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THIS MONTH'S FEATURE
SEAN RYAN (1919-1985):
A COLLECTION

Sensational 2-CD set of home recordings by the gifted fiddle player and composer from Co. Tipperary, with one CD featuring Ryan playing his own tunes
*****      $29.99                               ---->  more
TOP-RATED CDS
(4 to 5 Stars)

Harry Bradley: The Night-Rambler's Companion

Harry Bradley, Jesse Smith, John Blake:
The Tap Room Trio

Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin:
The South West Wind

Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin:
Touch Me if You Dare

Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn

Liz Carroll & John Doyle: In Play

John Carty: I Will if I Can

James Carty: Upon My Soul

Johnny Connolly:  An Mileoidean Scaoilte

P.J. Crotty & James Cullinan: Happy to Meet

Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh

Dervish: Live in Palma

Maeve Donnelly & Peadar O'Loughlin:
The Thing Itself

Edel Fox & Ronan O'Flaherty

Frankie Gavin & Paul Brock: Tribute to
Joe Cooley

Paddy Glackin: Glackin

Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan: Doublin'

Frank Harte: Dublin Street Songs

Frank Harte: The Hungry Voice

Frank Harte: There's Gangs of Them Digging

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill:
Welcome Here Again

Noel Hill & Tony Linnane

Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon: In Knocknagree

Liz & Yvonne Kane: The Well Tempered Bow

Breda Keville: The Hop Down

Catherine & John McEvoy: The Kilmore Fancy

Gay, Conor & Sean McKeon: The Dusty Miller

Brian McNamara & Tim Collins: Reed Only

Matt Molloy & John Carty: Pathway to the Well

The Mulcahys: Notes from the Heart

Diarmuid O'Brien: Cairde Cairdin

Michelle O'Brien, Aogan Lynch, Gavin Ralston

Mick O'Brien & Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh:
Kitty Lie Over

Tony O'Connell & Andy Morrow

Paudie O'Connor: Different State

Micheal O'Raghallaigh: Inside Out

Patrick Ourceau & Friends: Live at Mona's

Siobhan Peoples & Murty Ryan:
Time on our Hands

David Power: My Love is in America

Mike Rafferty: Speed 78

Michael Rooney & June McCormack: Land's End

Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick, Jim Murray: Tunes

Jesse Smith: Jigs & Reels

Seamus Tansey: King of the Concert Flute

Teada: Inne Amarach

Various: Around the Hills of Clare

Various: The Flute Players of Roscommon

Various: The North Wind

John Wynne & John McEvoy: Pride of the West
NEW BOOKS
TRADITIONAL IRISH FLUTE SOLOS -THE TUROE STONE VOL. 2
by Vincent Broderick
The second volume of compositions by the famous East Galway flute player.
Bk + CD                  $34.99
THE DANCE MUSIC OF SEAMUS ENNIS
by Pat Mitchell

A monumental work of transcription in a fine hardcover book                                           $129.99
HARP TUNES VOL. 1
by Michael Rooney

Gorgeous compositions by Ireland's new O'Carolan

$24.99
THE SPOONS MURDER AND OTHER MYSTERIES
by Con O'Drisceoil

Hilarious songs in traditional style, with CD              $41.99
JAMES MORRISON - ORIGINAL MUSIC MSS
Fascinating facsimile reproductions of the famous fiddle player's handwritten transcriptions             $30.00
NEW CD RELEASES

Liam O'Connor & Sean McKeon: Dublin Made Me
Fantastic fiddle and pipes duet. This is the new "Doublin'"...
**** 1/2                     $24.99
Matt Molloy & John Carty: Pathway to the Well
Two masters at work, and instant classic
**** 1/2                        $24.99
Liz Carroll & John Doyle: Double Play
Spirited playing and nice singing by two ace musicians
****                            $16.99
Various: The Leitrim Equation
Excellent collection featuring members of Lunasa and Leitrim musicians
****                   2-CD   $32.99
Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely: On Common Ground
Superb flute and uilleann pipes playing by well-known Lunasa members
****                            $16.99
Mike Rafferty & Willie Kelly: The New Broom
Wonderful duet album by two master musicians
**** 1/2                        $16.99
Other Tunebooks & Songbooks:

