British Isles & Celtic Traditions

From English art-song and the English pastoral tradition to the jigs, reels, and Gaelic airs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales — plus Breton harp, Quebec fiddle, and Cajun voice from the wider Celtic and Francophone diaspora.

  • The Queen's Royal Pipers: Best of Scottish Pipes and Drums

    The Queen's Royal Pipers: Best of Scottish Pipes and Drums

    ARC Music Jan 1997
    2 discs
    CD
    $20.99
    ARC Music

    Ultimate Guide To English Folk / Various

    CD · 2 discs

    $23.99
    Composer
    KNIGHT PRIOR JOHNSON KEMP
    Artist
    Carthy, Moray, Kerr, Fagan, Brass Monkey, Leveret, Kirkpatrick, Show Of Hands
    Released
    Oct 28, 2016
    This double disc compilation album presents the best of English folk, where artists such as Eliza Carthy, The Demon Barbers, Bellowhead and Kate Rusby amongst others have revived traditional English folklore penned over a century ago, bringing it back to the forefront of the folk scene. The fourth in the series of ARC Music’s exclusive Ultimate Guide albums, this is an exciting and superb collection of 35 songs that steeps the listener in history from all corners of England. “There cannot be many examples in history of an obsolete art form reaching the verge of extinction only to rise phoenix-like from the ashes and come to dominate popular culture, yet such is the story of English folk…” (Jon Boden)
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  • Ultimate Guide To English Folk / Various

    Ultimate Guide To English Folk / Various

    ARC Music Oct 2016
    2 discs
    CD
    $23.99
  • Ravel: Piano Works / Vlado Perlemuter
    Nimbus

    Ravel: Piano Works / Vlado Perlemuter

    CD · 2 discs

    $20.99
    Composer
    RAVEL, MAURICE
    Artist
    Vlado Perlemuter
    Released
    Jun 01, 2003

    "I’m convinced that Perlemuter’s Ravel is the best of him in [his] Nimbus recordings, more even than the raft of Chopin performances. Miroirs is a delight; Noctuelles is full of evocative precision, and the poetic sensitivity he evinces is propelled with unselfconscious control in these early, 1973 recordings made in the studio. Textual control radiates outwards from these traversals. As for Gaspard there’s a total lack of fuss in Ondine – but the avoidance of artifice is a function of the poetic hauteur that gives such meaning to his playing. His Sonatine is crisp, the Valses animated by an especially witty Vif whilst Le Tombeau de Couperin moves with grace and deft accentuation, a notch slower than the BBC 1970 broadcast that has circulated. Seeking an analogue, this is the kind of pointillist playing George Copeland brought to Debussy, in contradistinction to Gieseking’s Turneresque wash; both wonderful but both very different. Perlemuter’s Ravel is a breath of fresh air."

    -- Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International

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  • Ravel: Piano Works / Vlado Perlemuter
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    Ravel: Piano Works / Vlado Perlemuter

    Nimbus Jun 2003
    2 discs
    CD
    $20.99
  • Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos

    Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos

    Nimbus Dec 1992
    3 discs
    CD
    $32.99
    ARC Music

    BEST OF IRELAND (VINYL)

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    MCCOLL HENNESSY CARTER
    Artist
    Noel Mcloughlin
    Released
    Nov 13, 2015
    In a career that has spanned four decades, the acclaimed recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and singer of Irish music ballads, Noel McLoughlin has carved a repertoire that in addition to Irish Folk, includes Scottish, English, American folk and country music. The pristine format of vinyl is suited to this collection of popular Irish folk ballads sung with the characteristic softness of McLoughlin's vocals.
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  • BEST OF IRELAND (VINYL)
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    BEST OF IRELAND (VINYL)

    ARC Music Nov 2015
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $21.99
  • Surround Yourself With American Classics

    Surround Yourself With American Classics

    Nimbus Aug 2004
    1 disc
    DVD
    $20.99
  • SURROUND YOURSELF MIDSUMMER

    SURROUND YOURSELF MIDSUMMER

    Nimbus Jan 2005
    1 disc
    DVD
    $20.99
  • Surround Yourself With Rachmaninov / Otaka, Lill

    Surround Yourself With Rachmaninov / Otaka, Lill

    Nimbus Aug 2004
    1 disc
    DVD
    $20.99
    ARC Music

    Brennan: The Irish Revolution

    CD · 1 disc

    $10.49 $20.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    Pol Brennan
    Artist
    Pol Brennan
    Released
    Sep 22, 2023

    In this stirring soundtrack of The Irish Revolution; Pól Brennan is joined by Steve Turner; Aiden O'Donnell and Nick Bailey; as well as his sister and fellow CLANNAD member Moya. His music captures the raw emotion sparked by historic events such as the Great Hunger of 1847 through to the Irish Civil War in 1922–1923; using moving tunes and mournful melodies to depict the sacrifices made by the Irish people in their quest for independence. Liner notes written by Cathal Goan.

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    Brennan: The Irish Revolution

    ARC Music Sep 2023
    1 disc
    CD
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  • Aryeh Frankfurter: Celtic Harp - Tunes From Ireland, Scotlan
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    Aryeh Frankfurter: Celtic Harp - Tunes From Ireland, Scotlan

    ARC Music Sep 2005
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
  • Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes from Ireland

    Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes from Ireland

    ARC Music May 2009
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99
  • Best of Scottish Fiddle

    Best of Scottish Fiddle

    ARC Music Jun 2007
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
  • Enrique Ugarte: Cafe Paris
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    Enrique Ugarte: Cafe Paris

    ARC Music Aug 2007
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99
  • VERY BEST OF IRISH MUSIC AND B

    VERY BEST OF IRISH MUSIC AND B

    ARC Music Jul 1996
    1 disc
    CD
    $7.99
  • Best of Ireland: 20 Songs and Tunes

    Best of Ireland: 20 Songs and Tunes

    ARC Music Mar 2009
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99