
3. Muirsheen Durkin - Johnny McEvoy
4. Whiskey In The Jar - Dublin City Ramblers
5. From Clare To Here - Jim McCann
6. A Song For Ireland - Barleycorn
7. The Wild Mountain Thyme - The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem


Side Two
1. The Rare Old Times - Dublin City Ramblers
2. New York Girls - Finbar Furey
3. Raglan Road - Ronnie Drew
4. The Craic Was 90 In The Isle of Man - Paddy Reilly
5. Grace - Barleycorn
6. Come Out Ye Black and Tans - Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones
7. The Parting Glass - Liam Clancy

A special collection celebrating 25 years of some of Mary's best known tracks together for the first time on vinyl. Lyrics included. 

Disc One - Side One
1. Katie
2.Past The Point of Rescue
3. I Will Be There (feat. Paul Paul Brady)
4. Sonny (feat. Emmylou Harris and Dolores Keane)
5. Adam At The Window
6. Wonderchild

Disc One - Side Two
1. Bright Blue Rose
2. The Land of Love
3. Song For Ireland
4. By The Time It Gets Dark
5. Babes In The Wood
6. As I leave Behind Neidin

Disc Two - Side One
1. No Frontiers
2. Still Believing
3. Once In A Very Blue Moon
4. Only A Woman's Heart (feat. Eleanor McEvoy)
5. Summer Sent You
6. Don't Say Ok

Disc Two - Side Two
1. Carolina Rua
2. Bless The Road
3. Flesh And Blood
4. Your Love
5. Anachie Gordon

Various Artists - A Woman’s Heart (Vinyl LP)

A Woman's Heart is a classic album by any standard. This compilation captures the varied vocal and musical talent of Ireland's most popular female artists.

This ground breaking compilation still remains the best selling Irish album of all time.

1. Only a Woman's Heart - Mary Black featuring Eleanor McEvoy

2. Caledonia - Dolores Keane

3. Vanities - Mary Black

4. Blackbird - Sharon Shannon

5. Wall of Tears - Frances Black

6. Summerfly - Maura O'Connell

7. Island - Dolores Keane

8. I Hear You Breathing In - Eleanor McEvoy

9. Sonny - Mary Black

10. Coridinio - Sharon Shannon

11. Living in These Troubled Times - Maura O'Connell

12. After the Ball - Frances Black

The Coronas - True Love Waits [Vinyl LP]

TRACKLIST

1. True Love Waits
2. Never Ending (On Your Side)
3. Lost In The Thick Of It
4. I Think We Jinxed It
5. Haunted
6. Cold
7. Brave
8. Heat Of The Moment
9. Find The Water
10. Need Your Presence
11. Light Me Up
12. LA At Night

Mary Black - Orchestrated (Vinyl LP)

TRACKLIST

1. The Urge For Going
2. No Frontiers
3. Carolina Rua
4. Poison Tree
5. Summer Sent You
6. The Dimming of The Day
7. Turning Away
8. Bless The Road
9. The Loving Time
10. Adam At The Window
11. Poison Woods

A definitive career-spanning collection of their legendary and groundbreaking blend of trad, folk and pop has been compiled onto one double set. With everything from soft introverted ballads to whirling fiddle tunes and out-and-out pop hits like 'Beautiful Affair' and 'Walk Away', this is a collection that tells the story of an ensemble of musicians, songwriters, and arrangers with a mutual desire to blur the lines between traditional Irish music and pop.

Track Listing:

SIDE A

1. Beautiful Affair
2. Walk Away
3. The Humours of Clonmult^
4. Bold Donnelly
5. Jig Mayhem!^
6. Letting Go^

SIDE B

1. The Belltable
2. Beneath the Shade
3. The Golden Stud
4. Skidoo (Feat. Steve Cooney)

SIDE C

1. New Clare Revival
2. Avondale
3. Over the Moors
4. So Many Miles
5. Full Flight
6. Lonesome Road^

SIDE D

7. Aaron's Key: Rose in the Heather/Aaron's Key/O'Dea's^
8. Ceile Swing
9. The Master's Daugther: The Master's Daughter/Blessings/Denis O'Brien's^
10. Black Hill (Live in Ennis)*
11. Slipslide
12. Eastwood

^ Previously unreleased on vinyl

• Previously unreleased

Originally broadcast on IrishTV and filmed in front of a live studio audience in the Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, this DVD features performances from some of Ireland's legendary country and folk music stars including Brendan Shine, Frank McCaffrey, Seamus McGee, Chris O'Donnell, Paddy Joe, Shawn Cuddy, John McNicholl and Shunie Crampsey.

Special guests include Fr. Brian D'Arcy, Big Tom McBride, Daniel O'Donnell, Dolly Parton, Tom Gilmore, The Keynotes, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Pio McCann, Joe Finnegan, Shay Hennessy and Dermot Moriarty.

The tribute includes many wonderful hits such as Pocketful of Dreams, Grandad, Together Again, The Town I Loved So Well, A Tribute To Margo, Let's Make A Difference, When You Leave Me That Way, Blue Moon, Road By The River, Bonny Irish Boy and James Connolly.

Run Time: approx 2 hrs 30 mins

Margo celebrates 50 years in showbusinesses with a special concert for a few of her many fans. All of Margo's biggest hits are performed live on the night including The Third Man, James Connelly and Don't Step on Mother's Roses.

1. Back Home to Donegal
2. The Hills that I Call Home
3. Rosslare Harbour
4. Don't Step on Mother's Roses
5. Dear God / Through the Eyes of a Child
6. Boys in Blue
7. Please Mama Please
8. New Patches
9. Over the Years
10. Tipperary Far Away
11. Learning to Say Goodbye
12. James Connolly
13. Bonny Irish Boy
14. Lovely Derry on the Banks of the Foyle
15. Pocket Full of Dreams
16. Highway of My Life
17. Deepening Snow
18. I Still Miss Someone
19. Patches in Heaven
20. Paint Me a Picture of Ireland
21. Fields of Hope
22. The Road by the River
23. Time Changes Everything
24. The Third Man

Live from the Millennium Forum in Derry, Margo celebrates 55 years in music with this very special show as part of TG4’s Opry Le Daniel concert series first broadcast on Christmas Eve in 2019. Margo plays her hits such as Dear God, Shanagolden and The Parting Glass, plus she performs Don’t Cry Joni with Daniel and her recent Big Tom hit A Love That’s Lasted Through The Years with song writer Shunie Crampsey. The DVD also includes tributes from friends and an exclusive unseen interview with Margo.

CONCERT SONGS

1. Back Home to Donegal

2. Dear God

3. If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)

4. The Highway of My Life

5. Family Bible

6. Please Mama Please

7. Shanagolden

8. Have You Got Time?

9. Broken Engagement

10. A Love That’s Lasted Through The Years

11. Fly Me West

12. Tipperary Far Away

13. A Million Reasons

14. Let’s Make A Difference

15. Don’t Cry Joni

16. The Parting Glass

MUSIC VIDEO - Big Tom & Margo - A Love That's Lasted Through The Years

DOCUMENTARY - Margo - My Story

CONGRATS - A host of Margo's friends in music pay tribute to the Queen of Irish Country

The queen of country and Irish brings you on a journey through her long and successful career in music.

1. A Trip Through Ireland
2. Will Your Lawyer Talk to God
3. Ireland's Where I Call Home
4. Roses in the Snow
5. Lonely Nights in London
6. The Emigrant
7. All I Have for You Mum
8. I Still Miss Someone
9. Memories of Life in Donegal
10. I'll Meet You in Church
11. Some Day You'll Call My Name
12. Near the Village of Dromore

Sandy Kelly performs the classics by Patsy Cline telling her amazing story in the process. Hits include Crazy and Walking After Midnight.

1. Sweet Dreams
2. Blue Moon of Kentucky
3. Just Out of Reach
4. Always
5. Your Cheatin' Heart
6. Have You Ever Been Lonely
7. Faded Love
8. Walkin' After Midnight
9. I Fall to Pieces
10. She's Got You
11. San Antone Rose
12. Crazy
13. Sweet Dreams

25 of their most successful recordings. The Wolfe Tones filmed on location throughout Ireland & Live in concert.

1. The Streets of New York

2. My Heart is in Ireland

3. Rock on Rockall

4. Celtic Symphony

5. James Connolly

6. Flow Liffey Waters

7. Flight of Earls

8. Janie Mac, I’m Nearly 40

9. Give Me Your Hand

10. Big Strong Man

11. Slievenamon

12. Boston Rose

13. Helicopter Song

14. The Merman

15. Banna Strand

16. The Foggy Dew

17. The Merry Ploughboy

18. On The One Road

19. God Save Ireland

20. A Nation Once Again

21. Newgrange

22. The Zoological Gardens

23. Some Say The Devil Is Dead

24. Oro See De Bheatha Abhaile

25. Let The People Sing

The Wolfe Tones recorded Live in Barrowlands, Glasgow.

1. Come Out Ye Black and Tans

2. Let The People Sing

3. Give Me Your Hand

4. Streets of New York

5. Shores of Botany Bay

6. Instrumental

7. Janey Mac

8. Black Ribbon Band

9. The Helicopter Song

10. Slievenamon

11. The Merry Ploughboy

12. My Heart is in Ireland

13. James Connolly

14. The Man from Mullingar

15. On The One Road

16. God Save Ireland

17. Flight of Earls

18. Rock on Rockall

19. Boys of the Old Brigade

20. Sean South

21. Broad Black Brimmer

22. Men Behind the Wire

23. A Nation Once Again

24. On The One Road

The Wolfe Tones bring you on a musical and visual tour with Brian Warfield, Tommy Byrne, Derek Warfield and Noel Nagle.

15 songs performed on location.

1. The Zoological Gardens (Location: Dublin Zoo)

2. Boston Rose (Location: Tralee)

3. The Mermen (Location: Galway Bay)

4. Some Say The Devil Is Dead (Location: Salthill)

5. The West’s Awake (Location: Mayo)

6. Celtic Symphony (Location: Glasgow Celtic)

7. Joe McDonnell (Location: Andersontown, Belfast)

8. The Piper Who Played Before Moses (Location: Brittany, France)

9. Newgrange (Location: Newgrange, Meath)

10. Oro Se De Bheatha Abhaile (Location: Killarney)

11. Big Strong Man (Location: National, Kilburn)

12. Banna Strand (Location: Banna Strand, Kerry)

13. Flow Liffey Waters (Location: Dublin)

14. The Foggy Dew (Location: Dublin)

15. On The One Road (Location: Barrowlands, Glasgow)

Live concert footage from Horslips triumphant return to the stage at the O2 arena in Dublin after 30 years. Includes interviews with the band.

Suitable for all PAL region DVDs.

1. King of the Fairies
2. The Power and the Glory
3. Mad Pat
4. The High Reel
5. Ride to Hell
6. Speed the Plough
7. Sure the Boy Was Green
8. The Man Who Built America
9. Trouble (With a Capital T)
10. Dearg Doom
11. Shakin' All Over

PART ONE

1. Horslips - Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts - Documentary

PART TWO

1. Furniture (Live At the National Stadium, 1973)
2. Bim Istigh Ag Ol (Live At the National Stadium, 1973)
3. Dearg Doom (BBC Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974)
4. Faster Than the Hound (BBC Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974)
5. Charolais (BBC 2nd House, 1974)
6. Maeve's Court (BBC 2nd House, 1974)
7. Dearg Doom (BBC 2nd House, 1974)
8. The Snakes' Farewell to the Emerald Isle (RTE John Molloy's Dublin, 1975)
9. King of the Fairies (RTE John Molloy's Dublin, 1975)
10. Ny Kiree Fo Nachty (Live At the National Stadium, 1975)
11. Mad Pat (Live At the National Stadium, 1975)
12. Blindman (Live At the National Stadium, 1975)
13. Johnny's Wedding (Live At the National Stadium, 1975)
14. Trouble With a Capital T (Live At the Cork Opera House, 1979)
15. The Man Who Built America (Live At the Cork Opera House, 1979)
16. Guests of the Nation (Live At the Cork Opera House, 1979)
17. Loneliness (Live At the Cork Opera House, 1979)
18. Shakin' All Over (Live At the Cork Opera House, 1979)
19. The Man Who Built America (Original Promotional Video, 1979)

John McNicholl performs his favourite love songs to an intimate audience in his own smooth style and silky voice.

