Folk: Irish Traditional and Type: Instrumental
SAM PROCTOR: Natural Progression
Traditional Irish music with a contemporary edge. Fiddle accompanied by guitar, bodhran and double bass. Featuring Tim Edey, Mike Galvin and Luke Daniels among others.
Recommended if you like Sharon Shannon, Michael McGoldrick.CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
KEVIN BURKE & CAL SCOTT: Across the Black River
Fiddle and Guitar. Traditional Irish music plus contemporary compositions and music from other traditions
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
BRENDAN BEGLEY: It Could Be a Good Night Yet! Oíche go Maidean
This is old-style traditional accordion from Kerry's Dingle peninsula. The CD includes five songs, both in English and Gaelic, and eight sets of tunes.
CD price: $20.00
THOMAS PATRICK KENNY: The Muisc of Turlough O'Carolan and other Irish Treasures
A lively, creative, and beautiful interpretation of Ireland's greatest composer along with three additional Celtic favorites guaranteed to transport the listener to a neighborhood pub on the emerald isle.
CD price: $14.00
TOMMIE CUNNIFFE: Unbuttoned
New compositions and traditional Irish tunes on button accordion with guitar and bodhrán accompaniment.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
BART SAYLOR AND FRIENDS: Dancin' Fools
Original contra dance music featuring hammer dulcimer, fiddles, and percussion.
Recommended if you like Strings, Maggie Sansone.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
NIALL MULLIGAN: Right On Time - Irish Dance Music
This album has received critical acclaim in numerous Irish Dance publications, and showcases Mulligan's unique and lively flair with a fresh sound that still holds true to the Irish Tradition.
CD price: $16.99 / MP3 price: $11.00
TOMMY MARTIN: Uilleann Piper
Irish Traditional Instrumental featuring the haunting uilleann pipes.
MP3 price: $13.00
JIMMY NOONAN, MICHAEL SHORROCK, CHRIS MC GRATH & TED DAVIS: The Maple Leaf
Irish traditional music from Boston. Well known musicians both in Ireland and the USA created this beautiful traditional recording with a fantastic selection of tunes. simply brilliant.
MP3 price: $16.99
ELIOT GRASSO: Standing Room Only
The debut album by uilleann piper Eliot Grasso features a riveting selection of Irish traditional tunes, Cape Breton tunes, and original tunes performed with a cast of world class of musicians.
CD price: $16.99 / MP3 price: $16.99
BECKY TAYLOR: Ireland Bridge
Hardcore diddly-dee meets celtic funk. A dynamic and vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary compositions from Yorkshire's renowned uilleann piper and multi-instrumentalist.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $8.99
ARUNDO: Tuesday Nights @39A
They play an impressive array of traditional music from Ireland and South America with many of their own compositions. They'll take you on a musical journey from the high Andean Altiplano to the valleys of Cork and Kerry.
CD price: $14.99
VERONICA MCNAMARA: Petticoat Loose
Traditional Irish Music, played from the heart, at a live music session in New Jersey, led by fiddler extraordinaire Veronica McNamara, including Mike Rafferty (flute) and Willie Kelly (fiddle).
Recommended if you like James Morrison.CD price: $15.00
BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND: Best of the Brian Boru Bagpipe Band
This St. Paul bagpipe company performs 10 of your favorite Irish pieces, from Kelly to Wearing of the Green to Minstrel Boy.
MP3 price: $5.97
T.J. HULL AND JEFF KSIAZEK: Eist
Driving, energetic, and creative traditional Irish music that both finds new paths and pays respect to past masters.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
CHULRUA: The Singing Kettle
Jigs, reels, hornpipes, and songs -- 'pure drop' Irish traditional music.
CD price: $14.75
MARC GUNN'S IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST: Victims of Irish Music
Borne from the struggle to keep acoustic Irish music alive and relevant, Victims of Irish Music gathers the finest independent Celtic musicians who are winning the fight to keep instrumental Irish and Celtic music vibrant and meaningful.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $8.99
SARAH BLAIR: Flower of the Red Mill
Vermont-based fiddler Sarah Blair's solo recording of traditional Irish dance tunes and slow airs, with guests on flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, harp, and guitar.
