Music CDs
Nearly all of our CDs feature concertina or accordion. Within their categories (such as Irish or Cajun), they are listed in alphabetical order, by artist or group. If you are looking for a particular CD, try using your browser's 'Find' function by clicking Edit/Find.
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Altan - 25th Anniversary Celebration Altan celebrate 25 Years playing together with this recording of their most popular tunes and songs with the RTE Concert Orchestra. Button Accordion |
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Brendan Begley & Caoimhìn Ó Raghallaigh - A Moment of Madness A traditional Irish folk duo, featuring button accordionist Begley and fiddler O'Raghallaigh, play a set of jigs, marches, polkas, more. "Sean Keane's," "The Green Cottage," "Cronin's Slippery Jig," and more. Button Accordion |
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Beoga - How to Tune a Fish The unique sound of Beoga, the five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim, features the twin dueling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, four-time All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley along with the vocals of one of Ireland’s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne. "It’s fair to say that nobody does this stuff better at the moment. Beoga deserve a place in my 2011 Top Ten with this release." Alex Monaghan Button Accordion |
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Dan Brouder - The Lark's Air "A great recording and magnificent music in a pure traditional vein, this will be widely greeted and marked as one of the best debut albums in years. Hailing from Monagea, West Limerick, Dan plays beautifully in this local style." --Claddagh Records. Button Accordion |
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Cherish the Ladies - On Christmas Night Traditional Irish melodies and carols, including The Holly and the Berry, The Wexford Carol, What Child Is This?, We Three Kings, The First Noel, and more. | |
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Brian McNamara & Tim Collins - Reed Only The eagerly awaited release from Tim Collins and piper Brian McNamara. "An exhilarating music journey which soars effortlessly into heights of artistry where virtuosity is always balanced by supreme tastfulness" - Dr. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Anglo Concertina |
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Come West Along the Road - Volume 1 Songs from singers in Irish and English; jigs, reels, hornpipes, and airs from solo musicians and groups; step dances, set dances, and ceili dances from exhibition and social dancers - this second DVD from the television archives of RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, contains more than two hours of outstanding performances from across the rich spectrum of Irish traditional music. DVD |
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Come West Along the Road - Volume 2 Songs from singers in Irish and English; jigs, reels, hornpipes, and airs from solo musicians and groups; step dances, set dances, and ceili dances from exhibition and social dancers - this second DVD from the television archives of RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, contains two and a half hours of outstanding performances from across the rich spectrum of Irish traditional music. DVD |
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Come West Along the Road - Volume 3 Presented and researched by Nicholas Carolan, director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Dublin, Come West along the Road is now in its 11th series, and is the longest-running television series ever on Irish traditional music. The series consists of 13 half-hour programmes drawn from the first three decades of RTÉ television (1961-1989), with additional material from other television stations, newsreels, feature films, and private film footage. Some material is being shown for the first time, and most of the material in the series has not been seen since its first transmission up to 40 years ago. DVD |
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Johnny Óg Connolly - Aisling Yoshua (Joshua's Dream) Johnny Óg Connolly's latest CD 'Aisling Yoshua' (Joshua's Dream) is a solo recording comprising twelve tracks. It offers a mixture of traditional tunes and some of his own compositions including two waltzes, a lament, a set of polkas and a lullaby in honor of his nephew Joshua who lends his name to the album title. Johnny Óg is joined by his father, the legendary melodeon player Johnny Connolly on two of the tracks and accompaniment is provided by some of Ireland's finest musicians. Among them, Brian McGrath on piano, Mick Coneely on bouzouki, Garry O Briain on mandocello and guitar, Frank Kilkelly on guitar, and James Blennerhasset on double bass. --Claddagh Records Button Accordion |
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Keith Corrigan & Jimmy Kelly - L'Irlande au Québec With Lisa Ornstein, André Marchand, and Nick Hawes. Recipient of 2008's Le Prix Mnémo, this album celebrates the oral and musical traditions of the Irish community in the Shannon-Valcartier region, northeast of Quebec City. It includes a 63-page booklet (in PDF format) with musical and dance transcriptions, and extensive liner notes. Button Accordion |
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Elizabeth Crotty - Concertina Music from West Clare RTÉ Radio reissued 'Elizabeth Crotty, Concertina Music from West Clare' in 2004, five years after it was first launched to critical acclaim. Crotty (1885-1960) was one of Ireland's most popular and influential traditional musicians and this reissue is in response to the original pressing selling out. An important recording by any standard. Anglo Concertina |
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Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly - The Living Stream For many years, Matt Cranitch (fiddle) and Jackie Daly (accordion) have been among the foremost interpreters of the rich Sliabh Luachra tradition of instrumental music. The unique cultural area on the borders of northwest Cork and east Kerry provides a special repertoire of tunes as well as a very distinctive style of playing, and has long been a source of inspiration for both Jackie and Matt. Through their respective performances over many years, they have established enviable individual reputations in the world of Irish traditional music. Together however, the vibrant music that they create displays an additional collaborative dimension. Furthermore, their music attests in a very comprehensive manner to the continuing relevance of the living stream of traditional music in Ireland today. --Claddagh Records . Button Accordion |
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Jackie Daly - Many's a Wild Night Now re-available...This recording beautifully reveals the art of accordion playing at its best. Jackie has chosen a wonderful selection of seldom-heard tunes, all played with a rhythmic and infectious style that has made his a household name worldwide. With Maire O'Keeffe, Paul De Grea, and Garry O Briain. --Claddagh Records Button Accordion |
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Jackie Daly - Music from Sliabh Luachra Daly's debut album from 1977 has been remastered and re-released. Button Accordion |
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Luke Daniels & Jonathan Preiss - Above the Bellow From 2002 to 2005 Luke Daniels sang and played regular concerts with Jonathan Preiss on 7 string guitar including The Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow at the Celtic Connections Festival and Appleton Village Hall in North Lincolnshire. On it’s release it received critical acclaim for Luke’s vocals and songwriting. Button Accordion |
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Luke Daniels - Art of Trio New arrangements of early recordings from the RTE and Traditional Irish Music Archives in Dublin. Three ballads sung by Luke and new tunes from Nova Scotia. Mike Galvin’s guitar lends a subtle and contemporary feel that departs from the rhythmically driven guitar style that has come to define Irish music in recent years. Button Accordion |
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Luke Daniels - Secret Sessions A compilation of music recorded by Luke between 2001 and 2004. With Cathal Hadyn and Arty McGlinn, Alec Dankworth and Clive Carroll, Ian Carr, and Dean Magraw. Button Accordion |
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Luke Daniels - The Mighty Box The stunning accordion player Luke Daniels has taken 71 tunes from archives, sessions and his own compositions and played around with the keys and fingering to create a whole new feel. With bodhran, guitars, harmonica, fiddle, bass, percussion & tuba! with Seamie O'Dowd. Dennis Cahill, Junior Davey. Button Accordion |
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Joe Derrane with John McGann - Grove Lane Irish button accordionist returns in recorded sessions with guitarist John McGann at Derrane's home. 12 cuts, including "Tango Derrane," "Waltzing With Anne," "Fancy Free," "Paddy Reynold's Dream," and more. Button Accordion |
