Released Jan 2026. Astro Bloc is breathing fresh life into the folk scene. With influences from Scotland, Ireland, and beyond, their music offers an exhilarating mix of heritage and innovation. www.astrobloc.com www.facebook.com/astroblocoff... astrobloc.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/3E5...

January 2026. - The Ranger and The Stranger is a natural evolution of the Áit Ait sound, including songs in Irish like Aililiú na Gamhna, and songs like the ghost story of The Holland Handkerchief. www.aitait.com www.facebook.com/AitAitMusic/ aitait.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/6iS...

Released Dec. 2025. - Catriona McKay (Scottish harp) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle) form one of the most inventive and expressive duos of Scottish tradition and contemporary music. www.mckaystoutmusic.com www.facebook.com/MCKAYSTOUT/ mckaystoutmusic.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/2AK...

“Slí Amach: Way Out” is the debut album of Boston-based Ishna, a contemporary Irish folk band, founded in 2015. Over the past decade, the group has evolved, honing in specifically on the acoustic traditional music of Ireland ishnamusic.com www.facebook.com/ishnamusic open.spotify.com/album/329TPf...

Released Nov. 2025. Celtic Worship is an authentic expression of sung worship deeply rooted in the sound and traditions of Scottish music. They are a collective of some of Scotland’s finest contemporary musicians. celticworship.co.uk www.facebook.com/celticworship open.spotify.com/playlist/0wv...

Happy Christmas everyone.

Released Dec. 2025. The Haar combines the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit. thehaar.ie www.facebook.com/thehaarband thehaar.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo... open.spotify.com/playlist/0dx....

Released November 2025. Armagh-born folk singer Sinéad Willox has recently released her debut solo album ‘Seoda Uladh’ (Jewels of Ulster). www.facebook.com/sineadwillox... linktr.ee/sineadwillox... sineadwillox.bandcamp.com/.../seoda-ul.... open.spotify.com/album/17mhYF...

Nov. 2025. Dowally - The album is almost all original music, but it feels like a classic set of folk tunes and songs, perfect for settling down to with a wee dram of whisky, on a cold autumnal night. dowally.com www.facebook.com/dowallymusic dowally.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/5Kk...

October 2025. Staran' are a Scottish collective featuring Kim Carnie, John Lowrie, Jack Smedley, Innes White and James Lindsay. They combine trad tunes with original compositions and Gaelic song. www.staranmusic.com www.facebook.com/staranmusic staran.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/3yk...

Released October 2025 The Gothard Sisters are contemporary Celtic folk multi-instrumentalists, composers, performers and songwriters, blending Celtic, folk, world and classical influences. gothardsisters.com www.facebook.com/gothardsisters gothardsisters.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/6B3...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Released Oct. 2025 Salt House's sound is influenced by the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, Northumberland and Shetland, the homes of Ewan MacPherson, Anna Hughes and Jenny Sturgeon. www.salthousemusic.com www.facebook.com/SaltHouseMus... salthouse.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/5Vtf5r...

October 2025. This is the debut duo album from Donald WG Lindsay and Alasdair Roberts. Donald Vocals, smallpipes, guitar and whistles; Alasdair Vocals, acoustic guitar. www.donaldwglindsay.com/about www.alasdairroberts.com/biography/ donaldwglindsay.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/4COnI7...

Released September 2025. NEREA is an accomplished musician, dancer, teacher and all around entertainer. Her music hails from the Celtic traditions of Cape Breton, where she grew up www.nereathefiddler.com www.facebook.com/nereathefidd... nereathefiddler.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/288V6Z...

Na Píobairí Uilleann have launched the album Mná na bPíob Uilleann: Volume 2 featuring the playing of six women pipers Lottie Cullen, Colleen Shanks, Jane Walls, Louise Mulcahy, Sheila Friel and Deb Quigley. pipers.ie www.facebook.com/napiobairiui... napiobairiuilleann.bandcamp.com/album/mn-na-...

Sept. 2025 - Kim Carnie has become one of Scotland's most sought-after singers since launching her solo career in 2018. Her velvety, slightly smoky voice thrills audiences on international stages. www.kimcarnie.com www.facebook.com/kimcarnie kimcarnie.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/3Bb0JP...

