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21.7.08
Two new releases from Ireland and two from Scotland
One of the finest donegal fiddlers Frank
Cassidy recorded between 1946 and 1967, including duets with the great John Doherty.
CCEM001
Music From The Reeds
Multiple All Ireland
Champion Noel Battle plays a wide variety of tunes on, the often neglected
instrument in Irish music, the mouthorgan
SDP09 King of the Button Box - Volume Two
A second double CD of the master of the button box Jimmy Shand with recordings made between 1935 and 1951.
A forth volume of songs from the annual Fife Traditional Singing Weekend including, Elizabeth Stewart, Duncan Williamson and Jock Duncan.
1.6.08
After a quiet period for Veteran releases we have two new exiting releases.
The first features two of the finest traditional
singers to have come out of Sussex, mother and son Mabs and Gordon
Hall - VT115CD
As I went down to Horsham. This new production includes 12 unreleased tracks
and some tracks which been released before on cassette, plus a 24 page booklet
which contains much previously unknown biographical information and many
unpublished photographs.
A must for anyone interested in traditional English singing.
Second comes a re-release on CD of the seminal album of 'Melodeon players from East Anglia' which was previously only available on double cassette with the catalogue number VTVS05/06.
The new double CD version is VTDC11CD The Pigeon on the Gate and includes 111 tracks plus a 24 page booklet with photographs and biographies of the musicians. There has been much demand for this album to be released on CD.
12.5.08
Hot news this month is that Kyloe Records are now under our wing and are now exclusively distributed by Veteran. If you've missed this excellent set of releases from Northumberland and Scotland then it it is time for you to discover them.
Have a look at the Kyloe Catalogue page
Recently added to our catalogue are CDs of two very different squeeze box players from England.
Norfolk's Tony Hall with his our brand of melodeon playing and comic songs.
and fine anglo concertina playing from Sussex's Will Duke
and two releases of traditional singing from Ireland.
The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing took place in Ennistymon from 1990 to 2002. Tom Munnelly, who passed away last year, recorded each of these festivals and this CD features some of the fine singers who took part between 1991 and 1999,
FRRR 08 Ballads and Songs of the north of Ireland
Re-release of two classic 1975 Free Reed LPs on one CD. Featuring Eddie Butcher and Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Budget price.
2.4.08
Four new releases from Ireland
PPCD004 Songs of Irish Travellers
Originally released in 1983 on cassette. It was always a popular album when we stocked it then and it is good see it available again on CD with large informative booklet.
BADVD01 Irish Traditional Step Dances
A new DVD from Michael and Celine Tubridy which teaches the intricacies of old time step dancing, with music provided by Michael's superb flute playing.
CCF38CD Tulla Ceili Band - 60th Anniversary Collection
The seminal Clare band celebrate 60 years of playing some of the best ceili music around.
BallinamereCD01 The Ballinamere Céili Band
Archive recordings of the Co. Offally band which was formed in 1947. The band
played live on Céili House for 10 years in the 50’s and had a huge influence
over traditional music all over Ireland.
15.2.08
Two new CDs from the Copper Family
The Copper Family celebrate Christmas. Although it missed last years festive season it is certainly ready for this years, and for Copper Family fans it is essential listing at any time of the year. Includes an archive track of Jim and Ron Copper.
The Young Coppers' first album, 'Passing Out' heralds the beginning of the next generation of the Copper Family. This is their long awaited debut CD and it certainly come up to expectations. Available from 25th February - Order now!
21.1.08
To start the new year we have two new DVDs from Ireland.
The first celebrates the 10th series of the classic Irish television programme.
RTEDVD113 Come West Along the Road Volume 2 features more well known and not so well known luminaries from the Irish traditional music world including; The Dubliners, Paul Brady, Planxty, Mary Brogan, Kevin Burke, Peader O'Loughlin & Paddy Murphy, Triona Ni Dhomhnail & Liam Rowsome, Joe Burke & Paddy Glackin, Bobby Gardiner, Seamus Ennis and the Bridge and Kilfenora Ceili Bands.
