COMING SOON
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford’s ‘The Star Above the Garter’
remastered and released on 140 gram vinyl for the first time in over 40 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated fiddle albums of all-
time back onto CD and Vinyl.
Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, brother and sister, are heirs to the fiddle tradition of Sliabh
Luachra, the mountainous area on the Cork/Kerry border.
The album features just the two
siblings' brilliant fiddles with no other accompaniment, and upon listening to the record you
will realise nothing else is needed. Their dance music is music of the local sets but is played as
much for the ear as for the feet, producing a range of emotions over the length of the record.
Their airs are overpowering in their depth of feeling and for sheer traditional technique this is
one of the best fiddle records ever made, with an equally as memorable album cover by
celebrated French artist Catherine Folatre.
‘The Star Above The Garter’ has influenced
traditional Irish fiddling since its release in 1969, still retaining the sense of that era whilst
sounding innovative, and above all deserving to be heard."
PRE-ORDER NOWComing Soon to Claddagh Records ‘The Chieftains 4’ remastered and released on CD for the
first time since 1971.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of The Chieftains classic albums back onto CD.
Recorded in 1971 over a weekend in London, this was the first of The Chieftains recordings to
feature the seminal sounds of Derk Bell’s harp, which ultimately came to be completely
synonymous with The Chieftains distinctive sound.
Beautiful acoustic folk played by performers
at the top of their game, the execution is moving and subtle, yet often majestic.
‘The Chieftains
4’ is music to lift your spirits and produce some truly wondrous moments.
The version of ‘Mná
na hÉireann’, composed by Seán Ó Riada and dedicated to him after his passing, was featured in
Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 film Barry Lyndon and was also recorded on Mike Oldfield’s 1996 album
Voyager, serving as testament to the level of music produced on ‘The Chieftains 4’."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records ‘The Chieftains 9: Boil The Breakfast Early’, remastered and
released on CD for the first time since 1980.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the Chieftains most celebrated albums of
all-time back onto CD.
Seen as a new beginning of sorts, ‘The Chieftains 9: Boil The Breakfast Early’ was the first of their
albums to feature the a capella singing of bodhreán player Kevin Conneff and also the flute
playing of Matt Molloy.
This rejuvenation engendered ‘The Chieftains 9’ with a freshness in their
sound recognisable not only to long-time fans but for new listeners too.
This willingness to
innovate coupled with the confidence of the players is a treat for the listeners as you feast your
ears on a variety of melodies that go unmatched. Infectious and bouncy, one to add to the
collection."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Leo Rowsome’s ‘The King of the Pipers’ remastered and
released on CD for the first time in 40 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated piping albums of all-
time back onto CD.
Leo Rowsome’s final commercial recording, The King of the Pipers (Rí na bPíobairí) was released
on Claddagh Records in 1966.
Rowsome, already a hugely well-established and well-acclaimed
uilleann piper, was the first Irish artist to appear and perform on BBC radio in 1933. ‘The King Of
The Pipers’ is all the proof necessary of Rowsome’s immense talent and for all of the praise he
had received up to its release.
Inspiring the likes of artists such as Liam O’Flynn, ‘The King Of The
Pipers’ is an album brimming with life and exuding the love and sensitivity Leo Rowsome
brought to his craft."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, ‘Derek Bell Plays With Himself’ remastered and released on
CD for the first time in over 40 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated traditional music
albums of all-time back onto CD.
This solo record from Derek Bell is a perfect example of the eccentricity and joy he brought to
his playing.
Having joined with The Chieftains in 1975, by the time of this solo-record’s release in
1981 he was already a hugely renowned name worldwide and in the traditional Irish music
community.
Boasting on the booklet, ‘Derek Bell plays eight different instruments by himself’,
from the piano and the harpsichord to the cimbalom, it is no wonder as to the talent of Derek
Bell.
An airy yet often moving record, with a wink we invite you to listen and enjoy as ‘Derek Bell
Plays With Himself’."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Frank Harte’s ‘Daybreak and a Candle-End’ remastered and
released on CD for the first time in over 30 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated traditional albums of
all-time back onto CD.
On offer in ‘Daybreak and a Candle-End’ is Frank Harte’s uniquely recognisable singing voice,
with high register and beautiful nasal quality.
