Directory

 

If you are uncertain where to begin looking for the details of a particular release, then this directory might help you. Ignore ‘a’, ‘na’ or ‘the’ in a band’s name and note that Céilí Bands have their own separate entry below ‘C’ and groups below ‘G’. Albums released by ‘Various Artists’ have been omitted since there are simply far too many to include.

 

Wherever possible a person’s instrument(s) and his or her county or country of origin has also been provided, as well as towns, cities or counties for UK-born musicians.

 

A    B    C    Céilí and Dance Bands   D   E   F   G  

 

Groups, Families and Associations 

 

 H   I   J   K   L   Mac   Mc   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

 

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A or Top

 

Seán ‘ac Dhonncha [vocals; Galway] – Claddagh, Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Gael Linn

Peait A’Gearaitown label

John Aherne [vocals] – Tara

Sam Amidon [fiddle; USA] – own label

Siobhán Armstrongown label

William Andrews [uilleann pipes] – Ossian, Topic

Declan AungierChart Music

 


 

B or Top

 

Duck Baker [guitar; USA] – Day Job Records

Allison Barber [vocals; USA] – own label

Christy Barry [flute; Clare] – own label

Leonard Barry [uilleann pipes] – own label

Margaret Barry [vocals, banjo; Cork] – Chappell Recorded Music Library, Emerald, Folktrax, Forever Gold, Outlet, Riverside, Rounder, Smithsonian Folkways, Top Rank International, Topic, XTRA

Randal Bays [fiddle, guitar; USA] – Foxglove Records

 

Brendan Begley [vocals, accordion; Kerry] – Gael Linn, Hummingbird, Kells Music, own label

Máire Begley (Ó Seaghdha) [vocals, accordion, keyboards; Kerry] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Gael Linn

Séamus Begley [vocals, accordion; Kerry] – Dara, Gael Linn, Hummingbird, Kells Music

Brendan Behan [vocals; Dublin] – Outlet, Spoken Arts

Dominic Behan [vocals; Dublin] – Collector, Folklore, Folkways, Major Minor, Pye, Riverside, Topic

Kathleen Behan [vocals] – Mulligan

Derek Bell [harp, piano; Belfast] – Claddagh, Clarity Sound and Light, Shanachie

Paddy Bell [vocals] – EMI

John BennettChart Music

Sam BennettFolktrax

Mary Bergin [whistle; Dublin] – Gael Linn, Shanachie

Joel Bernstein [harmonica; USA] – Foxglove Records

Paddy Berry [vocals; Wexford] – own label

 

Gearóidín Bhreathnach [vocals; Donegal] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta

 

Terry Bingham [concertina; Down] – Ossian, own label

 

Michael Black [vocals; Dublin] – Compass Records

John Blake [flute, guitar; London] – own label

 

Malachy Bourke [fiddle; Dublin] – own label

John Bowe [accordion, Offaly] – Inchecronin

Turlach Boylan [flute; Derry] – Big Plain

Maggie Boyle [vocals, flute; London] – Day Job Records, Green Linnet

Neil Boyle [fiddle; Donegal] – Folktrax

 

Geraldine Bradley [vocals; Armagh] – own label

Harry Bradley [flute; Belfast] – Claddagh, Outlet, own label

Paul Bradley [fiddle; Armagh] – Outlet

Paul Brady [vocals, guitar; Tyrone] – Compass Records, Green Linnet, Mulligan, See For Miles, Shanachie, own label

Willie Brady [vocals] – Avoca, Request Records

Tom Brandon [vocals] – Folk Legacy

 

Cormac Breatnach [flute, whistle; Dublin] – own label

Máire Breatnach [fiddle, viola; Dublin] - Atlantic, Blix Street Records, Hummingbird, STARC, own label

Mary-Clare Breathnach [vocals] – Chappell Recorded Music Library

Siobhán Breathnach [harp] – Ossian

Paddy Breen [flute; Clare] – Folktrax

Máire Brennan [vocals, harp; Donegal] – BMG/RCA

 

Moira BriodyEmerald

 

Paul Brock [accordion; Westmeath] – Compass Records, Gael Linn

Vincent Broderick [flute; Galway] – Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Gael Linn

Nollaig (Brolly) [vocals; Derry] – Wren Records

John Brosnan [accordion; Kerry] – own label

Florie Brown - Arc Music

John Brownown label

Leo BrownGlens Music

Peter Browne [accordion; Dublin] – Connoisseur Records

Peter Browne [uilleann pipes; Dublin] – Gael Linn

Ronan Browne [uilleann pipes, flute, whistle; Dublin] – Claddagh

 