1. Don't Close Your Eyes
2. Hopelessly Yours
3. I Pretend
4. In the Garden
5. Sweet Sixteen
6. Love Changes Everything
7. Life Turned Her that Way
8. After All These Years
9. All the Lies that You Told Me
10. Wherever You Are
11. It's Your Love
12. Walk Down the Aisle With Me
13. Pardon My French
14. Welcome Home

John McNicholl hosts a magical night of songs and laughs from a packed theatre in Letterkenny, County Donegal. Songs include Crazy Over You, There Were Roses and Come On Dance.

1. Someone Is Looking for Someone Like You
2. Heavenly
3. Crazy Over You
4. You Are No Angel
5. In the Garden
6. Waltz Medley: Shutters and Boards / Wings of a Dove / Forever and Ever
7. Right In the Middle
8. Rock 'n' Roll Medley: This Ole House / Rockin' Robin / Crazy Little Thing Called Love
9. There Were Roses
10. Pardon My French
11. Life Turned Her That Way
12. Come On Dance
13. If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here
14. Love Changes Everything
15. Don Gibson Medley: Just One Time / Sea of Heartbreak / Blue Blue Day
16. Sweet Sixteen
17. My Irish Molly O
18. Irish Medley: Courtin' In The Kitchen / Muirsheen Durkin / McAlpine's Fusiliers / Spanish Lady / Irish Rover / The Holy Ground

Shawn Cuddy hosts a magical night of songs and laughs from a packed theatre in Letterkenny, County Donegal. Songs include Midnight To Moonlight, Old Man Trouble and Pretty Little Girl From Omagh.

1. Merry Go Round
2. Midnight To Moonlight
3. Tipperary On My Mind
4. Can We Go Round Again
5. Old Man Trouble
6. Paddy Reilly Medley: Come Back Paddy Reilly / Mountains Of Mourne
7. Somebody Like You
8. In My Father's House
9. I Might
10. Two Little Orphans
11. Pretty Little Girl From Omagh
12. Old Time Waltz
13. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
14. If Those Lips Could Only Speak
15. Story For My Daddy
16. In My Next Life
17. Slaney Valley
18. Far Far From Home
19. Dixie Darlin'
20. Waltz Medley: Daisy A Day / Wild Rover / Red Rose Cafe
21. Cotton Fields

Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, the home town of Big Tom, this DVD features performances by The Mainliners as well as some of Ireland's legendary Country and Irish music stars including John Glen, Paddy King and The Travellers, Susan McCann, Margo, Sean Hughes, Philomena Begley, Gene Stuart, Brian Coll and Declan Nerney.

Special guests include the McArdle Twins, Jim O'Neill, Patrick McFadden, Karl Laverty, TR Dallas and of course Tom's wife Rose McBride. Recorded and produced by Irish TV this exclusive DVD features songs, stories and lots of reminiscing about the Country and Irish music scene.

Running time: Approx 2.5 hours

Release Date: 23/11/2018

Celebrate the life of an extraordinary performer and much loved gentleman of the Irish country scene with this live concert, unseen, behind the scenes documentary footage and the radio hit duet with Margo.

Includes:

Opry An Lúir, hosted by Daniel O’Donnell with special guests.

Live from The Millennium Forum, Derry (Recorded August 2017)

1. Lonesome At Your Table

2. Four Country Roads

3. Never Grow Old

4. When The Roses Bloom Again

5. Gentle Mother

6. Texas When I Die

7. Rose Of The Mountain

8. One More Christmas With You

9. Back to Castleblayney

10. The Same Way You Came In

11. I Love You Still / Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / You Are My Sunshine

Documentary Footage - At Home with Big Tom

Music Video - A Love That's Lasted Through The Years (Big Tom & Margo)

TRACKLIST

1. Before I Met You

2. Ashes Of Love

3. Mendocino

4. Don’t Be Angry

5. Wheels Fell Off The Wagon

6. Little Old Mud Cabin

7. Old Love Letters

8. Back To Castleblayney

9. Under Your Spell

10. Give My Love To Rose

11. My Donegal Shore

12. Let Your Love Flow

13. Sunset Years Of Life

14. Gentle Mother

15. Red River Valley / Rockin’ Goose

16. Old Rustic Bridge

17. The Little Shirt

18. Four Country Roads

19. Lonesome At Your Table

20. Medley: Wedding Bells / Johnny B. Goode / When I’m Walking / The Pain Of Loving You

TRACKLIST

1. Lonesome At Your Table

2. I’ll Settle For Old Ireland

3. Run To The Door

4. Smoke Along The Track

5. Old Log Cabin

6. That’s Nice (Ginger)

7. Please Mama Please

8. 5000 Miles From Sligo

9. Carrol County Accident

10. Rose Of The Mountain

11. Don’t Play A Sad Song After Midnight

12. Little Hills Of Monaghan

13. Connemara Shore

14. When The Roses Bloom Again

15. Cottage On The Borderline

16. My Little Son (Seamus)

17. G.N.R. Steam Train

18. Mainliners Magic Mix: Pins and Needles / Rock ‘n’ Roll Music / Hey Good Lookin’ / California Sun / My World’s Come Down

19. Big Tom Medley: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / I Love You Still / Four Country Roads

TRACKLIST

1. B.J the D.J

2. The Banks the Ohio

3. Home to Say Goodbye

4. My Own Lisnagrieve

5. Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain

6. I Need Your Love Tonight

7. First Fall of Snow

8. Mary Claire Mulvina Rebecca Jane

9. Where We Never Grow Old

10. Goodnight Dallas

11. The Day I Left Castlebar

12. Southern Dixie Flyer

13. Java, San Antonio Rose

TRACKLIST

1. Where The Grass Grows The Greenest

2. The Sweetest Gift A Mother's Smile

3. Ain't That A Shame

4. The Beauty Of Limerick

5. Games People Play

6. The Girl I Love Now Lives In Birmingham

7. Carless Hands

8. Let The Four Winds Blow

9. Tubbercurry

10. Have I Stayed Away Too Long

11. Where The River Shannon Flows

12. Here I Am

13. My Own Rolling Shoes

14. Crocodile Shoes

15. Tragic Romance

16. Pat The Baker

17. Old Home In Mayo

18. Selection Of Hornpipes

19. Rambling Man

TRACKLIST

1. Lonesome At Your Table

2. Pain Of Loving You

3. A Satisfied Mind

4. Sunday Morning Christian

5. Cup of Conversation

6. Clayton Delaney

7. Mary Claire Mulvina Rebecca Jane

8. Rockin’ Goose Selection

9. Bright Silvery Light of The Moon

10. Smoke Along The Track

11. Breakin’ My Heart Once Again

12. Cold Hard Facts of Life

13. Each Season Changes You

14. Let The Four Winds Blow

15. Gentle Mother

16. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes

17. Bluegrass Fiddle

18. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw

19. Four Country Roads

20. An Old Fashioned Girl

21. Jason's Farm

22. Back To Castleblayney

23. Mainliners Magic Mix: Carroll County Accident / Ashes Of Love / I Love You Still / You Are My Sunshine

TRACKLIST

1. Rockin’ Goose Selection

2. I'll Settle for Old Ireland

3. All My Friends

4. Bright Silvery Light of the Moon

5. Sunday Morning Christian

6. 5000 Miles Away from Sligo

7. We'll Sweep Out the Ashes

8. Breakin' My Heart Once Again

9. Give My Love to Rose

10. Bunch of Violets

11. True Blue

12. Gentle Mother

13. Clayton Delaney

14. Four Country Roads

15. Your Wedding Day

16. Hills of Home

17. Mainliners Magic Mix

18. Carroll County Accident

19. I Love You Still

20. Ashes of Love

21. Dim Lights

22. You Are My Sunshine

23. The Same Way You Came In

TRACKLIST

1. Rockin’ Goose Selection

2. GNR Steam Train

3. 3. Where The Grass Grows The Greenest

4. 4. Sunset Years Of Life

5. 5. Gentle Mother

6. 6. Footprints In The Snow

7. 7. Smoke Along The Track

8. 8. Tijuana Lady

9. 9. Back To Castleblayney

10. 10. I’ll Settle For Old Ireland

11. 11. 5000 Miles Away From Sligo

12. 12. Leaving Of Liverpool

13. 13. Connemara Shore

14. 14. Please Mama Please

15. 15. Don't Let Me Crossover

16. 16. Lonesome At Your Table 17. Four Country Roads

17. 18. Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me
    19. Run To The Door
    20. Big Tom Medley: Carroll County Accident / Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / You Are My Sunshine
    21. The Same Way You Came In
    22. Original Mainliners Magic Mix – Pins & Needles / Rock ‘N’ Roll Music / Hey Good Lookin’ / California Sun / My World’s Come Down

TRACKLIST

1. Lonesome At Your Table

2. Sunday Morning Christian

3. A Tramp On The Street

4. Where Does The Good Times Go

5. Pain Of Loving You

6. Blue Grass Skirt

7. Drinkin’ Them Beers

8. We Split The Blanket

9. A Satisfied Mind

10. Old Father Time

11. Bad Moon Rising

12. Sweep Out The Ashes

13. High On A Hill Top

14. The Same Way You Came In

15. Southern Dixie Flyer

16. When I’m Walkin’

17. Gentle Mother

18. Let Your Love Flow

19. Four Country Roads

TRACKLIST

1. Gentle Mother

2. Me & Bobby Magee

3. Blackboard Of My Heart

4. Wind On The Hill

5. Bad Moon Rising

6. They Covered Up The Swimming Hole

7. I Wish I Had A Nickel

8. Shopping For Dresses

9. Little Sea Shell

10. I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes

11. Memphis Tennessee

12. God Must Be A Cowboy

13. Nothing So Fast As The Passing Of Time

14. I’m Grateful

15. Let Me Go To Texas

16. Holding Things Together

17. Magnificent Seven

18. An Irish Nurse

19. Geisha Girl

20. Back To Castleblayney

Recorded Live in the Regal Theatre Clonmel.

On this DVD, The Clancy Brothers, Paddy, Liam and Bobby together with their nephew Robbie O’Connell continue to weave their magic spell with a blend of their most popular songs, a little poetry and a lot of wit. Recorded in their home county of Tipperary, their friends and neighbours certainly brought out the best of the group as they say “Farewell To Ireland” and belt out twenty-two of their all-time favourites, only taking a breather to listen to Liam’s haunting version of “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” and Robbie O’Connell’s poignant self-penned song on Irish emigration, “Kilkelly”.

1.     Mermaid

2.     Shoals Of Herring

3.     Mountain Dew

4.     Roddy McCorley

5.     The Old Woman From Wexford

6.     Kilkelly

7.     I’ll Tell Me Ma

8.     Rothse-O

9.     Ride, Willie, Ride

10.  The Moonshiner

11.  The Dutchman

12.  Galway Races

13.  Haul Away Joe

14.  Leaving Of Liverpool

15.  The Irish Rover

16.  Waltzing Matilda

17.  Jug Of Punch

18.  Finnegan’s Wake

19.  Holy Ground

20.  Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go

21.  Wild Rover

22.  The Parting Glass

All PAL region DVD.

Robert Mizzell - Pure Country (Live) [DVD]

TRACKLIST

The One That Got Away

Louisiana Saturday Night

Things Have Gone To Pieces

Sweet Home Louisiana

Thanks A Lot

Hold On (featuring Grainne Gavigan)

Golden Rings (featuring Grainne Gavigan)

Merle Haggard Medley

Living On Love

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Wham Bam

Your Man

Down On The Bayou

West Texas Waltz

You Ain't Dolly (featuring Grainne Gavigan)

Mamma Courtney

What's Forever For

Buck Owens Medley

My Wild Irish Rose

Kickass Country

She's Every Woman

One More Last Chance

Say You Love Me

Sweet Caroline

Bonus Track

Ned Of The Hill Grainne Gavigan

This spectacular DVD captures Robert Mizzell’s exciting live show for the very first time. It also celebrates his outstanding 20 year career in country music and features many of his all time hits along with some more recently recorded songs and duets. Enjoy the authentic sound of Robert Mizzell. It’s Pure Country Live. Playable All Regions.