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Tom Doherty - Dance Sean Nós This 19 track release features a section of lively, old-style Melodion tunes recorded at various tempos for sean-nós dancing. BPMs are provided for dancing. All-Ireland Champion Melodeon player, Tom Doherty is a full-time professional musician and teacher from Foxford, County Mayo. He performs regularly and tours internationally with various groups and shows including Céide, Swallows Tail Céilí Band, and more recently the sean-nós dancing show Fuaim Chonamara. Button Accordion |
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Chris Droney - Down From Bell Harbour This is the third solo album from legendary Clare man Chris Droney, who has been playing music for seventy-three years, delighting traditional music enthusiasts and dancers alike. With tasteful accompaniment from Jacinta McEvoy, Down from Bell Harbour is one of the finest ever collections of traditional Irish concertina music. He was All-Ireland Senior Concertina Champion nine times and still plays regularly with The Four Courts céilí band, throughout Ireland and abroad. -- Claddagh. Anglo Concertina |
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Chris Droney - The Fertile Rock From Bell Harbour, Co. Clare, Droney is one of the great traditional musicians associated with the Irish concertina, and here are 18 tracks, recorded in 1995, to show why. Droney's playing is very straightforward, fairly simple technically, but not simplistic, rhythmically perfect, and, most importantly perhaps, always in good taste. -- Celtic Grooves. Anglo Concertina |
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Chris Droney - The Flowing Tide Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north Clare, came to the forefront of Irish music in 1956, when he won the Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Concertina Championship at Ennis, with further All-Ireland concertina championships in 1959, 1960, and so on until 1967, when he retired "to give the others a chance"! Concerts in the USA followed, and Chris was much in demand for house dances all over Clare. Much of his repertoire came from his father, and his dance-oriented, driving style, free of over-decoration, is pure Clare playing. This CD release includes many extra tunes from the original Tams & Wayne 1974 recordings. Anglo Concertina |
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Ó Euskadi go hÉirinn: The Basque Irish Connection This impressive album is the result of a collaboration between Niamh Ní Charra and Basque musician Ibon Koteron. Showcasing Niamh and Ibon's talent and skill on their respective instruments, along with tasteful accompaniment from Gavin Ralston, it combines Irish and Basque melodies and songs, exploring the common themes running through both traditions as well as highlighting their individual characteristics. Guest musicians: Donogh Hennessy, Robbie Harris, Trevor Hutchinson (Éire), Asier Ercilla, Ruben Isasi, David Nanclares, Xabier Valle (Euskadi). Anglo Concertina |
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Foinn Seisiún Volume 1 CD This is a double CD set recorded live at Comhaltas headquarters in Monkstown. The companion book was published first, and the CD was made in response to requests for recordings of the printed tunes. Page numbers are given next to each track. Book and CD come separately. |
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Foinn Seisiún Volume 1 Book The natural home of Irish music is the "session." These regular gatherings of musicians represent the best of the Irish traditional music scene: its camaraderie and sharing of music, and its warm respect for performers of all generations and walks of life. For sessions to be successful it is important that participants have the opportunity to join in as much as possible, and learning the sets of standard traditional tunes in this book will make you feel at home at a session. The selections are based on a consensus arrived at over the years during a regular Wednesday night sessions at the Cultúrlann na hÉireann in Monkstown. Suitable for all melody instruments. |
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Foinn Seisiún 2 CD - Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann The second two-CD set in the Foinn Seisiún series of books and CDs, designed for both learners and appreciators of Irish traditional music, based on the Wednesday night session from Comhaltas headquarters in Monkstown. |
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Foinn Seisiún Volume 2 Book This series of books and CD sets was produced to provide those learning to play Irish music with a virtual session to play along with, at home or wherever they may be practicing, and to hone their skills. The tunes, comprising sessions standards in all the main genres (even mazurkas and waltzes), are grouped in medleys of two or three, and are performed that way on the companion 2-CD sets. The musical notation is the typical single-line, bare-bones version. |
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Foinn Seisiún 3 - Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann The third two-CD set in the Foinn Seisiún series of books and CDs, designed for both learners and appreciators of Irish traditional music, based on the Wednesday night session from Comhaltas headquarters in Monkstown. |
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Foinn Seisiún 3 - Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann This series of books and CD sets was produced to provide those learning to play Irish music with a virtual session to play along with, at home or wherever they may be practicing, and to hone their skills. The tunes, comprising sessions standards in all the main genres (even mazurkas and waltzes), are grouped in medleys of two or three, and are performed that way on the companion 2-CD sets. The musical notation is the typical single-line, bare-bones version. |
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Edel Fox - Chords & Beryls Edel Fox is one of the most accomplished Irish musicians of her generation. Despite her young age, her musical resume boasts a list of accolades. She is a regular performer on Irish National Radio and the BBC and has performed at festivals and in concert halls from North America all the way to Asia with musicians including Jackie Daly and Cherish the Ladies. In 2004, Edel was awarded one of the highest honours for a traditional musician in Ireland - the TG4 Young Musician of the Year award. She released an album to critical acclaim with the Galway fiddler Ronan O’Flaherty in 2006. From her beginnings as a sweet 7-year old apprentice in Miltown Malbay, she has blossomed over the years into a concertina player of the finest calibre and can now sit comfortably in the presence of her icons - Noel Hill. Dympna O' Sullivan, Tim Collins and the like. --Claddagh Records . Anglo Concertina |
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Edel Fox & Ronan Flaherty - Edel Fox & Ronan Flaherty Edel Fox and Ronan O'Flaherty who hail from Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare and Galway City respectively, released their self-titled debut album in 2006. Edel received the prestigious TG4 Young Musician of the Year award in 2004. Anglo Concertina |
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John and Colm Gannon - Trasna na dTonnta Mostly instrumental, with two songs, this album features music from Connemara, brought by John and Colm, a father and son team. "With John on melodeon and Colm on accordion, their playing has the lonesome touch of an emigrant's music that has travelled Trasna na dTonnta, across the atlantic waves, from Connemara to Boston and back again." --Claddagh Records. Melodeon, Button Accordion |
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Bobby Gardiner - The High Level Bobby was reared in a house in which traditional music was loved and played. Early on he switched from the concertina to the melodeon and accordion and never looked back. Bobby Gardiner is one of the greatest box players of our time and is joined here by his wife Ann and daughters Kelly, Fiodhna and Lynda. --Claddagh Records . Button Accordion |
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The Green Fields of America Formed in 1978 by musician and musicologist Mick Moloney, The Green Fields of America was the first group on either side of the Atlantic to bring together Irish vocal, instrumental and dance traditions on the concert and festival stage. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts a record five times, the group has performed in a variety of leading venues including Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap, The Smithsonian Institution, The Festival of American Folklife, Milwaukee Irish Fest and The National Folk Festival, and was also featured on the soundtrack of PBS' Out of Ireland as well as on the American Public Television production Absolutely Irish. Features Billy McComiskey on button accordion. Button Accordion |
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Kitty Hayes - Kitty Hayes Remembered This album was recorded live at two seperate concerts in 2007 (In Glor and Bantry House). She was joined by Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella, Dympna O'Sullivan, and others. Anglo Concertina & Button Accordion |
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Hugh Healy and Michael O'Connell - We were drinking and kissing the ladies This album is a collection of tunes from County Clare and beyond, celebrating the Clare tradition of reels, jigs, setdances, marches, as well as a glimpse into some new influences on Irish traditional music. The group features backing from Cyril O Donoughue on bouzouki and Padraic O Reilly on piano. Also guesting on the album are Colm Healy on accordion, Richard Lyons on bodhran, Elaine Hogan on piano, and John Kelly and Johnny Kelly on fiddles. John Kelly and his son Johnny join them on the title track. . Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon - In Knocknagree Another fantastic duet album (1985), this one featuring with Hill the great Clare accordion player Tony MacMahon. The recordings were made in Dan Connell's pub in Knocknagree, in the heart of Sliabh Luachra, and, with dancers whooping and stomping along, the atmosphere is simply electric. Brilliant. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Noel Hill - The Irish Concertina Hill is considered one of the best concertina players in Ireland today, and this, his first solo album (1988), showcases his instrumental skills and his impeccable taste. -- Celtic Grooves. Anglo Concertina |
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Noel Hill - The Irish Concertina Two Noel Hill has set the standard for Irish concertina music. Eighteen years after his original Irish Concertina album came this sequel, a must-have for any fan of the concertina. Anglo Concertina |
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Noel Hill - Noel Hill & Tony Linnane This 1979 album pairs up the talents of two excellent musicians in Clare, on concertina and fiddle. Every track is a delight and has become a classic. Contributions from guests Matt Molloy (flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki), and Micheal O' Domhnaill (harmonium). Anglo Concertina |
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Jig Away the Donkey - Music and Songs of South Ulster Musicians of the area in recent years have become more acutely appreciative of this song, music and dance body, as they develop their repertoires with melody and imagery which was once so familiar to their predecessors. In this album, Gerry, Martin and Gabriel present a celebration of carefully chosen elements of the South Ulster heritage. The recording invokes the charm and ease of past aesthetic geniuses whose sounds still today have challenge, meaning and artistic satisfaction for audiences in the 21st century. | |
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Jimmy Keane & Pat Broaders - Bohola Adaptations of traditional selections from Broaders on vocals and bouzar and Keane on piano accordion and backing vocals. With guests Larry Gray on upright bass, Sean Cleland on fiddle and viola, Kat Eggleston on backing vocals, and Mary Broaders on backing vocals. Nine cuts, including "January Man", "Lament for Limerick", "The Bushes of Jerusalem", "Fare Thee Well Old Ireland", more. Piano Accordion |
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John Kelly - Irish Traditional Concertina & Fiddle Music John Kelly was born in the district of Rehy West, County Clare, and for over thirty years was a force in Irish music - he was a member of Seán Ó Riada's Ceoltóirí Cualainn, of the Castle Ceilidh Band, and of Ceoltóirí Laighean, and regular musician at respected Dublin sessions. John's fiddling is in the relaxed Clare style and his concertina playing is spikier, with subtle variations of notes, the occasional harmonic effect, and again that off-beat emphasis. John taught at the Willie Clancy Scoil Éigse, and supported the Tradition Club held on Wednesdays at Slattery's, just a few doors away from his Dublin home: he was recorded by John Tams and Neil Wayne in January 1974 and by Tony Engle and Patrick Hayes in March & April 1975, and extra tracks are here included from these sessions. Anglo Concertina |
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Claire Keville - The Daisy Field The Daisy Field is a new CD from Galway concertina player Claire Keville, with guest musicians Liam Lewis and Breda Keville on fiddle. Accompaniment is provided by Geraldine Cotter on piano and Terence O'Reilly on guitar. Claire also performs three solo tracks on harpsichord, which calls to mind the sound of the ancient Irish harp. Overall a CD with strong traditional roots. Anglo Concertina |
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Tony MacMahon - MacMahon from Clare In 70 minutes we are treated to reels, jigs, marches, set dances and slow airs, all played with thought and feeling. Slow airs are something of a speciality with Tony MacMahon, and one of the striking things about this CD is that the slow tracks far outnumber the fast ones. Tony can rattle out a reel as well as the next time-served Clare accordionist, as is amply demonstrated in his fine duet with fiddler James Kelly, but the slow airs are where his singular mastery is most evident. "MacMahon from Clare" includes five fine examples: the opening lament "The Fair-Haired Boy", the eerie and magical "Port na bPucai", an unforgettable interpretation of the well-known "Caoineadh Eoghain Rua", a fine Breton air which will doubtless become popular, and a wonderful six-minute exploration of "Amhran na Leabhar" which is a challenging and deeply moving piece commemorating the loss at sea of all the manuscripts by the great Irish poet Tomas Rua O Suilleabhain. --Claddagh Records Button Accordion |
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Mary MacNamara - The Blackberry Blossom If you liked Mary's concertina playing on her first album, you will enjoy it on her second at least as much. With Geraldine Cotter on piano, as well as brother Andrew MacNamara (accordion) and Catherine McEvoy (flute) on a few tracks. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Mary MacNamara - Open Hearth (with Andrew MacNamara) Those familiar with the subtle, sparsely decorated, and gently paced music of Mary MacNamara will find this recording very much in the same vein as her previous two solo albums. Although her brother Andrew's accordion playing can be quite different in style, i.e., complex in ornamentation and faster paced, here he matches Mary's style note for note, which results in a series of charming unaccompanied duets. The music consists mostly of some well-known tunes and standards of the Clare repertoire. --Celtic Grooves. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Mary MacNamara - Traditional Music from East Clare A lovely first solo album by this concertina player from Tulla, Co. Clare, whose subtle, sparsely decorated, and gently paced music is absolutely captivating. With guest appearances by fiddle players P.J. and Martin Hayes, and piano accompaniments by Seamus Quinn. --Celtic Grooves. Anglo Concertina |
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Brock McGuire - Green Grass Blue Grass The extraordinary collaboration between Brock McGuire Band/Ricky Skaggs and American Guest Musicians. Released at a live performance on March 11th 2011 by Brock McGuire Band with Ricky Skaggs at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, “Green Grass Blue Grass” is a cross- cultural CD which celebrates the music of the Irish and Appalachian traditions. “This is one of the most unique assemblies of talent that have appeared on an album in recent years. The most unique aspect of it is that the purity of the music is maintained, while at the same time displaying bravery to explore new territories." Bill Whelan (Composer – Riverdance) | |
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Kate McNamara - Are You the Concertina Player? August 2008 release of concertina music by young Tulla (well, near Tulla) native, Kate McNamara. Mary MacNamara influenced Kate's playing greatly and indeed that of Kate's sister, Amy and brother, Gearoid, who join her on this album. Anglo Concertina |
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Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy - Reelin' in Tradition Following their 2005 recording Notes from the Heart, Mick Mulcahy and his daughters Louise and Michelle are back with a new album. If their first album was a revelation for the rhythmic and beautiful Mulcahy sound – as well as the virtuosity across several instruments of Michelle and Louise – Reelin’ in Tradition presents a new level of musicianship exploring their collective repertoire. --Claddagh Records Button Accordion |
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Munnelly - Tight Squeeze Started by Irish button accordion player David Munnelly, who's toured and recorded with The Chieftains and with DeDanann, Munnelly features David Munnelly, Kieran Munnelly, Paul Kelly, Shauna Mullin, Fergal Scahill and Ryan Molloy. The sextet combines button accordion, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, bodhrán and flute for a high-spirited instrumental sound colored with a bit of jazz and ragtime, and extraordinary percussive dancing topped with the singing of All-Ireland champion Shauna Mullin. Button Accordion |