While second is comes from Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí (friendship or association of fiddle players). CNFDVD001 The Couple Dances of Donegal shows couple and house dances from all over Donegal. Each dance is demonstrated and background information is proved via interviews with dancers and musicians who include the Campbells, Danny Meehan, Ciaran ó Maonaigh and Aidan O Donnell.
28.12.07
Here is the tune book that many have been waiting for!
ENB29 Before the night was out ...
Traditional polkas waltzes, hornpipes, schottisches and jigs from Suffolk and Norfolk transcribed from recordings of more than 20 different melodeon, fiddle & dulcimer players. Plus biographies, photographs and contextual information about traditional music in East Anglian.
20.11.07
Offers! Offers! Offers!
Our Christmas offer is here again and also if you missed the deadline for our late summer offer we have extended it into the winter so there are now three different deals available to you now!
Have a look at our offers page.
16.11.07
A rake of new titles have hit our shelves this month.
From England two books and a CDR collection:
ENB27 Willaim Winter's Quantocks Tune Book
A great tune book containing 376 tunes selected from the manuscript of Somerset
fiddle player William Winter, (1774-1861). The accompanying CD contains a
selection 32 tunes, played by Rob Harbron (concertina), Miranda Rutter and Nancy
Kerr (fiddles), with Tim van Eyken (melodeon).
ENB28 The Bosun's Locker
MTCD345-7 Down by the Riverside
3-CDR set of songs, ballads and tunes from Gloucestershire Gypsy family the Brazils.
From Scotland two new CDS
CD AH005 The Last of the Clydesdales
84 year old Gordon Easton is from the Blackhills of Tyrie near Fraserburgh, where his family has crofted for generations. He learned many of his old songs from his mother and grandmother and is well-known for his fiddle, jew’s harp and ‘moothie’ playing, not to mention his considerable skills as a ‘diddler’.
The third collection of Old Songs and Bothy Ballads recorded the annual Fife Traditional Singing Weekend
And for Irish music lovers three astounding new releases
BH003CD The Spirit of West Clare - Bobby Casey
One of the greatest fiddle players to come out of Ireland, Bobby Casey (1926-2000) was born near the Crosses of Annagh, Co. Clare. He moving to London in 1952 and exerted enormous influence on London's traditional Irish music scene. In the late 60s Bobby featured on the seminal album ‘Paddy in the Smoke’ and the music on this new CD was recorded at around the same time.
CNF004 Tradititional Fiddle Music from Donegal - Con Cassidy
More great Donegal fiddle playing in the Cairdeas series. This time from one of the finest players from that county, Con Cassidy.
The new definitive 6-CD archive of Concertina Traditions of Co Clare recorded in the 1970s including: The Russell Family, Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy McMahon, Chris Droney, John Kelly amongst others.
2.9.07
New items in our catalogue.
Two new books. One with a double CD. Plus a re-stocked CD at a lower price.
ENB25
Marrow Bones - The long-awaited new edition of Marrow Bones! Marrow Bones
was originally published in 1965 and edited by Frank Purslow, Marrow Bones
played a crucial role in the burgeoning folk song revival of the 1960s,
providing young singers with a whole new repertoire. Out of print for many
years, Marrow Bones has been completely revised by Malcolm Douglas and Steve
Gardham, with new and extensive notes on the songs.
ENB26
Hardcore English (book) - This inspired collection of 300 tunes gives an
overview of our current understanding of English traditional dance music. This
book includes booklists of re-published musicians manuscripts, important
compilations of English traditional music. Fascinating studies of English
traditional musicians, how folk music varies regionally and an up-to-date guide
to the enormous resources, including thousands of tunes now available on the
internet.
