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{{Short description|Defunct American folk record label}}
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'''Tradition Records''' was an [[United States|American]] [[record label]] specializing in folk music that existed from [[1955 in music|1955]] to [[1966 in music|1966]]. The label was founded (and funded) by Guggenheim heiress [[Diane Hamilton]] in 1956. Its president and director was [[Patrick Clancy|Patrick "Paddy" Clancy]], who was soon to join his brothers Liam and [[Tom Clancy (singer)|Tom Clancy]] and [[Tommy Makem]], as part of the new Irish folk group, [[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]. [[Liam Clancy]] designed the company's maple leaf logo. Columbia University Professor of Folklore Kenneth Goldstein was also involved in the early creation of the company, which operated out of [[Greenwich Village]], New York City.<ref>{{cite book | last = Clancy | first = Liam | authorlink = Liam Clancy | title = The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour | publisher = Doubleday | date = 2002 | location = New York | pages = 143 | isbn = 0-385-50204-4}}</ref>
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| founded = {{Start date|1955}}
| founder = [[Diane Hamilton]]
| defunct = {{End date|1966}}
| status = acquired by [[Everest Records]]
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| genre = folk music
| country = United States
| location = New York City
| website = <!-- {{ www.traditionrecords.com }} -->
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'''Tradition Records''' was an American [[record label]] from 1955 to 1966 that specialized in folk music.<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=448}}</ref> The label was founded and financed by Guggenheim heiress [[Diane Hamilton]] (the pseudonym of Diane Guggenheim) in 1956. Its president and director was [[Patrick Clancy|Patrick "Paddy" Clancy]], who was soon to join his brothers Liam and [[Tom Clancy (singer)|Tom Clancy]] and [[Tommy Makem]], as part of the new Irish folk group, [[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]. [[Liam Clancy]] designed the company's maple leaf logo. Columbia University Professor of Folklore Kenneth Goldstein was also involved in the early creation of the company, which operated out of [[Greenwich Village]], [[New York City|New York]], United States.<ref>{{cite book | last = Clancy | first = Liam | author-link = Liam Clancy | title = The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour | publisher = Doubleday | date = 2002 | location = New York | pages = [https://archive.org/details/mountainofwomen00liam/page/143 143] | isbn = 0-385-50204-4 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/mountainofwomen00liam/page/143 }}</ref>
With artists like The Clancy Brothers, [[Odetta]], and [[Jean Ritchie]] growing in popularity during the [[American folk music revival]], the label began to generate good profits. When The Clancy Brothers signed with Columbia Records in 1961, Paddy Clancy ceased to run the day-to-day operations of the company. In 1966 he sold the Tradition catalogue to Everest Records. Everest reissued Tradition recordings without any notes in haphazard permutations. Later [[Rykodisc]] bought the rights and issued several recordings under the Tradition logo. Some of these were actually from the Everest catalogue. Dizzy Gillespie, Erroll Garner, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmy Witherspoon never recorded for Tradition, though recent editions of their albums would suggest they did.


Much of the Tradition catalogue has been reissued on CD and/or for digital download. For many years [[John Jacob Niles]] received little acclaim, but following the broadcast of the [[Bob Dylan]] documentary ''[[No Direction Home]]'', there was a surge in the demand for his albums. His two albums on Tradition were accordingly reissued.
With artists like The Clancy Brothers, [[Odetta]], and [[Jean Ritchie]] growing in popularity during the [[American folk music revival]], the label began to generate good profits.<ref name="Larkin50"/> When The Clancy Brothers signed with Columbia Records in 1961, Paddy Clancy ceased to run the day-to-day operations of the company. In 1966, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, as owners of the label, sold the Tradition catalogue to [[Everest Records]]. Everest reissued Tradition recordings without any notes in haphazard permutations. Much of the Tradition catalogue has been reissued on CD and/or for digital download. For many years [[John Jacob Niles]] received little acclaim, but following the broadcast of the [[Bob Dylan]] documentary ''[[No Direction Home]]'', there was a surge in the demand for his albums. His two albums on Tradition were reissued.


