CLADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER 
                                  February 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/


There was practically nothing released after Christmas, so I didn't have
anything to tell you about in January. And there's very little to tell you
about this month either.
Finbar. 

THE WYNDY TURN.  Dan Healy & Ciaran O Raghallaigh. DHCD 001.  New album of
flute and fiddle music. Dan Healy is from Ballymote, County Sligo, the
heartland of much of what is best in Irish music. Ciaran  O Raghallaigh is
a Cavan fiddler, and together they play a great selection of  Sligo music,
interspersed with some O'Carolan pieces.
THE CEILI BANDITS. Eoin O'Neill, Kevin Griffin, Yvonne Casey, Mick Casey.
CDCB 001. Music from Doolin, County Clare, played on bouzouki, banjo,
fiddle and guitars. These musicians have been playing in Doolin's three
pubs for years, and if you've visited Doolin it's likely that you have
heard some or all of them. Guest musicians are Mick Flynn, Tess Purcell,
Kevin Glynn and Danny Byrt.     

LONG JOURNEY HOME.The Chieftains. 09026 68963 2. Theme music from an
American TV series, with Mary Black, Sinead O'Connor, etc.

CELTIC MOODS. Ronan Browne CRIMCD72. 'Easy listening' album, with lots of
synths. It seems to be a potboiler, but may be of interest to completists.

WIND DANCER. Conor Byrne. CB 0001. Debut album from the young Dublin flute
player. Original and traditional tunes, with a couple of songs from his
uncles, Luka Bloom and Christy Moore.