Straying from the traditional Sean-Nós song style
of singing and opting for instrumental accompaniment, Harte states in the sleeve notes about
both forms of traditional music that “in time, the gulf that seems to exist between music and
song may yet be bridged”.
Harte has seemed to have accomplished that on ‘Daybreak and a
Candle-End’, featuring his singing with the accompaniment of Dónal Lunny. In 2003 Harte was
voted the Traditional Singer of the Year Award by TG4, making this album a must have for any
music fan."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford’s ‘The Star Above the Garter’
remastered and released on 140 gram Vinyl for the first time in over 40 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated fiddle albums of all-
time back onto CD and Vinyl.
Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, brother and sister, are heirs to the fiddle tradition of Sliabh
Luachra, the mountainous area on the Cork/Kerry border.
The album features just the two
siblings' brilliant fiddles with no other accompaniment, and upon listening to the record you
will realise nothing else is needed.
Their dance music is music of the local sets but is played as
much for the ear as for the feet, producing a range of emotions over the length of the record.
Their airs are overpowering in their depth of feeling and for sheer traditional technique this is
one of the best fiddle records ever made, with an equally as memorable album cover by
celebrated French artist Catherine Folatre.
‘The Star Above The Garter’ has influenced
traditional Irish fiddling since its release in 1969, still retaining the sense of that era whilst
sounding innovative, and above all deserving to be heard."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Dolly McMahon’s ‘Dolly’ remastered and released on vinyl
for the first time in over 50 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated ballad albums of all-
time back onto CD and Vinyl.
One of Ireland’s most accomplished ballad-singers, Galway born Dolly McMahon is deserving of
the praise having appeared on Irish and UK TV and Radio stations.
Shining through on ‘Dolly’ is
not only McMahon’s beautiful and haunting voice but also the abundance of emotion put
behind each line of poetry.
A gem of an album and one to grace your collection with."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, Dolores Keane’s ‘There Was A Maid’ remastered and
released on vinyl for the first time in over 40 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated folk song albums of all-
time back onto Vinyl.
Dolores Keane’s first solo album, although previous to it she was a co-founder of the Irish
traditional group De Dannan.
Combining her own talents as a singer with her multi-
instrumentalist husband John Faulkner’s abilities, the record comes together brilliantly.
The
instrumentation’s melody and Keane’s voice produce a truly wonderful and beautiful
experience, at times the music keeping an understated quality to allow Keane’s voice its
deserved time in the spotlight.
Also a highlight are the unaccompanied songs in which Keane
takes centre-stage. Not to be missed, a true example of Irish folk singing at its finest."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, ‘Jack MacGowran - MacGowran Speaking Beckett’
remastered and released on vinyl for the first time in over 50 years.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated spoken-word albums
of all-time back onto Vinyl.
Jack MacGrowan established himself as one of the Abbey Theatre players whilst performing the
work of Samuell Beckett.
From there he appeared as Lucky in Waiting For Godot at the Royal
Court Theatre and, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performed in Endgame at the
Aldwych Theatre.
This recording of MacGrowan reading Samuel Beckett’s work coincided with
Beckett’s 60th birthday in 1966. Unsurpassed as a performer of Beckett’s work, this LP is proof
of the power of both MacGrowan’s ability and also of Beckett’s material.
This stunning spoken-word is brimming with the tension and poetry that the work of a master such as Samuel Beckett
deserves."
PRE-ORDER NOW"Coming Soon to Claddagh Records, John Montague and Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Northern Muse’
remastered and released on vinyl for the first time since 1968.
Claddagh Records are delighted to re-release one of the most celebrated poetry albums of all-
time back onto Vinyl.
A must-have for any fan of Irish poetry, ‘The Northern Muse’ showcases Nobel Prize winner
Seamus Heaney along with the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry John Montague.
The
poets both share a history wrapped up in the Northern Ireland conflict and troubles, and found
themselves to be contemporaries and kindred thinkers on such matters. Seamus Heaney reads
ten poems, five selections are from "Death of a Naturalist" and five from "Door into the Dark".
John Montague reads eleven poems, his selections are from "Poisoned Lands", "A Chosen Light"
and "Hymn to the New Omagh Road".
Both poets also provide a sleeve-note forward each. The
authentic voice emanating from the poetry selected in this record and its importance cannot be
understated.
Heaney and Montague were hugely influential in Ireland and worldwide so to be
able to hear the cadence and intonation they provide their own poetry with is a treat."