EFDSSCD13
Hardcore English (CD) - The double CD with the same title, also compiled by
Barry Callaghan, contains thirty-two tracks of tunes played by many of the
leading ceilidh bands, including The Old Swan Band, The Bismarcks, The Old Hat
Dance Band, Geckoes, Florida and Pete Coe.
EFDSSCD02 A Century of Song 'A celebration of traditional singers since 1898'. This classic CD is now back in stock at the new lower price of £10.99.
10.8.07
Late Summer offers on Veteran CDs!
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15.6.07
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22.5.07
Just released a new CD from Veteran!
Here is our first release of 2007: VT155CD Norfolk Bred featuring the Norfolk horseman Ray Hubbard. It is a CD of comic songs and stories, plus tunes, songs and recitations Ray has gathered during over fifty years of playing and singing. Ray was born into a musical family and at the age of 74, his particular style of traditional entertainment is still in great demand.
6.4.07
Happy Easter to you all, and to help you enjoy the weekend even more, we are offering 5% discount on all orders made over this weekend.
Just make your order now and the discount will be deducted.
This offer finishes on Tuesday 10th April
5.4.07
We've not come across many new releases recently but here's a couple of new Scottish ones and and an Irish re-release which puts the first DVD into out catalogue
CD AH003 For Friendship and for Harmony
A second volume of songs from the annual gathering - the Fife Traditional Singing Weekend. Singers include Joe Aitken, Norman Kennedy, Sheila Stewart, Louis Killen, Stanley Robertson and Elizabeth Stewart.
A double CDR (for the price of one) of the legendary box player Jimmy Shand recorded when he was at the height of his fame between1945 and 1956.
RTEDVD99 Come West Along the Road
2 hours 20mins of traditional music from the archives of RTE now on DVD. Including Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford, Darach Ó Catháin, Liam O’Flynn, Planxty, Tulla Ceili Band, Paul Brady, The Dubliners and Joe Cooley to name but a few.
26.1.07
IRB2 The Spoon Murder and other mysteries
Wonderful witty songs written by Con Ó Drisceoil from Cork. He is also of course the great box player who leads the Four Star Trio.
Many of these songs have now been absorbed into the Irish tradition. The package includes a hard-back book and a CD of Con singing the songs. Highly recommended!
30.11.06
Songs of English and Scottish Travellers and Gypsies
1965-2005
A superb new book compiled by Mike Yates with musical transcriptions by Elaine Bradtke
and editorial
assistance by David Atkinson and Malcolm Taylor. Including a CD of Mike Yates
recordings.
EICD003 Rum Scum Scoosh! - Stanley Robertson.
A new double CD from Aberdeen University of the Scottish singer and story-teller.
MTCD339-0 A Story to Tell - Field recordings made in Suffolk by Keith Summers between 1972 and 1979 with no duplication between the veteran release VT154CD Good Hearted Fellows.
Great news for our overseas customers. Our shopping cart now adds on the overseas post for you, so there is now no need to follow links to find what to pay.
Just put in your country when asked and the postage to anywhere in the world will be added automatically.
1.11.06
Our Christmas offer is here again and this year there are two different deals!
Have a look at our offers page.
Also a new release of Scottish traditional singing. MTCD335-6 In memory of Lizzie Higgins
6.10.06
Two new releases one form England and one from Scotland and an important re-release from Ireland
SAPCD0061 Rum and Raspberry Retired Northamptonshire farmer Jeff Wesley sings some fine songs on his new CD
Kyloe110 Hamish Henderson Collects Volume 2. Another excellent CD of recording from the School of Scottish Studies archive made in the 1950s.
CC4CD Once I Loved. This is an important CD re-release as it the only album Sarah & Rita Keane currently available from two really great singers
22.9.06
Here's a release from last year that escaped our attention but is now in stock.
FSCD70
Anglo International is a three CD set
featuring the best anglo concertina players around like John Kirkpatrick,
Roger Digby, Will Duke and Roger Edwards from England.
