Various Artists - Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet

Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet samples the label's catalog over the course of two discs, concentrating on the more upbeat side of contemporary Celtic music with dances, reels, and cheerily romantic ballads. Just a few of the many artists included on the infectious collection are Altan, Capercaillie, Seamus Egan, Tommy Sands, Dick Gaughan, the Tannahill Weavers, and Patrick Street. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aiofe Clancy Guitar, Vocals Altan Performer, Arranger, Producer Alyssa Pava Viola da Gamba Andy B. Stewart Vocals, Arranger, Producer Andy Irvine Vocals, Harmonica, Mandolin, Bouzouki Anne Sands Vocals, Bodhran Arty McGlynn Guitar Ben Sands Vocals, Mandolin, Piano Ben Wittman Drums Bill Whelan Keyboards Brendan Monaghan Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Human) Brian Masterson Producer Capercaillie Performer, Group, Arranger Celtic Fiddle Festival Performer Charlie McKerron Fiddle Cherish the Ladies Performer, Arranger, Group Chris Teskey Compilation Producer Christian Lemaitre Fiddle, Arranger Ciarán Curran Bouzouki Ciarán Tourish Fiddle, Vocals (Background), Whistle (Human) Clodagh Warnock Bouzouki, Fiddle Colum Sands Fiddle, Viola, Vocals, Bass, Producer, Guitar, Harmonium Daíthí Sproule Guitar Dave Early Percussion Déanta Arranger, Performer Declan Masterson Uillean Pipes Dee Moore Producer, Arranger Dennis Cahill Arranger, Performer, Guitar, Producer Dermot Byrne Accordion Dessi Wilkinson Flute Dick Gaughan Vocals, Guitar, Performer Dino Sands Mandolin, Whistle (Human) Dónal Lunny Bodhran, Producer, Keyboards, Guitar Donald Sanders Illustrations Donald Shaw Keyboards, Accordion Donna Long Fiddle, Vocal Harmony, Piano Eileen Ivers Performer, Producer, Fiddle, Arranger Eoghan O'Brien Guitar, Harp Frankie Kennedy Flute, Vocals (Background), Low Whistle Gabriel Donohue Producer, Piano, Bass (Acoustic), Harmonium, Guitar (Acoustic) Gerry O'Beirne Synthesizer, Producer, Guitar Gordon Jones Guitar Iain MacInnes Vocals, Whistle (Human), Scottish Small Pipes Jackie Daly Accordion James Kelly Fiddle Jerry O'Sullivan Uillean Pipes, Performer Joanie Madden Performer, Flute, Low Whistle, Vocal Harmony, Whistle (Human) John Doyle Guitar, Arranger John McGann Arranger, Guitar John McSherry Low Whistle John Saich Vocals, Bass, Guitar John Whelan Button Accordion Johnny Cunningham Fiddle, Producer Johnny McDonagh Bodhran Karen Matheson Vocals Kate OBrien Fiddle, Viola Kevin Burke Arranger, Fiddle, Performer Kimati Dinizulu Djembe, Conga Liz Carroll Performer, Arranger, Fiddle, Producer Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Fiddle, Vocals Manus Lunny Performer, Guitar, Vocals, Arranger, Producer, Bouzouki Marc Duff Bodhran, Synthesizer, Whistle (Human), Recorder Mark Kelly Guitar, Vocals (Background) Martin Hadden Guitar Martin Hayes Arranger, Performer, Producer, Fiddle Mary Coogan Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin Mary Dillon Vocals Mary Rafferty Whistle (Human), Accordion Michael Sarsfield Mastering Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Producer, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Keyboards Mick Moloney Guitar, Producer Neil Martin Cello, Keyboards, Producer Neil Ross Producer Niamh Parsons Vocals Nollaig Casey Fiddle, Whistle (Human) P.J. Curtis Producer Patrick Street Arranger, Performer, Producer Paul Kotapish Cittern, Mandolin Paul O'Shaughnessy Fiddle Peter Hughes Drums Phil Cunningham Performer, Accordion, Whistle (Human), Bodhran, Keyboards, Producer Phil Smillie Whistle (Human), Flute, Vocals Relativity Performer Rosie Mulholland Fiddle, Keyboards Ross Kennedy Vocals, Fiddle, Bouzouki Roy Gullane Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar Seamus Egan Tenor Banjo, Banjo, Performer Sean Potts Whistle (Human) Silly Wizard Performer Siobhan Egan Fiddle, Whistle (Human) T-Bone Wolk Producer The Tannahill Weavers Producer, Arranger, Performer, Group Tommy Sands Vocals, Guitar Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Synthesizer, Vocals, Clavinet Winifred Horan Fiddle