CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER JULY 1996 Claddagh Records, Dame House, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Ireland phone/fax +1-353-1-679-3664. Retail and international mail-order. email claddagh@crl.ie (Finbar Boyle) RAINING BICYCLES. Skylark. CC62CD. The fourth album from this popular group - Len Graham, Gerry O'Connor, Mairtin O'Connor & Garry O Briain. Songs and tunes played with gusto. THE TUNES WE LIKE TO PLAY ON PADDY'S DAY. The Flanagan Brothers. VV007. The Flanagans, from Waterford, were huge stars in 1920s New York, and sold many records at home. This set of 24 remastered 78s does not include any of those used in Mick Moloney's earlier reissue - it's absolutely brilliant and as fresh as the day they were recorded. A particular inspiration for banjo players. I SANG THAT SWEET REFRAIN. Kevin Mitchell. CDTRAX 108. Kevin hasn't recorded since the 1970s, but his voice hasn't aged at all. Great songs. This is simply a magnificent album. LONG ROADS.Four Men and a Dog. TRACD 223. New album from popular irish group. THE BRASS FIDDLE. Vincent Campbell, Con Cassidy, James Byrne, Francie Byrne. CC44CD. First time CD issue of the definitive selection of south Donegal fiddle music. This is the business! MANY HAPPY RETURNS. Arcady. DARACD 080. Second album from the band which features Johnny McDonagh, Nicholas Quemener, Patsy Broderick, Conor Keane, Brendan Larrissey, and Niamh Parsons. WITHIN A MILE OF DUBLIN. Paul McGrattan & Paul O'Shaughnessy. SPINCD 1000. McGrattan (on flute) and O'Shaughnessy (on fiddle) are two of the mainstays of Dublin's music in recent years. O'Shaughnessy formerly played with Altan, and McGrattan already has one very successful solo album. Great selection of tunes. LAST NIGHT'S FUN. John Carty. SHCD 79098.Best-known as a banjo player, this album shows what a great fiddler John Carty also is. A cracker. CELTIC LOVERS. Maire Breatnach. SCD 696. Concept album of music composed by Maire Breatnach. SUNSHINE DANCE. Deiseal. SCD 596. Second album from the Dublin-based band who specialise in a jazzy approach to Irish music. SOLAS. Seamus Egan, Karan Casey, John Doyle, Winifred Horan, John Williams. SHCD 78002. Irish songs and tunes from America. BLACKWATER. Altan. CDV 2796. Long awaited new release from the most popular traditional band in Ireland. COMMON GROUND. Various artists. EMI 8 37691 2. Contemporary and old songs sung by people such as Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Paul Brady, Christy Moore and others. Produced by Donal Lunny. MY WILD IRISH ROSE. Various artists. TRT CD 124. Compilation of singles from the ballad boom of the sixties which includes a few items of interest, including Sweeney's Men, The Ludlows, Dominic Behan, The Johnstons, plus a deal of rubbish. Cheap, and worth it for the good ones. BEST OF THE FUREYS. TRT CD 137. Pretty good compilation of early Fureys material.