Hal Roach - Recorded Live At Jury's Hotel, Dublin.

All region DVD.

RELEASE DATE: Friday 6th June 2025

Tá KÍLA thar-n-ais….

Iconic trad-fusion band KÍLA return with Raise The Road, a bombastic album of their latest songs and tunes featuring collaborations with an 8-piece brass band, arranged by trombonist Paul Frost, The album is set for digital release on Friday 9th May, with CD release to follow on Friday 6th June 2025.

Kíla are known for their exhilarating live performances. The new album Raise The Road, featuring the Paul Frost brass band, is not disimilar to a live Kíla performance. Paul's arrangements have fused funk, mambo and New Orleans jazz with Kíla's contemorary compositions. This addition to Kila's already outstanding repertoire will have listeners electrified by the fusion of the brass band's funky blasts and Kíla's exhilarating rhythmic sound.

Speaking about the new album Kíla founding member Rónán O’ Snodaigh said: "This album breaks new ground, not only for Kíla, but for trad in general."

Guitarist and Raise The Road co-producer Brian Hogan said: "The brass adds this depth and enormity to the sound.”

With a career spanning over five decades, 20 releases, and collaborations with esteemed musicians such as U2, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Sinead O’ Connor, The Dubliners, Shane MacGowan, Glen Hansard and Dónal Lunny, the new album reflects the imagination, reinvention and the creative genius that Kíla are known for. Recent performances of this material have had audiences enthralled, enchanted and dancing with abandon.

Failte air ais Kila, Chronaíomar sibh!

TRACKLIST

1. Disco Pigs

2. Waggeldy

3. Buadán

4. Chun Na Farraige Síos

5. Yakka

6. Raise the Road

7. Cara Liom

8. An Ghealach Ar Mo Thóir

9. Buadán (Alternative Version)

10. Cara Liom (Alternative Version)

11. Yakka (Alternative Version)

12. Disco Pigs (Alternative Version)

Release Date: 27 June 2025

This 27th of June brings the 20th anniversary of the passing of the highly respected and immensely prolific and beloved song collector and folk singer Frank Harte. "When Adam Was In Paradise" is a collection of works curated by one of Frank’s four children, daughter Orla Harte, and engineered by his long-time collaborator Dónal Lunny. His often emulated distinctive style is showcased across a range of timeless songs including "A Spailpín, A Rúin", "I Am Stretched On Your Grave", "Easy and Slow and many more.

Frank Harte was dedicated to collecting and recording Irish traditional songs, focusing on songs that represented the "unofficial" accounts of history and experiences. He recorded eight albums in his lifetime, with later albums focusing on specific themes in Irish history.

Before his death, Frank planned to create an album of love songs. Although he only compiled a list of songs, a concert he gave on the theme of traditional love songs was recorded and many of those songs are included on this album. Orla gathered recordings of Frank singing love songs from various sources, and compiled his lecture notes to provide context for the songs.

Frank shows us the significance of love as a theme in traditional songs, covering various forms of love, including marriage, courtship, seduction, betrayal, and murder. He highlights the difference between songs written for commercial gain and traditional songs that tell a story of real or imagined romantic occurrences.

Frank Harte said about “When Adam was in Paradise”: “What you have heard is a personal selection of love songs and I have left out as many more songs that I would have liked to have sung, but perhaps they may arouse an interest in you to look for, or listen more intently to, the love songs of the Irish. It’s always a pleasure to sing these kinds of songs where there is an audience who wants to listen to the stories that they have to tell.”

Orla Harte says: “I hope that the album will help keep Frank’s voice and the tradition of Irish song alive.”

https://www.frankharte.com

TRACKLIST

1. Donal Óg

2. Adam In Paradise

3. As I Roved Out

4. I Am Stretched On Your Grave

5. Síle Ní Iyre

6. The Spanish Lady

7. A Spailpín, A Rúin

8. The Brown and Yellow Ale

9. The Lover's Ghost

10. The Bonny Blue Eyed Lassie

11. Red Roses For Me

12. The Lambeg Drummer

13. Matt Hyland

14. I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love

15. The Woods Of Truagh

16. The Holland Handkerchief

17. Easy and Slow

18. True Lover John

19. The Deserted Wife

20. Sweet Sorrow In The Wind

MOTHERLAND SONGS is the debut album from Dublin born actor and musician Edel Murphy. Described as having "a voice that would silence angels"(artsreview.com), the Irish singer/songwriter brings a heartfelt intensity and serenity in equal measure to new songs and to memorable female characters in songs by The Beatles, Dolly Parton, Kate Bush and Judy Collins. Produced by Irish musician Ewan Cowley, this new release is a compelling collection of contemporary Irish and North American folk anthems, modern classics and protest songs from great female artists such as Joan Baez, Natalie Merchant, Mary Black and Carsie Blanton, evoking the universal experiences of working life, independence, love, inequality, and the search for social justice.

EDEL MURPHY

Edel is a singer, actor and musician from Dublin, Ireland. Early in her career she toured the world backing up Emmy-nominated Irish music group Celtic Woman and starred as Soprano Soloist with the world renowned Riverdance - The Show at The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and at Hammersmith Apollo, London. She featured at 3Arena Dublin in early 2020 at that show's 25th anniversary run and appears on its 25th Anniversary filmed special.

Starring in Motherland Songs since its debut show in Dublin in 2019, Edel has toured Ireland several times with the show to wide acclaim and been described as having "a voice that would silence angels" (artsreview.com).

Edel and producer Ewan Cowley began their collaboration when they were touring the world in the hit show Celtic Woman. During jam sessions on long tourbus journeys across the US, with ukuleles and guitars being passed around, the pair found they shared a love of American songwriters like Nanci Griffith and Natalie Merchant, Nina Simone and Paul Simon. When they both came off the road to continue their solo careers, the idea of creating a show for Edel to showcase her unique voice and celebrate songs written or made famous by great female artists had been born.

In 2016 Edel released her first EP, "Bluebonnet Spring", featuring her original song "Careless Hands" which has enjoyed both UK and Irish radio play (BBC, RTÉ) followed by the single 'Atlantic Sky' (2018). Future recordings will include studio performances of songs from the Motherland Songs show released via Irish label Cavalier Records and distributed via Crashed Music Group.

Release Date: 18.01.2017

Dublin based folk group bring these rousing Irish folk ballads and pub songs to a new audience.

TRACKLIST

1. School Days Over

2. Mickey Dam

3. Black Is the Colour

4. Highland Paddy

5. The Galtee Mountain Boy

6. Grace

7. The Hot Asphalt

8. The Lifeboat Mona

9. The Foggy Dew

10. Love, Love, Love

11. The Night Visiting Song

12. The Black Velvet Band

13. Isle of Hope

14. The Auld Triangle

15. The Town I Loved So Well

Irish folk pub songs and ballads live from Cassidy’s bar in Dublin City centre

Release Date: 19.04.2021

TRACKLIST

1. Whisky In The Jar (Live)

2. Spancil Hill (Live)

3. The Ferryman (Live)

4. The Mero (Live)

5. Rainy Night In Soho (Live)

6. The Craic Was Ninety (Live)

7. School Days Over (Live)

8. Black Is The Colour (Live)

9. The Town I Loved So Well (Live)

10. Seven Drunken Nights (Live)

11. The Killavil Jig / The Lugarden Jig / Saddle the Pony (Live)

12. The Hot Asphalt (Live)

13. Beeswing (Live)

14. Dirty Old Town (Live)

15. Fisherman's Blues (Live)

16. The Auld Triangle (Live)

17. The Rocky Road To Dublin (Live)

18. Grace (Live)

19. Monto (Live)

20. The Big Strong Man (Live)

21. Hand Me Down Me Bible (Live)

22. Paddy On The Railway (Live)

Release Date: Friday 14th March 2025

Sharon Shannon’s magical 1991 debut album with remastered audio for 2025 will be re-issued this March. The self-titled debut "remains the best-selling album ever of traditional music in Ireland." Featuring appearances by Donal Lunny, Adam Clayton (U2), Mike Scott (The Waterboys), Maire Breathnach, Dónal Lunny, Liam Ó Maonaí (Hothouse Flowers) and many more, this album marks the start of Sharon’s miraculous journey into the heart of Irish music.

This item is delivered in a CD digipack sleeve with remastered audio.

“Sharon Shannon defines casual brilliance. She plays accordion with carefree fluidity, virtuostic but not flashy. She performs traditional Irish music with a contemporary freshness and an ear to compatible ethnic influences...subtle and sublime music." – ­ The Boston Globe

TRACKLIST

1. Glentown

2. Blackbird

3. Queen of the West

4. The Penguin: Retour des Hirondelles / Music for a Found Harmonium

5. Miss Thomson's / The Derry Reel

6. The Munster Hop

7. Tickle Her Leg

8. The Marguerita Suite: The Peeking Pup Waltz / Graham Townsend's Jig

9. Coridinio

10. Anto's Cajun Cousins

11. Cornphíopa Corafinne / Skidoo

12. Marbhna Luimní

13. Phil Cunningham Set

14. The Woodchoppers / Le Reel des Voyageurs

A Terrible Beauty, Christy’s 25th studio album is one of his finest yet, featuring tracks he has been warming crowds to over the last two years (Black & Amber, Lemon Sevens, Lyra McKee & Palestine), as well as a stunning new single, Boy in The Wild, sung with his son, Andy Moore.

“This one hits the bull’s-eye repeatedly and with force.” - The Irish Times

A Side

1. Boy in the Wild
2. Sunflowers
3. Black & Amber
4. Lemon Sevens
5. Broomielaw
6. Cumann na Mná
7. The Rock

B Side

8. The Life and Soul
9. Lyra McKee
10. Darkness Before Dawn
11. The Big Marquee
12. Palestine
13. Snowflakes

Release Date: 01.11.2024

• Re-issued on CD for the first time in decades

• High quality digipack presentation

• Original artwork replicating the 1978 LP pressing

Clannad In Concert was recorded at an unknown location during their 1978 tour of Switzerland, during which the group decided to continue with the band full time. This CD re-issue replicates the original artwork as it was first released. The cover features an elaborate mythological Celtic design by artist Roy McCullough. The interior artwork also features lyrics in the original Irish language.

The line-up consists of Ciarán O Braonáin, Máire Ní Bhraonáin, Pol Ó Braonáin, Noel Ó Dugain and Padraig Ó Dugain. The band line up features Ó Braonáin and Ó Dugain siblings without sister and niece Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (better known as Enya) who joined the group for two years between 1980 and 1982. Nicky Ryan, who would later become Enya's long-time production partner, was on producer duties for this live recording.

TRACKLIST

1. ​Bhean A Ti [3:00]

2. ​Fairies Hornpipe - Off To California [3:20]

3. ​Neansai Mhile Gra [4:45]

4. ​Mhaire Bruinneal [1:08]

5. ​Planxty Burke [3:42]

6. ​An Giobog [2:10]

7.​ Down By The Sally Gardens [4:35]

8. ​Nil Se'n La [10:20]

Release Date: 28th October 2022

This career spanning, remastered 2CD set features many of Paddy Reilly's most loved hits including "The Fields of Athenry", "Dirty Old Town", "Black Velvet Band" as well as live favourites such as "The Rocky Road to Dublin" and "Carrickfergus".

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. The Fields of Athenry

2. The Wild Rover

3. Black Velvet Band (w/ The Dubliners)

4. Will You Go Lassie Go

5. Carrickfergus - Live

6. Come Out You Black And Tans

7. Farewell to Nova Scotia

8. The Town I Loved So Well

9. The Flight of the Earls

10. The Rocky Road to Dublin - Live

11. Deportees

12. The Rose of Allendale

13. The Crack Was Ninety In the Isle of Man

14. My Lovely Rose of Clare

15. Spancil Hill

16. Limerick, You're A Lady

DISC TWO

1. Dirty Old Town

2. Song for Ireland (w/ Jim McCann)

3. James Connolly

4. Galtee Mountain Boy

5. Peggy Gordon

6. The Rare Old Times (w/ The Dublin City Ramblers)

7. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

8. Schooldays Over

9. The Old Triangle - Live

10. A Nation Once Again

11. Scorn Not His Simplicity

12. Sweet Thames, Flow Softly

13. A Rainy Night In Soho

14. Come Back Paddy Reilly - Live

15. Raglan Road

16. The Fields of Athenry - Live

Widely considered to be among Ireland's greatest folk and ballad singers, Paddy Reilly began his career in Dublin of the 1960s amidst the explosion of folk pioneers arising at the time. During his early solo days Paddy gained widespread popularity with his emotion filled songs of patriotism and story-telling of the working man, including early successes such as "Come Out You Black and Tans" and "James Connolly". Later Paddy would storm the charts with one of the most successful songs of all-time in Ireland and one that is sung across the world as an Irish anthem of the masses. The Fields of Athenry, written by celebrated composer Pete St. John, spent 73 weeks on the Irish charts following the release of Paddy's version in 1983. The song catapulted Paddy to iconic status, and he would go on to become a loved member of folk group The Dubliners ("The Wild Rover" collaboration is included here) and have many other hits including "The Rare Old Times" also written by Pete St. John and included here as a duet with The Dublin City Ramblers.

