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Claddagh Records
Claddagh is a long running independent label mainly devoted to recording traditional and folk music and artists.
Releases are distributed by larger labels such as EMI.
Claddagh was managed for a period by Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney.
CC Series (main LP series)
CC 1 Leo Rowsome Rí na bPiobairí/The King of the Pipers (1959)
CC 2 The Chieftains - s/t (1963)
CC 3 Dolly MacMahon - Dolly (1966)
CC 4 Sarah & Rita Keane Once I Loved (1968)
CC 5 Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford The Star Above the Garter (1968)
CC 6 Máire Áine Ní Dhonnchadha - Deora Aille Irish Songs from Connemara (1970)
CC 7 The Chieftains - 2 (1969)
CC 8 Paddy Taylor The Boy in the Gap (Traditional Music from Limerick and Clare) (1969)
CC 9 Seán 'ac Dhonncha An Aill Bháin (The White Rock) (Songs in Irish and English from Connemara) (197?)
CC 10 The Chieftains - 3 (1971?)
CC 11 v/a The Drones and the Chanters (1971)
CC 12 Seán Ó Riada Ó Riada's Farewell (1972)
CC 13 Tommy Potts The Liffey Banks (1972)
CC 14 The Chieftains - 4 (1973)
CC 15 Paddy Moloney & Seán Potts Tin Whistles (1974)
CC 16 The Chieftains - 5 (1975)
CC 17 Seán Keane Gusty Frolicks (1975)
CC 18 Derek Bell Carolan's Receipt (Music of Carolan Vol. 1) (1975)
CC 19 Séamus Ennis Féidhlím Tonn Rí's Castle (197?)
CC 20 The Chieftains - 6 Bonaparte's Retreat (1976)
CC 21 The Chieftains - Live! (1977)
CC 22 The Whistlebinkies - s/t (1977?)
CC 23 Dolores Keane There Was a Maid (1978)
CC 24 The Chieftains - 7 (1977)
CC 25 Sondela Atté (1977)
CC 26 Charles Guard Avenging and Bright (1978)
CC 27 Michael Tubridy The Eagle's Whistle (1978)
CC 28 Derek Bell Carolan's Favourite (Music of Carolan Vol. 2) (1978)
CC 29 The Chieftains - 8 (1978)
CC 30 The Chieftains - 9 Boil the Breakfast Early (1979)
CC 31 The Whistlebinkies - 2 (1979?)
CC 32 Willie Clancy - The Pipering of Willie Clancy Volume 1 (1980?)
CC 33 The Chieftains - 10 (1981)
CC 34 The Whistlebinkies - 3 (1981?)
CC 35 Derek Bell - Derek Bell's Musical Ireland (1982)
CC 36 The Chieftains with the RTΙ Concert Orchestra - The Year of the French (1982)
CC 37 Len Graham Do Me Justice (1983)
CC 38 Robert Wallace Chance Was a Fine Thing (1983)
CC 39 Willie Clancy - The Pipering of Willie Clancy Volume 2 (1983)
CC 40 v/a Claddagh's Choice Vol 1 (1984)
CC 41 Len Graham Ye Lovers All (1984?)
CC 42 The Chieftains - In China (1985)
CC 43 The Whistlebinkies - 4 (1986?)
CC 44 Francie Byrne, James Byrne, Vincent Campbell & Con Cassidy The Brass Fiddle (1986)
CC 45 Vail Ó Flatharta Bláth na Nairní
CC 46 Skylark - s/t (1987)
CC 47 Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin The South West Wind (1988)
CC 48 unreleased [Robert Wallace album]
CC 49 Skylark All of It (1989)
CC 50 The Whistlebinkies - 5
CC 51 Ben Lennon, Séamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciarán Curran Dog Big and Dog Little (1989)
CC 52 James Byrne The Road to Glenlough (1990)
CC 53 Robbie Hannan Traditional Irish Music Played on the Uilleann Pipes (1990)
CC 54 The Whistlebinkies - Anniversary (1990)
CC 55 Phil, John & Pip Murphy - The Trip To Cullenstown (1991)
CC 56 v/a Beauty An Oileáin: Music and song of the Blasket Islands (1992)
CC 57 Skylark Light and Shade (1992)
CC 58 Paul McGrattan The Frost Is All Over (1992).
CC 59 Derek Bell Ancient Music for the Irish Harp (1993)
CC 60 Mary Mac Namara Traditional Music from East Clare (1994)
CC 61 v/a The Drones and the Chanters Volume 2 (1994)
CC 62 Skylark Raining Bicycles (1996)
CC 63 Cran Black, Black, Black (1998)
CC 64 Ronan Browne The Wynd You Know (2001)
CC 65 v/a Claddagh's Choice Volumes 1 & 2 (1998) incorporates CC40
CC 66 The Chieftains - Collection
CC 67 The Chieftains - Collection 2
CCF Series (Franchise LP series}
Franchised releases, i.e. recordings licensed from elsewhere, either other record companies
at home or abroad or production companies; in some cases Claddagh has been the exclusive
licensee to date, i.e. these exist only as Claddagh releases.
