Gael Linn

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After many productive years, Gael Linn (a record company which emerged from football pools – hence the “Linn” in its name) announced around the turn of the century that its label activities would be downgraded and moved from its high profile Dublin city centre location into the suburbs. Since then it released a few albums, but the process seemed to stop in 2002. However, it has recently issued Téada’s new album and re-released all 20 78s dating from 1957 to 1961 and recommenced reissuing lost vinyl classics on CD format.

Missing items are listed in red font.

Many thanks to Alistair Banfield for his help in filling many of the gaps in this discography and to Terry O’Neill for supplying details for some crucial items and to John Pennington for some specific information.

78rpm series (complete)

 

CE 1                            Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Bean Pháidín & Is Í Do Mhamó Í/Seán Ryan – The Dash to Portobello (1957)

CE 2                            Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Caioneadh na dTrí Muire/Tommy Reck – Bonny Kate/Mrs McLeod’s Reel/The Fermoy Lasses (1957)

CE 3                            Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Neainsín Bhán/Tommy Reck - Carolan’s Concerto (1957)

CE 4                            Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Bean an Leanna/Denis Murphy – The Kerry Reel/Colonel Frazer/The Steampacket (1957)

CE 5                            Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Mainistir na Búille/Denis Murphy – Saint Anne’s Reel/The New-Mown Meadows (1957)

CE 6                            Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – An Buinneán Bui/Joe Devlin – The Queen of the Fair/The Luck Penny (1957)

CE 7                            Aodh Ó Duibheannaigh – Geaftaí Bhaile Buí/Johnny Pickering – Jackson’s Rum Punch/The Rose in the Heather (1960)

CE 8                            Aodh Ó Duibheannaigh – Úirchill an Chreagáin/Seán McLaughlin – The Earl’s Chair/Tom Steele (1960)

CE 9                            Áine Ní Ghallchobhair – Ar Maidin Dé Máirt/Johnny Pickering – The Wily Old Bachelor/The Harvest Home (1960)

CE 10                          Áine Ní Ghallchobhair – Bríd Bhéasach & Ar a Ghabháil chun an Chuain Damh/Seán McLaughlin – Rhattigan’s Reel/Mrs McLeod’s Reel (1960)

 

CE 11                          Seán de hÓra – An Gamhain Geal Bán/Denis Murphy – The Piper’s Despair/Jim Kennedy’s Favourite (1960)

CE 12                          Diarmuid Ó Flatharta – An Seanduine/Willie Clancy – Na Connerys (1960)

CE 13                          Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – An Draighneán Donn/Paddy Canny – Garret Barry’s Jig/Brian O’Lynn (1960)

CE 14                          Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Tá na Páipéir dhá Saighneáil/Willie Clancy – The Old Bush/The Ravelled Hank of Yarn (1960)

CE 15                          Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Brid Thomáis Mhurchadha/Vincent Broderick – Down the Broom/The Boys of Ballisodare (1960)

CE 16                          Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Amhrán na Trá Báine/Vincent Broderick – Old Man Dillon/The Battering Ram (1960)

CE 17                          Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Amhrán na Páise/Paddy Canny – Lord McDonald’s Reel/The Fair of Ballinasloe (1960)

CE 18                          Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh & Is Measa Liom Bródach/Willie Clancy – The Plains of Boyle/The Leitrim Fancy (1960)

CE 19                          Máire Nic Dhonnchadha – Caisleán Uí Néill/Joe Burke – The Golden Keyboard/Farrell O’Gara (1961)

CE 20                          Máire Nic Dhonnchadha – Piopa Ainde Mhóir/Joe Burke – The Dawn/The Moving Cloud (1961)

 

 

45rpm series

 

GL1                             Seán Ó Riada – Saoirse!
GL2                             Seán Ó Riada with Seán Ó Sé and Ceoltóirí Chualann – An
Poc ar Buile
GL3                             Seán Ó Riada with Seán Ó Sé and Ceoltóirí Chualann –
Néillí

GL4                             Seosamh Ó hÉanaí                

GL5                             Sean Ó Sé with Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann –

                                    Mo Chailin Bán/Ta Mo Mhadra/He’s Not Guilty, My

                                    Lord/Bruach na Carraige Baine

GL6                             Nioclás Tóibín

GL7                             Seán ‘ac Dhonncha

GL8                             Nioclás Tóibín

GL9                             Fionnuala Mac Lochlainn with Norman Watson

GL10                           Cabaret Gael Linn (Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts, Martin

                                    Fay, Grainne Ni Chormaic and Neasa Ní Thuama)

GL11                           Seán McGuire – Dance Music with Seán McGuire

GL12                           Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Radió Éireann

GL13                           Seán ‘ac Dhonncha

GL14                           Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Radió Éireann
GL15                           Breandán Ó Crobhain
GL16                           Albert Fry and Norman Watson - Fath Mo Bhuartha

GL17                           Labhrás Draipear – Roisín Dubh

GL18                           Pádraig MacNiocaill – Mo Churachain

 

 

CES 007                      We 4 – Coilín

CESN 011                   Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain

CES 013                      Albert Fry

 

 

CEF series

 

LPs were prefixed CEF, cassettes CEFC and CDs are CEFCD. Obviously, all CEFCD listings prior to 1987/88 are reissues of earlier CEF releases.

