Top Albums - Irish Contemporary

Shilelagh Law: Together in the End

"The legitimate voice of urban postmodern Irish folk, like Run-DMC in a righteous throwdown with the Clancy Brothers"--The Irish Side, 2002

Recommended if you like Black 47, The Clancy Brothers, The Wolfetones.
  • Download Album (MP3) - $9.99
  • Buy CD - $12.00
 
Captain Mackey's Goatskin and Stringband: Soldiers' Songs: The Irish Abroad and Soldiering

Authentic Irish Folk

Recommended if you like Luke Kelly, Margaret Barry, Sweeney's Men.
  • Download Album (MP3) - $15.99
  • Buy CD - $15.99
 
RUNA: Jealousy

Drawing on its diverse musical backgrounds, RUNA brings a contemporary and refreshing experience to traditional and more recently composed Celtic material with highly energetic and graceful acoustic melodies from Ireland, North America, and the UK.

Recommended if you like Loreena McKennitt, Shannon Lambert-Ryan, Solas.
  • Buy CD - $15.00
  • Download Album (MP3) - $9.99
 
Ciaran Sheehan: Ciaran

Irish born star of Phantom of the Opera performs a combination of B'way hits, Irish classics, and contemporary crossovers hits with 32 piece B'way orchestra, features duets with Rebecca Luker and Gay Willis.

  • Download Album (MP3) - $9.99
  • Buy CD - $16.00
 
Screaming Orphans: Listen and Learn

Pop melodies with a rock edge. (Screaming Orphans 1st Album)

Recommended if you like The Corrs, The Cranberries.
  • Download Album (MP3) - $9.99
  • Buy CD - $15.00
 
Natascha Leonie: Forget Humble

A fresh variety of folky chanson-like tunes with a rocky melancholy and eventual beats that tickle your ankles, coming together with celebrated piano and a country touch that screams for flowers in your hair. Her music is as constant yet changing as her v

Recommended if you like Damien Rice, Heather Nova, Tori Amos.
  • Buy CD - $14.00
 
The Dubliners: Best Of

Famous pioneers for Irish folk in Europe and also in the United States.

  • Buy CD - $12.97
 
Gerry O'Beirne: Half Moon Bay

Rhapsodic acoustic guitar and creative original songs from an Irishman. Many connections with Irish folk and traditional music, but this album goes far beyond that.

Recommended if you like James Taylor, Mike Oldfield, Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
  • Download Album (MP3) - $12.00
  • Buy CD - $17.00
 
Gerry O'Beirne: The Bog Bodies And Other Stories: Music For Guitar

Music made on a ragtag collection of stringed instruments, digging deep into the wood and the strings. At times lush, at times raw and emotional, the tunes are epic in scale.

Recommended if you like Mike Oldfield, Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
  • Buy CD - $17.00
  • Download Album (MP3) - $12.00
 
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