A Drop in the Ocean

The Keegan Tunes - Compositions of Josephine Keegan

The Leo Rowsome Collection of Irish Music

Sean Ryan's Dream - Vol. 2 of Sean Ryan's Compositions

John Skelton: A Few More Tunes (Book and CD)
FLIUIT - IRISH FLUTE TUTORIAL
by June McCormack

Excellent and compact new method   Bk + 2 CDs   $34.99
THE SCRIBE - THE LIFE & WORKS OF JAMES O'NEILL
by Caoimhin Mac Aoidh

Fascinating biography          $20.00
Copyright Philippe Varlet 2006
Maeve Donnelly: Flame on the Banks
Passionate, brilliant  fiddle playing
****                        $19.99
The Green Fields of America
Mick Moloney leads a new lineup on this terrific album of songs and tunes
****                             $16.99
Various: Masters of Tradition
Wonderful collection of live recordings by well-known  traditional musicians
****                 2-CD   $29.99
THE KEEGAN TUNES BOOK 2
by Josephine Keegan

Another 105 compositions by the indefatigable Keegan     $36.95
Blake, Gillespie, Leahy: Humours of Highgate
Second CD from this lovely London trio, as good as the first
****                            $19.99
Paddy Carty & Conor Tully
CD reissue of an important flute and fiddle recording of East Galway music
****                        $22.99
Conal O'Grada: Cnoc Bui
Powerful solo flute music

**** 1/2                     $19.99
GAEL-LINN CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE
~~~
SEOLTAI SEIDTE - SETTING SAILS
Reissue of its great 1957-1961 78rpm recordings. A 2-CD set with a 96-page booklet.
Five Stars!
*****                                $36.99
FOINN SEISIUN, BOOKS 1-3

Practice your session skills at home with this series of books & CDs  

Each book         $24.99
Each 2-CD set   $28.99
NEW DVD  ~~~
Other DVDs:

The Art of Uilleann Piping, Vol. 1   $39.99

Come West Along the Road 1         $33.99

Come West Along the Road 2       $35.99

Dervish: Live at Johnny Fox           $23.99

Dervish: Midsummer's Night           $23.99

Geantrai                                           $33.99

Planxty Live 2004                           $34.99

Piper's Choice Vol. 1                     $36.99
Holly Geraghty & Jonathan Roche: Ceolmhar
Lovely debut album by these two young players on harp, concertina and accordion
****                            $19.99
LUNASA: NOTAI

Companion tunebook to Lunasa's last three CDs         
                             $30.00
Steve Johnson: Lowlands
Discover the fabulous voice of this New York singer on his gorgeous debut CD
**** 1/2                   $16.99
KIERAN JORDAN - SECRETS OF THE SOLE

A fascinating look at various styles of sean-nos (old-style) Irish dancing

****                $20.00
Billy McComiskey: Outside the Box
Poetry on the B/C accordion by a veteran of the Irish-American music scene
****                             $16.99
Bobby Casey: The Spirit of West Clare
Superb old-style Clare fiddle playing recorded in the 1960s
**** 1/2                      $26.99
Fergal Scahill: The Dusty Bridge
Exciting and driving fiddle playing by a this talented young Galway musician
****                                $19.99
MUSIC & LIGHT
by Tony Kearns
A collection of gorgeous black & white photos taken at the Willie Clancy Summer School between 1992-2007
Hardcover        $36.99
Paudie O'Connor & John O'Brien: Wind & Reeds
Accordion and uilleann pipes can sound terrific together
****                            $19.99
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