Noel Hill and Mary MacNamara from Ireland plus some archive tracks
including Scan Tester and Fred Kilroy.
16.8.06
New from Devon comes a CD for fans of English traditional dance bands.
CDMM001
'The Pixies Strike Again' features a
selection of 17 tracks of very danceable music played by the current line-up of
the Dartmoor Pixie Band.
23.5.06
Just released yet another great new CD from Veteran!
VT154CD ‘Good Hearted Fellows’ Traditional folk songs, music hall songs and tunes from Suffolk. Recorded 1971 - 1977 by Keith Summers. Ballads and comic songs from Ted Laurence, Jimmy Knights, Alec Bloomfield, Fred Whiting, Billy List, Ted Cobbin, Fred List, Jumbo Brightwell, Geoff Ling, George Ling, Charlie Whiting and Dinks Cooper. Fiddle tunes from Fred Went, Fred Whiting and Harkie Nesling. Melodeon and mouthorgan tunes from Fred List, Dolly Curtis, Font Whatling and Albert Smith. Plus stepdancing and dancing doll from Charlie Whiting and Cecil Fisk.
32 tracks (20 which have never been released before) and a 36 page booklet.
8.5.06
No news for a couple of months then (just like buses!) lots come at once.
First off two new releases on Veteran.
Viv Legg is the sister of Vic Legg (see VT129CD), niece of Betsy and Charlotte Renals and daughter of Sophie Legg (see VT119CD). Sophie has been living with Viv for some time now and she has encouraged her to learn some of the family songs that have never been recorded before. Viv is a great singer and is carrying on this strong family gypsy singing tradition. Her new CD is VT153CD Romany Roots. follow the link to find out more!
Second up is volume two of our 'Market day' CDs. Another great value CD with 28 tracks of English traditional singers from our back cassette catalogue including: Jeff Wesley, Frank Hinchliffe, George Fradley, Lucy Woodhall, Bob Lewis, Francis Shergold, Walter Pardon, Will Noble, Ted Chaplin, George Withers, Ivor Hill, Johnny Doughty, George Townsend, Freda Palmer, Charlie Bridger, Charlie Hancy, Walt Stevens, The Cantwell family and Ray Hartland. Follow VTC7CD to find out what they sing:
and new from Scotland
Legacy02CD The Very Best of Will Starr 25 tracks of the legendary button box player 1945-1951.
YCD12
Three Melodeons and a Piano Good old-fashioned melodeon playing!
Legacy10CD The Best Bothy Album Ever! Compilation of Bothy songs from some of
the finest singers
Elgin01 Champions of Champions An album of Bothy songs to Celebrate 21 years of the Elgin Festival.
28.1.06
Two new CDs from Ireland.
PPCD002 Keepers of the Flame - Travellers and fellow Travellers. Produced for the twentieth anniversary of the travellers’ organization Pavee Point, this CD is a celebration of the music of Ireland’s travellers. Travellers featured include Felix Doran, Finbar Furey, John Doherty, John Rooney, Pecker Dunne, Mickey Dunne, Christy Dunne, and Paddy Keenan.
No Cat No They'll be Good Yet Old fashioned Clare music played as it should be played by Kitty Hayes (concertina) & Peter Laban (Uilleann pipes in C)
and one from Scotland.
CD AH002 Here's a Health to the Company - Fife Traditional Singing Weekend - Live festival recordings including: Gordon Easton, Duncan Willimason, Stanley Robertson, Sheila Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart and Roisin White.
3.1.06
Happy New Year to all!
Here's some new additions to our catalogue from Kyloe and Na Piobairi Uilleann.
Kyloe 108/109 On the Tip of my Tongue - A double CD of the wonderful story-teller Audrey Parks who learned her stories from her grandmother in Belfast and now lives in Scotland.
NPUCD001 The Piping of Patsy Touchey - The classic album, originally released on cassette now available on CD. Digitally remastered with extra tracks. One of the great Irish-American pipers who lived from 1865 to 1923.
