Besides Amazon (which this site has links to), where do you guys/gals get your CDs? I'm looking to learn some new tunes and expand my pitiful CD collection. The only sites I know of are www.ossianusa.com and www.cic.ie .
i usually just pick up a cd that looks like it has something good on it.
unless im looking for something specific, i'd get it from NPU. (http://www/pipers.ie)
they have a good selection(especially for pipes; they release many of their own cd's) of music.
http://www.oldsongsnewsongs.de/
It is a German shop but their stock of trad CDs is very good. And they are cheaper than most music shops in Ireland!
Sabine
Unfortunately(for all these outlets), I'm more loyal to the music than any one retailer. So, it really depends!
I use Amazon too, of course, but it's limited unless the music and/or artists are fairly well known.
I'll also buy lots of CDs from musicians after gigs and I imagine that this helps them. It often suits me too. For instance, they were advertising the CD version of "If the cap fits" on Amazon for about £40 but he had it for sale himself at the regular price.
I also use Mad for trad, Footstompin' and Music Scotland(both for Scottish)
For Danish and other Scandinavian music (but you can buy all kinds inc Irish too), I use Millstream records in Tonder who provide an excellent service.
Recently I've also been *legally*
downloading from Tradtunes. com but I sometimes "borrow" CDs from the library. Naughty!
Of course, I'll still visit shops but I always find folk and trad CDs overpriced there, if they have them at all. Coda on the Mound in Edinburgh has a good selection.
That's only some of my sources and I'll read what the rest of you guys say with interest.
Of course, if you buy them directly from the artists' websites, then they get a better percentage! Like, just for example - http://www.helenroche.net
*cough*
Well spotted, Slainte, and thanks! What with the two tracks on Culan, and the two tracks on my website, that's nearly a third of the album available free! Get 'em while they're hot! Etc!
Interesting question, and while I think of Amazon as my primary source, and have a few secondary sources, I find, upon reflection, that the last several CDs I've purchased have been obtained directly from the artist.
It's been awhile since I've purchased a CD from any sort of store, on or offline, at all.
I use MadForTrad. I suppose I should plug the Green Linnet web site, as I heard they are in financial difficulties. I suppose I should plug my recent fixation, "Give Us a Penny and We Will be Gone" (St. Stephen's Day or Wren Day theme) by Teada. The lack of studio type ornamentation is refreshing. Best Wishes.
Nobody should plug the Green Linnet site for the simple reason that the company's financial difficulties are partly related to its non-payment of royalties to musicians recording albums and the ensuing, and ongoing, class action by said musicians.
Another hand in the air for getting CDs directly from the artists. I think 90 % of my collection was acquired this way. The other 10% come from picking up dodgy looking compilations with awful artwork and titles like "Irish Dance Music" at the second-hand CD stores that let you listen to the merchandise before buying.
I think Claddagh and The Celtic Grooves are the best sites where we can search for good recordings by listening to sample clips and reading reliable reviews. Then check other sites and compare the prices. I rarely get recordings directly from the musicians themselves simply because what I hear just in front of me isn't necessarily the same as what's on the disc. Actually the two are becoming nearly identical thanks to the recent improvement of the recording technology though.
I was trying to find my copy of the Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent. After an unsuccessful first try, I went to Amazon.com. They had two copies under "used and new" for over $40. I went to the Shenachie site and found it being sold for the original price. They have several rare CDs. I was lucky to find my copy. WOW (again)! Fantastic album. Anyone know what Laurence is doing these days?
I have purhcased a lot of CD;s from Tayberry Music in Rock Hill SC www.tayberry.com
They provide excellent service and are very helpful over the phone.
Where do you buy your CDs?
Where do you buy your CDs?
Besides Amazon (which this site has links to), where do you guys/gals get your CDs? I'm looking to learn some new tunes and expand my pitiful CD collection. The only sites I know of are www.ossianusa.com and www.cic.ie .
Slán,
Harrison
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Harrison
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
i usually just pick up a cd that looks like it has something good on it.
unless im looking for something specific, i'd get it from NPU. (http://www/pipers.ie)
they have a good selection(especially for pipes; they release many of their own cd's) of music.
-Breandan
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by bmcclat
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Claddagh Records has an excellent website, which lists a lot of independent releases and includes tons of sample clips: http://www.claddaghrecords.com But we can get the same recording for slightly cheaper price at Custy's: http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/topic/topic-3439-1.stm Tradmusic.com also has a quite good number of CDs from both Scotland and Ireland: http://www.tradmusic.com/ For the recent recordings of Scottish music, I usually check Footstompin' Records: http://www.footstompin.com/
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by slainte
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
And of course, MadForTrad: http://www.madfortrad.com I often refer to the reviews in Celtic Grooves: http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/CGhome.html
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by slainte
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
http://www.oldsongsnewsongs.de/
It is a German shop but their stock of trad CDs is very good. And they are cheaper than most music shops in Ireland!
Sabine
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Irish Trad. Head
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Unfortunately(for all these outlets), I'm more loyal to the music than any one retailer. So, it really depends!
I use Amazon too, of course, but it's limited unless the music and/or artists are fairly well known.
I'll also buy lots of CDs from musicians after gigs and I imagine that this helps them. It often suits me too. For instance, they were advertising the CD version of "If the cap fits" on Amazon for about £40 but he had it for sale himself at the regular price.
I also use Mad for trad, Footstompin' and Music Scotland(both for Scottish)
For Danish and other Scandinavian music (but you can buy all kinds inc Irish too), I use Millstream records in Tonder who provide an excellent service.
Recently I've also been *legally*
downloading from Tradtunes. com but I sometimes "borrow" CDs from the library. Naughty!
Of course, I'll still visit shops but I always find folk and trad CDs overpriced there, if they have them at all. Coda on the Mound in Edinburgh has a good selection.
That's only some of my sources and I'll read what the rest of you guys say with interest.
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by John J.
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Of course, if you buy them directly from the artists' websites, then they get a better percentage! Like, just for example -
http://www.helenroche.net
*cough*
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Nell
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Haha. I got two tracks of the recording from last week's edition of Culan: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/genres/folk/aod.shtml?ulster/culan Still available until next Sunday. It's free!
Well done, Helen!
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by slainte
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Well spotted, Slainte, and thanks! What with the two tracks on Culan, and the two tracks on my website, that's nearly a third of the album available free! Get 'em while they're hot! Etc!
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Nell
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Interesting question, and while I think of Amazon as my primary source, and have a few secondary sources, I find, upon reflection, that the last several CDs I've purchased have been obtained directly from the artist.
It's been awhile since I've purchased a CD from any sort of store, on or offline, at all.
KFG
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by KFG
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
I use MadForTrad. I suppose I should plug the Green Linnet web site, as I heard they are in financial difficulties. I suppose I should plug my recent fixation, "Give Us a Penny and We Will be Gone" (St. Stephen's Day or Wren Day theme) by Teada. The lack of studio type ornamentation is refreshing. Best Wishes.
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by CeolCairdeas
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Nobody should plug the Green Linnet site for the simple reason that the company's financial difficulties are partly related to its non-payment of royalties to musicians recording albums and the ensuing, and ongoing, class action by said musicians.
G
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by MacCruiskeen
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Another hand in the air for getting CDs directly from the artists. I think 90 % of my collection was acquired this way. The other 10% come from picking up dodgy looking compilations with awful artwork and titles like "Irish Dance Music" at the second-hand CD stores that let you listen to the merchandise before buying.
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Kerri Brown
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Downhome music! (the actual store is killer!)
http://www.downhomemusic.com/
and
CDBABY:
http://www.cdbaby.com/
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by fiercefiddler
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
Ossian is the best when it comes to obtaining hard-to-find CDs and those that are released only in the EU.
http://www.ossianusa.com/
# Posted on March 18th 2005 by Tunes!
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
And another US source: http://www.cdroots.com/
A good selection of hard-to-find recordings and great service.
(No connection, just a pleased customer.)
MJV
# Posted on March 19th 2005 by MikeJV
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
I think Claddagh and The Celtic Grooves are the best sites where we can search for good recordings by listening to sample clips and reading reliable reviews. Then check other sites and compare the prices. I rarely get recordings directly from the musicians themselves simply because what I hear just in front of me isn't necessarily the same as what's on the disc. Actually the two are becoming nearly identical thanks to the recent improvement of the recording technology though.
# Posted on March 19th 2005 by slainte
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
I was trying to find my copy of the Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent. After an unsuccessful first try, I went to Amazon.com. They had two copies under "used and new" for over $40. I went to the Shenachie site and found it being sold for the original price. They have several rare CDs. I was lucky to find my copy. WOW (again)! Fantastic album. Anyone know what Laurence is doing these days?
# Posted on March 19th 2005 by CeolCairdeas
Re: Where do you buy your CDs?
I have purhcased a lot of CD;s from Tayberry Music in Rock Hill SC www.tayberry.com
They provide excellent service and are very helpful over the phone.
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by Nfg