TRACKLIST

1. Come Down from the Mountain Katie Daly
2. Courtin' in the Kitchen
3. Say You Love Me
4. I'll Fly Away
5. Mairtin Byrne's Waltz / Nic's Tune
6. Eileen McMahon
7. Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
8. Patsy Fagan
9. Ould Ballymore
10. Mountain Dew (Katie Daly Reprise)
11. The Boys from the County Mayo
12. The Soldier's Farewell
13. Tomin O'Dea's
14. Will the Circle Be Unbroken

‘The Pound Road’ By Dessie O'Halloran Was Produced By Dónal Lunny (And Recorded In Sharon Shannon’s Cottage In County Galway) And Features Many Of The Best-Known Names In Traditional Music Including Not Only The Aforementioned Pair But Also Sharon’s Sister Mary, Bass Player Trevor Hutchinson Of Lúnasa, Dervish’s Singer Cathy Jordan, Eleanor Shanley (Formerly Of De Dannan) And Guitarist Jim Murray. The Pound Road Features Hit Single 'Say You Love Me' And Live Favourite ‘Courtin' In The Kitchen’.

Dessie O'Halloran Features On The Sharon Shannon Album ‘Diamond Mountain Sessions’ and The Live CD & DVD ‘Live At Dolans’.

Release Date: 19/11/2010

Luke Kelly - The Definitive Collection covers the length of Luke's illustrious recording career - 21 years (and coinciding with what would have been Luke's 70th birthday 17th Nov 2010) - a double CD collection of studio recordings from 1962 to Luke's untimely death in 1984 covering the original releases of the songs that became synonymous with Luke.

In addition the collection will include Luke's rare and brilliant recording of Ray Davies song "Thank You For The Days" which was originally a huge hit for The Kinks and also Kirsty MacColl in later years.

The album also features Luke classics including "Raglan Road", "Song For Ireland", "Scorn Not His Simplicity" and "The Night Visiting Song" and sleeve notes contributed by Michael D. Higgins speaking about Luke in the year following his passing. The collection is supported by Luke's family and his fellow band members in The Dubliners.

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. Thank You for the Days

2. Farewell to Carlingford

3. Muirshin Durkin

4. Scorn Not His Simplicity

5. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby

6.Peggy Gordon

7. The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe

8. Kelly the Boy from Killane

9. The Travelling People

10. Go to Sea No More

11. The Net Hauling Song

12. The Sun Is Burning

13. Alabama '58

14. The Auld Triangle

15. For What Died the Sons of Róisín

16. Whiskey in the Jar

17. The Black Velvet Band

18. The Town I Loved So Well

19. Joe Hill

20. A Song for Ireland

DISC TWO

1. Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man

2. The Rocky Road to Dublin

3. The Shoals of Herring

4. Paddy On the Railway

5. Raglan Road

6. Schooldays Over

7. The Dundee Weaver

8. The Thirty Foot Trailer

9. The Banks of the Sweet Primroses

10. I Know My Love

11. Dirty Old Town

12. I'm a Rover

13. Tramps and Hawkers

14. The Rising of the Moon

15. The Galway Races

16. The Peat Bog Soldiers

17. The Lifeboat Mona

18. The Springhill Mining Disaster

19. The Night Visiting Song

20. The Wild Rover

Sharon Shannon and Alan O'Connor In Galway CD/DVD

Tracklisting

1.  The Bungee Jumpers
2.  Coridinio
3.  Rathlin Island
4.  The Midnight Special / Windchime
5.  Little Bird
6.  Reel Beatrice
7.  The Woodchoppers
8.  Neckbelly / Gaffo’s Ball
9.  Duo In G
10. Cavan Potholes
11. Blackbird
12. James Brown’s March / Mouth Of The Tobique
13. The Galway Girl / Music For A Found Harmonium
14. The Shining
15. Sandy River Belle

Digitally re-mastered, originally Released in 1972 on Tara Music, the line-up on this classic Christy Moore folk record included Liam O' Flynn, Andy Irvine & Donal Lunny, who later went on to become the revered, Planxty.

TRACKLIST

1. The Raggle Tangle Gipsies / Tabhair Dom Do Lámh

2. The Dark Eyed Sailor

3. I Wish I Was In England (Christy Moore)

4. Lock Hospital

5. James Connolly

6. The Hackler From Grouse Hall

7. Tribute To Woody

8. The Ludlow Massacre

9. A Letter to Syracuse

10. Spancill Hill

11. The Cliffs of Dooneen

12. Rambling Robin

DISC ONE
1. The Land of Green and Gold - Paddy O'Gorman
2. Ireland - Glen Curtin
3. Lovely Leitrim - Joe Lynch
4. Three Leaf Shamrock - Margo
5. Down by the Sally Gardens - Allies
6. Ramblin' Irishman - The Corrib Folk
7. The Town I Loved So Well - Paddy Reilly
8. Doonaree - Lee Lynch
9. Nora - Johnny McEvoy
10. Ireland We Won't Leave You - Spailpin
11. The Ferryman - Dublin City Ramblers
12. Sweet Lagan Vale - Blackthorn
13. Easy and Slow - Jim McCann
14. Come Back Paddy Reilly - Derrick Mehaffey
15. Cuttin' The Corn Around Cresslough - Des Smyth 

DISC TWO
1. Steal Away - The Fureys
2. Molly Malone - Lee Lynch
3. Belfast Mill - Dublin City Ramblers
4. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore - Paddy O'Gorman
5. The Mountains of Mourne - Derrick Mehaffey
6. Boulavogue - Joe Lynch
7. Limerick You're a Lady - Glen Curtin
8. Bonny Irish Boy - Margo
9. A Song for Ireland - The Poor Scholars
10. The Fields of Athenry - David Parkes
11. The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee - Des Smyth
12. Carrickfergus - Jim McCann
13. Grace - Brier
14. Where My Eileen Is Waiting for Me - Johnny McEvoy
15. Sweet Sixteen - Darren Holden

DISC THREE
1. Arthur McBride - The Corrib Folk
2. Bunch of Thyme - David Parkes
3. The Land We Love - Tara Folk
4. Cliffs of Dooneen - Allies
5. Paddy Lie Back - Blackthorn
6. Among the Wicklow Hills - Derrick Mehaffey
7. Flight of the Earls - Brier
8. Spancil Hill - Paddy O'Gorman
9. The Black Velvet Band - Barnbrack
10. The Rose of Tralee - Glen Curtin
11. The Isle of Innisfree - Margo
12. Lough Sheelin Side - Spailpin
13. The Rocky Road to Dublin - Paddy Reilly
14. The Darlin Girl from Clare - Joe Lynch
15. Cottage By the Lee - Des Smyth

Released: 03/11/2017

Decade features fan favourites such as Rocky Road to Dublin, Marie’s Wedding and Spancil Hill as well as brand new tracks.

1. The Rocky Road to Dublin
2. Spancil Hill
3. The Fields Of Athenry
4. The Rising Of The Moon
5. Hand Me Down My Bible
6. Rare Auld Times (New Recording) 
7. Four Green Fields (New Recording)
8. The Lonesome Boatman (New Recording)
9. Homeland (New Recording)
10. Marie's Wedding
11. The Green Fields of France
12. The Black Velvet Band
13. Irish Pub Song
14. Red Is The Rose
15. Grace
16. Friends For Life
17. The Town I Loved So Well (New Recording)
18. The Parting Glass

Release Date: 17/11/2017

DISC 1
1. Ordinary Man
2. Ride On
3. Joxer Goes to Stuttgart
4. Black is the Colour
5. Don’t Forget Your Shovel
6. The Voyage
7. Delirium Tremens
8. Fairytale of New York
9. Lisdoonvarna
10. Cliffs of Dooneen
11. Weekend in Amsterdam
12. Viva La Quinte Brigada
DISC 2
1. City of Chicago
2. Go Move Shift
3. Nancy Spain
4. Lingo Politico
5. Raggle Taggle Gypsy
6. St. Brendan’s Voyage
7. Beeswing
8. McIlhatton
9. Bright Blue Rose
10. If I Get An Encore
11. North & South
12. Time Has Come

Featuring 24 songs across two discs, On The Road is the collection of songs that Christy has made his own through more than 50 incredible years of live touring. Recorded in venues from London to Westport, and from Glasgow to Galway, the album features new song, Lingo Politico, as well as many perennial crowd favourites listed below.

One of the most compelling and inspirational musicians Ireland has ever seen, Christy has a universal fan base and still continues to entertain; cementing him as an Irish icon. It is his deep urge to connect with the listener and to transmit the meaning of the songs he sings that has endeared him to audiences of all ages. Christy has released more than 25 solo albums, from Paddy on the Road in 1969 to Lily in 2016.

Release Date: 13 March 2020

TRACKLIST

1. Courtin’ In The Kitchen

2. Blarney Roses

3. The Cliffs of Dooneen

4. Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry

5. The Homes of Donegal

6. A Wee Cup of Tea

7. Goodbye Johnny Dear

8. Golden Jubilee

9. My Lagan Love

10. I’ll Tell Me Ma

11. The Old Bog Road

12. The Auld Lammas Fair

13. The Rose of Mooncoin

Maura was raised in a musical world, with her mother being well-known, multiple award winning, Irish Ballad singer, Eileen Donaghy. In those early years, Maura fronted many local showbands, singing a range of covers and various different genres. From the age of 18 onwards, Maura has worked as a session singer in a number of recording studios throughout Ireland and London, providing vocals for many soundtracks and for well known artists and bands, such as Margo O’Donnell, Susan McCann, Brendan Quinn, Sean Wilson, John McNicholl, Henry McCullough, Bap Kennedy, Pat McManus, Danny Seraphine (from band Chicago), and many more.

Whilst Maura did not perform Irish songs in her early career, she always had a strong appreciation for the songs her mother sang. With the encouragement of publisher Shay Hennessy and producer Clive Culbertson, Maura decided to start work on recording an album of her mother’s songs, by way of tribute to Eileen, and chose those which she knew to be her mother’s favourites. Maura says, “my mother was a young 30 something when she recorded all of her albums, so I hope that my 50 something year old voice has done these wonderful songs justice”.

Released: 17/11/2017

Tracklist:

1. No Frontiers

2. Adam at the Window

3. There is no Night

4. Love's Last Chance

5. Bright Blue Rose

6. What We Came Here For

7. Wonderchild

8. Katie

9. Mystic Lipstick

10. Another Day

11. As I Leave Behind Neidin (with Jimmy MacCarthy)

Release Date: 20/03/2020

Fourth studio album by the Irish folk music group, recorded in June 1979 and released the same year. It was the band's first of two releases on Tara Records. It is the first of two albums to feature future Chieftain’s member Matt Molloy on flute.