 

Missing items: CEF numbers 070, 086, 089, 091, 094, 100, 119, 121, 126, 127, 128, 129

 
CEF 001                      Radió Éireann Light Orchestra/Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
accompanied by Seán Ó Riada (1958)
CEF 002                      Seán Ó Riada – Mise Éire
CEF 003                      Máirtín Ó Diomasaigh and Seán Ó Siocháin – Amhranaithe
CEF 004                      Various – Cor Cois Laoi and Ceolfhoireann Eadrom Radio
Éireann

CEF 005                      Caitlín Watkins – Amhrain Leis an gCruit

CEF 006                      Déirdre Ní Fhionn

CEF 007                      Various – Cabaret Gael Linn
CEF 008                      Seán McGuire - Fidíl            

CEFCD 009                Séamus Ennis – Ceol, Scéalta agus Amhráin (1961)

 

CEFCD 010                Seán Ó Riada, Ceoltóirí Chualann agus Darach Ó Catháin –

Reacaireacht an Riadaigh

CEF 011                      Seán McGuire with Eilí Ní Mharcaigh – Ceol Rince le ...

CEFCD 012                Seán Ó Riada agus Ceoltóirí Chualann – Playboy of the

Western World

CEF 013                      Various – Fleá Ceoil
CEF 014                      Various – Mar Do Cumadh ar Aisling

CEFCD 015                Seán Ó Riada, Ceoltóirí Chualann agus Seán Ó Sé – Ceol na

nUasal (1967)

CEFCD 016                Seán Ó Riada, Ceoltóirí Chualann agus Seán Ó Sé – Ding
Dong

CEF 017                      Mary Keogh and Tommy Delaney – Buntús Rince

CEF 018                      Willie Clancy, Seán Ó Conaire, Seán Ó Ceallaigh – Seoda

Cheoil (1968)

CEF 019                      RTÉ Light Orchestra – Ceol na hÉireann

 

CEF 020                      Mary Keogh and Tommy Delaney – Rince: an Dara Céim

CEF 021                      Various – Trup, Trup a Chapaillín (children’s songs)

CEF 022                      Séamus Ennis, Joe Heaney, Seán Keane, John Joe

Gannon – Seoda Ceoil 2

CEF 023                      Cantairi Oga Atha Cliath – Fuaireas: Sa Cuireadh

CEF 024                      Various – Sugradh So

CEF 025                      Mary Keogh and Tommy Delaney – Rince: An Triú Ceim

CEF 026                      Albert Fry – Maidin Luan Cincise (1969)

CEFCD 027                Seán Ó Riada, Seán Ó Sé agus Ceoltóirí Chualann – Ó

Riada Sa Gaiety (1970)

CEF 028                      Seosamh Ó hÉanaí

CEF 029                      Máire Ní Scolaí

 

CEFCD 030                Jerry Hicks – Ceolta Uladh le Jerry Hicks

CEFCD 031                Skara Brae (1971)

CEFCD 032                Seán Ó Riada, Ceoltóirí Chualann agus Seán Ó Sé – Ó

Riada

CEFCD 033                Tony Mac Mahon (1972)

CEFCD 034                Ceol Potter – Ceolfhoireann Éadrom Radio Telefís Éireann

CEF 035                      Ceoltóirí Laighean with Eamon de Buitlear – The Crooked

Road

CEFCD 036                Various – Rann na Feirste: Ceol agus Amhráin
CEF 037                      Máire agus Séamus Ó Beaglaoich – An Ciarraioch
Mallaithe
CEF 038                      Treasa Ní Mhiolláin agus Mícheál Seoighe – Amhráin as
Arainn agus as Conamara

CEF 039                      Seán Ó Sé and Cathal Dunne - Babaró

 

CEFCD 040                Darach Ó Catháin – Traditional Irish Unaccompanied

Singing

CEFCD 041                Clannad – Clannad 2 (1974)

CEFCD 042                Caitlin Maude – Caitlín (1975)

CEFCD 043                Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – Tríona (1975)

CEFCD 044                Joe Cooley – Cooley (1975)

CEFCD 045                Paddy Keenan with John Keenan, Thomas Keenan agus

Paddy Glackin (1975)

CEFCD 046                Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

CEF 047                      Éamon de Buitléar and Ceoltóirí Laighean – The Star Of

Munster

CEF 048                      Aodh Ó Duibhennaigh

CEF 049                      Seán Bán Mac Griannan

 

CEF 050                      Mick Mulcahy

CEFCD 051                Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Ó mo Dhúchas/From My Tradition,

Sraith 2/Series 2 (1976)

CEFS 052                   Various – Bualadh Bos (Tulla Junior Group, Maeve Donnelly, Mick O’Brien, etc; 1976)

CEF 053                      Gráinne Yeats – Féile na gCruitirí Beal Feirste 1792,
Volume 1
CEF 054                      Gráinne Yeats – Féile na gCruitirí Beal Feirste 1792,
Volume 2

CEFCD 055                Mairéad Ní Dhomhnaill [sic] (1976)

CEF 056                      Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – Óró Damhnaigh

CEFCD 057                Jackie Daly, Séamus Creagh  (1977)

CEFCD 058                Clannad – Dúlamán

CEF 059                      Pádraig Ó Carra agus Comhluadar – Abhan Trireach

 

CEFCD 060                Paddy Glackin (1977)

CEF 061                      Dermot O’Brien – Oro Bhuachaillín

CEFCD 062                Nioclás Tóibín – Amhrán Aneas

CEF 063                      Seán de hÓra (1977)

CEF 064                      Various – Mo Cheol Thú le Ciarán Mac Mathúna

CEFCD 065                P. J. Hernon (1978)

CEFS 066                   Various – Slogan Naisiunta 78

CEF 067                      Nóirín Ní Riain – Seinn Aililiú

CEF 068                      Séamus Glackin, Martin Hayes, Maurice Lennon – An

Fhidil, Sraith 1

CEF 069                      Kevin Burke, Séamus Creagh, Seán Keane, Paddy Glackin,

Séan Montgomery and Séamus Thomson – An Fhidil, Sraith 2

 

CEF 070

CEFCD 071                Mary Bergin – Feadóga Stáin (1979)

CEF 072/073               John Doherty (1978; double LP ­– note that when the later CD was issued it bore the title Taisce: The Celebrated Recordings and the catalogue number CEFCD 072, but lacked John’s spoken account regarding how he learnt the fiddle)

CEF 074                      Claisceadal Chuil Aodha – Ceol Is Cibeal

CEF 075                      Various – Na Ceirniní 78 1957-60 (1979)

CEF 076                      Seán Ó Sé, Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chulann - Na Ceirniní 45

CEF 077                      Douglas Gunn Ensemble – Carolan agus Ceolta

CEF 078                      Seosamh Mac Iomaire, P. J. Hernon, Dearbhaill Standún –

Bean an Leanna

CEF 079                      Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – Cry of the Mountain

 

CEFCD 080                Seán Ó Riada – Mise Éire, Saoirse?, An Tine Bheo (1979)

CEF 081                      Seán Ó Riada – Aifreann 2

CEF 082                      Albert Fry (1979)

CEF 083                      Donncha Ó Briain

CEFCD 084                Nóirín Ní Riain – Caoineah Na Maighoine

CEF 085                      Seoirse Bodley, Brendan Kennelly, Bernadette Greevy, John O’Connor – A Girl/The Narrow Road to the Deep North (John Pennington supplied the following information, many thanks: A Girl is a song cycle with music by Bodley, contralto by Greevy, piano by O'Connor and words by Kennelly. The Narrow Road to the Deep North  is a solo piano piece composed by Bodley and played by O'Connor.)

CEF 086

CEFCD 087                De Dannan – The Mist-Covered Mountain (1980)

CEF 088                      Treasa O’Driscoll, Micheál Ó Domhnaill – Farewell But

Whenever

CEF 089

 

CEF 090                      Philip King and Peter Browne – Rince Gréagach

CEF 091

CEF 092                      Julia Clifford and Billy Clifford – Ceol as Sliabh Luachra

CEF 093                      Domhnaill de Barra – Munster Sets and Things

CEF 094

CEF 095                      General Humbert II (1983)

CEF 096                      Gráinne Yeats – A Rogha Féin

CEF 097                      Philip King and Peter Browne – Seacht Nóiméad Deág Chun

a Seacht

CEFCD 097                Philip King and Peter Browne – Seacht Nóiméad Deág Chun a Seacht (2001; includes tracks from CEF 090)

CEF 098                      Barry Ronan - Traith

CEFCD 099                Paddy Keenan – Poirt an Phíobaire (1983)

 

CEF 100

CEFCD 101                Dolores Keane and John Faulkner – Sail Óg Rua (1983)

CEFCD 102                Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy – Ceol

Aduaigh (1983)

CEFCD 103                Frankie Gavin – Croch Suas É/Up and Away (1983)

CEFCD 104                Matt Cranitch – Éistigh Seal

CEFCD 105                Séamus McGuire, Manus McGuire, Dáithí Sproule –

Carousel

CEF 106                      Brendan Keenan

CEF 107                      Muintír Catháin (The Keane family)

CEF 108                      Na Caisidigh – Fead an Iolair

CEFCD 109                John Feeley – Sreanga Oir

 

CEFCD 110                Macalla – Mná na hÉireann

CEF 111                      Eithne Ní Uallacháin, Gerry O’Connor, Desi Wilkinson –

Cosa Gan Bhróga

CEF 112                      Charlie Lennon with Frankie Gavin – Deora an Deoraí/The

Emigrant Suite

CEFCD 113                Jimmy Crowley – Jimmy Mo Mhile Stór (1985)

CEFCD 114                Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon – I gCnoc na Graí (1985)

CEFCD 115                Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock with Charlie Lennon – Ómós Do Joe Cooley/A Tribute to Joe Cooley (1986)

CEF 116`                    Na Firéin – Sin Mar a Bhíonn

CEF 117                      Seán Mac Dhonnchadha agus Máirtín Ó Cualáin – Bruach na Beirtri

CEF 118                      Mary O’Hara – Sa Ghailearaí Naisiúnta

CEF 119

 

CEF 120                      Máirtín Ó Diomsaigh – Sing Along Linn

CEF 121

CEF 122                      Macalla 2 (1987)

CEF 123                      Breandán Ó Beaglaoich – Seana Choirce

CEFC 124                   Seosamh Mac Donncha agus Marcus Hernon – Ó Na

Sceirdí Anlar

CEF 125                      Peadar Ó Riada agus Cór Chúil Aodha – Go mBennaítear

Duit

CEF 126-129

 

CEFCD 130                Patrick Cassidy – Cruit

CEF 131                      Various – Croch Suas E

CEFCD 132                Johnny O’Leary - The Trooper   Johnny O'Leary (1989)

CEFCD 133                Dónal Lunny (1987)

CEF 134                      Seán Ó Riada – Mise Éire

CEF 135/6                   Seán Ó Riada – Retrospective (double CD)

CEF 137                      Seán McGuire – Portráid (1988)

CEF 138                      Máire agus Séamus Ó Beaghlaioch – Plancstaí Bhaile na

bPoc

CEF 139                      Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin – Solas Gorm

 

CEFCD 140                Kevin and Séamus Glackin – Na Saighneáin/Northern

Lights (1989)

CEFCD 141                P.J. and Marcus Hernon – Béal a’ Mhurlaigh (1989)

CEFCD 142                Seán Ryan – Siúil Uait/Take the Air (1989)

CEFCD 143                Mick Mulcahy agus Cairde (1989)

CEFCD 144                Nóirín Ní Riain – Vox De Nube

CEFCD 145                Various – Ceol Tigh Neachtain: Music from Galway

CEFCD 146                Séamus McGuire, John Lee – An Ríl Ar Lár/The Missing

Reel (1990)

CEFCD 147                Deirbhile Ní Bhrolcháin – Smaointe

CEFCD 148                Declan Masterson – Deireadh An Fhómhair/End of the

Harvest (1990)

CEFCD 149                Mary Bergin – Feadóga Stáin 2 (1990)

 

CEFCD 150                Dordán – Irish Traditional and Baroque

CEFCD 151                Buttons and Bows – Nótaí Maise/Gracenotes

CEFCD 152                Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill – Gan Dhá Phingin Spré/No

Dowry (1991)

CEFCD 153                Paddy Glackin – Rabharta Ceoil/In Full Spate (1991)

CEFCD 154                Na Casaidigh – 1691 (1992)

CEFCD 155                Paul Brock – Mo Chairdín (1992)

CEFCD 156                Gráinne Yeats – The Belfast Harp Festival (1992)

CEFCD 157                Pádraic Mac Mathúna – Blas Na Meala/Hives of Honeyed

Sound (1992)

CEFCD 158                Áine Ui Cheallaigh – Idir Dhá Chomhairle/In Two Minds

(1992)

CEFCD 159                Frankie Lane – Dóbró (1993)

 

CEF 160                      N.B. possibly not released or ignored because 161 is a

double CD

CEFCD 161                Michael Coleman – 1891-1945 (1992)

CEFCD 162                Na Fíréin

CEFCD 163                Eoin Duignan – Coumineol (1994)

CEFCD 164                Tony MacMahon, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Noel Hill – Aislingí

Ceoil/Music of Dreams (1994)

CEFCD 165                Máire O’Keeffe – Cóisir/House Party (1994)

CEFCD 166                Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Garry Ó Briain – A Stór 's A Stóirín

(1994)

CEFCD 167                The Lennon Family – Dúchas Ceoil/Dance of the Honey

Bees (1994)

CEFCD 168                Dordán – Ceol na Gealaí/Jigs to the Moon (1994)

CEFCD 169                Seán Ryan – Cliarái Ceoil/Minstrel's Fancy (1994)

 

CEFCD 170                Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich – Taobh na Gréine/Under the

Sun (1994)

CEFCD 171                Paddy Glackin, Robbie Hannan – Séideán Sí (1995)

CEFCD 172                Aoife Ní Fhearraigh – Aoife (1996)

CEFCD 173                Carl Hession – Ceol Inné Ceol Inniu/Old Time/New Time

(1995)

CEFCD 174                Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – An Dara Craiceann/Beneath the

Surface (1995)

CEFCD 175                Colm Murphy – An Bohhrán/The Irish Drum (1996)

CEFCD 176                Jacky Daly – Many's A Wild Night (1995)

CEFCD 177                Carl Hession – Water’s Edge

CEFCD 178                Brian Hughes – Meascra/Whistle Stop

CEFCD 179                Garry Ó Briain – Fís/Carolan’s Dream (1998)

 

CEFCD 180                Paddy Glackin and Micheál Ó Domhnaill –

Athchuairt/Reprise (2001)

CEFCD 181                Eoin Ó Riabhaigh – Tiomnacht/Handed On (2000)

CEFCD 182                Sorcha Ní Ghuairim – Sorcha (2002)

CEFCD 183                Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – An Dealg Óir/The Golden Thorn

(2002)

CEFCD 184                Various – Seoltaí Séidte/Setting Sail (2004)

CEFCD 185                Téada – Lá an Dreoilín (2004)

CEFCD 186                Niamh De Burca – An Áit a bhFuil Do Chroí (2005)

CEFCD 187                Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – Áilleacht (2005)

CEFCD 188                Téada – Inne Amarach (2006)

CEFCD 189                Various – Geantraí (2007)

 

CEFCD 191                Seosamh Ó hÉanaí – Ó Mo Dhúchas Sraith 1 & 2 (2007; 2 CDs)

 

 

Fonn series

 

FONN CD 001           Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Len Graham and Garry Ó Briain – When I was Young: Children’s Songs from Ireland (1996)

 

 

Others

 

CBC3                          Seán Ó Riada – Ceol an Aifrinn

 

CBGL 1                      Various – Slogadh (live recording of a “youth festival”, includes

the four male members of Clannad singing Clancy Brothers-style;

1970)

 

GLHCD 9002             Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill with Dónal Lunny –

Idir an Dá Sholas/Between Two Lights (1999; released jointly

with Hummingbird)

 

ORIADACD01          Seán Ó Riada, Seán Ó Sé agus Ceoltóirí Chualann – Ó

Riada Sa Gaiety (1970; remastered version of CEF 027 with

three extra tracks)

ORIADACD02          Seán Ó Riada – Ceol an Aifrinn/Aifreann 2

ORIADACD03          Sean Ó Riada – Mise Éire (2006)

 

 

Compilations

 

CDTCD 001               Various – Seoda 1/From the Irish Tradition 1

CDTCD 002               Various – Seoda 2/From the Irish Tradition 2 (originally issued as LP CDT 002)

CDTCD 003               Various – Seoda 3/From the Irish Tradition 3 (originally issued as LP CDT 003)

CDTCD 004               Various – Órchiste Ceoil: Amhránaióicht/A Treasury of Irish

Song

CDTCD 005               Various – Orchiste Ceoil: Aonréid/A Treasury of Irish Music: Solo Instrumental Performances

CDTCD 006               Various – Órchiste Ceoil: Diséid/A Treasury of Irish Music: Duet Instrumental Performances

CDTCD 007               Various – Blasta!

CDTCD 008               Various – Binn Blasta!

 

GLHCD9001              Various - Ór: The Golden Age of Traditional Irish Music and Song (1999, issued in conjunction with Hummingbird)

 

 

 

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