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NicGaviskey - Home Away from Home Young Irish traditional players unite for a set of 15 tunes, including "Old Maude Miller's", "The Fair Haired Boy," "Dances at Kinvara," "Scattery Island," and more reels and jigs. NicGaviskey consists of Sean Gavin on flute, Bernadette Nic Gabhann on fiddle, Caitlin Nic Gabhann on concertina, and Sean McComiskey on accordion. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Paddy O'Brien - The Sailor's Cravat: Irish Traditional Music and Song 17 jigs, reels and hornpipes, all headed by Chulrua's O'Brien on accordion, with guests Paul Wehling on bouzouki, Tom Schaefer on fiddle, and Erin Hart on vocals. Selections include "Michael Coleman's/The Rose of Lough Gill," "The Singing Kettle/Sean Ryan's," "The Generous Lover," more. --Sidestreet Button Accordion |
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Micheál Ó hEidhin - Ceol Sidhe: Shee Music This work of Micheál Ó hEidhin and collaborators, Charlie Lennon and Steve Cooney, is in the tradition of the ceol sidhe, the fairy folk. Features tunes at a restrained tempo, with a wide variety of traditional dance forms featured, including flings, strathspeys, clogs, and hornpipes. Anglo Concertina |
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Johnny O'Leary - Music For The Set A re-issue of the classic Topic recordings from 1976/77. Traditional Sliabh Luachra polkas, slides, hornpipes, jigs and reels recorded live at Dan Connell's Pub, Knocknagree, Co. Cork. Includes extensive notes and complete instructions for the polka set.-- Irish Music Magazine. Button Accordion |
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Micheál Ó Raghallaigh - Inside Out The second album from the man who made a triumphant debut in 2002 with 'The Nervous Man'. This one is every bit as good as his first, an accomplishment that is worthy of note, given its predecessor's astonishing mix of technical perfection, sheer good taste and exuberant artistry of the highest order. Accompaniment is by Michael Rooney, by now almost as ubiquitous as John Blake, Eoghan O'Brien and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill. No home should be without one. -- Claddagh. Anglo Concertina |
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Micheál Ó Raghallaigh - The Nervous Man Micheál Ó Raghallaigh's debut solo CD, with accompaniments on harp guitar and bodhran. Micheál's concertina playing achieves a great balance of traditional sound and personal expression. Recording includes some great classics and some lesser known tunes, including Paddy O'Brien's composition after which the album was named. Anglo Concertina |
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Micheál Ó Raghallaigh, Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - Comb Your Hair and Curl It Three greats of the trad world come together for the first time to record this stunning new album . . . . They don't come much better than this. -- Claddagh. Anglo Concertina |
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Jimmy O'Sullivan - The Mountain Top One of Tipperary's legendary traditional musicians, ace accordionist, Jimmy O'Sullivan of Castleiney, has launched his debut CD, "The Mountain Top'. The CD, which has nineteen tracks featuring 48 tunes, was produced in Phonic Studios, Dublin. Jimmy is accompanied by Breda Kinane on piano. After all these interesting years in the trad music world, Jimmy has finally recorded this collection of some of his favorite tunes. He hopes they will be enjoyed by the public. We think the public will love this.... --Claddagh Records . Button Accordion |
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The Press Gang - The Press Gang As featured on NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock and Irish Music Magazine, a bold new sound has emerged in New England's traditional music scene.. Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn - Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn Noted banjo player Angelina Carberry is paired up with Martin Quinn, an accordion player from Armagh. Quinn plays the melodeon on a couple of tracks, including his solo, and a banjo-melodeon unaccompanied duet. There are quite a few well-known tunes on here and some more seldom heard ones. Button Accordion |
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Sharon Shannon - Collaborations Shannon's 2010 album, including collaborations with Imelda May, Shane MacGowan, The Waterboys, Camille O' Sullivan, Lucia Evans, and more. Includes some new tracks and older songs such as The Galway Girl, Say You Love Me, Courtin' In The Kitchen, and more. Button Accordion |
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Sharon Shannon - Live at Dolans Sharon Shannon with the Big Band and special guests toured Ireland in 2006, to sold out houses everywhere. This 2-CD album captures their session at Dolans Pub. Button Accordion |
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Sharon Shannon - Saints & Scoundrels After the quadruple-platinum selling success of The Galway Girl Album and her two Meteor awards, Sharon's new studio album includes several newly penned tracks by Sharon and many special guests, including Shane MacGowan, Imelda May, Jerry Fish, Carol Keogh (Automata), Justin Adams (Robert Plant Band), Jack O Grady, and introducing the mighty Cartoon Thieves. Button Accordion |
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Mary Staunton - Circle of Friends As Mary herself says, "this CD is a celebration of friendships in music and song that are very close to [her] heart." The album features numerous guests, including Alec Finn and Johnny McDonagh(of De Danann), Mary Shannon, Brendan Gleeson, Maurice Lennon, John Prine, Seán Garvey, and Jacqueline McCarthy. --Claddagh Records . Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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Jack Talty and Cormac Begley - Na Fir Bolg "Na Fir Bolg translates as 'men with bellows' or 'men with bellies' - maybe both apply to us. In this recording we wanted to present the music styles of west Clare and west Kerry using a number of concertinas ranging over five octaves. The album was recorded over four days and captures the exceptional natural acoustics of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway. We have avoided the use of editing and studio manipulation; what you hear is what you get - warts and all!" --Talty and Begley website. Anglo Concertina |
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Tulla Ceili Band - Echoes of Erin Dublin Records 1958 classic remastered. Featuring the 1957 All-Irish Champions of the Ceili Band Competition. 12 tracks of jigs, reels, and more. Includes "The Good Natured Man," "The Blooming Meadow," "The Connolly Reel," and more. Button Accordion |
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Karen Tweed - The Silver Spire 46 Irish session tunes from the repertoire of Karen Tweed. The tunes from this CD can be found in the book Karen Tweed's Irish choice. See our book page to order. Piano Accordion |
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Alistair Anderson - Concertina Workshop This classic 1974 Topic LP has been reissued. The English concertina master Anderson is joined by guests Dave and Tich Richardson, Graham Pirt and, Geoff Harris. Companion CD to the tutor of the same name. English Concertina | |
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Alistair Anderson - Steel Skies This album from 1982 has been reissued. It comprises a suite for traditional instruments led by Anderson's English concertina and Northumbrian pipes, along with flutes, mandolins, and fiddles. English Concertina |
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Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham - The Best of Aly and Phil 19 of their favorites spanning their 20-year career, plus two new recordings. -- Sidestreet. Piano Accordion |
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The Askew Sisters - All in a Garden Green Hazel and Emily Askew's sheer energy and musicality is quickly leading them to become one of the up and coming acts of the English music scene, with their foot stomping tunes, and powerful songs and ballads. They respect the tradition whilst demonstrating awareness of contemporary styles, and play with an enjoyment and love for the music that is infectious. Button Accordion | |
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The Askew Sisters - Through Lonesome Woods Emily and Hazel Askew are one of the exciting young duos playing traditional English music in a modern style. --Wildgoose Records. Button Accordion |
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Peter Bellamy - Fair Annie Reissue of two out-of-print recordings by this influential British folksinger, his 1974 Green Linnet LP and a 1983 limited-edition cassette, plus four bonus tracks. Songs include On Board a '98," "Courting Too Slow," "Nostradamus," "Conversation with Death," "Maid of Australia," many more." -- Sidestreet. Anglo Concertina |
