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more Irish instrumental artists, groups and compilations

Including Shaun Davey, Tulla Ceili Band, Donal Lunny, Gerry O'Connor, Brendan Power and other Irish instrumental artists.

  1. Irish Vintage - 20 Classic Irish Songs

    Irish Vintage - 20 Classic Irish Songs

    Featuring some of Ireland's finest singers, there are moving ballads, lively melodies and some delightful humour.

  2. Gerry O'Connor

    Gerry O'Connor

    Gerry O' Connor (of Four Men And A Dog fame) has brought the tenor banjo to places no other player has before.

  3. Brendan Power

    Brendan Power

    Jig Jazz and more.

  4. Shaun Davey

    Shaun Davey

    The composer of Irish orchestral suites including The Brendan Voyage, The Pilgrim and The Relief Of Derry Symphony.

  5. John Carty and Brian McGrath - The Cat That Ate the Candle

    John Carty and Brian McGrath - The Cat That Ate the Candle

    John Carty brings old tunes to life with his old style tenor banjo playing, with terrific accompaniment on piano from Brian McGrath. "...

  6. Port Na Coille

    Port Na Coille

    First class music and songs from many leading names and excellent new talents make this a must for music lovers. The musicians include Seán ...

  7. Celebration

    Celebration

    A musical feast! Few listeners will fail to have a favourite amongst this diverse collection of music and song. "A gem reflecting the essence ...

  8. The Bridge Ceilidh Band -Sparks on Flags

    The Bridge Ceilidh Band -Sparks on Flags

    One of Ireland's best-known ceili bands. Several times All Ireland Fleadh winners, they have a distinctive sound with five fiddles, two ...

  9. Cumar

    Cumar

    Cumar is a week of indigenous Irish arts for young people, held annualy in Connemara and this CD is a sample of the '99 event. Fiddle, flute ...

  10. Caise Ceoil

    Caise Ceoil

    Music and song from great Irish artistes such as Ben Lennon, Paddy Canny, Charlie Piggott and many more from the Clo Iar-Chonnachta label. ...

  11. Eigse Dhiarmuidin - Live Recordings In Concert

    Eigse Dhiarmuidin - Live Recordings In Concert

    Top Irish musicians gather together in an annual festival in memory of Diarmuid O'Suilleabhain. An excellent album of Irishry.

  12. Oisin and Conal Hernon - Up And Coming

    Oisin and Conal Hernon - Up And Coming

    Ridiculously young to be so talented - these two brothers on accordion, banjo, whistle and guitar show a musical prowess that is hard to ...

  13. Claddagh's Choice

    Claddagh's Choice

    A double CD compiled from the recordings of Claddagh Records over the last twenty years. Some legendary figures in Irish music including ...

  14. Tulla Ceili Band - 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Tulla Ceili Band - 60th Anniversary Celebration

    60 years - quite an amazing achievement - but not hard to understand when you hear that great sound. Full of life, with a great swing and an ...

  15. Kevin Connef - The Week Before Easter

    Kevin Connef - The Week Before Easter

    Kevin Conneff, singer and bodhran player with The Chieftains, gives us a selection of songs and music from his extensive repertory. He ...

  16. Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - The Star Above The Garter

    Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - The Star Above The Garter

    The classic recording of brother and sister duet from the Kerry-Cork tradition. Two fiddles playing so beautifully together than no further ...

  17. Bakerswell

    Bakerswell

    Top players, top tunes, a top Irish album. Slides, reels, hornpipes, jigs and a gorgeous piece from Carolan, too.

  18. Classic Irish Legends

    Classic Irish Legends

    An album of storytelling and music. Seosaimhin Ni Bheaghlaoich, Eimar Quinn and Niamh Parsons narrate stories from the Mythological Cycle, ...

  19. Gerry Harrington, Eoghan O'Sullivan and Paul De Grae - The Smoky Chimney

    Gerry Harrington, Eoghan O'Sullivan and Paul De Grae - The Smoky Chimney

    The partnership of fiddle and accordion has been one of the most enduring combinations in Irish traditional music in recent decades, and ...

  20. The Set 3 - Music For Five Complete Sets

    The Set 3 - Music For Five Complete Sets

    Third in a series of four CDs, this recording gives the music for five popular dances from Cork and Kerry. Top-class Irish dance musicians ...

  21. Sult - Spirit of the Music

    Sult - Spirit of the Music

    Sult, under the musical direction of Dónal Lunny, features big names in Irish music working together in various groupings. The outcome of ...

  22. Richard Buckley - The General

    Richard Buckley - The General

    This is a powerful and evocative soundtrack that captures the atmosphere of the award-winning film. Richie Buckley is a renowned Irish ...

  23. Irishtown - A Hummingbird Collection vol 1

    Irishtown - A Hummingbird Collection vol 1

    Produced by Donal Lunny, with tracks from singer/songwriter John Spillane, accordionist Dermot Byrne, folk rock group Scullion, harmonica ...

  24. Golden Age Of Irish Music

    Golden Age Of Irish Music

    Spanning 30 years of traditional music, the 16 tracks presented on this compilation represent a tiny fraction of the gold reserve that is ...

  25. Donal Lunny

    Donal Lunny

    Coolfin and more.

  26. Bringing It All Back Home Guinness Tour

    Bringing It All Back Home Guinness Tour

    Between April 1st and 12th 1992, The Guiness "Bringing It All Back Home Tour" went on the road and took the country by storm. This ...

