CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER 
                                  APRIL 1996
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LORE. Clannad. 74321 359752. New album from the Donegal group, their first
for some years.

BAGPIPES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Various. CDSDL418. On this reissue, there
is music on uilleann pipes, Northumbrian pipes and Scottish highlsnd pipes.
The Irish players are The McPeake Family, Felix Doran, Seamus Ennis and
Willie Clancy.

AOIFE. Aoife Ni Fhearraigh. CEFCD 172. Debut album by the young Gaoth
Dobhair singer contains 11 great songs.

WHEN JUNIPER SLEEPS. Seamus Egan. SHCD 79097. Egan plays flute, uilleann
pipes, guitar, tin whistle and banjo on this, his third album.

SONG OF THE IRISH WHISTLE. Joanie Madden. HS 11060.2. New album by the New
York flute and tin whistlr player (Cherish the Ladies) on which she plays
tin whistle.

L'IMAGINAIRE IRLANDAIS. Various artists. KMCD63. French compilation of
Irish music, featuring Pogues, Altan, Clannad, Chieftains, Sharon Shannon,
De Danann and more. Good collection , but all tracks previously published.

JIG JAZZ. Brendan Power & Frank Kilkelly. PKCD 0001. Re-release of old
recording of traditional tunes by the great New Zealand/Waterford harmonica
player, accompanied on guitar by Kilkelly from Mayo.

BLOW IN. Brendan Power. HBCD 0008. Music from the film 'Guiltrip' plus new
recordings of similar acoustic music.

SIN E. Sin E. RHYD 5006. Traditionalish music with a New Age edge (if New
Age has such a thing).

IRELAND. Altan, De Danann, Frankie Gavin, Desi Wilkinson & Liam O'Flynn.
BEST-NR 55.833. Live German recordings. Gavin, Wilkinson & O'Flynn play
together.

SHIP IN FULL SAIL. Sean Norman Ceili Band. No number. Thirtieth anniversary
album by the well-known band from County Offaly.

THE GALLOWGLASS CEILI BAND GET TOGETHER FOR ONE FINAL RE-UNION TRCD 931
THE BEST OF THE FUREYS AND DAVEY ARTHUR  MCCD010
THE LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR Geraldine O'Grady CACD 0503
ROMANTIC ROSES OF IRELAND The Sean O'Neill Band
FIFTY IRISH SINGALONG FAVOURITES The Sean O'Neill Band

BRIGHID'S KISS. La Lugh. LUGCD 961. Songs and tunes on the second album
from Gerry O'Connor and Eithne Ni Uallachain. The songs concentrate on the
seasons of the Celtic year and are from the rich Ulster tradition. Fabulous
album.

THE LONELY STRANDED BAND. CICD 116. New group which includes the great
Charlie Piggott on melodeon, Miriam Collins on concertina and Joe Corcoran
on bouzouki and vocals.

RETURN TO INIS MOR. Joe Derrane. GLCD 1163. Irish-American accordion music.