Fiona originally hails from County Clare, and has been singing music of the Irish/Celtic trad all her life. Her new Album Éinín an Cheóil is a blend of tradition, memory, and new ideas, with guest appearances from some of Ireland’s most respected trad musicians and even the voices of her daughters.

Released Sept. 2025 On her second album, Karen Marshalsay plays the three Scottish harps – the lever harp, the wire-strung clarsach from the Gaelic tradition and the bray harp. www.karenmarshalsay.com www.facebook.com/karenmarshal... karenmarshalsay.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/2pL...

Released Sept. 2025. Roo Geddes and Neil Sutcliffe are a fiddle and accordion duo based in Glasgow. Growing up surrounded by trad music, they enjoy sharing their love of folk tunes and the stories attached with their audiences. www.rooandneil.com www.facebook.com/rooandneil rooandneil.bandcamp.com

The Irish Lassies - six-part harmonies, ballads and songs that invite you to raise a glass, dance, sing along with a set list that takes you on a journey from Ireland to America. www.theirishlassies.com www.facebook.com/TheIrishLass... theirishlassies.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/playlist/2oo...

The Album/Show is a rich musical encounter, drawing on the historical roots of Breton and Irish a cappella singing, dances from Upper and Lower Brittany, and Irish slow airs, jigs and reels. lesirlandaisdebretagne.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/profile.php?... lesirlandaisdebretagne.bandcamp.com

Released Aug. 2025 Sian comprises three of today’s most exquisitely gifted Gaelic singers - Ceitlin Lilidh, Eilidh Cormack and Ellen MacDonald – accompanied by in-demand multi-instrumentalist Innes White. sianmusic.com www.facebook.com/sianceol/ sianceol.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/artist/6W0gi...

Mànran released their highly anticipated new studio album 1st August 2025 - the band’s first full-length release in four years and a new chapter in a journey that now spans 15 remarkable years. manran.co.uk/home www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial manran.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/2iJwLB...

Dublin's Emer Ní Scolaí has released her Debut Solo CD Aiséirí July 2025. A recording of Irish harp music that features a blend of traditional pieces and her own compositions. Emer plays with her sisters in the group Sult. www.sult.ie www.facebook.com/sultmusic emerniscolai.bandcamp.com/album/ais-ir

August 2025 The Beartla Ó Flatharta Céilí Band from County Kildare, is one of Ireland’s premier exponents of traditional dance music. A group of multi-instrumentalists, singers and dancers thebeartlas.ie www.facebook.com/thebeartlas www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBRQ... bofcb.bandcamp.com/album/amongs...

Released July 2025. Described as "both very traditional and highly flexible". Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. www.scottishfishfiddle.com www.facebook.com/ScottishFish... scottishfish.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/7FExo9...

Released July 2025. Cécile Delage is a harpist from Montreal who plays the Celtic Harp. She draws on traditional European music to create a poetic and contemporary neo-traditional sound. www.ceciledelage.com www.facebook.com/cecile.dlg ceciledelage.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/6Wf8yg...

Triona and Maighread have been singing together from the cradle. Although their lives have gone different ways at times, they have always managed to get together again to sing at home. heresus.com/about/ maighreadnidhomhnaill.com trionanidhomhnaill.com trionaandmaighreadnidhomhnaill.bandcamp.com

Released June 2025. Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin are best known for their work with top bands; Eilidh with The Poozies and latterly Shooglenifty, and Ross with Daimh. eilidhshawrossmartin.com www.facebook.com/EilidhShawRo... www.youtube.com/@eilidhshawr... eilidhshawandrossmartin.bandcamp.com

July 2025. Step aboard the SS Metagama and join this ensemble of acclaimed musicians and singers on their album Metagama: An Atlantic Odyssey. www.facebook.com/profile.php?... www.instagram.com/metagama.ana... CD on Web page and Bandcamp. weestudio.co.uk/products/met... metagamaensemble.bandcamp.com

Released July 2025. Heather Cartwright plays traditional and self-penned songs with a blend of delicate solo-fingerstyle guitar and traditional Scottish rhythm playing. Heather now bases herself in Glasgow. www.heathercartwright.co.uk www.facebook.com/HeatherCartw... heathercartwright.bandcamp.com

new music from the Celtic Folk World. on www.celtic-cd-releases.com all Links to other Platforms: linktr.ee/Celtic_CD_Re... Have a look and discover Artists and their music.