  27. Bofield Ceili Band - 100 Years A Growing

    Bofield Ceili Band - 100 Years A Growing

    Jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches and slides from a highly respected band of four flutes, with fiddles, button box, drums and keyboard. This ...

  28. Irish Pub Ballads - Danny Boy

    Irish Pub Ballads - Danny Boy

    Clear lyrics, solo and group pieces, grand aul' songs, and not a drop spilled anywhere!

  29. If You're Irish

    If You're Irish

    Fill 'em up and shing 'em out. Shongs for trinking, or even shongs for shingin'. Oirish folk pubbery-thuggery, with many's the chorus from ...

  30. Sean Whelan - End Of Autumn

    Sean Whelan - End Of Autumn

    Guitar-led music from a range of sources; including Irish, Breton, Moldavian, Pariian, and Spanish! The latter part of the album has a ...

  31. Sharon Hussey - Inisheer

    Sharon Hussey - Inisheer

    The debut CD from this 19 year old traditional musician from Rush, Co. Dublin. She displays a remarkable talent for fiddle, flute and ...

  32. Celtic Glory - 18 Hymns and Traditional Tunes

    Celtic Glory - 18 Hymns and Traditional Tunes

    A sweet and gentle set of Celtic hymn tunes and rip-roaring Irish folk-sets, with uillean pipes, Highland pipes, snare drum, whistle, fiddle, ...

  33. We Dreamed Our Dreams - A Celebration of St Patrick's Day

    We Dreamed Our Dreams - A Celebration of St Patrick's Day

    Originally produced for BBC Radio 2 this album features the BBC Concert Orchestra and the legendary Finbar Furey on uillean pipes, fipple, ...

  34. The Irish Traditional Music Special vol 1

    The Irish Traditional Music Special vol 1

    Plenty of superb tracks from artistes including De Danann, Clannad, Mary Bergin, Dolores Keane, Paddy Glackin and other big names in the ...

  35. The Irish Traditional Music Special vol 2

    The Irish Traditional Music Special vol 2

    A celebration of 40 years of Gael Linn recording Irish music.. .some of the great names on the scene have passed through their doors and ...

  36. A Treasury of Irish Music

    A Treasury of Irish Music

    A Treasury Of Irish Music vol 1 and more.

  37. Paul Brock and Enda Scahill - Humdinger

    Paul Brock and Enda Scahill - Humdinger

    A wonderfully evocative album, created to revivify the Irish American music of the 1920s, the heyday of Irish dance bands and groups across ...

  38. Celtic Inspiration - An Irish Soundscape

    Celtic Inspiration - An Irish Soundscape

    Ambient sounds withkeyboard, fiddle, and vocals. These recordings were made during the summer of 1994 around the peaceful valley of Gleann da ...

  39. Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan - A Tribute To Andy McGann

    Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan - A Tribute To Andy McGann

    In 1965 Andy McGann, Joe Burke and Felix Dolan recorded the landmark album "Tribute To Michael Coleman" in honour of the great Sligo fiddler. ...

  40. Irish Traditional Music

    Irish Traditional Music

    Recordings from the 1970s of 4 tradition bearers of Irish music: Sean McAloon (uilleann pipes), John Rea (hammer dulcimer), Packie Duignan (...

  41. Visions Of Ireland DVD

    Visions Of Ireland DVD

    Rich narration gives context for the stunning high definition aerial and ground views of this island of grand historical significance, all set ...

  42. Purely Irish Folk

    Purely Irish Folk

    A double disc offering with one full of thirty songs from The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Maken and the other disc featuring the Fureys. ...

  43. Beal Tuinne - Live At St James' Church, Dingle

    Beal Tuinne - Live At St James' Church, Dingle

    Songs based on the poems in Irish of Caoimhin O' Cinneide with music by Shaun Davey.

  44. Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry and Paul McSherry - Tuned Up

    Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry and Paul McSherry - Tuned Up

    Brendan Hendry (fiddle) from Bellaghy Co. Derry and Brendan Mulholland (flute) from Glenavy, Co. Antrim have produced a CD of great playing, ...

  45. The Irish Folk Festival

    The Irish Folk Festival

    The Irish Folk Festival tour of Germany 2000 to 2009.

  46. Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey and Brendan Dolan - Pride Of New York

    Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey and Brendan Dolan - Pride Of New York

    Some of the best-known Irish-American players.

  47. Donal Clancy - Close To Home

    Donal Clancy - Close To Home

    Carrying the legacy of the Clancy family into the 21st century, Donal has established himself at the forefront of a new generation of Irish ...

  48. Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series

    Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series

    Stars of the Irish music scene captured in live sessions around Ireland for the TV series. Featuring the likes of Boys Of The Lough, At The ...

  49. Carl Hession

    Carl Hession

    Old Time New Time and more.

  50. Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music from Galway

    Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music from Galway

    This compendium gives the listener an insight into the infectious flavour of the music played by local and visiting musicians in Tigh ...

  51. Gary O'Brian - Carolan's Dream

    Gary O'Brian - Carolan's Dream

    A lively, contemporary interpretation of the music of the great composer Turlough O'Carolan including many of his lesser-known works. On the ...

  52. P J Hernon and Marcus Hernon - Beal a' Mhurlaigh

    P J Hernon and Marcus Hernon - Beal a' Mhurlaigh

    Marcus plays the concert flute in masterly fashion as well as a B flat flute with a deeper, more velvet sound. P.J. demonstrates the ...

  53. Seoltai Seidte

    Seoltai Seidte

    A stylish production of forty-three top singers and musicians on two-CDs, with a thick booklet giving not only information about the tunes, ...