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Altan
The official site of Altan, one of the most famous Irish traditional bands, offering details on band members, events, history, a contact facility, images, press material and discography.
Begley & Cooney
Profile of the Irish traditional duo of Seamus Begley, accordion player, and Steve Cooney, guitarist (Ceolas).
Boghill Music Centre
Residential workshops for mixed instruments in traditional Irish music - calendar of events and information. Located in County Clare.
Brian McNamara
Uilleann pipe player. Sound files and information.
Bridge Ceili Band
Information about the band's origins and their music style, includes photos and audio clips.
Ceolas
Reviews, biographies, guides, audio samples, links to real-world and internet resources, tunes, schedules and instrument guides. Currently unmaintained, but still valuable.
Ceoltóirí Loch Lao
Details, in English and Irish, of a CD from the young musicians of the Loch Lao branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, based in Belfast's Falls Road. There are also notes on the musicians.
Claddagh Records
Enormous online catalog from one of the largest, best-known, and best-respected Irish traditional music labels.
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
Details of this organisation and movement, promoting traditional Irish music, song and dance in Ireland and worldwide. Offers music samples, session details, branch information, concert and educational programmes, structures and archuives.
Dainín Music
Traditional musicians, Maidhc Dainín & Caoimhín Ó Sé provide biographies, discography, photos, contact details, CD sale information and links. Bilingual site.
Dara Records
Website of this large mail-order distributor of Irish and Celtic music.
Dolores Keane
Official web site which includes biography, discography, tour dates, sound files and photographs.
Encyclopedia of Traditional Celtic Music
Includes history, theory and instruments of Celtic music.
folk-music group. galicia (spain)
Official web site of the band DOA. Records, history, photos. How contact.
Irish Traditional Music
Links to resource sites on tunes, sessions in numerous countries, learning various instruments, with some original content.
Irish Traditional Music Archive
This reference archive and resource centre for traditional song, music and dance, based in Dublin, offers, in English and Irish, details of its history, workings, staff and collections. There are location and access notes, research details, publication data and outlines of ways to support the institution.
Jim Maginn's Diddilee Dee
Photographic picture library, featuring major figures in the traditional music of Ireland, taken by Jim Maginn, a photographer in Belfast.
Kevin Burke
Irish fiddler, formerly of Bothy Band and Patrick Street, presents forthcoming shows, concert notes, lessons, discography, biography, equipment, music samples and news.
Leitrim's Hidden treasure
An album of traditional Irish music from South Leitrim played by the McNamara family
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
Official site for the Celtic musicians.
Na hAmhráin
Traditional gaelic song lyrics.
Na Píobairí Uilleann - The Pipers Club
Information on the Irish "uilleann" pipes plus this famous Irish piping club. About the instrument, how to buy a set, calendar of activities, publications, tune of the month, and a picture gallery.
O Ghluin go Ghlun - From Knee to Knee
A collective of over 60 local Irish musicians in the North-West corner of Ireland.
Osna
Tour dates, news and information. Listen to music samples online.
Queen Maeve School of Traditional Music
Irish music school, run by musician Carmel Gunning.Information on classes in tin whistle, flute, traditional singing, button accordion, piano accordion and fiddle.
Sessions from the Hearth
Details and photos about touring show in the style of the trad "session", music pub tour, event organisation and related CD, with reviews, contact details and sound clips.
Shantalla Homepage
Traditional Irish and Scottish music. Information on the band, albums, concerts, reviews and forthcoming tour dates.
Teada
Traditional band provides biographies, history, album details with purchase information, audio samples, reviews, tour dates, means of contact and links.
The Cobblestone's Irish Traditional Music Arc
Uilleann Pipes and Irish Traditional Music, including a cross reference album archive.
The Donegal Fiddle Pages
About the fiddle tradition of County Donegal. What makes the style(s) unique; the fiddlers; how to learn.
The Journal of Music
A magazine bringing together new writing on classical, jazz and traditional music.
The Session
Traditional Irish music, featuring a new tunes, recordings and discussions.
Tommy Peoples
Official site of the famed Clare fiddler, born and raised in Donegal, winner of the 1998 TnaG Traditional Music Award. Sound samples.
Topics in Traditional Irish Music
A collection of pages describing the history of traditional music in Ireland.
Traditional Irish Songs
Lyrics to many Irish songs (as sung in pubs, clubs and homes of Ireland)
Udance Records
In step with the needs of practicing traditional Irish and Ceili dancers. Custom CDs one can create on-line that contain the reels and jigs for practice.