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Peter Bellamy - Fair England's Shore Double CD for the price of one. Culled from his previous releases from 1968-69, "Mainly Norfolk," "Fair England's Shore," and "The Fox Jumped Over The Parson's Gate." This collection serves as an introduction to his interesting versions of English traditional songs. With Barry Dransfield on fiddle and Chris Birch on vocals. Contains "All Around My Hat," "The Dark-Eyed Sailor," "The Turtle Dove," "The Barley And The Rye," 38 tracks in all. -- Sidestreet. Anglo Concertina |
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Blowzabella - Compilation A compilation of recordings from the group's studio albums between 1984 and 1990. Features Andy Cutting on button accordion. Button Accordion |
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Blowzabella - Dance 13 tracks of all-time favorite Blowzabella dance tunes recorded live. Released 2010. Button Accordion |
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Richard Carlin - The English Concertina Recordings of historic players dating from 1975. Includes tracks by the Fayre Four Sisters, Wilfred Pearce and Reuben Shaw, Alf Edwards, Harry Crabb, Gregory Matusewitch, Henry Minting, and Richard Carlin. English Concertina |
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Richard Carlin - In Come a Bumblebee A collection of classic English concertina tunes played by Richard Carlin with Grey Larsen, Evan Stein, Dana Loomis, and Laura Fishleder on accompanying instruments. English Concertina |
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Richard Carlin - The Poppy Leaf: English Concertina Tunes English concertina tunes played by Richard Carlin with piano accompaniment by Richard Kassel. English Concertina |
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Gordon Cutty & Tommy Williams - Masters of the Concertina The Free Reed Records label evolved from Neil Wayne's concertina enthusiasts' magazine 'Free Reed - The Concertina Newsletter'. Since 1965, Neil had been collecting & studying ancient concertinas and the instrument's history, and interviewing and recording the old gentlemen who played, and in some cases manufactured these uniquely English instruments; the two key "MASTERS OF THE CONCERTINA" whose music most influenced Wayne's move towards LP releases were Gordon Cutty and Tommy Williams; Gordon was a Co Durham miner, musician and teacher who'd led a dance band on his Wheatstone English system concertina in the 1930s & '40s, and Tommy was a Londoner who'd worked for the Lachenal Concertina factory in the 1920s, had played his huge Wheatstone Maccann duet system concertina in music hall and concert parties, and by the 1950s, had a small concertina repair workshop in a Battersea garret. They both attended the 'CONCERTINA CONVENTIONS' that Free Reed Magazine ran between 1969 and 1973, and their music and reminiscences were recorded by Neil, and were immortalised on these vital LPs as part of the eight-LP debut of the Free Reed record label. --Free Reed Records Duet Concertina |
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English Rebellion - Four Across A very varied selection of dance tunes from The ceilidh band English Rebellion, some traditional, some more lately written, some foreign and two songs, all performed with a wonderful infectious exuberance. Button Accordion, English and Anglo Concertinas |
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Hardcore English - Compiled and edited by Barry Callaghan This double CD contains thirty-two tracks of tunes played by various ceilidh bands, including The Old Swan Band, The Bismarcks, Geckoes, Florida and Pete Coe. |
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Hawkwood Concertina Band - Marches & Tunes In April 2009, twenty-four musicians gathered at Hawkwood College in the Cotswolds to record this wide-ranging selection of music arranged for the treble, baritone, and bass concertinas. It encompasses Victorian and Edwardian favorites, early consort music, classics, dance tunes, marches, and a modern composition. Conducted by Dave Townsend and Steve Ellis. English Concertina |
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William Kimber - Absolutely Classic: The Music of William Kimber This enhanced CD celebrates William Kimber's music, with recordings of his playing made between 1935 and his death in 1961. Also includes archival film and his reminiscences, which all reveal him to be a strong, rhythmic and vigorous musician, as well as a good story-teller. This musical legacy can also be heard on the CD in the playing of John Kirkpatrick and the current Headington Quarry Morris musician John Graham. Anglo Concertina |
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John Kirkpatrick - The Dance of the Demon Daffodils Kirkpatrick's 2009 release. A solo instrumental CD consisting entirely of tunes composed by the artist. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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John Kirkpatrick - Garrick's Delight: 48 English Traditional Tunes Tunes from Garrick's Delight and Orlando's Return can be found in the book John Kirkpatrick's English Choice Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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John Kirkpatrick - Orlando's Return: 53 English Traditional Tunes Tunes from Garrick's Delight and Orlando's Return can be found in the book John Kirkpatrick's English Choice. Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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Tim Laycock - Sea Strands Laycock's 2010 album. A collection of songs and tunes all with associations to Dorset where Tim lives. Tim has long been recognised as a sensitive interpreter of traditional song as well as a masterful writer of his own. He is a superb solo player of the duet concertina as well as being a member of The New Scorpion Band. --Wildgoose Records. Duet Concertina |
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A. L. Lloyd - Ten Thousand Miles Away 2 CDs for the price of 1! The first disc features a collection of English folk songs, while the second disc concentrates on Australian songs. Recorded in 1956. Guests include Peggy Seeger, Alf Edwards, John Cole, others. "Lord Bateman," "The Indian Lass," "The Unfortunate Rake," "The Bonny Bunch of Roses," 39 tracks in all. --Sidestreet English Concertina |
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The Mellstock Band - The Leaves of Life Songs and tales of Christmas and wintertime. English Concertina |
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Nowell Sing We Clear - Just Say Nowell These midwinter carols - some sung a cappela- are eclectic and largely unknown. Anglo Concertina, English Concertina, Piano Accordion |
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Nowell Sing We Clear - Nowell, Nowell, Nowell! A collection of 16 songs to supplement their earlier Best of Nowell Sing We Clear. Anglo Concertina |
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Brian Peters - Anglophilia Brian Peters is from the English tradition of Anglo playing and covers several country dance and morris tunes. This eclectic collection also includes ragtime, folk song, music hall, a Beatles song, and original airs. "Superb release": fRoots. "Brian throughout this CD shows his ability with the Anglo and its content is interesting, with variety of music, changes of styles and absolutely superb arrangements.... It is players like Brian who are pushing Anglo playing forward.... All in all outstanding playing and content, my suggestion would be to buy it." - Alan Day, Anglo International. Anglo Concertina |
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The Pigeon on the Gate This two-disc collection features melodeon players from all over East Anglia, playing a typical selection of polkas, schottisches, jigs, waltzes and stepdance hornpipes. These are field recordings made in quiet kitchens and noisy pubs where you might hear a stepdancer making good use of this music, particularly when the tune being played is the steppers' favourite, known in Norfolk as The Yarmouth Hornpipe and in Suffolks as The Pigeon on the Gate. --Veteran Button Accordion |
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The Liam Robinson Dance Band - Welcome Here Again: Traditional Dance Music from Lincolnshire Many of the tunes on this CD are 200 or more years old and are as good today as they were then. The surviving tune manuscripts show that dance melodies have floated in the country's air for a long time. During my lifetime the music has been carried by a number of working bands, taking music and dance to communities, weddings and parties every weekend. Stalwarts like The Broadside, Higgledy Piggledy, The Old Parrot Band, and Stubble Jumpers to name but a few have continued to keep the music and dance in popular circulation. Playing for dances in the village halls of Lincolnshire has been one of my happiest experiences and I'm proud to follow in the footsteps of all who have gone before me. --Liam Robinson Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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Rob Say - O'er Lang at the Fair Rob Say is one of today’s foremost performers of traditional music from the North East of England. As he learned, he was fortunate to be able to listen to, and play with, some of the greatest of the older generation of musicians. He plays English concertina and the iconic instrument of Northumbria, the smallpipes, on which he has won many competitions. Here he duets with another champion piper Andy May, as well as being accompanied by the lively piano playing of Will Chamberlain. Rob has absorbed his local style of playing, and he now continues and enhances one of the British Isles’ most vital musical traditions. --Veteran English Concertina |
