Irish American Times & www.liveireland.com

Best of the Decade Awards 2010

Trad Promoter of the Decade: Copperplate
Female Newcomer of the Decade: Eilis Kennedy

Hello Friends,
we are knocked out at winning this very prestigous award.
Also congratters to Eilis and all the other winners.

Many thanks for your continued support and don't forget to spread the word about Copperplate.
With thanks,
Copperplate

The Irish Echo, Ceol Column Best of Year

Best Sources for the Top 30 Albums
Check out Copperplate Distribution, run by Alan O'Leary in London, www.copperplatedistribution.com, copperplate@talktalk.net,
011-44-207-585-0357

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Our latest promotional innovation is to present an 80 minute podcast on music by Copperplate artists, which you can hear and download full tracks from several of our albums.

You don't need an ipod, this is just a show which you can have on your computer and listen to whenever you desire.
The address is http://alanoleary.libsyn.com/rss

If you want to subscribe to further editions, go to Itunes 6 and under advanced tab, click subscribe to podcast and enter this address and all future shows will appear on your computer. Like magic!
Hope you enjoy the music.

Copperplate Podcast 146
www.copperplatemailorder.com

1. Fraser Fifield: Dark Reel Honest Water
2. Joe Burke, Brian Conway & Felix Dolan:
The Luckpenny/The Pipe on the Hob. Tribute to Andy McGann
3. John McEvoy:
The Crib of Perches/The Tinker's Stick/Come Up To The Room. Pride of the West
4. Rita Gallagher: The Wounded Hussar. The May Morning Dew
5. Luke Daniels: The Jug of Punch/Eddie Kelly's/Black Pat's. The Mighty Box
6. Louise Killeen: Brilliant Tease. Brilliant Tease
7. Michael Hynes, Charlie Lennon & Steve Cooney:
Con McCarthy's/The City of Savanah. Ceol Sidhe
8. Brendan Hendry, Brendan Mulholland & Paul McSherry:
The High Road to Linton/The Humours of Newcastle. Tuned Up
9. The Outside Track: Blackbirds & Thrushes Curious Things Given Wings
10. The Irish Basque Connection:
Johnny Leary's/An Choisir/Lois Ui Bhigin/The Hare in the Corn. EuskEirea
11. Oonagh Derby: Silver Shoes. Harmony Street
12. Luke Daniels:
Gooseberry Bush/The Rainy Day/Spike Island Lasses. The Mighty Box

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13th JIMMY McHUGH MEMORIAL CONCERT
SAT 14th JANUARY 2012 8.00pm
WOODSIDE HALLS, GLENFARG ST, GLASGOW

Guests include

NOEL CARBERRY - Co Longford - UILLEAN PIPES
BOBBY GARDINER - Co Clare - ACCORDION
JOHN Mc EVOY - Co Meath - FIDDLE
BRIAN Mc GRATH - Co Fermanagh - PIANO / BANJO
DAMIEN MOLLOY - Co Tyrone - SINGER
JOHN WYNNE - Co Roscommon - FLUTE

TICKETS £10 from TRON THEATRE BOX OFFICE 0141 552 4267
OR TEL; 0141 569 3557 / 07855 292062

Accommodation: E MAIL mchugh@irish-music.fsnet.co.uk

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The 13th Return to Camden Town festival
full details at www.returntocamden.org

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Full catalogue at foot of this page.

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New Releases:

Louise Killeen: Brilliant Tease
Luke Daniels: The Mighty Box
Raw Bar Collective: Millhouse Measures
MacDara O'Raghallaigh: Ego Trip
Shaskeen: Walking Up Town
Various Artists: Geantrai CD & DVD
Danny Meehan: Drimalost & Beyond
Michael Coleman 1891 - 1945
Paddy O'Brien: Mixing The Punch
DVD Various Artists: Come West Along The Road vol 3
DVD Various Artists: Come West Along The Road vol 2
DVD Various Artists: Come West Along The Road vol 1
The Basque Irish Connection: Euskeirea
Michael Hynes/Lennon & Cooney: Ceol Sidhe
Oonagh Derby: Harmony Street
Daithi Sproule: Lost River Vol 1
Cathal Clohessy & Eamonn Costello: Bosca Ceoil & Fiddle
Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne: And So The Story Goes
Paddy O'Brien: The Sailor's Cravat
Mairtin O'Connor: Inside The Box
Various Artists: Tuning The Radio
Edel Fox : Chords & Beryls
Rita Gallagher: The May Morning Dew
The Kane Sisters: Side by Side
Peter McAlinden: Happy to Meet Sorry to Part
The Outside Track: Curious Things Given Wings
Hendry, McSherry & Nodlaig Brolly: Stringtones
Niamh Ni Charra: Súgach Sámh / Happy Out
Billy Clifford: Echoes of Sliabh Luachra
Danú: Seanchas
Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh:
Comb Your Hair and Curl It
Caladh Nua: Happy Days
Larry Gavin, Micheal O'Rourke & Charlie Lennon: Two Miles from Tulla
The London Lasses & Pete Quinn: By Night & By Day
Rig The Jig: Live in Dublin DVD & CD
Irish Peat Turf Fire DVD
Paddy Glackin: Music on the Fiddle
Willie Clancy: The Gold Ring
Le Chéile: Out of the West
Niall & Cillian Vallely: Callan Bridge
Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford: On Common Ground
Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon: Knock na Gree
Colum Sands: Look Where I've Ended Up Now
Kev Boyle: Palestine Grove
Mulcahy Family: Reelin' in Tradition
The Baileys: A Song for Ireland
Liam Kelly (Dervish): Sweetwood
John Wynne: Like The Wind
Larry Gavin & Michaél O'Rourke: Two Miles to Tulla
Tommy Peoples
Various Artists: Irish Whistles
Kilfenora Ceili Band

