CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 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) HIBERNIAN RHAPSODY. De Danann. PED 9601. Latest offering from the Galway Band. The new members are Derek Hickey on accordion and Tommy Fleming, songs. THE MAY MORNING DEW. Mick O'Brien. ACMCD 101. Long awaited first solo album by one of the country's finest uilleann pipers. WHISKEY IN THE JAR. The Dubliners. SA 872862. Another collection of rehashed old stuff - however, if you want a basic Dubliners collection, this 3 CD set is it. And very cheap. THE MARY CUSTY BAND. MCB 003. New album from the Clare fiddler and her band. IRISH MUSIC - THE ROUGH GUIDE. Various artists. RGNET 1006CD. Compilation album with tracks by Altan, Clannad, Cran, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill and others. THE FLOATING BOW. John Doherty. CCF31CD. Brand new collection of recordings made between 1968 and 1974, when John was still at the height of his fiddling power. Complete with 32-page booklet which sheds much light on the Doherty family tradition and life in Donegal during that period. There is also a detailed discussion of John's fiddle style. GIVE IT SHTICK! Matt Cranitch. OSSCD 6. This is the first time out on CD for this album, which has been available for some years on cassette only. Matt, formerly a member of Na Fili and also of The Lee Valley String Band and Any Old Time, is an excellent fiddler, with an unequalled knowledge of the music of Cork and Kerry. Recommended. SANTIAGO. The Chieftains.09026 68602 2. (With Carlos Nunez, Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder). The Chieftains collaborate with Nunez, a great Gaita player (Galician bagpipes), and follow the path of Galician music from its roots in Spain to its modern manifestations in the New World. CHERISH THE LADIES. New Day Dawning. GLCD 1175. New selection of songs and tunes from the all female Irish-American group. BONNIE WINDS. Bohinta. VCD 2007. Single release from the younger generation of Fureys and some of their friends. SOME MOTHER"S SON. EMI 7567 89258 2. Sound track music from the hit film, scored by Bill Whelan (Riverdance). HAWKS AND DOVES OF IRISH CULTURE. Sean McGuire. PTICD 1089. A selection of music played by Sean McGuire and his pupils. BACK HOME TO THE CLIFFS OF MOHER. Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan & Pat Lyons. PTICD 1012. Traditional dance music played on accordion, fiddle and piano. Re-release of old Outlet album. A BETTER MAN. Brian Kennedy. BMG 74321 409 132. Good pop music from a man with a good voice. CELTIC AMBIENCE. Saoirse. CDFM 106. New Age stuff.