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Scan Tester - I Never Played to Many Posh Dances A 2 CD set, 55 track release from this traditional concertina player from the 1960s and early '70s. Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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Dave Townsend - English Dance Music Vol. 1 Accompanies Dave Townsend's books of the same name. This two-CD set contains all the tunes in Volume 1. The tunes are grouped into sets, mostly in the same order as the book. They are played as they appear in the book, apart from a few stylistic variations. English Concertina & Button Accordion |
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Dave Townsend - Portrait of a Concertina This album from 1985 has been re-released by Saydisc. English concertina player Dave Townsend is joined on a number of tracks by Spanish guitarist Nick Hooper in a selection from Bach to 'standards' as well as a good measure of folk tunes. English Concertina |
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Various - Boxing Clever: A Concertina Compilation A collection of tunes and the occasional song featuring John Kirkpatrick, Tim Laycock, Dick Miles, and Harry Scurfield. They perform a varied selection of material including traditional, popular tunes, jazz tunes, originals, military marches, a music hall song, a couple of blues and more. Anglo Concertina, Duet Concertina, English Concertina |
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Keith Corrigan & Jimmy Kelly - L'Irlande au Québec With Lisa Ornstein, André Marchand, and Nick Hawes. Recipient of 2008's Le Prix Mnémo, this album celebrates the oral and musical traditions of the Irish community in the Shannon-Valcartier region, northeast of Quebec City. It includes a 63-page booklet (in PDF format) with musical and dance transcriptions, and extensive liner notes. Button Accordion |
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Stephane Landry, Laurie Hart, et al. - Danse ce Soir! 25 traditional tunes of Quebec, to accompany the book of the same title. Button Accordion |
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Entourloupe - Épilogue The group's 2005 recording. Features Stéphane Landry on accordion. Button Accordion |
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John J. Kimmel - Un heritage fabuleux With Raynald Ouellet, Christian Maes, and Denis Pépin. This double album pays tribute to the musical works of John J. Kimmel. These 34 tracks paint a portrait of the diversity of his repertoire and recalls the unique style of this master of the button accordion. Button Accordion |
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Stéphane Landry - Transition Stéphane Landry is known as one of the great masters of the button accordion in Québec. His style is upbeat and lively with a powerful driving rhythm. Button Accordion |
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Reveillons! - Malbrough N'est Pas Mort "Reveillons!" means "wake up!" Four energetic young men from Quebec: guitarist/banjoist Marc Maziade, David Berthiaume on English concertina and an array of jew's harps, his brother Jean-Francoise Berthiaume on bodhran, suitcase and shoes, and fiddler Richard Forest -- the first three all sing, too. 13 tracks of dance tunes and songs from La Belle Province! --Sidestreet English Concertina |
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Le Vent du Nord - La Part du Feu The group's 2009 release. Button Accordion |
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Le Vent du Nord - Mesdames et Messieurs! This album is a recording of a live performance. It provides 13 rousing cuts of their most popular selections, such as "La Traversee," "Petit Reve III," "Vive L'amour," more. Button Accordion |
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Le Vent du Nord - Dans les Airs The group's 2007 release. Thirteen tracks, including Rosette, La Fille et Les Dragons, La Traversee, and more. | |
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Louis Killen - Sailors, Ships & Chanteys A collection of shanties, forebitters, and ballads of the sea. English Concertina |
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Louis Killen - A Seaman's Garland English Concertina |
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Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, et al. - Steady As She Goes Songs and Chanties From The Days Of Commercial Sail. English Concertina |
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John Roberts - Sea Fever Roberts' long-awaited solo album. English & Anglo Concertina |
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Danny Spooner - Bold Reilly Gone Away The smell of the sea, sand, tea tree, kelp and fish comes on the breezes across the Moyne, from Griffiths Island and the Southern Ocean. With the gentle roar of waves crashing on the rocky shores of the south-west passage, Danny leads his crew as they lean into the wind and run with the rhythm of the shanty. The ballad of Danny Spooner is a magical tale of a thirteen year old who started work on the Thames as an apprentice Waterman and Lighterman. Six years later he earned the Freeman of the Thames. As life becomes art he is truly a renowned troubadour travelling the world on the waves of song. So it is at Port Fairy every March when Danny and "the whalers" sing up a storm wharf-side taking us all on another salty voyage. This recording complements their 1986 album and is in response to popular acclaim. Hats off to Danny Spooner and his crew for this latest lusty shanty collection in the working song tradition. --Jamie McKew – Founder & Director, Port Fairy Folk Festival. English Concertina |
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Various - Short Sharp Shanties, Vol. 1 This is the first of three CDs which record the repertoire of John Short – a.k.a. Yankee Jack – of Watchet, Somerset in England’s West Country, who, in 1914, gave the folk-song collector Cecil Sharp nearly sixty shanties, several in early rare versions. John spent over fifty years working in sailing boats, much of his younger days in deep-water ships, sailing all around the world as a shantyman. This is primarily a vocal recording, but there is a substantial amount of concertina backup. English and Anglo Concertinas |
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Bob Webb - From Salthouse Dock This much-in-demand 1995 cassette recording of traditional shanties and sailors' songs, is now available for the first time on CD. There are twenty-two tracks, including 19 traditional songs and three contemporary songs of the sea. Three tracks not on the cassette are included, and all tracks have been digitally remastered from the original session. Vocal and instrumental backing are provided by the legendary Liverpool shanty group Stormalong John, plus "Shanty Jack" of Hull, England. Includes unaccompanied singing and accompaniments on concertinas, accordion, bones, and gut-string five-string banjo. |
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Susan Conger and Friends - Along the River Companion CD to the popular New England tunebook, which can be found on our Tunebook page. |
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Jody Kruskal - Cool Tunes for Hot Dances 18 original dance tunes played solo on Anglo concertina by composer Jody Kruskal. Music for contra, square, couple, céilí, and Morris dancers. Anglo Concertina |
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Paul Friedman & Jody Kruskal - Paul & Jody Paul and Jody have been playing for contra dances in New York City for years. Their dance rhythms infect the tunes and songs on this CD, including old-time and country classics from North America. Heart songs and hokum, by turns, silly, sweet, and serious. Jody sings the songs and has a distinctly American sound on the concertina, with rich harmony and melodic counterpoint while pumping out rhythms with the bellows. Paul is deep in the traditions of old-time rhythmic fiddling. Anglo Concertina |
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Magic Foot - Stomping Ground The New England-based band's debut album. A collection of reels, jigs, and much more. With Colin Lindsay on Anglo concertina and Chris Stevens on button accordion. "Colin, Chris, Stefan [Amidon] and Brendan [Taaffe] have created exquisite art with this album. Their tasteful, soulful music lifted my heart the first time I had the pleasure of listening to it. My heartfelt congratulations go out to these fine musicians on a brilliant album." -Brian Conway Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion |
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The Press Gang - The Press Gang As featured on NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock and Irish Music Magazine, a bold new sound has emerged in New England's traditional music scene.. Button Accordion, Anglo Concertina |
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Susan Songer, George Penk, Clyde Curley - A Portland Selection Companion to the Portland Collection book |
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Susan Songer, George Penk, Clyde Curley - A Portland Selection 2 36 tunes from the Portland Collection 2 book. Musicians are George Penk, fiddle; Clyde Curley, mandolin, octave mandolin, 4-string banjo; Susan Songer, piano. |
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A Portland Play Along Selection - Betsy Branch, Clyde Curley & Susan Songer A two-disc companion to Portland Collection Books 1 & 2, conceptualized and engineered specifically for learning tunes. Each tune is individually tracked and you can pan right for melody only and pan left for back up only. Tunes are played at moderate tempo, except for the first and last medleys on both discs, which are played at dance speed with harmonies and variations. There is no duplication of tunes from the two previous Portland Selection CDs. |
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Wild Asparagus - Best of Wild Asparagus(2003) English Concertina |
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Wild Asparagus - Live at the Guiding Star Grange Dance Music recorded live at the Grange over two nights on the first weekend of December 2008. No calls, just the music.. English Concertina |
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2008 Northeast Squeeze-In Talent Show A recording of the 2008 concert from the Button Box's annual Northeast Squeeze-In. Includes performances from Jody Kruskal, Rachel Hall, Ken Sweeney, and many others. |
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Various - English International This 3CD set is the second in a series of albums featuring superb concertina playing. This compilation shows the range of styles possible on the instrument and mirrors a time-line of the instrument’s history from some of the earliest known recordings of all-time great English concertina players, through classical, Music Hall and Vaudeville, Concertina Bands, and right up to the modern day performers who have largely come through the folk music revival of the second half of the 20th century. English Concertina |
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Various - Anglo International This is a collection of some of the best Anglo Concertina players from around the world. For more information on the lineup, see the Anglo International homepage. Anglo Concertina |
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Various - Anglo International & English International sale Buy Anglo International & English International together and get a 10% discount. |
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Various - Accordéon Jazz "When accordionists succumbed to the charm of jazz... This 2-CD set features the greatest accordionists ever heard from Paris to Chicago, via Brussels, New York and Buenos Aires. Their names are proof in themselves: Gus Viseur, Tony Murena, Ray Miller, Tito, Gus Viseur, Emile Carrara, Radics Gabor, and many others... Includes a 24 page booklet with both French and English notes." --Discovery Records. Chromatic Button Accordion, Piano Accordion |
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Various - Accordéon Musette/Swing/Paris 1913-1941 Great musette classics played by their creators. Chromatic Button Accordion |
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Accordion Samurai - Samurai The fabulous talent-studded programme includes no less than five of the most dazzling exponents of the squeezebox. They have all made a huge contribution to advancing the cause of the diatonic accordion, each in their own sphere: trad, folk, liscio, Irish music, jazz, film scores - the list goes on and on. In common with the characters pervading the imaginary universe of the Japanese, these players have succeeded in combining a variety of styles to create a bold and expressive musical experience. Ingeniously melodic, brilliantly tonal, an invitation to savour an intimate atmosphere or relish a session of wild dancing: these musicians with an impressive list of credentials offer us a spectacular and extremely beguiling event. -Virtual Womex Button Accordion |
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Fabian Behin and Didier Laloy- Cryptonique This uncommon duo offers a repertoire of tailor-made compositions for the explosive meeting of a chromatic accordion and its diatonic cousin. Didier Laloy (Trio Trad, S-Tres, Pantha Rhei, etc.) and Fabian Beghin (Turlu Tursu, Jugalbandi Trio, Marie des Grenouilles, etc.) have, in the past years, already deeply explored their own intruments. Playing together on the same stage, these two apostles of the bellows now celebrate the happy wedding of their extendible instruments allowing the power of the chromatic and the vigour of the diatonic to explode. -www.womex.com Piano & Button Accordion |
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Blowzabella - Compilation A compilation of recordings from the group's studio albums between 1984 and 1990. Features Andy Cutting on button accordion. Button Accordion |
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Mary Cay Brass - Balkan Bridges Piano Accordion | |
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Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys - Return of the Creole Energetic zydeco accordionist is joined by his band the Creole Cowboys: Mark Sellers, Vandrecus Wilson, Jimmy Seraile, and Classy Ballou. 15 cuts including "Allons a Lafayette," "Madeleine," "Zydeco Coteau," more. --Sidestreet Button Accordion |
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Daniel Colin, Dominique Cravic, and Claire Elzière - French Cafe Music A blast from the past, recreating the sound of the golden days of Paris. Guitar, vocals, and chromatic button accordion. Chromatic Button Accordion |
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Juliette Daum - Juliette et le Concertina This album is a mix of several different types of music, from Renaissance to Baroque, from Romantic to modern 20th Century. English Concertina |
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Dazibao - E40 Dazibao's music is hard to specify as it approaches a festive 'euro-oriental' folk atmosphere. The successful fusion of Sophie Cavez's and Jonathan de Neck's diatonic accordions intermixes emotions of an extraordinary journey (translated from homerecords.be). Diatonic Accordion |
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Geno Delafose - Le Cowboy Creole Zydeco mainstay Geno Delafose keeps the Southern Louisiana grooves coming on 2007`s Le Cowboy Creole, a collection of straight up, satisfying zydeco fare. From the opener `Everybody`s Havin` Fun` (which pretty much indicates the state of affairs for Delafose and his band and, by extension, their listeners), through the foot-tapping closer `Somebody Show Me,` Le Cowboy Creole delivers the down-home goods. Covers of the Commodores` `Easy` and Van Morrison`s `Domino` may seem incongruent at first, but Delafose delivers them with a sweet Cajun swing that makes them fit right into the party. --Koch Entertainment Button Accordion |
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Deux Accords Diront - Eisherz A fusion of trad, jazz, classical, and world music. Diatonic Accordion |
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Mark Gilston - Troll Road This album features Swedish and Norwegian "spelsman" music played in traditional style on English concertina and dulcimer with guest musician Tom Gibney on fiddle. English Concertina |
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Ralph Jordan - Eloise Jordan plays a 56 key MacCann Duet concertina. This is his first solo CD, which includes an eclectic selection of music. Duet Concertina |
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Klezmic Zirkus - 13, Chemin Des Mandarines Mostly original compostions from this Begian group. Accordion, guitars, clarinet, trombone, tuba, bass, vocals. Button Accordion |
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Guy Klucevsek - Dancing on the Volcano Guy Klucevsek is one of the world's first and foremost accordion virtuosos, performing with the likes of Laurie Anderson, Anthony Braxton, Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, and the Kronos Quartet, among many others. His music has graced theater productions, films, dance concerts and he has toured with his ensembles the world over. Guy's third CD for Tzadik presents a series of charming new compositions filled with the patented Klucevsek with and humor, and is scored for a fabulous quartet of some of his closest collaborators. A new CD from Guy is always a delight, and this is one of his very best. --Tzadik Piano Accordion |
