http://www.cic.ie/cgi-bin/newsitem.asp?idarticle=144

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Beidh sladmhargadh Nollag Chló Iar-Chonnachta ag tosú Dé Luain 4 Nollaig agus leanfaidh sé go Déardaoin 21 Nollaig. Beidh leabhair Chló Iar-Chonnachta ar leathphraghas, dlúthdhioscaí ar €10 agus téipeanna ar €1 agus €4. Beidh lascainí le fáil chomh maith ar leabhair do pháistí ó fhoilsitheoirí eile, agus ar dhlúthdhioscaí ó lipéidí eile ceoil. Le d’ordú a chur isteach buail isteach chuig ár n-oifigí, cuir glaoch orainn ag +353 91 593307, nó ceannaigh ar líne anseo.


Mar eolas, ní athrófar na praghsanna ar an suíomh idirlín, ach is iad na praghasanna le lascaine a ghearrfar ar chustaiméirí ar earraí sa sladmhargadh. Muna bhfuil tú cinnte cén costas a bheidh ar d’ordú, is féidir glaoch orainn roimh ré lena sheiceáil, nó ríomhphost a chur chuig Lisa, an bainisteoir orduithe.

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The annual Cló Iar-Chonnachta Christmas sale starts this Monday 4 December, and will continue until Thursday 21 December. All Cló Iar-Chonnachta books are half price, our CDs are on sale at €10 each, and cassettes are €1 and €4. We also have a range of children’s books from other publishers which will also be on sale at a discount, as will CDs from other music labels. To avail of these discounts you can call in to our offices, phone in your order to +353 91 593307, or purchase from the website.



As in other years, we will not be changing the prices on the website, although discounted prices will apply. If you are unsure what the cost of your order will be, you can call us in advance to check, or

e-mail Lisa, our orders manager.

That sounds grand. I need some sean nos music for Christmas but I don't know which singer to get since the one I wanted to obtain a CD of has her CDs very expensive. Anyone know of good sean nos singers whose music is available to order on the website?

Beir bua agus beannacht

What sean-nós (if any) do you have already, Ríona? Who are some of your favorites? How much of a purist are you inclined to be about it?

Without knowing any of that, here's a short list of my own favorites...

Connemara: Peadar Ó Ceannabháin's album "Mo Chuid den tSaol" is outstanding! If I had to pick one CD to be stranded with on a desert island, that'd be the one.

Also very much worth getting is Nan Tom Teaimín, "Traditional Songs from Connemara."

Seosamh Ó hÉanaí is one of the best but I wasn't too taken with the album CIC has of his ("The Road from Connemara.") He's in much better form on, say, "Ó mo Dhúchas."

Ulster: Conall Ó Gallchóir and Doimnic Mac Ghiolla Bhríde are both very good. Doimnic has the best version of "An Droighneán Donn" I've ever heard.

Lillis Ó Laoire's "Bláth Gach Géag dá dTig" is another favorite of mine, but it seems people either love or hate his voice. Listen to the sound clips and decide for yourself. :)

Munster: I don't really have that many Munster CDs (yet.) One I can particularly recommend is Nioclás Tóibín's "Rinn na nGael." His version of "Na Connerys" will knock your socks off!
Éilís Ní Shúilleabháin's CD "Cois Abhainn na Séad" is also very good.

Another Munster singer who deserves a mention is Eilín Ní Bheaglaoich. I wouldn't call her album "Míle Dath" sean-nós really -- more like classical/sean-nós fusion -- but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

If you're very strict about your sean-nós (absolutely no instruments, no singing in English, etc.) then some of these won't suit you. Let me know and I can trim down the list...

Abigail

Here's some Sean nós videos, one with
Seosamh Ó hÉanaí.

http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=51C54806411A8610

A Abigail,

I havn't any sean nos yet so your list sounds grand. I'm not picky since I don't have any yet, I'll take anything you think sounds nice since I know you to be an authority on the matter judging on your previous posts on the subject. GRMA to the both of yourselves, Abigail agus Ceolmhar for helping me.

Beir bua agus beannacht

Conal Gallen / Conall Ó Gallchóir
ceannann céanna, nach bhfuil? (anna, ó bun cranncha...;)

ina theannta sin, is maith liom:
eoiní & danny Ó súilleabháin
tomas o neachtain