Classic traditional irish albums list

Dave Van Ronk

I have recently began discovering traditional irish music & am currently looking for classic album recommendations,
So far ive been recommended & enjoyed:

Sean O Riadas Mise Eire,
The Bothy Bands old hag you have killed me,
Derek Bells two Turlough O'Carolan albums
Planxty live 2004

What other bands/albums along the similar lines as above do people recommend?

fh041205

DeDanann - best of, OR the collection

Planxty - planxty

Brendan Begley - It could be a good night yet

Stockton's wing - Take A Chance



Great cds for pure music. If you want songs and such these won't be up your alley.

Beanstalk

Here are some classics:

Matt Molloy, Tommy Peoples, Paul Brady - Wonderful album, great selection of tunes from Sligo and Donegal. really energetic.

Bothy Band - 1975 - The best of the bothies' albums in my opinion. Star studded line up.

Noel Hill and Tony Mac Mahon in Knocknagree - pure trad, right down to the spnotaneous dancing and roaring by the crowd in the background

Kevin Burke - Seeney's Dream - Burke is a fine fiddle player, and a lot of people say he has gotten much better with age. But these recordings of him in his early 20's show just how wonderful he really is.

Tommy Peoples and Daithi Sproule - The Iron Man - If you want master fiddle playing, Peoples is the man.

Dave Van Ronk

Noticed Philip King is presenting a program on classic Irish albums.

The great Andy Irvine & Paul Brady album featured.

Just bought it..a great discovery.

tarbolton

Here are 10 of the very best! Anything by any of these guys is recommended. Some of these might overlap with recommendations on other posts - which probably underlines how good they are!

Noel Hill & Tony McMahon - I gCnoc na Graí (In Knocknagree)
Jackie Daly agus Seamus Creagh
Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín O'Raghallaigh - Kitty Lie Over
Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin - The South West Wind
Frankie Gavin & Paul Brock - Ómós do Joe Cooley
Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó'Raghallaigh & Micheál Ó'Raghallaigh - Comb your hair and curl it
David Power - My love is in America
John Carty - Yeah that's all it is
Martin Hayes - Welcome here again
Iarla O'Lionaird - The seven steps to mercy

glord

these are real must haves
seamus begley and steve cooney-meitheal
gerry o'connor-time to time

George Orwell 1982

I'm glad I found this thread.

Does anyone know what the best collections of Sean nos singing are? Either male or female voices. I have been building up a good collection of traditional Irish music but I love the Sean nos singing the best.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

myshka

dolores keane john faulkner broken hearted i wander
dolores keane john faulkner eamonn curann farewell to eirinn

George Orwell 1982

Thanks Myshka, I'll look into those CDs.

redtelephone

George Orwell 1982 wrote: »

I'm glad I found this thread.

Does anyone know what the best collections of Sean nos singing are? Either male or female voices. I have been building up a good collection of traditional Irish music but I love the Sean nos singing the best.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here's one of the best "Seosamh O'hEanaí O Mo Dúchas/From My Tradition Sraith 1 & Sraith 2" (Gael Linn CEFCD 191 2007).
Also anything by Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Lillis O Laoire, Ann Mulqueen, also Nicolas Toibin's CD.

The Scientician

Would I get all these records in Claddagh?

redtelephone

The Scientician wrote: »

Would I get all these records in Claddagh?

I think they have them all except Anne Mulqueen, but you can try http://www.irishmusicmail.com or hear her on the Comhaltas website. BTW spelling error on my part, it should be Nioclas Toibin (instead of Nicolas).

Tradnuts

George Orwell 1982 wrote: »

I'm glad I found this thread.

Does anyone know what the best collections of Sean nos singing are? Either male or female voices. I have been building up a good collection of traditional Irish music but I love the Sean nos singing the best.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

there is a decent selection of Sean-Nos at http://www.irishtradtunes.com/www/catalog/index.php?cPath=23 to download.

Dave Van Ronk

George Orwell 1982 wrote: »

I'm glad I found this thread.

Does anyone know what the best collections of Sean nos singing are? Either male or female voices. I have been building up a good collection of traditional Irish music but I love the Sean nos singing the best.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Always enjoyed the great Joe Heaney. Here's a video of him singing some of his repertoire.

franc 91

Iarla O Lionaird of course
Danu - O Dheara, 'Sheanduine & An Cailin Deas Cruite na mBo
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Slan le Maigh & An Spealadoir
Caitlin Maude - Caitlin
Padraigin Ni Uallachain
Eithne Ni Uallachain
Clannad
Finola O Siochru
Seosamh O Héanai singing Cunla
Darach O Cathain singing Oro sé do bheatha
Mary Black singing Mo Ghile Mear
(I'm sorry but don't have fadas on my AZERTY keyboard) anyway that's a sample of what I like