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Guy Klucevsek - Song of Remembrance Composer/accordionist Guy Klucevsek is one of the few musicians around who is as comfortable working with Laurie Anderson, John Zorn or Bang on a Can as he is at Lincoln Center, in a Broadway pit or at Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. His second CD for Tzadik presents four beautiful new works and includes a concert piece for two pianos, an intimate solo for accordion dedicated to György Ligeti and two charming chamber pieces for voice and ensemble. --Tzadik Piano Accordion |
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Jody Kruskal - Poor Little Liza Jane The roots of old-time American country music reach back to the early days of the concertina, and the Anglo's rhythm and inflection fit that music well. The antique voice of the Anglo playing this vibrant old-time musical tradition still sounds fresh and new. Anglo Concertina |
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Jody Kruskal - "Sing to me, concertina boy" Jody's newest - a lively collection of mostly vintage songs, with a couple of new compositions thrown in for good measure. There are also a few instrumental tracks. Anglo Concertina |
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Sy Kushner - Arise! This is the first of a series of albums containing original compositions by Sy Kushner, influenced by a lifetime of experiences, of lows and highs, of despair and hope, of darkness and light, and musical influences such as Chassidic, Israeli, klezmer and Mideastern, to Irish, African, Latin and avant-garde. Piano Accordion |
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Sy Kushner - Journeys This is the second album of original works by Sy Kushner. Influences range from rock in “A is C” to both klezmer and Israeli folk dance in “Back to A.” Piano Accordion |
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Sonnich Lydom & Morten Alfred Høirup - Svip Svap Svovlstikke Danish veteran folk duo of Lydom on button accordion and vocals, and Hoirup on guitars and vocals. Also featuring Ruthie Dornfeld and Peter G. Sorensen on violin, Channe Nussbaum on vocals, and others. 13 traditional tracks, including "Keraus", "Cornelius Polka", "Hils Fra Mig", "Julevals", and more. . Button Accordion |
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Milann & Laloy - La Marquise Original compositions from Belgium. Diatonic accordion, guitar, bass, vocals, drums. |
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John Nixon - The English Connection This album is a mixture of jazz, classical, and popular music. English Concertina |
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John Nixon - Just a Little Jazz English Concertina |
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Pariselle - La Nonchalante His world is one of travelers, bistros, and love. The voice of Emmanuel Pariselle, both seductive and fragile, takes us into the heart of the universe close to taverns and Goualeuse. The album as a whole is pure joy full of tenderness and emotion (translated from homerecords.be). Button Accordion, Concertina |
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Norbert Pignol - Fictions Pignol's 2009 solo release. Button Accordion |
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Various - Les Plus Belles Valses Musette Some of the great classics of musette waltz in Paris, from 1930 to 1943. With Gus Viseur, Charles Peguri, Émile Vacher, Émile Prud’homme, Émile Carrara, Celeste Guérino, Tony Murena. Includes a 16 page booklet with notes in French and English. Chromatic Accordion |
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The Giulio Regondi Guild - The Great Regondi, Vol. 1 English Concertina |
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The Giulio Regondi Guild - The Great Regondi, Vol. 2 English Concertina |
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Danny Spooner - Brave Bold Boys People have always created heroes. Sometimes they are figments of our imaginations, sometimes honourable souls deserving of praise. Often they are class heroes like the bushranger, or the poacher who was seen to be standing up for the rights of ordinary people against an oppressive authority. It might be a great warrior, sporting idol or the defender of an ideal. Whatever the case, the folksong tradition has a record of that person’s place in the minds of the people. This CD is a small reminder of how important heroes are to us all. We can all recall a role model or someone we wanted to emulate. In this instance they are Brave bold boys (it would be just as easy to record a female equivalent), and songs, all long time friends of mine, which will, I hope, give your imagination a chance to wander. --Danny Spooner. English Concertina |
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Danny Spooner - Emerging Tradition: (fairly) contemporary Australian songs To say Danny Spooner holds a special place in the popular opinion of folk music lovers in Australia and overseas is like saying Phar Lap could run a bit. To many, he is the premier voice of traditional music in this country, and has been for more years than he and the rest of us care to remember. If there's a song on this planet that Danny doesn't know, that's probably because it hasn't been written yet. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional music, and over the years has been unfailingly patient and generous in sharing that knowledge with anyone who asked him. And now he's branching out into recording music of a more contemporary nature. My field, in fact. Just what I needed, more competition. And he'll probably do it bloody well. --Eric Bogle, South Australia. English Concertina |
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TangoBaroque - Sarabando A unique combination of bandonéon and baroque cello, inspired by the works of J. S. Bach and his contemporaries. Bandonéon |
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Turdus Philomelos -Ici Maintenant La Pouf! Eclectic music from Belgium; accordion, violin, saxophone, electric guitar, electric bass, & more.. Piano Accordion |
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Turlu Tursu The all weathers country The trio's third recording. Music from a range of traditions played on accordion, bansuri, melodica, drums, bass, & baritone guitar. Piano Accordion |
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Turlu Tursu Accordion 'n Drum 'n Bass 'Accordion' n Drum 'n Bass "sounds like a real folk revival! Indeed, Turlu Tursu has managed to create a decidedly original and contemporary music, based on traditional themes from around the world (Maghreb, Turkey, Balkans, Ireland, India, etc.). (translated from TurluTursu.be).. Piano Accordion |
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May Monday with Timo Alakotila & Karen Tweed May Monday's debut release from 2001.. Piano Accordion |
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May Monday with Timo Alakotila & Karen Tweed - Midnight May Monday's 2007 release.. Piano Accordion |
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Jeff Warner - Long Time Travelling Jeff says, "My association with the old songs goes back a long way. My father had me up on stage with him, singing “The Old Chisholm Trail,” when I was eight. I got taken along (of necessity) as a boy on some of their later song collecting trips to the mountains and seacoast of North Carolina and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. I'm glad I got to meet rural people for whom traditional song was their main - sometimes only - music. Some of the songs on this album are from those people I met, and got to know better through the recordings they made for my parents. All the others are out of oral tradition, although a couple of them were composed by known authors and then absorbed into the folk. I'm happy to pass them on." Although primarily a vocal recording, there is a substantial amount of concertina backup. Anglo and English concertinas |
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Curt Bouterse & Bob Webb - Waiting for Nancy: Old-Time Country Duets This 2008 album brings together two friends who have played old-time music together for 40 years. Curt Bouterse and Bob Webb helped to perpetuate traditional American folk music on the U.S. west coast, beginning in the 1960s. Curt's name is legendary, for introducing American fiddle tunes on the hammered dulcimer. He has inspired two generations to learn to play that instrument, and he was also an early exponent of both the Southern mountains fretless "banjer" and the Carter-style autoharp. Bob has taken traditional Southern music, and the songs and shanties of deepwater sailors, to such diverse places as Poland and New Zealand. He is well-known in Europe and the U.S. as a baritone singer, who accompanies himself on the rare MacCann-duet concertina, five-string banjo and guitar. This wide-ranging CD features both artists together, and separately, playing their own accompaniments on a wide variety of instruments. --CD Baby Button Accordion |
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