NPUCD008 A New Dawn, Uilleann Piping, Another Generation - A compilation of recordings made by six teenage pipers, who despite their youth all have a great understanding of the art of uilleann piping.
22.11.05
Our Christmas offer is here again! Have a look at our offers page.
16.11.05
Announcing a brand new web site! www.folkoncd.com
Over the
years we have often been asked if we can supply other CDs apart from those we
list on this site and usually we’ve been able to fulfil those requests.
So we have decided to open a whole new web-shop offering CDs from the best of
the mainstream folk scene. In fact everything from Waterson:Carthy to the
Chieftains and Shoolenifty to the Singing Postman! This will then be one of the
major catalogues of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh folk music on CD in the
UK.
This new site won’t affect the running of veteran.co.uk which will still be the
place to find new releases on Veteran and other labels which produce albums of
more esoteric source material.
The new site is now live, so why not have a look today!
4.11.05
New additions to the Veteran catalogue:
CICD160 Notes From the Heart father and two daughter from Co. Limerick Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy play some
outstanding traditional music.
CCF35CD Touch me if you Dare Timeless music on pipes, fiddle and flute in the old-fashioned Clare style from Ronan Browne & Peter O'Loughlin
ENB23 The anglo concertina music of William Kimber new book from the EFDSS with 28 tunes, background notes on Kimber and the Anglo-Concertina as an instrument.
3.10.05
Just released on Veteran a new CD from Liverpool Irish singer Bruce Scott. Mainly traditional songs plus four of his own compositions including the title track 'My Colleen by the Shore' which won him the 'All Ireland Newly Composed Ballads' competition in 2004. Five tracks are accompanied by Terry Coyne on whistle or flute. Follow this link VT149CD to find out more.
22.9.05
Two new CDs have been added to our catalogue. One from England of the Gloustershire fiddle player Stephen Baldwin - MTCD334 'Here's one you'll like, I think' and an excellent one from Scotland featuring singers and story tellers recorded by Hamish Henderson in the 1950s. Kyloe 107 'Hamish Henderson Collects'.
10.8.05
Yet another new release from Veteran, 'Holsworthy Fair' features the Devon Gypsy family, The Orchards. Tom, Jean and Ashley perform songs, melodeon tunes and stepdances from their family repertiore. Follow this link VT151CD to find out more.
29.7.05
New from Veteran, 'The Barford Angel' featuring Billy Bennington on CD! The original LP now with extra stories plus eight additional tracks from the seminal Topic LP 'English Country Music from East Anglia'. Probably the best Norfolk dulcimer album available. Follow this link VT152CD for more details.
12.7.05
A new CD on Veteran. As part of our schedule to re-release our back cassette catalogue on CD. Here's a 28 track compilation CD of English Traditional singers including amongst others Bob Lewis, George Fradley Jeff Wesley, Will Noble and Johnny Doughty. VTC6CD 'It was on a market day - One' is available now! Follow this link VTC6CD for more details.
31.5.05
Just arrived a new release on Veteran: VT150CD 'Heel & Toe' which is a fascinating collection of songs and tunes from Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex recorded between 1959 and 1962. Follow this link VT150CD for more details.
Also new to our catalogue is the latest CD from that rock steady English dance band the Bismarcks. Follow the following this link to order it: EFDSSCD10
28.2.05
We have had server problems over the last month which accounts for the no news up until now. In fact it is still a quiet time for new releases but we just wanted to say we are still here. What you might like to look at are the new (superb!) reviews of the Will Noble and John Cocking CD 'Yon Green Banks'. Here's a link: VT147CD reviews. There has also been song words added to another Veteran page VT131CD. Just click on the song titles to get the words and notes about the songs. Thanks to Dan Quinn for the transcriptions this time.