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Louise Killeen

Brilliant Tease

"Louise has a unique style and sings her own original material with a very melodic and a great voice." - Mary Black

"Louise Killeen is a unique Irish woman. She has a unique story to tell. On Brilliant Tease she tells her story with great honesty, great songs and a sweet production. It is more brilliant than tease, because it delivers." -
Luka Bloom

RADIO WDCB Chicago
Louise Killeen has a wonderful voice. It is warm and immediately accessible. Open. Honest. What a wonderful talent! This is a major star in the making and we want to follow this young lady closely. Wow!

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Luke Daniels


The Mighty Box

Irish Music Magazine.
"The Mighty Box is the work of a mighty box player. Enough said!"
Eileen McCabe

The Living Tradition
"This album is a truly great achievement by this ever imaginative, interesting and versatile player". Kevin T. Ward

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Raw Bar Collective

Millhouse Measures

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MacDara O'Raghallaigh

Ego Trip
Live Traditional Irish Fiddle Music

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SHASKEEN

Ireland's best loved band.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Geantrai
cd & dvd from long running TG4 show

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DANNY MEEHAN

Drimalost & Beyond
2 CD set

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MICHAEL COLEMAN 1891 - 1945

2 CD set remastered by Harry Bradshaw accompanied
by an 80 page informative booklet.

"Ireland's most influential traditional musician of the 20th century"

'Coleman's records are now regarded as classics and are among
the finest examples of recorded folk music in the early 20th century.'
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music

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PADDY O'BRIEN


Mixing The Punch

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RTEDVD 148




COME WEST ALONG THE ROAD Vol. 3
Irish Traditional Music Treasures from RTE TV Archives 1960s - 1980s
this third DVD from the television archives of RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, contains over three hours of outstanding performances from across the rich spectrum of Irish traditional music. 65 TRACKS.

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RTEDVD 113


Come West Along The Road, VOL 2 Various Artists.
Irish traditional music treasures from RTE TV archives 1960s - 1980s.

Two and a half hours of outstanding performances by people including Frankie Gavin, Jackie Daly, Kevin Burke, Iarla O'Lionaird, Brid Harpur, Ormond Ceili Band, Josephine Keegan, Horslips, Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Donal Lunny, Joe Burke And Paddy Glackin and many more household names of Irish music!! 52 TRACKS!

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RTEDVD 99


COME WEST ALONG THE ROAD VOL 1,
Various Artists
this DVD from the television archives of RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, contains more than two hours of outstanding performances from across the rich spectrum of Irish traditional music 47 tracks.

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The Basque Irish Connection:
Niamh Ni Charra, Gavin Ralston & Ibon Koteron

Euskeirea

www.liveIreland.com The Livie Awards

Female Musician of the Year- Niamh Ni Charra

The Irish Post
This new release can only enhance her already considerable status on the international Celtic music scene. Joe Giltrap

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Michael Hynes,
Charlie Lennon & Steve Cooney

Ceol Sidhe
Beautiful mature music from 3 masters of our music, a masterpiece!

www.liveIreland.com The Livies Awards 2012
Album of the Year - Ceol Sidhe (Shee Music)

The Living Tradition
"Let's hope that isn't a one-off; I could do with one like this every year". Mick Furey

" Are we listening to the Instrumental Album of the Year? We think the answer is Yes! Quite likely."USA National Public Radio
www.LiveIreland.com
If you love Irish traditional music, this is the perfect instrumental album

Irish Music Magazine
Grace and charm, musicality, and plenty of expression:
that's the music of Micheal O'Hynes. Alex Monaghan

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Oonagh Derby

Harmony Street
heralds the arrival of a major Irish singer/songwriter talent!

www.liveireland.com The Livie Awards 2012
Thunder on the Horizon Award - Oonagh Derby
FolkWords
‘Harmony Street’ displays both depth and originality -
seldom will a debut make such an impression"
The Irish Post
"This is a cracking debut album that has manifestly been given a lot of thought. It should certainly help establish Oonagh Derby's reputation as a singer and songwriter of real quality". Joe Giltrap

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Daithi Sproule & Friends


Featuring:
Seamus McGuire, Peter Ostroushko, Tom
Schaefer, Randal Bays, Liz Carroll, Billy McComiskey,
Danielle Enblom, Laura MacKenzie, John Wright, Dean Macraw, James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Altan