TRACKLIST

1. The Good Ship Kangaro

2. East at Glendart / Brian O'Lynn / Pay the Reckoning

3. You Rambling Boys of Pleasure

4. The Blackberry Blossom / Lucky in Love / The Dairy Maid

5. The Rambling Siuer

6. The Lady on the Island / The Gatehouse Maid / The Virginia / Callaghan's

7. The Persuit of Farmer Michael Hayes

8. Lord McDounald / The Chattering Magpie

9. The Bonny Light Horseman

10. Smeceno Horo

Released: 26/01/2018

Tracklist:

1. Days Gonna Come

2. Seasons In The Sun

3. Darling

4. The Family Tree

5. Streets of London

6. If You Could Read My Mind

7. Wooden Heart

8. Don't Think Twice

9. The Sound of Silence

10. Teach Your Children

11. Shenandoah

12. Meet Me On The Corner

13. Love Is Pleasing

14. You've Got A Friend

17. Turn Turn Turn

15. Universal Soldier

16. Moonshadow

DISC ONE
1. But Now I Know
2. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
3. Old Bog Road
4. Old House
5. Red Rose
6. Seán O Duibhir
7. Molly Malone
8. Slieve Gallion Braes
9. Slievenamon
10. Boulavogue
11. Trilogy for Peace
12. Wild Colonial Boy
13. Mick McGilligan's Ball
14. Muirsheen Durkin
15. The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee

DISC TWO
1. Forty Shades of Green
2. Dear Danny
3. Ireland All the Way
4. Come Back Paddy Reilly
5. Danny Boy
6. King Child
7. Little Town in the Old County Down
8. Abhain Dubh
9. Cottage By the Lee
10. Because I Love You So
11. Johnny Appleseed
12. Bold Thady Quill
13. Once On a Summer
14. Patsy Fagan
15. She Is My Love

DISC THREE
1. The Bard of Armagh
2. Carrickfergus
3. The Rose of Mooncoin
4. Doonaree
5. Lovely Leitrim
6. Mary from Dungloe
7. Rakes of Mallow
8. Galway Bay
9. Moonlight in Mayo
10. The Fields of Athenry
11. Kelly the Boy from Killane
12. Rake of Adare
13. My Lagan Love
14. The Darling Girl from Clare
15. Rose of Tralee

Release Date: 01/07/2008

TRACKLIST

1. Don't Give Up 'Til It's Over

2. Lord of the Dance

3. Dancing At Whitsun

4. When the Boys Come Rolling Home

5. Raglan Road

6. The Rocky Road to Dublin / Within a Mile of Dublin

7. Last Thing On My Mind

8. Grace

9. Preab San Ól

10. The Plains of Boyle / Sheaf of Wheat

11. Seven Drunken Nights

12. The Kerry Recruit

13. The Town I Loved So Well

14. Gerry Cronin's Reel / Denis Langton's Reel

15. Carrickfergus

16. Viva La Quinta Brigada

17. All for Me Grog

18. The Marino Casino

19. Scorn Not His Simplicity

20. The Irish Rover

Release Date: 2007

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. Brennan On The Moor

2. The Barnyards Of Delgaty

3. Kitty McGee

4. The Bold Tenant Farmer

5. The Croppy Boy

6. The Lowlands of Holland

7. The Men Of The West

8. The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe

9. The Work Of The Weavers

10. The Boul O’Donoghue

11. Quare Bungle Rye

12. Nell Flahertys Drake

13. The Stuttering Lovers

14. Boulavogue

15. Courtin In The Kichen

16. The Little Beggarman

17. The Jug Of Punch

DISC TWO

1. Bould Thady Quill

2. Kelly The Boy From Killane

3. The Maid Of Fife-E-O

4. Mrs McGrath

5. The Mountain Dew

6. Mick Maguire

7. Finnegans Wake

8. Johnny I Hardly Knew You

9. As I Roved Out

10. Roddy McCorley

11. The Irish Rover

12. Johnny McEldoo

13. Whack Fol The Diddle

14. The Rising Of The Moon

15. Rosin The Bow

16. Paddy Doyles Boots

17. The Parting Glass

Released: 03/11/2017

1. Prince's Street
2. My Love Will Not Sing For Me
3. Rinn Na Mara
4. The Only One For Me
5. The Land You Love The Best
6. All The Ways You Wander
7. When You And I Were True
8. Johnny Don't Go To Ballincollig
9. Poor Weary Wanderer
10. Everything's Turning To Gold, Cathy
11. I'm Going To Set You Free

Simple. Pure. Acoustic.

The new release from Irish folk singer John Spillane, Acoustic Series - Vol. 1, is a testament to John's skill as a songwriter these last four decades. His rich repertoire has been paired back to expose the heart of these songs full of story and experience and life.

Covered by countless artists including Christy Moore, Pauline Scanlon, Karan Casey, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Seán Keane, Sharon Shannon and many others, John's songbook is now a national treasure.

Included in Volume 1 is the ethereal lament, All The Ways You Wander.

Release Date: 11/03/2011

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. Jug Of Punch - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

2. Building Up And Tearing England Down - Ronnie Drew

3. The Fields Of Athenry - Paddy Reilly

4. Raglan Road - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

5. Will Ye Go Lassie Go - Jim McCann

6. Muirsheen Durkin - Johnny McEvoy

7. When You Were Sweet Sixteen - The Fureys & Davey Arthur

8. Dicey Reilly - Ronnie Drew With The Dubliners

9. The Foggy Dew - Patsy Watchorn

10. Flight Of Earls - Paddy Reilly

11. Grace - Jim McCann

12. Song For Ireland - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

13. The Little Beggarman - Tommy Makem

14. The Barnyards Of Delgaty - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

15. Botany Bay - Johnny McEvoy

16. The Greenfields Of France - The Fureys & Davey Arthur

17. The Town I Loved So Well - Paddy Reilly

18. Finnegans Wake - Ronnie Drew

19. The Auld Triangle - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

20. The Parting Class - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

DISC TWO

1. Scorn Not His Simplicity - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

2. John ODreams - Patsy Watchorn

3. Carrickfergus - Jim McCann

4. Brennan On The Moor - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

5. McAlpines Fusiliers - Paddy Reilly

6. Ill Tell Me Ma - Ronnie Drew With The Dubliners

7. The Ferryman - The Dublin City Ramblers

8. Nora - Johnny McEvoy

9. Steal Away - The Fureys & Davey Arthur

10. Easy And Slow - Jim McCann

11. The Black Velvet Band - Paddy Reilly

12. The Sun Is Burning - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

13. The Captains And The Kings - Ronnie Drew With The Dubliners

14. Courtin In The Kitchen - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

15. Kitty McGee - Tommy Makem

16. Next Market Day - Jim McCann

17. Joe Hill - Luke Kelly With The Dubliners

18. The Rocky Road To Dublin - Paddy Reilly

19. Those Brown Eyes - Johnny McEvoy

20. The Rare Auld Times - The Dublin City Ramblers

The Dubliners celebrate 50 Years as a group with this special 3CD set.

Track List

CD1

1. Seven Drunken Nights

2. Carrickfergus

3. The Spanish Lady

4. The Marino Waltz

5. Joe Hill

6. Fiddler's Green

7. Weile Waile

8. The Honeysuckle / The Golden Eagle

9. Raglan Road

10. Dirty Old Town

11. The Ferryman

12. Cill Chais

13. Lord Inchiquin

14. Scorn Not His Simplicity

15. Grace

16. The Auld Triangle

CD2

1. The Irish Rover

2. Free the People

3. Lord of the Dance

4. The Rose of Allendale

5. Farewell to Ireland

6. The Ragman's Ball

7. The Dublin Minstrel

8. Preab San Ól

9. Three Score and Ten

10. Dicey Reilly

11. Don't Get Married Girls

12. Song for Ireland

13. Cooley's Reel / The Dawn / The Mullingar Races

14. The Zoological Gardens

15. Cavan Girl

16. Springhill Mining Disaster

17. Molly Malone

CD3

1. Finnegan's Wake

2. The Black Velvet Band

3. Paddy On the Railway

4. The Showman's Fancy / The Wonder Hornpipe / The Swallow's Tail

5. The Sick Note

6. The Kerry Recruit

7. The Lark in the Morning

8. The Town I Loved So Well

9. The Mason's Apron

10. McAlpine's Fusiliers

11. Mrs. McGrath

12. The Fields of Athenry

13. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me

14. The Scholar / The Teetotaller / The High Reel

15. Whiskey In the Jar

16. The Wild Rover

17. Monto

RELEASE DATE: Friday 14th November 2025

TRACKLIST

1. Bye Bye Love - feat. Daniel O’Donnell

2. Islands In The Stream - feat. Sandy Kelly

3. My Next Broken Heart - feat. Declan Nerney

4. The Last One To Touch Me - feat. Margo

5. Dream Lover - feat. Mary Byrne

6. Softly and Tenderly - feat. Dana

7. How's The World Treating You - feat. Louise Morrissey

8. Welcome Home - feat. Sandy Kelly

9. Sing It Again - feat. Sheila McNicholl

10. I Fall To Pieces - feat. Niamh Lynn

11. All I Have To Do Is Dream - feat. Mary Byrne

12. Love Can Build A Bridge - feat. Sandy Kelly, Marc Roberts & Keelan

A note from John:

I hope you enjoy my selection of songs for this album. Over the years I’ve

worked with so many wonderful artists and on this album we feature just

a few of them. It was wonderful to collaborate with some of the people I

have admired as singers for many years and to record this, my first duets

album.

It was something I’ve always wanted to do and we’re finally getting a chance

to put it all together. I hope you enjoy our song choices and all the wonder-

ful artists featured from various musical genres. There as so many other

artists that I’d like to duet with so we may have to do a volume two in the

not too distant future! For now, and as always, thank you and enjoy

listening.

Release Date: Friday 6th October 2023

TRACKLIST

1. Hold On Tight To Your Dream

2. Sea Of Heartbreak

3. Wine Into Water

4. Most Of All

5. Woodcarver (with Johnny Cash)

6. Against The Wind (with Willie Nelson & Marty Stuart)

7. Both Sides Now

8. How Long Will I Love You

9. Old Love (with Mike Hanrahan)

10. Did It Rain

11. The Showman’s Daughter

12. Leaving It All Behind

Following a long hiatus from the recording studio, in October 2023 Sandy Kelly will release her first solo album in thirty years.

The album, ‘Leaving It All Behind’, was recorded at what was Johnny Cash’s personal studio ‘Cash Cabin’ in Nashville and produced by five-time Grammy Award winning producer, John Carter Cash, alongside Sandy’s son, Willie Kelly and an A-list Nashville session band. Mastered by Pete Lyman (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, John Prine) at Infrasonic Sound, Nashville.

The album’s lead single ‘How Long Will I Love You’ is a cover of The Waterboys hit from their 1990 Album ‘Room To Roam’ and more recently a popular version by Ellie Goulding. However, Sandy’s take is immersed in a classic but contemporary Nashville sound, giving a sneak peek into what’s to follow with her new album this Autumn!

Twelve tracks, traversing the lines of classic country and contemporary folk, including re-cut acoustic versions of Sandy’s duets with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, ‘Woodcarver’ and ‘Against The Wind’, the latter featuring Marty Stuart as a guest musician. As well as a duet with Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing. ‘Leaving It All Behind’ is a legacy album which will confirm Sandy’s position at the apex of the European country music ladder.

*Release Date: Friday 8th April 2022

A specially selected 70 Songs 4-CD Box Set from Queen of Country Music, Margo.

This collection contains many hits such Shanagolden, Bonny Irish Boy and Pocketful of Dreams as well as some of Margo’s famous duets with stars like Dolly Parton, Larry Cunningham and brother Daniel.

Have a look at the incredible tracklist spanning 50 years of Margo’s career below.

