It is my hope that these “…more Irish Folk” pages will continue to be updated. Currently these pages are represented by recordings in my collection and performers who have contacted me. Please inform me (“oxbownick1” AT “theballadeers” DOT “com”) if have any information, pictures, web links, etc. of any Irish Folk singers, duos and groups (past or present) you'd like added to these pages. Special thanks and credit will be added as info is received.

Aileach

…was formed in the late sixties featuring Dinny McLaughlin (fiddle), Bernard Heaney (guitar and vocals), Pat McCabe (accordion) and Brian McRory (banjo), although the band has featured many great musicians along the way, including Curly Coyle, Nicky Bryson and Seamus McLaughlin. In its heyday the band toured extensively in Europe, Ireland, Britain and America and appeared on many television shows including the Late Late Show and The Embankment. They released two recordings, “Aileach”and “Ard Rí” and had a big hit with Phil Coulters song ‘Lullaby’. During the last few years they have performed regularly, delighting audiences and re-kindling fond memories among old friends.

…source Ar Ais Arís Buncrana Traditional Arts Festival Website

Aileach 1975 - EMI Leaf 7009 LP

Ard Rí 1977 - EMI Leaf 7014 LP

Bakerloo Junction

Bakerloo Junction is a Northern Ireland Folk Group, formed in 1974 to perform on the local cabaret circuit and not the usual pub scene. Founding members were Noel McMaster and Michael Keery. The current duo is McMaster and Andrew Rowan.

source: Bakerloo Junction's website.

Next Stop Bakerloo Junction 1976 - Emerald GES (?) - LP

Emigrant’s Return 1978 - Emerald GES 1187 LP

My Lagan Softly Flowing 1982 - Emerald GES 1219 LP

Irish Songs and Ballads 198(?) - Emerald GES 1231 LP

Brendan Behan

“My father first saw me from his cell window, during the civil war. I was born after he was captured and when I was six weeks old my mother brought me up to the jail and held me up, on the road outside for him to see, from the cell window.”

source: Sleeve Notes from …Sings Irish Folksongs and Ballads

…Sings Irish Folksongs and Ballads Spoken Arts 760 LP

…on Joyce 1962 - Folkways FL 9826 LP

Cherish The Ladies

They have grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation. Organized by folklorist/musician Mick Moloney and sponsored by the Ethnic Folk Arts Center and the National Endowment for the Arts, they began as a concert series featuring the brightest lights in Irish traditional music. Taking their name from the name of a traditional Irish jig, the group initially won recognition as the first and only all-women traditional Irish band.

Source: Cherish The Ladies’s website

Tommy Makem and Friends in Concert 1992 - CD

Whistle on the Wind 1994 - Green Linnet 1142 CD Joanie Madden

At Home 1999 - RCA Victor 63377 CD

The Girls Wont Leave the Boys Alone 2000 - Windham Hill 11583 CD

The Irish Balladeers

The Irish Balladeers comprise the three Roger brothers, Chuck, Bob and John and their brother-in-law Ted Andrews. Accompanying them on the accordion is their father Charles, Sr., and on banjo and guitar Eddie Lennihan popular Scranton musician.

Source: “The Molly Maguires” sleeve notes

The Molly Maguires 1968 - Avoca 33-AV 162 LP

Irish Drinking Songs 1969 - Avoca 33-AV 165 LP

Irish Rebel Songs 1970 - Avoca 33-AV 170 LP

We Don't Mind If We Do Avoca 33-AV 177 LP

The Irish Ramblers

Pat, Brendan and Eugene Clancy…the OTHER Clancy Brothers. It is funny (to me) that they actually hail from the County of Armagh, the same as Tommy Makem. To my knowledge the Ramblers only released one album on the Elektra label, in 1963.
Eugene and Patrick still perform with other family members as The Clancy Tradition.

The Patriot Game 1963—Elektra EKL 249/EKS 7249 LP

UK releases The Patriot Game 1964 - Golden Guinea GG 10269 LP Bounty/Elektra by 6007 LP

The Clancy Tradition Live at the Towne Crier Cafe 1999

Liam Maguire

Liam, raised in Castle Derg, Co Tyrone, has traveled Europe, Canada, and the United Sates as a professional entertainer for over thirty years. His rich baritone voice captivates audiences and draws even the most reluctant participant in with lively pub songs.

Source: Liam Maguire's Irish Pub

Singin' Mr. Maguire 1970 - Release BRL 4006 LP

Songs For Ireland 1987-WRA 1-480 LP