43 North Broadway. a private IP management fund, acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to the Tradition Records catalog, as part of its acquisition of the Everest Records Group of labels.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
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==Partial discography==


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==Partial discography==
===TLP series===
===TLP series===
*TLP 501: [[Siobhán McKenna]], [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], [[Tom Clancy (singer)|Tom Clancy]]: ''The Countess Cathleen''
*TLP 501: [[Siobhán McKenna]], [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], [[Tom Clancy (singer)|Tom Clancy]]: ''The Countess Cathleen''
*TLP 1001: Isla Cameron: ''Through Bushes And Briars (Songs From The British Isles)''
*TLP 1001: [[Isla Cameron]]: ''Through Bushes And Briars (Songs From The British Isles)'' (1956)
*TLP 1002: Hillel And Aviva: ''Songs Of Israel and Many Lands'' 1956
*TLP 1002: Hillel and Aviva: ''Songs Of Israel and Many Lands'' (1956)
*TLP 1003: [[Ed McCurdy]]: ''A Ballad Singer's Choice''
*TLP 1003: [[Ed McCurdy]]: ''A Ballad Singer's Choice'' (1956)
*TLP 1004: [[Liam Clancy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[Sarah Makem]], [[Paddy Tunney]], [[Padraig O'Keeffe]]: ''[[The Lark in the Morning (album)|The Lark in the Morning]]''
*TLP 1004: [[Liam Clancy]], [[Tommy Makem]], [[Sarah Makem]], [[Paddy Tunney]], [[Padraig O'Keeffe]]: ''[[The Lark in the Morning (album)|The Lark in the Morning]]'' (1956)
*TLP 1005: [[Paul Clayton (folksinger)|Paul Clayton]]: ''Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick'' 1956
*TLP 1005: [[Paul Clayton (folksinger)|Paul Clayton]]: ''Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick'' (1956)
*TLP 1006: [[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]: ''[[The Rising of the Moon (album)|The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion]]''
*TLP 1006: [[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]: ''[[The Rising of the Moon (album)|The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion]]'' (1956)
*TLP 1007: Various artists: ''Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians'' 1976
*TLP 1007: Various artists: ''Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians'' 1976
*TLP 1008: El Nino De Ronda: ''The Real Flamenco'' 1969
*TLP 1008: El Nino De Ronda: ''The Real Flamenco'' 1969
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*TLP 1019: [[Glenn Yarbrough]]: ''Come and Sit by My Side'' 1957
*TLP 1019: [[Glenn Yarbrough]]: ''Come and Sit by My Side'' 1957
*TLP 1020: Various artists: ''Negro Prison Songs'' 1958
*TLP 1020: Various artists: ''Negro Prison Songs'' 1958
*TLP 1021
*TLP 1022: [[Oscar Brand]]: ''Pie in the Sky'' 1967
*TLP 1022: [[Oscar Brand]]: ''Pie in the Sky'' 1967
*TLP 1023: [[John Jacob Niles]]: ''I Wonder As I Wander - Carols And Love Songs''
*TLP 1023: [[John Jacob Niles]]: ''I Wonder As I Wander - Carols And Love Songs''
*TLP 1024: [[Mary O'Hara]]: ''Songs of Ireland''
*TLP 1024: [[Mary O'Hara]]: ''Songs of Ireland''
*TLP 1025: Odetta: Odetta At The Gate Of Horn
*TLP 1026: [[Ewan MacColl]] and [[A. L. Lloyd]]: ''Blow Boys Blow'' 1960
*TLP 1026: [[Ewan MacColl]] and [[A. L. Lloyd]]: ''Blow Boys Blow'' 1960
*TLP 1027 [[Ed McCurdy]] - Children’s Songs (1958)
*TLP 1028 David Hammond - I Am the Wee Falorie Man: Folk Songs of Ireland
*TLP 1029 Alan Lomax - Texas Folksongs (1958)
*TLP 1030 Various Artists - Music and Song of Italy, Recorded byAlan Lomax and Diego Carpitella (1958)
*TLP 1031: [[Jean Ritchie]]: ''[[Carols of All Seasons]]''
*TLP 1032: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: ''[[Come Fill Your Glass with Us]]''
*TLP 1032: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: ''[[Come Fill Your Glass with Us]]''
*TLP 1033: Robin Roberts: ''Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies''
*TLP 1033: Robin Roberts: ''Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies''
*TLP 1034 Diane Hamilton & Robin Roberts - So Early in the Morning: Irish Children’s Traditional Songs, Rhymes and Games (1959)
*TLP 1035: Lightnin' Hopkins: ''Country Blues'' 1959
*TLP 1035: [[Lightnin' Hopkins]]: ''[[Country Blues]]'' 1959
*TLP 1036: John Jacob Niles: ''An Evening with John Jacob Niles'' 1959
*TLP 1036: John Jacob Niles: ''An Evening with John Jacob Niles'' 1959
*TLP 1037: Theodore Alevizos: ''Songs of Greece'' 1960
*TLP 1037: Theodore Alevizos: ''Songs of Greece'' 1960
*TLP 1040: Lightnin' Hopkins: ''Autobiography in Blues'' 1960
*TLP 1040: Lightnin' Hopkins: ''[[Autobiography in Blues]]'' 1960
*TLP 1042: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: ''[[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (album)|The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]''
*TLP 1042: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem: ''[[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (album)|The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]''
*TLP 1043: [[Carolyn Hester]]: ''Carolyn Hester'' 1961
*TLP 1043: [[Carolyn Hester]]: ''Carolyn Hester'' 1961
*TLP 1044: [[Tommy Makem]]: ''Songs of Tommy Makem''
*TLP 1044: [[Tommy Makem]]: ''Songs of Tommy Makem''
*TLP 1045 Peg and Bobby Clancy - Songs from Ireland -(1961)
*TLP 1046 John Jacob Niles - The Ballads of John Jacob Niles (1961) (2xLP)
*TLP 1047 Various Artists - Heather and Glen: Songs and Melodies of Highland and Lowland Scotland
*TLP 1048
*TLP 1049
*'''''Note: At this point, Everest Records buys the Tradition label. Main series prefixes change to TR/STR for mono and stereo, respectively''''':


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/label/Tradition Discogs]
*[http://www.discogs.com/label/Tradition Discogs]
*[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/blues&folk-9640.html Metroactive.com]
*[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.03.96/blues&folk-9640.html Metroactive.com]
*[http://www.empiremusicwerks.com/newsinfo.html Empire Musicwerks reissues]


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Latest revision as of 16:34, 30 July 2024

Tradition Records
Founded1955 (1955)
FounderDiane Hamilton
Defunct1966 (1966)
Statusacquired by Everest Records
Genrefolk music
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City

Tradition Records was an American record label from 1955 to 1966 that specialized in folk music.[1] The label was founded and financed by Guggenheim heiress Diane Hamilton (the pseudonym of Diane Guggenheim) in 1956. Its president and director was Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, who was soon to join his brothers Liam and Tom Clancy and Tommy Makem, as part of the new Irish folk group, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Liam Clancy designed the company's maple leaf logo. Columbia University Professor of Folklore Kenneth Goldstein was also involved in the early creation of the company, which operated out of Greenwich Village, New York, United States.[2]

With artists like The Clancy Brothers, Odetta, and Jean Ritchie growing in popularity during the American folk music revival, the label began to generate good profits.[1] When The Clancy Brothers signed with Columbia Records in 1961, Paddy Clancy ceased to run the day-to-day operations of the company. In 1966, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, as owners of the label, sold the Tradition catalogue to Everest Records. Everest reissued Tradition recordings without any notes in haphazard permutations. Much of the Tradition catalogue has been reissued on CD and/or for digital download. For many years John Jacob Niles received little acclaim, but following the broadcast of the Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home, there was a surge in the demand for his albums. His two albums on Tradition were reissued.

43 North Broadway. a private IP management fund, acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to the Tradition Records catalog, as part of its acquisition of the Everest Records Group of labels.[citation needed]

Partial discography

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TLP series

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 448. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  2. ^ Clancy, Liam (2002). The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour. New York: Doubleday. pp. 143. ISBN 0-385-50204-4.
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