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. Thanks For The Memories

2. An Old Photograph On My Knee

3. I'm Still Here

4. A Trip Through Ireland

5. These Hills (That I Call Home)

6. This House (A Home)

7. A New Tomorrow

8. Fly Me West

9. Pocketful of Dreams

10. Silver Sandals

11. James Connolly

12. The Streams of Bunclody

13. Highway of My Life

14. Patches In Heaven

15. Coastline of Galway

16. Letter to Heaven

17. It's Good to See You

18. Supper Time

DISC TWO

1. Knowing You'll Be There

2. The Boys in Blue

3. Fields of Hope

4. Rosslare Harbour

5. Mine

6. New Patches

7. Yes Mr. Peters

8. Shanagolden

9. Nobody's Home

10. Broken Engagement

11. Lonely Nights in London

12. Tipperary Far Away

13. Old Friends of Mine

14. Wexford's Hearts of Gold

15. Wrong Direction Home

16. All I Have for You Mum

17. Paint Me a Picture of Ireland

18. Dingle Bay

DISC THREE

1. The Old House

2. Turn Out the Lights, The Party's Over

3. A Land Far Away

4. The Heart That Beats in Ireland

5. Isle of the Welcomes

6. Grandma's House

7. Memories of Life in Donegal

8. Lonesome Mother's Call

9. I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

10. I'll Forgive and I'll Try to Forget

11. Shade of the Family Tree

12. Hard Times

13. Two's Company

14. A Love That's Lasted Through The Years

15. The Third Man

16. My Dear Father I've Loved You

17. Dear John

DISC FOUR

1. God's Colouring Book

2. The Way Back Home

3. The Cottage

4. Heaven's Grocery Store

5. The Loan

6. May We All Someday Meet Again

7. Happy Birthday Mother

8. Hello Darlin'

9. I Overlooked an Orchid

10. Bonny Irish Boy (Live)

11. The Blind Child

12. Irish Eyes

13. Home to Achill Island

14. Philadelphia Lawyer

15. Learning to Say Goodbye

16. Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long

17. Friends

Release Date: 19.05.2017

TRACKLIST

1. Dig A Little Deeper In The Well

2. Dream Lover

3. Come On Dance

4. La Rosa Del Paso

5. Sealed with a Kiss

6. John's Jiving Medley

7. Walk Down the Aisle With Me

8. Your One and Only

9. Wherever You Are

10. Welcome Home

11. There Were Roses

12. As Long As I Got You

13. Oh Julie

14. Heavenly

15. Gonna Get a Life

16. Crazy Over You

17. Hopelessly Yours

18. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

19. Two Minus One

20. Walk Through This World With Me

RELEASE DATE: 01 FEBRUARY 2019

TRACKLIST

1. Have You Got Time?

2. Fly Me West

3. Grace

4. Liz Anderson Tribute

5. In The Grand Ole Opry (Tribute to Jean Shepard)

6. Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland

7. Tipperary Far Away

8. I Almost Touch A Rainbow

9. A Heart That Will Never Break Again

10. He Touched Me

11. A Million Reasons

12. A Love That's Lasted Through The Years (Big Tom & Margo)

13. Sweethearts In Heaven

14. Philadelphia Lawyer

15. Violet And A Rose

16. The Parting Glass

Release Date: 23/11/2018

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This 2-CD release follows the sad passing of Tom McBride earlier this year. It includes Tom’s final recordings, some old favourites and features the recent airplay hit duet with Margo, “A Love That’s Lasted Through The Years”. The release also includes the full live show recorded in Derry’s Millennium Forum in 2017 as part of the Opry An Lúir TV special.

TRACKLIST

CD1

1. I’m Grateful (Previously Unreleased)

2. God Must Be a Cowboy (Previously Unreleased)

3. The Old Swimming Hole (Previously Unreleased)

4. The Wind On The Hill (Previously Unreleased)

5. A Love That’s Lasted Through The Years (Duet with Margo)

6. Teardrops In The Snow

7. Wild And Wicked World

8. Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die

9. You're the Perfect Picture

10. Deep Water

11. We Sure Danced Us Some Good Ones

12. The Pleasure Has Been Mine (Previously Unreleased)

CD2 - Live in Derry

1. Lonesome At Your Table (Live)

2. Four Country Roads (Live)

3. Gentle Mother (Live)

4. Texas When I Die (Live)

5. Rose Of The Mountain (Live)

6. Back to Castleblayney (Live)

7. When The Roses Bloom Again (Live)

8. Never Grow Old (Live)

9. One More Christmas With You (Live)

10. The Same Way You Came In (Live)

11. I Love You Still / Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / You Are My Sunshine (Live)

1. Everytime (You Need a Friend)
2. Katie
3. It's Not Over Til It's Over
4. When I Need You
5. I Need to Be in Love
6. Time Stood Still
7. All Alone Am I
8. Crazy
9. He Is Beautiful to Me
10. Always
11. San Antone Rose
12. I Will Always Love You
13. Anna
14. Walking After Midnight
15. Sweet Dreams
16. The Wind Beneath My Wings
17. Ring of Fire (Sandy Kelly & Johnny Cash)
18. Against the Wind (Sandy Kelly & Willie Nelson)
19. Woodcarver (Sandy Kelly & Johnny Cash)
20. As We Danced [To the World's Greatest Song] (Sandy Kelly & Glen Campbell)
21. Walking After Midnight (Sandy Kelly & Patsy Cline)
22. Crazy (Sandy Kelly & Willie Nelson)

1. Donegal Shore
2. Galway Bay
3. Forty Shades of Green
4. My Side of the Road
5. 5,000 Miles From Sligo
6. The Old Rustic Bridge
7. The Old Bog Road
8. Slievenamon
9. Noreen Bawn
10. Ballyhoe

A collection of Daniel ODonnell’s earliest recordings. Made in 1984 Daniel sings Irish songs including Galway Bay, Forty Shades of Green and The Old Rustic Bridge.

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Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. The Same Way You Came In
2. GNR Steam Train
3. Old Rustic Bridge By The Mill
4. Mama's Roses
5. Grandfather Clock
6. Smoke Along The Track
7. Farside Banks Of Jordan
8. Gentle Mother
9. Connemara Shore
10. Let Me Go To Texas
11. I Love You Still
12. The Image Of Me
13. The Old Account
14. An Irish Nurse
15. Four Country Roads
16. Dim Lights
17. 4 Strong Winds
18. Lonesome At Your Table
19. Old Father Time
20. My Donegal Shore

Disc 2
1. Where The Grass Grows The Greenest
2. Back To Castleblayney
3. Run To The Door
4. Southern Dixie Flyer
5. If Teardrops Were Pennies
6. Pain Of Loving You
7. 5000 Miles From Sligo
8. Nothing I Can Do About It Now
9. She Thinks I Still Care
10. Tubbercurry
11. Jasons Farm
12. Cottage On The Borderline
13. Carroll County Accident
14. Old Log Cabin
15. Travel On
16. Tears On Her Bridal Bouquet
17. Teach Your Children
18. Broken Marriage Vows
19. Nobody's Darling
20. Forgiving You Was Easy

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TRACKLIST:

1. Country Musicitis

2. Love Is Teasing

3. Pal Of My Cradle Days

4. It’s Your Call 

5. 18 Yellow Roses

6. Golden Jubilee

7. I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You

8. Our House Is A Home

9. Those Were The Days

10. When You Get To Heaven

11. Four Country Roads

12. My Mother From The County Of Mayo

13. Why Don’t We Listen To The Children

14. Karma Chameleon

Release Date: 07/12/2018

1. Apple Jack
2. What You Get Is What You See
3. She's in Love With the Boy
4. I'm a Little Bit Lonely
5. Mean
6. Blue Smoke
7. 26 Cents
8. Why'd Ya Come in Here
9. You Can't Make Old Friends (Feat. Nathan Carter)
10. Bye Bye
11. Who I Am
12. Hillbilly Girl
13. Why Have You Left the One
14. There Were Roses
15. Y'all Come
16. Play Me the Waltz of the Angels
17. Daddy's Little Girl
18. Honey Honey (Feat. Derek Ryan)
19. Peggy Gordon (Feat. Malachi Cush)
20. Country Girl

Release Date: 10/08/2018

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TRACKLIST

1. That's Why God Made Me

2. Goodbye and So Long To You

3. He Didn't Have To Be

4. My Guitar

5. Walk A Little Straighter

6. Missing

7. Silver Wings

8. The Old Home Place

9. I Believe

10. The Wind

11. Noreen Bawn

12 When Big Tom Sang Gentle Mother

1. Smoke Along The Track

2. Gentle Mother

3. I Love You Still

4. Wild & Wicked World

5. Broken Marraige Vows

6. A Tramp On The Street

7. Four Country Roads

8. Hill Above The City

9. Old Love Letters

10. Old Country Church

11. Dim Lights

12. Why Must You Throw Dirt In My Face

13. Ashes Of Love

14. I Can’t Make My Dreams Understand

15. Pain Of Losing You

16. Back To Castleblayney

1. Better Part of Life
2. You Can Bet Your Sweet Love
3. Silver Sandals (Margo & Bill Owens)
4. Highway of My Life
5. Letter to Heaven
6. Mine
7. Nobody's Home
8. Mama Say a Special Prayer for Me
9. Wrong Direction Home (Margo, Dolly Parton & Maura O'Connell)
10. It Ain't Fair That It Ain't Right
11. Let Me Give Her the Flowers
12. Shade of the Family Tree
13. The Third Man
14. God's Colouring Book (Margo & Dolly Parton)

DISC ONE
1. Born in Ireland
2. Poverty
3. Little Town on the Shannon
4. The Man from the Glen
5. Little White House
6. Ireland On My Mind
7. Shanagolden
8. An Irish Harvest Day
9. Packie Bonner
10. To My Children I'm Irish
11. Isle of the Welcomes
12. I'll Forgive and I'll Try to Forget
13. Dear Old Galway Town
14. Dear John
15. Any Town in Ireland
16. Lady of Knock
17. Lovely Kincasslagh

DISC TWO
1. The Green Fields of Ireland
2. Heaven Around Galway Bay
3. The Isle of Innisfree
4. Lovely Erin's Shore
5. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
6. How Far Is Heaven?
7. Home to Achill Island
8. Consider the Children
9. Back Home to Donegal
10. Rented Room
11. Philadelphia Lawyer
12. Sweethearts In Heaven
13. A Bunch of Thyme
14. It's a Little More Like Heaven
15. Infamous Angel
16. Walking Tall in Donegal

DISC THREE
1. Learning to Say Goodbye
2. Violet and a Rose
3. Darling Days
4. If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)
5. Home Is Where the Heart Is
6. Paper Mansions
7. Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long
8. These Are the Colours
9. Blue are the Violets
10. A Teardrop On a Rose
11. Signed, Sealed and Delivered
12. Wishful Thinking
13. Make Somebody's Day
14. We Haven't Tried
15. I Would Like to See You Again
16. So Afraid of Losing You Again
17. Friends

Release Date: 29/04/2011

TRACKLIST

DISC ONE

1. One Day At a Time - Gloria

2. Ring of Fire - Sandy Kelly & Johnny Cash

3. Through the Eyes of a Child - Margo

4. The Star - Ann Breen

5. You'll Never Miss the Water - Eileen King

6. A Village in County Tyrone - Philomena Begley

7. Papa's Wagon - Susan McCann

8. Just Loving You - Sally O'Brien

9. Road By the River - Margo

10. Louisiana Saturday Night - Kathy Durkin

11. The Answer to Everything - Gloria

12. Name Dropper - Eileen King

13. Jambalaya - Ann Breen

14. Ramblin' Man - Philomena Begley

15. 57 Chevrolet - Susan McCann

16. San Antone Rose - Sandy Kelly

17. Pull the Covers Over Me - Sally O'Brien

18. Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That - Gloria

DISC TWO

1. Can't Get Used to Sleeping Without You - Sally O'Brien

2. Further Down the Line - Gloria

3. Easy Come Easy Go - Margo

4. By the Bright Silvery Light of the Moon - Ann Breen

5. Crazy - Sandy Kelly

6. All the Guys That Turn Me On Turn Me Down - Eileen King

7. Blue Jean Country Queen - Susan McCann

8. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) - Kathy Durkin

9. Truck Drivin' Woman - Philomena Begley

10. Sweet Dreams - Tracy Wells

11. Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way - Ann Breen

12. Tippy Toeing - Gloria

13. Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Margo

14. My Elusive Dreams - Philomena Begley & Ray Lynam

15. Katie - Sandy Kelly

16. Roses in the Snow - Sally O'Brien

17. When the Sun Says Goodbye to the Mountains - Susan McCann

18. A Trace of a Heartache - Margo

Release Date: 01/05/2008

TRACKLIST

1. The Hucklebuck - Brendan Bowyer

2. Good Looking Woman - Joe Dolan

3. When - Red Hurley

4. Every Step of the Way - Dickie Rock

5. Save the Last Dance for Me - Kathy Durkin

6. Whiskey On a Sunday - Danny Doyle

7. Slaney Valley - Larry Cunningham

8. Muirsheen Durkin - Johnny McEvoy

9. Gold Watch and Chain - Cotton Mill Boys

10. Hello Darlin’ - Roly Daniels

11. Bunch of Violets Blue - Brendan Shine

12. Gypsy Joe and Me - Ray Lynam & The Hillbillies

13. One Day At a Time - Gloria

14. Combine Harvester - Dan & The Farmers

15. Make Me an Island - Joe Dolan

16. Truck Drivin Woman - Philomena Begley

17. Tears On the Telephone - Glen Curtin

18. Bye Bye - Spyder Sympson

19. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - The Duskeys

20. Let's Be Blue Together - Derrick & The Sounds

TRACKLIST

1. The Streets Of Dublin

2. Take Me Home

3. Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley

4. 5000 Miles From Sligo

5. Cheatin’ Fire

6. Old Flames

7. Dark Hollow

8. Girl With The Lovely Brown Eyes

9. Four Country Roads

10. My Rose Of The Mountain

11. I’d Rather Die Young

12. Put Me Down Softly

Released: 24/11/2017

Tracklist:

1. Precious Memories

2. Second Violin

3. When You Say Nothing at All

4. Looking for a Girl Looking for a Boy (Lisa Stanley & Max T. Barnes)

5. Always on My Mind

6. I Saw the Light in Your Window Tonight

7. Cheap Whiskey

8. Why Oh Why

9. Almost Persuaded

10. They Don't Know About Love

11. You Don't Know Me (Lisa Stanley & Dominic Kirwan)

12. Safe in the Arms

13. Girl with a Fishing Rod

14. Famous in a Small Town

Release Date: 21/06/2019

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01. I Fall To Pieces

Two of Ireland's favourite country stars have come together to record the beautiful song "I Fall To Pieces". Originally a hit for Patsy Cline in 1961, the Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard penned classic was Patsy's first number one on the American country charts. John McNicholl and Niamh Lynn have collaborated with producer Martin Quinn to bring a subtle and smooth version of this romantic and wistful country standard to the airwaves.

