Claddagh records relaunched after deal with Universal Music Ireland Label founded by Garech Browne in 1959 to remaster and digitise archive Tue, May 11, 2021, 14:30
Claddagh Records, the iconic Irish record label founded by the late Garech Browne in 1959, has been relaunched along with a new webstore for enthusiasts of Irish music and poetry. It follows the signing of a worldwide licensing agreement with Universal MusicIreland. The newly re-formed Claddagh Records Label, within Universal Music Ireland, is to embark on an ambitious remastering and digitising programme of the Claddagh Records archive. It is expected that more than 60 recordings, newly remastered on all Digital Service Providers (DSPs), will be available for the first time later this year. These will include The Chieftains 1-10, Leo Rowsome’s King of the Pipers and Derek Bell’s Carolan’s Favourite.