2017 release. Fronted by sibling songwriters Dave (guitar) and Louise (vocals) Holden, I Draw Slow coaxes the past into the present with original songs that draw from the best of Irish storytelling... more
2022 release. I Draw Slow is one of the most unique bands on the Americana scene. Fronted by brother/sister songwriting team Dave Holden (guitar/vocals) and Louise Holden (vocals), this Dublin,... more
Few Irish folk bands had the intense fire in their bellies that The Bothy Band did-and never did it heat up more than on their 1975 debut. This was their only LP with Donegal's Tommy Peoples on... more
2018 release. After 30 years of playing on stages all over the world from Dublin to New York, Tokyo to Sydney, premier traditional Irish band, Altan came back to the hills of Donegal to record The... more
In 2012, three of Celtic music's contemporary masters came together to create one of the most interesting musical collaborations of the year. Dubbed "The Olllam" (an old Irish word which refers to a... more
2020 album from the Irish singer/songwriter. Name many of the most notable recordings and/or performers in Irish music and it's a fair bet that John Doyle had something to do with them - Liz Carroll;... more
Irish vocalist Karan Casey and guitar virtuoso John Doyle were founding members of traditional supergroup Solas, a band known for it's striking renditions of traditional songs. On EXILE'S RETURN, the... more
Martin Hayes has been called the most important Irish fiddler of his generation, He has won ever accolade offered an Irish musician, including a 1998 award dubbing him Ireland's "Best Traditional... more
2017 release. Usher's Island brings together two generations of the finest and most influential Irish traditional musicians, stretching back to the acclaimed 1970's era of Planxty, through Andy... more
Digitally remastered edition. Compass Records Group is announcing the special edition release of the Mulligan Records classic Andy Irvine / Paul Brady. Long thought of as one of the seminal releases... more
Limited 180gm purple colored vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Compass Records Group is announcing the special edition release of the Mulligan Records classic Andy Irvine / Paul Brady.... more
2016 release from France's premiere Celtic band, one of the freshest and most exciting Celtic records of the year. Natives of Toulouse, Doolin' worked with legendary Irish guitarist John Doyle in the... more
Musician, singer, anthropologist and musical historian Mick Moloney celebrates the joyous and creative era in American popular song from the early 1890's to the end of vaudeville and the start of the... more
Tony McManus, now regarded worldwide as one the leading explonets of the acoustic guitar, joins forces on this latest project with the incredilbe French fretless bass guitarist Alain Gently, forming... more
"the most acclaimed Celtic singer in a generation, Kate Rusby works her magic with a languid lilt that had me in it's thrall within three seconds - National Geographic". Kate Rusby's angelic voice... more
Since its birth in 1996, Solas (meaning "light" in Gaelic) has been loudly proclaimed the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic band to emerge from the US. Solas celebrates their 10 year... more
Featuring 19 favorites that span their entire 20 year career as one of Scotland's favorite folk music duos. Appearing on NPR's Prairie Home Companion on April 23,2005.
Karen Casey is an artist who proves that the ancient and the modern make excellent bedfellows. One of the most influential and imitated vocalists in Irish or American folk music, her crystalline... more
The stunning new album from Cherish the Ladies lead vocalist Heidi Talbot, DISTANT FUTURE, is a wondrously evocative collection poised at the intersection of Irish and American folk traditions.... more