Topic Records, UK release from 1980. Scottish and Irish traditional folk music. Musicians include: fiddle - Aly Bain; flute - Cathal McConnell; mandolin - Dave Richardson; guitar - Tich Richardson; Len Graham - bodhran; button key accordion - Martin O'Conner. Comes with original paper insert with notes on the songs. 12 tracks.
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Double live album from Ex folk psych rock band Fairport Convention founder and guitarist Richard Thompson. "The bulk of Dream Attic was recorded over three shows at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall in February of this year. Citing his preference for live performance over studio labour, the record is, somewhat unusually, a new set of songs delivered in a live setting. This emphasis on spark and energy pays dividends." 13 tracks.
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Ashley Hutchings was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk rock bands in England; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. Hutchings takes on the persona of Cecil Sharp telling his
story. Musicians include: Martin Carthy - guitar and vocals; Richard Thompson - guitar; Dave Whetstone - concertina,
melodeon, guitar.
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Irish release from 1973. Irish band Clannad were formed in 1970 in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. They blend traditional Irish folk with Celtic rock and New Age music with considerable success. This is an original Irish LP and one of their more rare earlier releases. The band are led by Moya Brennan (Irish: Máire Ní Bhraonáin) and Ciarán Brennan (Irish: Ciarán Ó Braonáin).
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Topic Records, UK release from 1981. Rare original LP from folk singer Mike Waterson, brother from the seminal folk group The Watersons. This is Mike's only solo LP released. 'Almost every track emerges as an epic... no song defeats him... a monumental work...' Melody Maker. 12 tracks.
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Format: Vinyl LP album. Thule Records, UK release, no date. Classic Scottish Shetland Isles traditional folk music played on fiddles, led by Tom Anderson. Traditional jigs and reels. 14 tracks.
Record label: Thule, UK
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Polydor Records, Irish release from 1975. Irish folk music group De Danann originally formed in a County Galway pub. On this LP the singers are: Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Maura O'Connell. Musicians include: Dolores Keane - vocals; Frankie Gavin - fiddle; Martin O'Connor - Accordion; Alec Finn - guitar, bouzouki; Johnny Ringo McDonagh - bodhran and others. 12 tracks.
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Glenside Records, Irish release no date. Beautiful LP circa late 1960s or early 70s. 1st pressing, flipback jacket. Featured on this LP are the Uilleann Pipes (or elbow pipes), the national bagpipe of Ireland. Renowned piper Leon Rowsome (son of Leo) made only two solo records using the uilleann pipes, one for Topic Records and one for Glenside.
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Fontana Records, UK release from 1972. Live recording in Paris of French folk band playing mainly Breton and Irish folk music. 13 tracks including: The Wind Of Keltia; An Dro; The Trees They Grow High; An Alarc'h; An Durzhunel; Telenn Gwad; The Foggy Dew; Pop-Plinn; Tha Mi Sgith; The King Of The Fairies; Tri Martolod; Kost Ar C'Hoad; Suite Sud Armoricaine.
Record label: Fontana, UK
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Gael Linn Records, Irish release no date. 1st pressing, very rare original issue. The uilleann piper Paddy Keenan’s debut LP from 1975. Musicians include: Paddy Keenan - Ulleann pipes; John Keenan - banjo; Thomas Keenan - feadog (Irish whistle); Paddy Glackin - fidil (Irish fiddle). Extensive notes on back of jacket. 15 tracks.
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Traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains were formed in Dublin in the
early 1960s. Led by uillean pipe player Paddy Maloney they have achieved
worldwide success popularising Irish folk music. In 1989 the Irish government
awarded them the honorary title of 'Ireland's Musical Ambassadors'.
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Rubber Records, UK release from 1977. Very rare 1st pressing of only LP
release from Alba. Scottish folk group Alba was formed by Sean O'Rourke, ex
member of folk-rock group The JSD Band. Sean brought in ex-Tannahill Weavers'
Mike Ward and then recruited Tony Cuffe (later to join Ossian) and the late
Alan Macleod. Alba took their inspiration from Irish bands such as The Bothy
Band and Planxty, playing mainly acoustic traditional folk songs.
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Richard Thompson - Dream Attic (PRPLP064)
Ashley Hutchings - An Hour With Cecil Sharp and Ashley Hutchings (DAM 014)
Clannad - Clannad (6392 013)
Mike Waterson - Mike Waterson (12TS332)
Tom Anderson - Shetland Fiddlers On Stage Vol 1
(SLP 116)
De Danann - De Danann (2904 005)
Leon Rowsome - Leon Rowsome and his Uileann Pipes (GLEN 518)
Alan Stivell - A L'Olympia (6399 005)
Paddy Keenan - Paddy Keenan
(CEF 045)
Chieftains -
9, Boil The Breakfast Early (CBS 8408)
