V.A. - The Rough Guide To Irish Folk (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The Rough Guide to Irish Folk provides an introduction to the different styles and artists within the genre. Established groups like De Danann and Deata and newer artists perform jigs, reels, and "sean nos, " a traditional form of a cappella singing. Rich in heritage and creativity, this collection should whet the appetite of anyone interested in contemporary Irish folk performers. by Heather Phares
Tracklist:
1 Brian Hughes –  The Ships Are Sailing/Ambrose Moloney's/The New Mown Meadows 3:08
Arranged By – Brian Hughes, Garry Ó Briain
 Traditional
2 Reeltime – The Trucks Of Bohermore 5:25
Arranged By – Reeltime
Written-By – Traditional
3 Aoife Ní Fhearraigh – Seacht Suálicí Na Maighdine Muire 4:47
Arranged By – Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
Written-By – Traditional
4 Cherish the ladies – Green Grow The Rushes Oh 4:46
Arranged By – Cherish the ladies
Words By – Robert Burns
5 Paddy Glackin – John Stewart's/James Byrn's/Pretty Peg/Miss Patterson's Slipper 4:25
Arranged By – Paddy Glackin
Traditional
6 Dé Danann – Mac's Fancy/The Mist Covered Mountain 3:07
Arranged By – Dé Danann
Traditional
7 Óige – The Maid Of Culmore 3:33
Arranged By – O'Cathain, McCloskey, McLaughlin, O'Cathain
Traditional
8 Declan Masterson–    Ríl Jimmy O'Reilly/Cailíní Deasa Mhaigh Eo/Sín Chugam Anuas An Tácla 3:46
Arranged By – Masterson
Traditional
9 Seán Ryan – London Lasses/Coast Of Austria 3:17
Arranged By – S.F. Ryan
Traditional
10 Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – A Bhean Udaí Thall 2:02
Arranged By – P Ní Uallacháin
Traditional
11 Seán Tyrrell – Mattie 3:24
Written-By – Johnny Mulhern
12 Kevin Burke's Open House – Tour De Taille (Around The Waist) 2:58
Written-By – Frederic Paris
13 Craobh Rua – The Red Crow/The Dawn/The Bianzano 5:04
Arranged By – Connolly, Byrne, Donnelly, Cassidy
Written-By – Ní Mhaonaigh, Traditional
14 Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich – Cailín Na Nurla Donn 4:43
Arranged By – Dónal Lunny, Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich
Written-By – Traditional
15    Colm Murphy–    Lord Gordon's/Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrell 3:39
Arranged By – Colm Murphy, Conal Ó Gráda
Traditional
16 Jackie Daly – Fonn Mall/Slow Air: Ag Taisteal Na Blarnan 3:18
Arranged By – Jackie Daly
Traditional
17 Áine Uí Cheallaigh – Seoladh Na Ngamhna 2:41
Arranged By – Mel Mercier, ÁineUí Cheallaigh
Traditional
18 Moving Cloud – Paddy Fahy's Reel/The Ewe Reel 2:55
Arranged By – Moving Cloud
Written-By – Paddy Fahy, Traditional
19 The Tulla Ceili Band – The Battle Of Aughrim 2:13
Arranged By – P.J. Hayes
Written-By – Traditional
20 Déanta – Lone Shanakyle 5:46
Arranged By – Déanta
Written-By – Traditional

 

V.A. - The Rough Guide To Irish Music (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The World Music Network's second installment in its excellent Rough Guide to Irish Music series is another high-quality overview of Celtic music both traditional and contemporary that eclipses many of the genre's numerous other anthologies. With a roster that forgoes the emerging industry's more fusion-oriented material in favor of young and older talent with muses that burn bright with forward-thinking -- but ultimately reverent -- renderings of traditional songs and dances, it's an excellent introduction for the curious and a solid collection for the already converted. Highlights include the whistle-heavy trio Flook, the Manhattan-based Celtic folk of the Prodigals and the blistering harmonica and fiddle duo Paul Moran and Fergal Scahill. by James Christopher Monger
Tracklist:
1 Flook – G.D.'s: Hoopers Loop / Pressed For Time 4:02
2 Dervish – An T-Úll 2:17
3 Frankie Gavin – The Night Cap / The Frost Is All Over 2:46
4 Maighread & Tríona Ni Dhomhnaill With Dónal Lunny – Liostáil Mé Le Sáirsint 2:38
5 The Prodigals – The Morning After 3:08
6 Séamus Quinn & Gary Hastings – Paddy Killoran's Highland / Hannah Mhicí Mhicheáil's 2:09
7 Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan – Antara / The Twirly Haired Girl / The Mountain Road 4:04
8 Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola – Bean Pháidín (Páidin's Wife) 2:18
9 Ciarán Ó Maonaigh & Dermot McLaughlin –    Loughisle Castle 1:17
10 Mary McPartlan – Slieve Gallion Braes 2:35
11 Séamus Creagh & Aidan Coffey – Hughie Travers / The Cat In The Corner 3:09
12 Paul Brady – Mary And The Soldier 3:55
13 Matt Molloy – A Stór Mo Chroi / The Primrose Lass / Miss Mcgovern's Favourite 4:11
14 Séamus Begley & Jim Murray – An Seanduine 4:06
15 North Cregg – Polkas (Callaghan's / The Glen Cottage / Is Trua Gan Peata An Mhaoir Agam) 3:59
16 Cran – Taimse 'N Arrears 3:14
17 Paul Moran & Fergal Scahill – The Cúil Aodha Slide / Dan Patsy's Slide / The Toormore Slide 2:20
18 Lúnasa – The Walrus 2:39
19 Helen Roche – As I Roved Out 4:16
20 Paul McGrattan – The Lark On The Strand / The Geese In The Bog / The Eavesdropper 3:50
21 Altan – The Humours Of Castlefin / Nia's Dance / An Dúidin 3:26
22 Gerry O'Connor – Cam A' Lochaigh (The Curve Of The Lake) 3:21