Release Date: Friday 31st October 2025

From rural County Clare to the world’s greatest stages, Sharon Shannon’s journey is now one told not only in music but also in unforgettable moments captured along the way. This new book of photographs, until now only available with the Now and Then Box Set offers a rare and intimate glimpse into Sharon’s remarkable life and career.

Beginning with childhood scenes of Sharon and her siblings playing traditional tunes at home, the collection traces her path through more than three decades of recording and touring. It charts the evolution of a young Clare musician into one of Ireland’s most beloved and internationally renowned artists.

Alongside iconic performances and candid behind-the-scenes snapshots, the book showcases the extraordinary roll call of stars Sharon has recorded with and shared stages around the globe, from Ireland’s finest singers and musicians to international legends across genres.

A celebration of music, friendship, and a life devoted to her art, this book is both a visual memoir and a tribute to Sharon Shannon’s enduring spirit, offering fans old and new an inspiring keepsake of a truly extraordinary career.

Release Date: 2020

“a magnificent thing. It runs to 400 pages, between soft covers, but has the shape and weight of a presentation tin of biscuits. With Christmas coming, it could be the perfect present for the ballad singer in your house” - Irish Times

“a pleasure on so many levels” - Living Tradition

“the book concludes with a series of poems and songs written in honour of Harte since his passing, proving not only that the tradition continues but also that he himself has become a part of it” - History Ireland

Edited by Terry Moylan

This book contains a selection of the songs now being sung in Ireland. They are shared and enjoyed by enthusiasts throughout the country, in a musical world apart from commerce, charts, and fashion. This selection is the personal choice of Frank Harte, one of the foremost of Ireland's singers and song collectors.

Irish people make songs in every style, from the hilariously comic through tales of heroism and of adventure, of love (happy and unhappy, of satire, of place and of travel, to songs of grief and tragedy.

And they make them in two languages. They are not created to be bought and sold, but simply to be performed and shared.

They are cherished for the emotional charge they carry and for the stories they tell, allowing the singer and listener to travel in the imagination, to laugh at a ridiculous situation, or to empathise with a hero's misfortune. Underpinning this richness of story is the

extraordinary richness of Irish melody. The pleasure provided by a good song is two-fold, as most of them are wedded to excellent airs, many of them to the most beautiful ones.

Ireland being a cultural neighbour to other founts of folksong - chiefly Scotland, England and America the song riches of those countries have been borrowed by Irish enthusiasts and circulate with the native material, and some that have become naturalised may be found here also.

© 2020 The Harte Family

Published by Craft Recordings

Release Date: 4th July 2025

EXPERIENCE THE ENDURING LEGACY OF HORSLIPS WITH MADFISH’S NEW 5 DISC SET HORSLIPS – AT THE BBC

4CD + DVD BOX SET COMPRISING LIVE PERFORMANCES, BBC TV FOOTAGE AND RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

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Disc 1 (1973–74) – Live BBC performances from Radio 1 In Concert, Old Grey Whistle Test, and John Peel Show, capturing Horslips' early energy and innovation.

Disc 2 (1979–2019) – A 1979 Radio 1 In Concert set, a 2010 unplugged session, and their final 2019 recording, Sideways to the Sun.

Disc 3 (2011) – The BBC Radio Ulster mix of their orchestral concert with the Ulster Orchestra, featuring The Táin, The Book of Invasions, and I’ll Be Waiting.

Disc 4 (1979 Bonus Disc) – Unreleased Short Stories, Tall Tales studio mixes from Windmill Lane.

Disc 5 (DVD) – Old Grey Whistle Test clips, 1974 documentary footage & 2011 fan-shot concert videos.

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Few bands have left as distinct a mark on the musical landscape as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created ‘Celtic Rock’, drawing from Irish traditional music and British/American rock, crafting a sound that was both timeless and radical. 

The BBC captured the band in the 1970s and again during their unexpected Indian summer return in the 2010s. At The BBC gathers these vital recordings – spanning nearly 50 years – into one definitive collection.

Disc One begins the journey in 1973–74, landmark years in which Horslips took their fusion of mythology and musicianship to the airwaves and concert halls of Britain. Included are performances from Radio 1’s In Concert, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Radio 1’s Sounds of the 70s, 2nd House (BBC 2) and Radio 1’s John Peel Show, showcasing the group in full flight, brimming with invention and zeal. By 1979, fresh from the inevitable hard slog of trying to conquer America, Horslips returned to Radio 1’s In Concert with a set that captured their ability to fit in with the times and the power of their live performances.

Disc Two continues with an unplugged ‘comeback’ session from 2010 and a BBC NI performance in 2019 of ‘Sideways to the Sun’ – written about magical Irish beings disappearing from mortal sight – which would, perhaps fittingly, prove to be their last official recording. 

Disc Three presents Horslips’ unique 2011 performance with the Ulster Orchestra at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, in its previously unreleased BBC Radio Ulster broadcast mix. Including epic suites from classic albums The Táin and The Book of Invasions and fan favourites like the eight-minute ‘I’ll Be Waiting’, a showcase for late guitarist Johnny Fean (d. 2023), many – including band members – view this concert as Horslips’ finest hour (and a quarter). 

Disc Four is a bonus disc, comprising recently discovered 1979 ‘working mixes’ of the album Short Stories, Tall Tales, recorded at Dublin’s Windmill Lane. They offer an intimate glimpse into a band in transition, shifting from the US FM rock that had influenced recent albums towards the spikier, sharper British New Wave sound. 

At The BBC is completed by a DVD bringing together clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974 documentary material and magical fan footage of two songs from the 2011 Waterfront Hall concert, synced to sparkling BBC audio. 

Presented in a deluxe hardback package with rare photographs and extensive liner notes by band biographer Mark Cunningham, legendary BBC producer Jeff Griffin and curator Colin Harper, At The BBC is a celebration of a band whose influence still echoes through the decades. The mastering is shared by Eroc in Germany and band associate Cormac O’Kane who mastered More Than You Can Chew.

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Hand signed by Sharon Shannon. Limited Edition. Only a few remaining.

The Daisy Label is proud to announce a comprehensive 30-year career spanning box set by inimitable Irish music icon Sharon Shannon. The release is to be called "NOW & THEN". One of Ireland’s finest, and best-loved multi-instrumentalists and composers, Sharon Shannon has played a distinctive role in the history of Irish music. A gifted artist with a string of best-selling albums and concert tours behind her, Sharon has also enjoyed a diverse range of successful collaborations with legends including The Waterboys, Christy Moore, Sinéad O’Connor, Kirsty MacColl, U2’s Adam Clayton, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, John Prine, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Dónal Lunny, Imelda May, Shane MacGowan, reggae dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, and many others.

The stunning collection of Sharon's work since her debut album release in 1991 includes a 7" vinyl version of The Galway Girl featuring Mundy, which has been remixed by rising DJ/producer Jen Payne just as the original surpasses 20 million Spotify streams.  The set also features 12 of Sharon's studio albums on reformatted digisleeve CDs, a career journey coffee table photo book over 100 pages, Sharon's renowned debut LP with remastered audio on bespoke coloured vinyl, and finally a brand new album called "NOW!" (also on coloured vinyl) including recent collaboration with The Scratch called "The Diddley Doo".

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The Daisy Label is proud to announce a comprehensive 30-year career spanning box set by inimitable Irish music icon Sharon Shannon, arriving this October. The release is to be called "NOW & THEN". One of Ireland’s finest, and best-loved multi-instrumentalists and composers, Sharon Shannon has played a distinctive role in the history of Irish music. A gifted artist with a string of best-selling albums and concert tours behind her, Sharon has also enjoyed a diverse range of successful collaborations with legends including The Waterboys, Christy Moore, Sinéad O’Connor, Kirsty MacColl, U2’s Adam Clayton, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, John Prine, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Dónal Lunny, Imelda May, Shane MacGowan, reggae dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, and many others.

The stunning collection of Sharon's work since her debut album release in 1991 includes a 7" vinyl version of The Galway Girl featuring Mundy, which has been remixed by rising DJ/producer Jen Payne just as the original surpasses 20 million Spotify streams.  The set also features 12 of Sharon's studio albums on reformatted digisleeve CDs, a career journey coffee table photo book over 100 pages, Sharon's renowned debut LP with remastered audio on bespoke coloured vinyl, and finally a brand new album called "NOW!" (also on coloured vinyl) including recent collaboration with The Scratch called "The Diddley Doo".

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The eagerly-awaited biography of Ireland’s king of country music.

Written by Tom Gilmore.

Featuring never-before-published interviews with Big Tom and the country stars who loved him, as well as exclusive family photographs, this book is full of the characteristic wit and warmth of Ireland’s greatest country music legend, Big Tom.

In this eagerly-awaited new biography, author Tom Gilmore has interviewed the star’s family, friends and fans, as well as unearthing previously unpublished interviews with Big Tom himself. The book also features tributes to the music legend from luminaries of music, sport and politics, including President of Ireland Michael D Higgins.

The official memoir of Margo O'Donnell, legendary Irish Country Music singer. For fifty years now the name 'Margo' has been synonymous with everything that is positive and enriching in Country and Irish music. This is the story of her life, the successes and difficult times, in her own words.

For fifty years now the name 'Margo' has been synonymous with everything that is positive and enriching in Country and Irish music. Blessed with an instantly recognisable voice, a voice unlike any other in the music business, the Donegal-born singer, despite the ever changing musical trends, has remained a star attraction, much loved by her fans, not only in Ireland and Britain, but also in the USA, Canada, Australia and other far destinations. She still possesses an infectious enthusiasm for performing and recording that she had in those very early days with The Keynotes.

Release Date: October 2017

Much has happened in Daniel O’Donnell’s life since his first autobiography, Follow Your Dream, and in this new hardback book he reflects on the range of experiences and emotions that accompanied his wife Majella’s battle with cancer, the death of his beloved mother Julia, his part in BBC Strictly Come Dancing, and his B&B road Trip adventures with Majella. He also delves in the relentless touring and recording that took him to the brink of burnout and forced him to reassess his priorities.

Release Date: September 2020

A collection of Ireland’s greatest and best- loved ballads, including the lyrics, music and chords, along with an introductory piece on each song. Illustrated with photographs and woodcuts. A beautiful guide to the cream of the Irish ballad tradition.

Songs of love, yearning, revolution, celebration, emigration, mourning, fun, famine, drinking and more. A collection of powerful yet beautiful ballads of Ireland, placed in and reflecting historical events and traditions. All have stood the test of time and present to the world the uniqueness of Irish history and her musical and revolutionary traditions.

