CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 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) 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. 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. HAWKS AND DOVES OF IRISH CULTURE. Sean McGuire. PTICD 1089. A selection of music played by Se=E1n 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. CELTIC AMBIENCE. Saoirse. CDFM 106. New Age stuff. GRAFFITI TONGUE. Christy Moore. 485089 2. New album from Ireland's most popular entertainer - 12 songs. THE AWAKENING. Liam O'Connor & Lisa Aherne. MCD 60019. Songs and accordion tunes with guest appearances by Kevin Glackin, Vinnie Kilduff, Steve Cooney, Gerry O'Connor and more. AT THE END OF THE DAY. Dervish. WHRL 003. New album from the great Sligo band. Excellent. THE FODHLA CEILI BAND PLAY MUSIC FOR SET DANCING. TRCD 941. The Newmarket Set, The Derada Set, The Cavan Reel Set, The Monaghan Set. THE COOK IN THE KITCHEN. John Brosnan. JBCD 01. 14 selections of Irish traditional music from Kerry and other places on accordion. Good. CLARE ACCORDION. Seamus Walshe. SWCD 003. Good accordion album with a little help from Mark Kelly, Brendan Larrissey, Jimmy Higgins, Tommy Hayes, Eugene Kelly and Martin Murphy. 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 FIDDLE MUSIC OF DONEGAL. Volume 1. Various. CNF 001. Brilliant music from some of Ireland's best fiddlers - Martin McGinley, Jimmy Campbell, Michael McMenamin, Mick Brown, Proinnsias O Maonaigh, Danny McCarry, Peter Tracey and Paul O'Shaughnessy THE DONEGAL FIDDLE.Various. RTECD 196. Material from the state radio archive, featuring Mickey & John Doherty, Francie & Mickey Byrne, John Gallagher, James McHugh and Jimmy Lyons. Excellent. MERRY BITS OF TIMBER. Emer Mayock. KEYCD 121. First album by young flute uilleann pipes and fiddle player.