Compass Records is an American independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown that specializes in folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and acoustic music.
| Compass Records | |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Garry West Alison Brown |
| Distributor(s) | AMPED Distribution (physical) Merlin Network (digital) |
| Genre | Folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, world music |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Official website | compassrecords |
In 2006, Compass purchased the Green Linnet and Xenophile catalogs, and in 2008 the label purchased Mulligan Records.[1] Red House Records, an independent folk and Americana record label founded in 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota, was purchased by the Compass Records Group in 2017.
Roster
edit- Altan
- Darol Anger
- Russ Barenberg
- Bearfoot
- Beoga
- Michael Black[citation needed]
- Paul Brady[2]
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Paul Brock
- Paul Carrack
- Liz Carroll
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- The Chapmans[citation needed]
- Jeff Coffin
- Éamonn Coyne[3]
- A. J. Croce
- Catie Curtis
- Fairport Convention
- Kris Drever
- Elizabeth and the Catapult
- Farmer Not So John
- Mike Farris
- Matt Flinner
- Rebecca Frazier[4]
- Gibson Brothers
- Thea Gilmore
- Grada
- Roddy Hart
- Colin Hay
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- Andy Irvine
- Nuala Kennedy
- Lúnasa
- Claire Lynch
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- David Mayfield[5]
- Cathal McConnell
- John McCusker
- Shannon McNally
- Clara Moreno[3]
- Mozaik
- Jeb Loy Nichols
- Old Blind Dogs
- Old Salt Union
- Pierce Pettis
- Todd Phillips
- Noam Pikelny[6]
- Kate Rusby
- