You're very welcome to the Island Ireland directory for Irish musicians.
The following hand-picked links will take you to official or fan websites for Irish musicians in the traditional, classical, New Age and rock genres. |
| For background information on Irish musicians, particularly older groups, the Ceolas artist listings are very useful. |
| LINKS TO OFFICIAL OR FAN SITES |
| Altan • critically acclaimed traditional band from Donegal |
| Anuna • choral vocal group whose repertoire includes traditional and Medieval music |
| Mary Black • contemporary and traditional vocalist |
| Black 47 • Irish American rockers |
| Luka Bloom • alternative rock performer and songwriter |
| Paul Brady • singer, instrumentalist and songwriter in both traditional and rock genres |
| Maire Breatnach • extraordinary fiddle player |
| Cherish the Ladies • US-based traditional group of female instrumentalists, dancers and vocalists |
| Liam Clancy • folk and ballad singer |
| The Corrs • top-selling band mixing trad and pop |
Elvis Costello • Irish rocker
Trainspotters Guide to Elvis Costello |
| The Cranberries • hugely successsful pop rock band |
| Danu • traditional group |
| Johnny Doran • last of the legendary travelling uilleann pipers |
| The Dubliners • legendary folk group |
| The Dublin City Ramblers • ballad group |
| Eoin Duignan • uilleann piper and low whistle player |
Enya • composer and vocalist who has created a beautiful series of albums
Official Enya website |
| Rory Gallagher • memorial site to Irish rock star and guitarist |
| James Galway • flute and whistle player |
| Kieran Goss • singer songwriter |
| Gráinne Hambly • Irish harper |
| Mick Hanly • singer songwriter |
| Ronan Hardiman • composer (The Lord of the Dance) |
| The Irish Rovers • folk group of 'The Unicorn' fame |
| The Jivenaires • Irish showband tribute site |
| James Keane • accordion player |
| Sean Keane • singer |
| Brian Kennedy • singer/songwriter |
| Kila • high energy 'alternative' traditional group |
| Josef Locke • legendary Irish tenor and subject of the film 'Hear My Song' |
| Sinéad Lohan • singer/ songwriter |
| Tommy Makem • folk balladeer of 'Makem and Clancy' |
| Josephine Marsh • accordion player |
| Eleanor McEvoy • contemporary vocalist |
| Brian McNamara • uilleann piper |
| Áine Minogue • vocalist and harp player |
| Van Morrison • the official Van Morrison website |
| Van Morrison • good fan website for the Man |
| Brendan Mulvihill • fiddle player |
| Nomos • traditional group |
| Tomás Ó Canainn • piper, singer, lecturer |
| Sinéad O'Connor • controversial, gifted vocalist |
| Daniel O'Donnell • popular and congenial singer |
| Diarmuid O'Leary and The Bards • folk/ballad singers |
| Mícheál Ó Suilleabháin • contemporary Irish composer and instrumentalist |
| Jerry O'Sullivan • uilleann piper |
| Frank Patterson • popular Irish tenor |
| Tommy Peoples • fiddle legend |
| Cathy Ryan • female vocalist |
| Kevin Rowsome • of the legendary uilleann piping family |
| Tommy Sands • singer/songwriter from the north |
| The Sawdoctors • farmer-rock from the midlands... mighty craic! |
| Shantalla • Irish trad band |
| Pierce Turner • hard to describe, intriguing songwriter/performer... traditional + rock + string quartet |
| U2 • big, big, big rock group |
| Bill Whelan • composer (Riverdance) |
| The Wolfe Tones • ballad group |
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