CCF 1 John Molyneux Douce Amére
CCF 2 Jody Stecher & Krishna Bhatt - Rasa (1981) [Rooster Records, USA]
CCF 3 Runrig The Highland Connection (1981) [Ridge Records, Scotland]
CCF 4 Metropolis Morning Shadows (1981) [a Phaeton release]
CCF 5 Robin Williamson Songs of Love and Parting (1981)
CCF 6 Jane Cassidy Waves of Time
CCF 7 Jimi Slevin - Freeflight (1982) [a Phaeton release]
CCF 8 Pierre Bensusan - Solilai (1982) [Rounder, USA]
CCF 9 Edmund Lenihan Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Pϊca {spoken word}
CCF 10 Robin Williamson Music from the Mabinogi
CCF 11 Edmund Lenihan Fionn Mac Cumhaill and The Dark Pool {spoken word}
CCF 12 Robin Williamson Legacy of the Scottish Harpers
CCF 13 Edmund Lenihan Niamh and The Giant
CCF 14 Jane Cassidy The Empty Road (1986)
CCF 15 The Chieftains Music from The Ballad of the Irish Horse
CCF 16 Robin Williamson Legacy of the Scottish Harpers: Volume 2
CCF 17 Edmund Lenihan Storyteller
CCF 18 Matt Molloy Stony Steps (1988)
CCF 19 Robin Williamson Songs for Children of All Ages
CCF 20 Bakerswell (1988)
CCF 21 Noel Hill The Irish Concertina (1988)
CCF 22 Edmund Lenihan Storyteller 2
CCF 23 Kevin Conneff The Week Before Easter (1989)
CCF 24 Eddie Lenihan Weird Irish Tales
CCF 25 Seán Keane Jig It In Style (1989)
CCF 26 Máirtín O'Connor Perpetual Motion (1990; also issued on cassette as MOC001)
CCF 27 Conal Ó Gráda - The Top of Coom (1990)
CCF 28 Eddie Lenihan The Devil's Own Work
CCF 29 Gerry O'Connor & Eithne Ní Uallacháin Lá Lugh (1991)
CCF 30 Seán Keane, Matt Molloy & Liam O'Flynn The Fire Aflame
CCF 31 John Doherty The Floating Bow (1996)
CCF 32 Mary Mac Namara The Blackberry Blossom (2000)
CCF 33 Leo Rickard Pure Piping (2000)
CCF 34 Pierre Schryer, Dermot Byrne and Friends (2000)
CCF 35 Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin Touch Me If You Dare (2002)
CCF 36 Maeve Donnelly & Peadar O'Loughlin The Thing Itsel (2004)
CCF 37 David Power My Love is in America (2005)
CCF 38 The Tulla Céilí Band 60th Anniversary Celebration (2007)
CCA/CCT Series
Spoken word releases.
CCT 3 Samuel Beckett - MacGowran Speaking Beckett LP (1966)
CCT 21 Seamus Heaney & Liam O'Flynn The Poet and The Piper (2003)
??? Orcadian Poet George Mackay Brown Reads His Poems And A Short Story (1976)
CSM Series
CSM 1 Sean O Riada - Vertical Man OST LP foc (1969)
CSM 2 Aeolian Quartet - String Quartet in C (Frederick May) (1974)
CSM 50-51 John O'Connor - John Field: Complete Piano Concertos 2xLP (1973)
CSM 55-58 4xLP (1982)
Phaeton/Faetain LP series
SPIN 991 The Major Thinkers - s/t
SPIN 992 The Establishment - Bad Catholics
SPIN 993 Norman Teeling Guitar Dimensions
SPIN 994 Frank Harte with Dónal Lunny and Bertram Levy And Listen to My Song (1986)
SPIN 995 Frank Harte with Dónal Lunny Daybreak and a Candle-End LP/CD (1987)
SPIN 996 The Voice Squad Many's the Foolish Youth
SPIN 997 Norman Teeling - Downtown City Blues LP (198?)
SPIN 998 Eddie Lenihan Saint Patrick was a Gentleman K7
SPIN 999 James Kelly and Zan McLeod The Ring Sessions: Irish Traditional Music on Fiddle and Guitar CD (1995)
SPIN 1000 Paul McGrattan and Paul O'Shaughnessy Within a Mile of Dublin CD (1995)
SPIN 1001 Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul de Grae The Smoky Chimney CD (1996)
SPIN 1002 Paul Redmond The Legacy: Moore's Melodies CD
SPIN 1003 Amongst Women (TV soundtrack) CD
SPIN 1004 Brian Rooney Leitrim to London CD (2002)
SPIN 1005 Harry Bradley As Carelessly I Did Stray ... CD (2002)
SPIN 1006 Tina McLoughlin Just for Now CD (2003)
SPIN 1007 The Tap Room Trio CD (2003)
SPIN 1008 Ciarán Ó Maonaigh Ceol a' Ghleanna CD (2004)
SPIN 1009 Aoife Ní Fhearraigh If I Told You CD (2006)
SPIN 1010 David Power The Little Cuckoo of Glen Nephin CD (2007)
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