CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER June 1998 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) http://indigo.ie/~claddagh/ THE PIPER'S CALL. Liam O'Flynn. TACD 3037. Brand new recording from the great piper. Mostly traditional Irish music, with some Galician pieces. Other musicians include Arty McGlynn, Sean Keane, Matt Molloy, Carlos Nunez. WITH PIKE IN HAND Art Sinnott and Family. SFCD 001. Songs and ballads of the 1798 uprising, sung by a Wexford family. DREAMING UP THE TUNES. Johnny Og Connolly and Brian McGrath. CICD 133. I seem to have forgotten to include this one in the March update. It's a really great album of music played on the two-row and banjo by Johnny Og from Connemara and Brian from County Fermanagh. CORNER BOYS. The Lee Valley String Band. CHR1. The Cork Old Time American band has been around in one form or another for thirty years. This is their anniversary album, and it's as good as the best America can provide. They've always been great, and this is their mature best. DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS. Patrick Cassidy. 01934 11247 2. New work based on the twelfth century story. ACE & DEUCE. Conor McCarthy and Annemarie McCormack. TRICD 001. Music on accordion and fiddle by two members of The Kilfenora Ceili Band. WEST ALONG THE ROAD. Jimmy Gregory.CRACD001. Traditional and contemporary songs, Scottish and Irish, sung by Australian-based Scot. Excellent instrumental accompaniment by traditional musicians. REALTA INA MEASC. Various artists. New releases of Irish language songs by Sean Monaghan, Melanie O'Reilly, Diane Ni Chanainn and others. IRISH MUSIC TO SET YOU DANCING. Various artists. CHCD 2003. Compilation of instrumental music from Outlet's back catalogue. IRISH HERITAGE. Sean O Se. CHCD 2015. New collection of old songs by the Cork singer, accompanied by Davy Spillane, Nollaig Casey, Donal Lunny, etc. FRETWORK. Chris Newman. OBMCD 11. Acoustic album of mostly self-composed pieces by the well-known guitarist. SONGS OF IRELAND'S 1798 RISING. Various artists. CDIRL 1798. Another collection of ballads, not all associated with '98, sung by Declan Hunt, The Irish Volunteers, Eugene McEldowney, Proinsias Mac Airt and others. SONGS OF IRELAND'S 1916 RISING. Various artists. CDIRL 1916. Another collection of ballads, not all associated with 1916, sung by Declan Hunt, The Bogside Volunteers, Eugene McEldowney, The Wolfhound and others. ON OICHE GO MAIDIN. O'Aces. PTICD 1092.Dance music arranged for the Connemara, Newport, Baile Bhuirne Jig, Derradda and Fermanagh sets. Played by some of the best modern Belfast musicians, including Kevin Dorris, Martin Dowling, Paul McSherry, Davy Maguire and Jason O'Rourke. THE MAN OF THE HOUSE. Ray Gallen. PTICD 1091. Dance music played by the Belfast bodhran player and his friends. MASTERCLASS CELTIC BEAT. Ray Gallen. CHCD 1010. Bodhran tutorial CD by the Belfast musician. THE PENNYBURN PIPER. Tomas O Canainn. PTICD 1093. Uilleann piping. SONGS OF THE WORKERS. Luke Kelly. CDLUKE 001. An Outlelt compilation, most of which is available on other compilations. TOSS THE FEATHERS. Ted Furey & Brendan Byrne. PTICD 1020. CD release of 1960s album on fiddle and bodhran. Anf finally, Outlet have released a spate of recordings by Sean Mcguire; TRADITIONAL FIDDLE (PTICD 1006), CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (PTICD 1005), AT HIS BEST (PTICD 1008), THE VERY BEST OF (PTICD 1002), BROTHERS TOGETHER (PTICD 1055 with his brother Jim McGuire).