Including:

Are You Right There Michael? Danny Boy

Kevin Barry

I’ll Tell Me Ma

The Irish Rover

Molly Malone

The Rare Old Mountain Dew The Rocky Road to Dublin The Rose of Tralee

Whiskey in the Jar

Best-Loved Irish Ballads celebrates the songs and tradition of Irish music.

€429.99 + €20 shipping (Ireland Only)

Deluxe Box Set is limited.

Fifty years after their debut on vinyl, Horslips take one more curtain call as they emerge with the release More Than You Can Chew – the ultimate collection of their recorded work, spanning more than 500 audio tracks on a staggering 33 CDs and 2 DVDs of filmed performances. In all, that’s over 20 hours of previously unreleased band-related content.

• 33 CDs with 506 audio tracks – 252 of which (16 hours) are previously unreleased

• 2 DVDs with 60 video tracks and 2 documentaries – 43 of which (4.5 hours) are previously unreleased

• 2 books – On The Record (a lavish new recording history of Horslips) and Lyricography

• 5 signed vintage 8 x 10 photos

• A collection of fan club facsimiles from the ’70s and a National Stadium, Dublin 1972 poster

PLUS

Deluxe Edition Bundle

Alongside More Than You Can Chew, there will also be available a unique limited edition frameable reprint of Horslips’ second-ever poster from a show at the Talbot Hotel in Wexford in June 1971

As Barry Devlin has highlighted, “Even back in the day when 25p got you 90 minutes of high - concept, low - rehearsal Horslips toons, there was no doubt about the band's commitment to getting the image right.

This quirky, striking design is a monument to Charles O’Connor’s hard graft hand drawing. Every line and circle painstakingly inked in.. and all of it a foretaste of design elements and memes that would crop up throughout Charles's series of ground breaking record covers”.

Limited to 250 copies, and only available online, the posters are numbered and individually signed by Charles O’Connor and measure 514mm x 672mm

€299.99 + €20 shipping (Ireland Only)

Fifty years after their debut on vinyl, Horslips take one more curtain call as they emerge with the release More Than You Can Chew – the ultimate collection of their recorded work, spanning more than 500 audio tracks on a staggering 33 CDs and 2 DVDs of filmed performances. In all, that’s over 20 hours of previously unreleased band-related content.

• 33 CDs with 506 audio tracks – 252 of which (16 hours) are previously unreleased

• 2 DVDs with 60 video tracks and 2 documentaries – 43 of which (4.5 hours) are previously unreleased

• 2 books – On The Record (a lavish new recording history of Horslips) and Lyricography

• 5 signed vintage 8 x 10 photos

• A collection of fan club facsimiles from the ’70s and a National Stadium, Dublin 1972 poster

Release Date: 03/02/2014

“the book is a repository of previously unpublished memorabilia and of high-quality design … expertly laid out” - The Irish Times

Featuring a detailed timeline of events, exclusive interviews, previously unpublished photography and a wealth of memorabilia including original handwritten lyrics and session notes, this is the long-awaited, first-ever book dedicated to the history of HORSLIPS, the legendary pioneers of Celtic Rock. Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary from the release of their classic concept album, The Táin, it chronicles the unprecedented rise, innovation and 21st century reunion of the band who uniquely fused traditional tunes with hard-edged rock and ancient mythological themes to give Irish music a new and exciting international identity.

A devoted Horslips fan since his early teens, author Mark Cunningham first interviewed the band in 1995, for Hot Press magazine. Later, he created the souvenir brochures for the band’s reunion tours, and produced videos for their general promotion.

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Release Date: Friday 26th April 2024

The new album from Ireland's greatest traditional music export Sharon Shannon entitled "Now!" gets its full release ahead of an action packed Summer of headline shows and festival appearances. This is the first time the new album has been made available outside of last year's extensive career spanning box set release.

The album features a collaboration with rising folk rockers The Scratch ("The Diddley Doo") which was released as a single early in 2023. It also contains the quirky "Greenroots" single composed to the background of a rousing speech by Barack Obama.

TRACKLIST

1. Benji's Rollicks

2. Mammy Shannon's Jig

3. The Diddley Doo

4. Séamus

5. Gnasher's Knickers / Pipes On The Table

6. Jack of Hearts

7. Jigatha Christie / Pasucais of Coana

8. Dan Breen's / Come West Along The Road

9. Duo In G

10. The Zonkeys Of Easkey

11. Greenroots

Extended sleeve notes by Robin Denselow

"Sharon Shannon sits in Camden Recording Studio in Dublin listening to the final mix of her new album Now, and explains her cheerfully freewheeling style of writing tunes. “It can happen any time, not necessarily when I have an instrument in my hand …. when I’m out walking the dogs or at home cooking the dinner. I come up with an idea and press the record button on my phone. Or if I'm playing an instrument, I might just keep playing and improvising for 35-40 minutes and I might get 10 or 12 ideas for nice tunes out of that…or I just sit down to write just one tune with an instrument. I have hundreds of ideas for tunes on my phone, so another method is to just pick out one of them and start working on perfecting it”.

It’s a mixture of those original tunes, along with very old traditional tunes,  that provide the starting point for the remarkable back catalogue of albums on this boxset, in which her compositions are matched against musical influences from around the world, or heard alongside her settings for songs by the remarkable array of great singers who have worked with her.

So how does Now compare with her earlier work? Every Sharon Shannon album is different, of course, and this time round she says she had originally planned what would have been her first all-instrumental album since Tunes (2005) and Flying Circus (2012), except it didn’t quite turn out like that, although she wrote all but two of the tracks.

Her albums always contain surprises, and is no exception. There are no conventional songs, though she shows off her famous sense of fun (and sings) on one delightfully crazy track, and there’s even an appearance by a former President of the Unite States Mr. Barack Obama. There are no other celebrity voices here, and none are needed. This is yet another classic Sharon set, on which she matches great instrumental work on accordion, fiddle, whistles and even electric guitar with ever-changing emotions, from a powerful, poignant lament through to stomping rock-influenced tunes or passages of sheer fun.

As a celebrated animal-lover who shares her Galway home with five dogs and nine cats, it’s no surprise that she should name the cheerfully upbeat opening tune Benji’s Rollicks after a much-loved spaniel. It’s followed by a second tribute, Mammy Shannon’s Jig, this one written for her mother Mary, and is a counterpart to the jig written for her father that appeared on 'The Reckoning' album. With string arrangements by Aoife Ni Bhriain, it’s an emotional reminder of the role that her parents played in encouraging her musical skills (and those of her brother and sisters) when they were growing up in the little village of Ruan in County Clare. “They were mad for dancing”, says Sharon. “They sent us to music lessons and it was thanks to them that we got this great love of music”.

Now come the changes of mood, starting with the delightfully silly The Diddley Doo, the only track on the album with lyrics “if you want to call them lyrics”. Sharon taught the tune to her longstanding guitarist Jim Murray “who is always saying ‘I do’, imitating an old man who used to say it, and then Jack Maher came up with ‘do I do I diddley do’…and then ‘why didn’t you do’ etc etc – it’s so stupid!” Indeed. But it’s a fine tune and a reminder of Sharon’s contagious sense of fun. And it features those one-time Dublin buskers, 'The Scratch' now an ‘acoustic rock band’ famed for blurring the boundaries between folk and heavy metal, and for their wild and furious live shows.

The mood changes with surely one of the most emotional, poignant tunes she has written. Séamus is a celebration of the life of Séamus Begley, the accordion player and singer from West Kerry who died in January 2023, whom she describes as “an amazing, amazing musician and singer and beautiful person, really funny and a great friend, a big strong man, who was immensely proud of Ireland and the tradition”. Ross Ainslie plays the highland pipes on this beautiful tune “and the pipes remind me of the noble, epic person that Begley was”.

Next comes 'Gnasher’s Knickers/Pipes on the table', this first tune named after one of Sharon's dogs. There’s another surprising change of direction with Jack of Hearts, a stomping tune on which she plays electric guitar. So how on earth did that come about?  In 2020 she was contacted by the Irish rugby star Robbie Henshaw, who asked if she would be interested in being nominated to learn a new skill in five days and posting the results on social media, as part of a celebrity charity fund-raising project. She agreed, and decided on the electric guitar “because I love electric guitar with distortion!” She quickly mastered one of her own tunes, 'The Jolly Roger', which appeared on 'The Reckoning' album.  She says that 'Jack of Hearts' started with her playing the melody on the guitar, to which other instruments were then added, including drums, bowed double bass, electric bass, fiddle, banjo and last of all her own accordion and melodeon. “The demo guitar part I recorded at home at the kitchen table is still the same – little did I think at the time that it would end up on the album!”.

Side Two begins with the cheerfully upbeat Jigatha Christie “an experiment – I wrote the melody to a sequence of chords that Jim sent me”, and then two traditional reels, Dan Breens and Come West Along The Road, with Sharon playing whistle. These are followed by a re-worked classical guitar piece by the Italian composer Ferdinando Carulli, the stately Duo in G - which Sharon learned from an old Dé Dannan album.

Next we have more surprises. The Zonkeys of Easkey was inspired by a pair of hybrid beasts who were born after a circus visited the village of Easkey in County Sligo and left behind two zebras who mated with some local donkeys.

Sharon sent the tune off to the brilliant Justin Adams, who played on a whole batch of her albums, from 'Renegade' through to 'Sacred Earth' and 'The Reckoning', and is currently picking up awards for his work with Mauro Durante. Justin wrote back with just one short sentence “those Zonkies are groovy!” and started work on the track, overdubbing electric guitar, bass and percussion. Sharon then added fiddles, more accordion and melodeon, whistles and even “a fiddle tuned right down to hopefully sound almost like a cello”. The result is this beautifully slinky and gutsy tune.

The final Greenroots is the most unexpected track of all. It’s another sturdy, rousing tune (again with added guitar work from Justin Adams) but what makes it remarkable is the addition of Barack Obama’s famous speech, made during his Presidential visit to Dublin in 2011 – where he appeared on the same College Green stage  on which Sharon had played half an hour earlier.

The track was put together by engineer and producer Craig Mulvagh, and it’s unlike anything Sharon has recorded before.  But that’s what you’d expect from another great Sharon Shannon album."

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John Wynne & John McEvoy - The Dancer at the Fair

TRACKLIST

1. The Masters Return / The Dog Among the Bushes / Johnny McGreevys No.1

2. The Last Train from Loughrea / Ned Coleman's

3. Ask My Father / Boys of Mayo / Eddie Moloney's Favourite

4. The Dancer at the Fair / Smash the Windows

5. McKenna's Judy Callahan Set

6. The Pouca / The Hidden Ireland / The Monsignor's Blessing

7. Bridget McRory / The Sligo Lasses / McDonagh's

8. The Battle of Cremona / Sonny Comer's Fling / Mrs. O'Dwyer's Fancy

9. McPaddin's Favourite / A Visit to Ireland

10. The Sound of Sleat / Humours of Cappa / The Maid in the Cherry Tree

11. The Kilkenny Jig / Ballinafad Fancy / Mulhare's

12. Patsy Sean Nancy's / Rakes of Drumlish / Fire on Cleanrath

Thomas Walsh is an Irish traditional composer and performer of significant renown having composed the noted standard in the trad-folk canon "Inisheer (Inis Oirr)", covered by countless folk artists in vocal and instrumental form.

‘Eva’s Tree’, inspired by family and friends, features thirteen new compositions from Thomas including the single ‘Hill 16’, a lively, uptempo trad tune composed in homage to the many times Thomas spent in the stand in Croke Park supporting his beloved Dubs.

‘Eva’s Tree’ features the talents of Eamon Keany on Irish and Greek bouzoukis, guitar, lute, harmonica and shruti, as well as Kieran Leonard on bodhrán, Sean Moran on uilleann pipes, Theresia Klumpp on fiddle. With guest appearances by The Tree Friends, Ksenia Walsh on Piano, Rachel Nolan on Flute and Katerina Speranskaya on the Cello.

1. Eva's Tree In Bloom (Crann Éabha Faoi Bhláth)

2. An Leanbh Nua (The New Baby)

3. Hill 16 (Cnoc 16)

4. Caleb Agus An Deilf Gorm (Caleb And The Blue Dolphin)