About
US label. Label Code: LC 5762 / LC 05762 Shanachie Records was founded in 1972 by Richard Nevins and [a1829534]. According to [a1809932] (Secret Museum of Music), it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as speciality fiddle music label they released work by Celtic groups such as Planxty, Clannad and The Chieftains. Other genres on the label include Latin American, African music, soul, country, reggae and ska. In 1989 they acquired Yazoo Records from Nick Perls. This allowed them to release vintage jazz and blues recordings. The label name is from the Irish word [i]seanchaí[/i], a storyteller. The early label design was made by [a651569] in 1975. The Grammy-award winning Soweto Gospel Choir releases albums on Shanachie Records.
Sub-labels
Jazz Masters Series (2)
DVD series.
Shanachie Jazz
Shinbone Alley
Sublabel of Shanachie.
Morning Star Records
1970s-1980s folk label from Nutley, New Jersey. A division of Shanachie Records. The label illustration was made for Morning Star Records in 1980 by Robert Crumb. It can be seen as drawing numb...
Guitar Artistry
Series of primarily solo acoustic guitar recordings on [l=Shanachie] Records.
Meadowlark Records (2)
US Folk / Celtic / Irish music record label, a division sub-label of [l=Shanachie].
Master Collector Series
Worldbeat EthnoPop
Series
Globetrotters Series
Masters Of Irish Music (2)
Contact
Shanachie Records Dept. WWW 37 E. Clinton St. Newton, NJ. 07860 USA Call 1-800-497-1043 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST