CDs, Downloads, Tune Collections, T-Shirts

This is where you can find and order Paddy’s music—directly from the source! This is also the ONLY place you can order the Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection (and its snazzy t-shirt).

Paddy O’Brien: Mixing the Punch

09.08.2011

Paddy’s new solo CD, released by New Folk Records in North America, and distributed in Ireland by Cló Iar-Chonnacht. Paddy plays solo accordion on the recording, accompanied by the wonderfully tasty Teresa Baker on piano. There’s also a special guest appearance on the CD, an accordion solo by fellow Offalyman Felim Egan.

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Paddy O’Brien, Tom Schaefer, Paul Wehling, & Erin Hart: The Sailor’s Cravat

01.20.2011

Paddy’s button accordion and Tom Schaefer’s fiddle blend together with lively intensity, underscored by Paul Wehling’s tasteful backing on bouzouki. Some rare versions of tunes tie it all together, and are softened into submission by three wonderful songs from Erin Hart.

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The Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection

02.20.2010

The Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection is a historic compilation of 1,000 Irish tunes from the repertoire of Paddy O’Brien of County Offaly, an All-Ireland accordion champion and one of the world’s outstanding performers of Irish traditional music. The Collection comes in two volumes, containing 500 tunes each.

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Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection Tee Shirt

10.27.2011

Order your very own Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection gear! What better way to advertise your membership in the Irish traditional music underground? Designed by creative mastermind Nick Lethert, and featuring Paddy’s famous 1947 Paolo Soprani accordion and notorious left thumb. Shipping and handling are included in the price. Mens’ and Womens’ sizes available. 100% cotton. [...]

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Ceoltóirí Laighean – CNUAS

11.22.2011

A 2-CD collection featuring the best of Ceoltoiri Laighean. Among their members were some of the very finest individual performers of Irish traditional music and song. But they are even more important as a group, for the ideal they represent, blending their talents in the lively expression of a noble tradition.

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Chulrua: The Singing Kettle

02.20.2010

Chulrua’s long-awaited third recording, featuring Paddy O’Brien on button accordion, Patrick Ourceau on fiddle, and Pat Egan on guitar and vocals.

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Paddy O’Brien, Jamie Gans, Dáithí Sproule: Snug in the Blanket

02.21.2010

“Those familiar with O’Brien’s exacting standards of performance will not be surprised to hear that Gans’ fiddle follows the accordion note-for-note, in a way which allows the listener to fully appreciate and reflect on the quirky twists and turns of O’Brien’s music.” -Phillipe Varlet, Celtic Grooves

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The Doon Céilí Band: Around the World for Sport

02.21.2010

The Doon Céilí Band: Paddy O’Brien, Brian Miller, Laura MacKenzie, Kate Dowling, Jode Dowling, Django Amerson, Sean Egan

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Kelly, O’Brien, Sproule: Traditional Music of Ireland

02.21.2010

Originally two LPs (“Is It Yourself” and “Spring in the Air”) re-released as one CD; regarded by most Irish music lovers as a classic, must-have recording.

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Paddy O’Brien: Stranger at the Gate

02.21.2010

Paddy O’Brien, accordion; Dáithí Sproule, piano, guitar; Erin Hart, vocals; Karen Andersen, guitar. First recorded in 1998; re-released on CD by Compass Records in 2008. Paddy’s first solo CD features a few of his own compositions, including “The Foxhunters’ Chorus,” “The March of the Gaelic Order,” “Tiny the Trooper,” and “The Girls of Knocknagow.”

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