At Home and Abroad

One of the country ‘s oldest record companies, Claddagh Records, has signed a licensing agreement with Universal Music Ireland to make a wide collection of Irish music, song and poetry available worldwide.

Claddach Records was established by Garech Browne and Ivor Browne in 1959 with the aim of recording and preserving Irish culture and heritage.

Among those who recorded with Claddagh were The Chieftains, Sean O ‘Riada, Seamus Heaney, Liam O’Flynn, Jack MacGowran, Patrick Kavanagh, Samuel Beckett, Tommy Potts, Seamus Ennis, Dolly McMahon, Thomas Kinsella and John Montague.

The first album released by the company was an album by piper Leo Rowsome ‘King of the Pipers’.

“Garech Browne wanted the records to be available nationally and internationally to those interested in Irish culture,” said James Morrisey, Chairman of Claddach Records.