Séamus Buglerown label

Brendan Bulgerown label

Aidan Burke [fiddle] – own label

Joe Burke [accordion, flute; Galway] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Gael Linn, Green Linnet, GTD, Outlet, Shanachie, Shaskeen Records, own label

Joe Burke [banjo; USA] – Shanachie

Kevin Burke [fiddle; London] – Gael Linn, Green Linnet, Loftus Music, Meadowlark, Mulligan, Ossian, Rockburgh, Smithsonian Folkways

Martin, Ronán and Torlogh Burkeown label

Gerry BurnsBardic

Eddie Butcher [vocals; Derry] – European Ethnic Oral Tradition, Free Reed, Leader/Trailer, Outlet, Ulster Folk Museum, Ulster Folk and Museum/Irish Traditional Music Archive

Margie Butler [harp] – Arc Music

 

Anne ByrneEMI, Hawk

Brendan Byrne [bodhrán] – Outlet, Sounds Irish

Brendan Byrne (singer) – Harp

Conor Byrne [flute; Dublin] – own label

Dermot Byrne [accordion; Donegal] – Claddagh, Green Linnet, Hummingbird

Francie Byrne [fiddle; Donegal] – Claddagh, Cló Iar-Chonnachta

James Byrne [fiddle; Donegal] – Claddagh

Mickey Byrne [fiddle; Donegal] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta

Packie (Manus) Byrne [vocals, whistle; Donegal] – Dingle's, English Folk Dance and Song Society, Topic, Veteran

Martin Byrnes [fiddle; Galway] – Leader/Trailer

 


 

C or Top

 

Sinéad Caher [vocals] – Mulligan

Dennis Cahill [guitar, mandolin; USA] – Green Linnet

Eddie Cahill [flute; Sligo] – Coleman Heritage Centre, Shanachie

Fergus CahillMercier

Patricia CahillAvoca

Caitlín Maude [vocals; Galway] – Gael Linn

Phil Callery [vocals] – Tara

Eamonn Campbell [vocals, guitar; Dublin] – Baycourt Records

Gerald CampbellBeltona

John Campbell [seanachie; Armagh] – Outlet, Spring Records

Phil Campbell [vocals] – Spring Records

Stephen Campbell [fiddle; Scotland] – own label

Vincent Campbell [fiddle; Donegal] – Claddagh

Seán Cannon [vocals] – Kissing Spell, Ogham

Paddy Canny [fiddle; Clare] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Dublin Records, Gael Linn, Harp, Shamrock, Shanachie

Angelina Carberry [banjo; Manchester] – own label

Noel Carberry [uilleann pipes; Longford] – own label

Peter Carberry [accordion; Longford] – own label

Peter Carberry [uilleann pipes, Longford] – Avoca

Jean Carignan [fiddle; Canada] – Philo, Smithsonian Folkways

Mary-Anne Carolan [vocals, concertina; Louth] – Topic

Barry Carroll [hammer dulcimer; Antrim] – own label

Liz Carroll [fiddle; USA] – Compass Records, Green Linnet, Shanachie

Micky and Mary CartonBrunswick, Copley

J.J. CartyOutlet

James Carty [flute; London] – Racket, Veteran

John Carty [banjo, fiddle; London] – Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Shanachie

Paddy Carty [flute; Galway] – GTD, Master Collector, Shanachie

Bobby Casey [fiddle; Clare] – Bellbridge, Bowhand, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Mulligan

Karan Casey [vocals; Waterford] – Shanachie, Vertical

Neil CaseyGreen Linnet

Nollaig Casey [fiddle, vocals; Cork] – Blix Street Records, Old Bridge Music, Ringsend Road, Tara

Seán Casey [fiddle; London] – Bowhand

Yvonne Casey [fiddle; Clare] – own label

Con Cassidy [fiddle; Donegal] – Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí, Claddagh

Frank Cassidy [fiddle; Donegal] – Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí

Jane Cassidy [vocals] – Claddagh

Patrick Cassidy [harp, composer] – Gael Linn, Windham Hill

 

Robert Cinnamond [vocals; Antrim] – Folktrax, Ossian, Topic

 

Aoife Clancy [vocals, guitar] – Beaumex

Bobby/Robert Clancy [vocals; Tipperary] – Ark Albums, London Globe, Talbot, Tradition

Dónal Clancy [guitar] – Helvic

Liam Clancy [vocals, guitar; Tipperary] – Dara, Epic, Fontana, Helvic, Ogham, Shanachie, Third Floor, Tradition, Vanguard

Peg Clancy (Power) [vocals; Tipperary] – Folk Legacy, London Globe, Tradition

Willie Clancy [vocals, uilleann pipes; Clare] – Claddagh, Folktrax, Gael Linn, Green Linnet, Ossian, Smithsonian Folkways, Topic

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