CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER 
                                 DECEMBER 1996
        Claddagh Records, Dame House, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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WHEN I WAS YOUNG. Len Graham, Garry O Briain, Padraigin Ni Uallachain. FONN
CD 001.
A great selection of traditional songs for children which can be enjoyed
equally by adults.

CHRISTMAS CAPERS. Dordan. DMCD 01. On this, their third album, Dordan play
seasonal tunes associated with Christmas.

TRAVELLIN' PEOPLE. Margaret Barry & Pecker Dunne. MCVD 30012. Two albums on
one CD - the Pecker's songs are mostly written by himself and would have
been recorded in the 1960s. Good value.

SEODA SEAN-NOIS AS TIR CHONAILL. CICD 118. Various. CICD 118. A great
collection of brilliant traditional songs from Donegal, sung by Aine Ui
Laoi, Eamonn MacRuairi, Caitlin Ni Dhomhnaill and Conall O Domhnaill.

A THIMBLEFUL OF SONG. Tim Dennehy. SRCD 001. This is Tim's first album,
which has been unavailable for some time and has never before been
available on CD.

SWEENEY'S MEN / TRACKS OF SWEENEY. Sweeney's Men. ESMCD 435. The
compilation Time Was Never Here  has been deleted, but just in time comes
this re-issue which includes the full two albums on one CD, plus a bonus
track from an early single Old Woman in Cotton.

THE BEST IRISH ALBUM IN THE WORLD ... EVER! Various artists. VTDCD 102.
Includes tracks from Altan, Clannad, Mary Black, but also Dana, Daniel
O'Donnell, Mary Coughlan, Foster & Allen.

THE LOVING TIME. Various Artists. TORCD 085. Yet another compilation
featuring Sinead Lohan, Brian Kennedy, Paul Brady and others.

SOUND!  Padraig Stevens. FX002D. A member of the Sawdoctors, Padraig sings
his own songs.

A THIMBLEFUL OF SONG. Tim Dennehy. SRCD001.

The following albums have been licensed to KTEL, but be careful - some are
compilations, some are entire albums which have been released before. All
are fairly cheap;
ALTAN. Altan. KCD 440. Compilation from first three albums.
THE DUBLINERS. The Dubliners. KCD445. Compilation.
HORSLIPS. Horslips. KCD 450. Compilation.
STOCKTONS WING. Stocktons Wing. KCD 475. The 'Crooked Rose' album + 2 extra
tracks.
PADDY REILLY. Paddy Reilly. KCD 480. Compilation.
IRISH PUB SONGS. Sean O'Neill Band. KCD 435. You know what I mean.
DE DANANN. De Danann. KCD 430. 'Star Spangled Molly' under a different title.
CLANNAD. Clannad.KCD 400. 'The Clannad Collection' iunder a differrent title.
CELTIC PANPIPES.KCD 415.
THE FUREYS. The Fureys. KCD 425.
PHIL COULTER. Phil Coulter. KCD 410.
CELTIC MOODS. David Agnew & David Downes. KCD 405

These albums, which were not available to us for some time, can now be
supplied again;
THE WAYS OF THE WORLD. Mary Custy & Eoin O'Neill. CMCD 065.
UP TO HERE. Afterhours. CMCD069.
THE FINE ART OF PIPING. Liam O'Flynn. CMCD054
THE MAID OF ERIN. Grianan. WWCD 004.
DUBLIN YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART. Aiden Forde. WWCD003.
WHEN THE PAERTY'S OVER. Brian Finnegan. ARAD CD 101.
REMEMBER DES DONNELLY. Des Donnelly. DDCD001.
UP TO HERE. Afterhours. CMCD069.

 THE BUCKS OF ORANMORE. Joe Burke. GLCD 1165. Joe Burke is the most popular
exponent of the Irish accordion since recording began. He has made a new
album which shows that he has lost none of his skill - it's as good as any
he's ever done.

CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS OF MUSIC. Tulla Ceili Band GLCD 1178. One of the
great ceili bands celebrate their half century with a record of great dance
music.

MORNING RORY. Michael McGoldrick. AUGH01. Debut solo album from the
traditional flute player who is based in Manchester.

DEEP DEAD BLUE. Anuna. DANUCD 007. New album from the Dublin-based choral group.

CROSSING BORDERS 2. Various artists. Contemporary songs written and
performed by Brendan Quinn, Melanie O'Reilly, Bob Speers and more.
WILD ROVER. The Dubliners. Yet another re-packaging of old stuff, this is a
two- CD set with no information; the cover photograph even shows Bobby
Lynch instead of Luke. However it's 40 songs at a very  low price.

ELECTRIC REELS. Various Artists. CD REELS 1. Compilation featuring
Horslips, Davy Spillane, Sharon Shannon and more.

HAPPY EVER AFTER. The Fallen Angels. TACD 4005. Harmony songs from the
all-woman group of Ursula Connolly, Brigid Heffernan, Hailey Kailey Murphy
and Joan McDermott.

SAY A SONG. Joe Heaney. NWARCD 001. A collection of songs made in the later
years of Joe's life when he lived in Seattle.

THE COOLIN'. Various artists. CDORBD 093. A collection of slow airs played
by musicians such as Willie Clancy, John Doherty, Jackie Daly, Josie
McDermott, John Kelly and more. And yes, they do have an apostrophe in the
title.