10.1.05
Just added to the site an Artistes A-Z. Follow one of the links and you will find all the English artistes on Veteran and other English and Compilation labels, with a link to each CD they appear on. Similar A-Z's for Scottish and Irish artistes to follow!
Also just added the are words for two more Veteran CDs: VTC2CD 'Songs Sung in Suffolk' and VTC4CD 'Down in the Fields'. Thanks to Brian Wood and Will Duke for transcribing 'Down in the Fields'.
We have a small team of enthusiasts transcribing the words from other CD but we haven't allocated them all yet so if
you think you would like to help please email us on info@veteran.co.uk or use our contact page.
17.12.04
New stock now available! Follow the links for more information.
ENB21 Dear Companion New book of the songs collected by Cecil Sharp in the Appalachians.
Kyloe 106 Lecchemede Northumberland tunes - Andrew and Margaret Watchorn
2.12.04
New stock now available! Follow the links for more information.
E1CD002 'Binnorie' Songs and Tunes from Elizabeth Stewart. Traveller Traditions of North East Scotland No.1
MTCD331-2 /Goilin 005-06 Around the Hills of Clare Songs and a recitation from the Jim Carroll and Pat Mackenzie Collection.
18.11.04
New stock just arrived! Follow the links for more information.
SEOLTAI SEIDTE (Setting Sail) - 20 remastered 78 rpm records made by Gael Linn on a double CD. One of the most outstanding releases of 2004!
NUCD013 PIPING FROM THE ARCHIVE VOL.3 - Sean McAloon Piping from Fermanagh.
JSCD01 A TASTE OF TRADITION - Jim MacFarland Favourite singer from Dublin's Goilin Club.
SUNCD49 KING OF THE CONCERT FLUTE - Seamus Tansey An all time great!
GW01 THE LAND REMAINS - George Withers - Somerset songs.
MTCD333 THE BIRDS UPON THE TREE More of Mike Yates English collection.
31.10.04
Christmas CD offer is now available! See Offers
Track Lists for all English, Irish, Scottish and Compilation CDs are now in place.
12.10.04
Another new feature of the site is now up and running! If you visit any of our Veteran CD pages, you are now able to click the artistes names and be linked to a photo and /or a biography. I'm afraid we don't have photos of a few of the singers that were recorded in the early days, but we have the majority and all the photos are thumbnails so click on them and you will get a full frame image.
Also we have started added track listings to the albums from other labels we market. A mammoth task but watch this space!
28.9.04
One of the features of the new site we have promised is to have links to the words of the songs on each Veteran CD and the first two are now in place! So if you have a look at the VT147CD and the VTC9CD pages (links below) you can click on each of the songs to see the words and read a brief history of each song.
30.8.04
Just arrived a new release on Veteran: VT147CD 'Yon Green Banks' Will Noble & John Cocking. Follow this link VT147CD for more details.
28.7.07
The first bit of news is that this is a new page, and it will be the page where we will tell you about new releases on Veteran and new additions to our other catalogues. It will also tell you about new features on the website.
1. So first off, a new release on Veteran. It is a compilation of tracks from three of our past cassette releases and features 'Songs sung in the West Country'.
See what's on it by following this link VTC9CD 'Old Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all'.
2. Next a reminder to our overseas customers. Please remember to add postage to your orders! All our prices include UK postage but if we are to ship your order out of the U.K. then it is 50p per item extra for European countries and £1 an item for the rest of the world.
Please use the link overseas postage which you can follow here or you will find it at the top of the sales pages and on the shopping basket page - (see view basket). Use these links and add the postage before you go to checkout.
3. Finally, also on payments. A couple of customers have had problems paying with our HSBC Secure ePayments and have asked why.
The problem is that you must enable cookies to use the system. This is because your card details can't be properly encrypted unless cookies are enabled. What this means is your card details are completely safe and cannot be hijacked by a third party, which can be the case with some simpler systems. If you are not sure how to enable cookies or are worried about the consequences, then have a look at our help page understanding cookies.
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