June 2025. Tapping into the ancient Celtic tradition of keeping history and legend alive through song, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Olivia weaves enchanting musical narratives. oliviagrahammusic.com www.instagram.com/oliviagraham... oliviagraham.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/album/2YIelU...

Released June 2025. Moher is a quartet passionate about the richness of Irish sounds. The group takes its name from the famous Irish cliffs, symbolizing their music, which powerful and enchanting. contactmoher.wixsite.com/moherbzh www.facebook.com/MoherBZH open.spotify.com/album/3E8jsE...

Àirdan are a rising voice in the world of Scottish traditional music. Formed in 2021, Àirdan’s journey began in the heart of Edinburgh’s thriving live music and session scene. airdanmusic.com/home www.facebook.com/AirdanBand airdan.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic open.spotify.com/album/0y6eqd...

Released May 2025 The Dark Well is the first album ever recorded featuring Irish music on banjo and harmonica. darkwellproject.com irishbanjolessons.com/all-about-en... www.facebook.com/EndaScahillM... www.jaharmonicas.com www.facebook.com/jaharmonicas thedarkwellproject.bandcamp.com/album/the-da...

Back to Church is Lockins' latest album. Released in May 2025, it gathers songs, sea shanties and trad tunes. It was recorded in front of a live audience, in a Church in France. www.facebook.com/LockInsOffic... lockins.bandcamp.com/album/back-t... some of the tracks are on www.youtube.com/@lockins

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira are a fiddle & cello duo that fuse traditional and contemporary music. Their repertoire from Scotland, Ireland, North America, and Scandinavia. jocelynandellen.com www.facebook.com/jocelynandel... jocelynandellen.bandcamp.com/album/ open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

Released May 2025. Cedar Dobson is a California-born, Dublin-based composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and performer specialising in traditional Irish music on this Album. cedardobson.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/CedarDobsonM... cedardobsonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/decade

Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Grace has been steeped in traditional music and its adjoining Gaelic culture her whole life. gracestewartskinner.co.uk www.facebook.com/gracestewart... gracestewart-skinner.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

On his debut album, Jarad takes the tartan anthems of days gone by and shocks them to life with foot-stomping, ceilidh-bangers, creating singalong folk and trad anthems for the modern era. www.jaradrowan.co.uk www.facebook.com/littlestchic... jaradrowan.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

Anna Eggersberger is a award winning performer, harpist and composer. During her studies in Ireland Anna taught harp at the University of Limerick and for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. anna-eggersberger.com www.facebook.com/profile.php?... annatheharp.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

The North Wind is a project from Flutist Michel Balatti, Irish fiddler Tola Custy, and Scottish singer and instrumentalist Tom Stearn. The heart of their project is a dedication to trad music, particularly Irish music. thenorthwind.music www.facebook.com/michelbalatt... linktr.ee/the_north_wind

Released April 2024. Duach with Éamonn De Barra on flute and bodhrán, Sean Regan on fiddle and John McLoughlin on guitar brings together three of Ireland's most outstanding musicians. This is their debut band CD. duachmusic.com/home www.facebook.com/duachmusic duach.bandcamp.com/album/duachp.

Released May 2025. Swilkie, the new album from Highlands-based songwriter Iona Lane, was written during three residencies on the Isle of Eigg, Isle of Mull and Sanday in Orkney. www.ionalane.com www.facebook.com/ionalanemusic ionalane.bandcamp.com/album/swilkie open.spotify.com/album/34xWh1...

Released March 2025. Iseabail Strachan is an accordionist, singer and banjo player from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. www.iseabailstrachan.com www.facebook.com/accordionish You can find her Album on Bandcamp and Spotify. iseabailstrachan.bandcamp.com/album/uiseag... open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

Taking its name from the Latin word for earth and land, TRIP's second album "In Terra’s Keep" is a celebration of the deep connection between land and traditional music from Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. www.trip-music.com www.facebook.com/TRIPceol trip-music.bandcamp.com/album/in-ter...