CD price: $15.00
MATT & SHANNON HEATON: dearga
Celtic music from Boston: trad Irish instrumentals (Irish flute, guitar, bodhran, guest fiddle) with a few well-placed vocal numbers.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $9.99
GREY LARSEN & PADDY LEAGUE: Dark of the Moon
Beautifully crafted arrangements of traditional Irish music (and two Grey Larsen originals) featuring Grey's soaring Irish flute, whistle, and concertina and Paddy's impeccable, driving bodhrán and soulful guitar playing.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
ARUNDO: Live at Counihans
An impressive array of traditional music from Ireland and South America with many of their own compositions. The live and fun atmosphere that can be generated during an Irish Music session is perfectly caprtured on this album.
CD price: $12.00
LORINDA JONES: Celtic Harper
From the relaxing sounds of harp and flute, to the Appalachian sounds of harp and banjo, this is the harp CD that will keep your interest.
CD price: $15.00
MATT PEPIN: Pass it Down
Unique, tastefull arrangments of Canadian, Quebecois and Irish tunes from one of Canada's premier young players. Matt is joined by legendary Fiddle/Piano player Denis Lanctot, guitars of Paul Hawtin and Ian Clark and more. Essential listening.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JOHN SKELTON AND KIERAN O'HARE: Double-Barrelled
Exciting fist-in-glove duet playing of Irish traditional music on two flutes and tinwhistles--driving and powerful, with guest Dennis Cahill on guitar.
CD price: $16.95 / MP3 price: $16.95
JEREMY ALLAN KITTEL: Celtic Fiddle
Exuberant renditions of traditional and original Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton fiddle tunes by the 2000 US National Scottish Fiddle Champion; with guitar, bouzouki and piano accompaniment.
CD price: $14.00
PAMELA BRUNER: Music in the Glen
This lively collection of traditional Celtic tunes features Pamela's stellar harp performance, combined with hammered dulcimer and recorder. The perfect complement for morning brunch or a quiet afternoon.
CD price: $15.00
EMERALD ROAD: Emerald Road
Traditional Irish folk music from upstate South Carolina
CD price: $8.97 / MP3 price: $5.97
THE WOODHOUSE BAND: Harvest Moon
Instrumental music from the American and Celtic traditions, featuring fiddle, banjo, harmonica, piano, and bass box.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
RENE PERCHY FERLAND: Anthology
This is the best in Canadian metis fiddle music.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
RINKA: Rinka3
Traditional Irish music by Fiddle,Guitar & Bouzouki
CD price: $18.00 / MP3 price: $18.00
HESPERUS TRAD/EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Celtic Roots
Music from the earliest sources that preserve Scottish and Irish traditional music, and music of England and America that was first written down in courtly collections for the lute, viol, cittern, and virginal from the early 17th century
Recommended if you like Bonnie Rideout, Baltimore.CD price: $12.97
ROSIE SHIPLEY AND MATT MULQUEEN: At Home
Skillful yet untamed fiddle music that will tranport you to the pubs of Ireland and the kitchen parties of Cape Breton Island.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
WEST O'CLARE: A Ceili Dance With West o'Clare
Irish traditional ceili dance music, specified to the length of the actual dances
CD price: $16.00
KILKENNY ROAD: Kilkenny Road
High energy traditional Irish tunes performed instrumentally on the fiddle, tinwhistle, bouzouki, and bodhrán.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
GREY LARSEN & PADDY LEAGUE: The Green House
Traditional and original Irish music. An intimate, gentle, and high spirited collection from one of the world's finest Irish music duos.
Recommended if you like Matt Molloy, Martin Hayes.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
THE MERRY BLACKSMITHS: Gan Aimn
Energetic, Irish traditional dance music, played by one of Southern California's youngest Irish bands.
CD price: $6.75
HOLLY AND JAKE: Tried And True
Celtic and old time instrumental, folk, and renaissance on hammered dulcimer.
CD price: $15.00
