CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 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) 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. A DARK HORSE. Martin Murray. CBMCD 021. Ace banjo and mandolin player, Martin Murray has appeared on many other musicians' albums. This is his first solo album. WHAT'S FOLLOWING ME. Eleanor McEvoy. COL 484233 2. Second album from the singer-songwriter. GLORY DAYS. Kieran Halpin. SOSCD 009. New album from the very successful singer-songwriter. CHERISH THE LADIES. Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland. PTICD 1043. Fiddle, flute and piano, re-issued for the first time on CD. MARGARET BARRY. Margaret Barry. PTICD 1029. Great songs from the travelling singer. First time on CD. O RIADA'S FAREWELL. Sean O Riada. CC12CD. O Riada's last recording, made by him in 1971. This is the first time it has been issued on CD. On it he plays traditional music on the harpsichord.