CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER MAY 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) 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. BLACKWATER. Altan. CDV 2796. Long awaited new release from the most popular traditional band in Ireland. WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Dick Hogan. No number. Debut album by a Tipperary singer. TURN A PHRASE. Sean Keane. INDCD001. Traditional and contemporary songs by the singer from Caherlistrane, County Galway. AT THE SETTING OF THE SUN. Sarah and Rita Keane. FIENDCD 771. Traditional songs and tunes from Caherlistrane by the aunts of Sean (above) and Dolores. MILESTONE AT THE GARDEN. Various. ROUCD 1123. Great collection of historic recordings by fiddlers such as Jim Morrison, Paddy Cronin, Denis Murphy, Frank O'Higgins, Paddy Killoran, Danny O'Donnell, Sean Ryan, Neil O'Boyle,Sean Maguire and more. Essential. 'TIL THE MORNING COMES. Geraldine MacGowan. MMRCD 1007. New album from the Dublin singer who now lives in Germany. REALTA - AN RONNACH. Various. RTE193CD. New collection of original songs in Irish by Sean Monaghan, Damien Mac Gabhann, Helen Ui Dhunaird, Art O Dufaigh and more. ALL MY WINDING JOURNEYS. Colum Sands. SCD 1035. New collection of songs, some traditional, most self-penned, by Colum, one of The Sands Family. LOOKING BACK. Mary Black. D2 77718. New collection of Mary Black's biggest hits, with two previously unissued songs included - 'Soul Sister' and 'Looking Forward'. RUDE AWAKENING. Toss the Feathers. MMRCD 301. More from the Manchester band. LORE. Clannad. 74321 359752. New album from the Donegal group, their first for some years.