 Dan Possumato
it's quite fitting that as I prepare to upload this cd on our website on St. Patrick's morning,March 17th,2006,
it is also the birthday of the box player,Dan Possumato.Anchorage resident via Pittsburg,Germany and Ireland and proud performer of Irish Traditional music on melodeon and button accordion.
Well done,Dan agus breithlá shona duit as gach uile i gCusty's!
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 Kevin Burke and Ged Foley
October 2005 release of fiddle music by former Bothy Band great,Kevin Burke
with melodiously interwoven guitar from Kevin's musical pal from Patrick Street,Ged Foley.
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 Pádraig Rynne
October 2005 release of a cd by another of Co. Clare's young crop of fine young concertina players.
Lissycasey-native, Pádraig, has made a huge impact latterly with his band,Cian,and his debut solo album has been eagerly awaited.
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 John Carty
June 2005 release of the long-awaited sequel to "The Cat That Ate the Candle" banjo album.
It's by John Carty and enough said.
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 Colm Gannon
June 2005 release of accordion music from young Connemara-based musician.
Born in Boston of Connemara-born parents,
Colm was introduced to accordion by his father,John.Colm has now returned to his birth place
to produce music which reflects the effervescence and joie-de-vivre of his personality.
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 Bríd O' Donohue
July 2005 release of a solo album of traditional Irish music on tin whistle
from one of the mainstays of the Willie Clancy Summer School practically from the outset.
Paddy Canny considers her to be the finest tin whistle player he has heard and this album will make her music known to a wider musical audience.
Well done ,Bríd and some low whistle in the sequel,please!
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 Noel Hill
Eighteen years on since the release of the seminal "Irish Concertina",
Noel Hill presents the July 2005 release of its successor.He is indeed the complete concertina player and we hope that 18 more years don't elapse before the light of day shines on the third album.
Go n-éirí le do chuid saothair,Noel!
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 Oldtime Records
July 2006 release of traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's
from classic disks never previously issued on vinyl or cd.
Some musicians featured are The Flanagan Brothers,Paddy Killoran and James Morrison.
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 Breda Keville
A plethora of cd launches herald the start of the Willie Clancy Week and 2007 is no different.
The gem of 2006 is undoubtedly the release of fiddle music by Headford girl,Breda Keville.
Paddy Fahy tunes feature prominently and she is silkily assisted by her concertina(and more)playing sister,Claire,Liam Lewis on fiddle and Terence O' Reilly on guitar.
Breda also possesses a singing voice that the Gods would envy .Forza Headford!
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 Mícheál ó Raghallaigh
July 2006 release of Mícheál's second solo work.
One of the most accomplished contemporary concertina players and this album , a joy.
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