The Living Tradition
"This is an expertly-managed, affectionately-realised collection,
a quiet gem that will amply repay your investment". David Kidman

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Cathal Clohessy & Eamonn Costello


Bosca Ceoil & Fiddle

www.netrhythms.com
"it will doubtless be hailed as a supreme example of its kind,
both uplifting and invigorating", David Kidman,

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Sean Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin & Ronan Browne


And So The Story Goes

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Paddy O'Brien

The Sailor's Cravat

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Mairtin O'Connor

Inside The Box
a book containing 60 of Mairtin's original compositions

The Irish Times
'The book's inclusion of the stories behind these tunes bears testament to Máirtín O'Connor's rich emotional investment in his music.' Siobhan Long

Irish Music Magazine
'There is music inside the man which seeps out through his many compositional pieces that are rapidly picked up and learnt by his avid following.''An Unassuming Legend'. Eileen McCabe

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Tuning The Radio

Various Artists
Early traditional music recordings from the RTE Archives.

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Rita Gallagher

The May Morning Dew
www.LiveIreland.com
This is a real Irish woman singing wonderful music in a voice from God. Impeccable.
Bill Margeson

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Peter McAlinden

Happy to Meet Sorry to Part

www.NetRhythms.com
Peter's playing is always tasteful, and often quite masterly", David Kidman

"This album is a masterpiece of tin whistle. It will without doubt become the standard by which any other tin whistle-driven album will be judged" Folkwords.com
The Irish Post "A great album from a great musician". Joe Giltrap

Earle Hitchner's Top 30 of 2010 in The Irish Echo 20.1.11
29. "Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part" by Peter McAlinden (self-issued): All-Ireland senior tin whistle champion of 1979, McAlinden steps out of his long-term role in London academia to fashion this stirring debut.

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The Outside Track

Curious Things Given Flight

www.liveIreland.com The Livie Awards 2012

Vocalist of the Year - Norah Rendell
Vocal/Instrumental Group of the Year - The Outside Track

Irish Music Magazine
"the blend of individual talent ensures that this CD will most certainly be a success". Eileen McCabe

"Absolutely fabulous band whose album is brilliant"
Mike Harding BBC Radio

"I loved it and it gets a definite ten out of ten from Folk Radio UK!" Alex
www.netrhythms.com
The Outside Track are destined for even greater honours with the release of this joyfully accomplished record. David Kidman January 2011

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Billy Clifford

Echoes of Sliabh Luachra

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Danú

Seanchas
They're back with their first recording in 5 years
Earle Hitchner's Top 30 of 2010 in The Irish Echo, Ceol column.
17. "Seanchas" by Danu (self-issued): Still among Ireland's elite traditional bands, as this splendid album proves.

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BACK IN STOCK
Larry Gavin, Micheal O'Rourke & Charlie Lennon:
Two Miles from Tulla


The accordion & fiddle CD which is a worthy successor to The Banks of the Shannon".

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Catherine McEvoy,
Caoimhín ÓRaghallaigh & Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh




Comb Your Hair and Curl It

3 of Ireland's finest pool their talents to create an instant classic recording.

Irish Echo
Utterly brilliant and passionate, this is a no-brainer top five album pick for 2010.
Earle Hitchner

www.LiveIreland.com
"it is perfect. Pure. Trad. Magic from three magicians. There is no album recently that we have listened to more", Bill Margeson


Earle Hitchner's Top 30 of 2010 in The Irish Echo, Ceol column.
#3: They have placed spirit above any restrictive notion of smoothness and, in the process, captured rapture. What a rare accomplishment and treat.

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Willie Clancy

The Gold Ring 2CD set from RTE
This release will be regarded as one of the most important of recent times in the world of traditional music.

The Irish Echo
Best archival releases of 2009

2. “The Gold Ring” by
Willie Clancy (2 CD’s; RTE):
65 tracks from the Miltown Malbay
uilleann piper (1918-73), an iconic figure in Irish music.

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Le Chéile: Out of the West

Return after 34 years of legendary London band.

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Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford
On Common Ground




2010 TIR AWARDS in The Chicago Irish Newspaper

Instrumental CD of the Year: On Common Ground


‘Tasty tunes and terrific playing make "On Common Ground" one of the recording triumphs of this still young year. It is a pinnacle performance from Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford, two uncommonly gifted Irish traditional musicians.’
Earle Hitchner, The Wall Street Journal and Irish Echo, NY.

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Music & Light
a book of photography by Tony Kearns
documenting 25 years of The Willie Clancy Summer School

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PADDY CARTY& CONOR TULLY

Traditional Music of Ireland
Legendary recording released for the first time of CD
The Irish Echo
Best archival releases of 2009

3. “Traditional Music of Ireland”
Paddy Carty and Conor Tully:
CD remaster of 1989 cassette by the flutist and fiddler, two of East Galway’s finest.

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Bobby Casey


The Spirit of West Clare

The Irish Democrat
This is a wonderful recording and I'm delighted that this great exponent of the old West Clare style has been captured for all time on CD. Ken Keable

The Folk Diary
This album is surely destined to become one of the all-time classics of Irish traditional music. Vic Smith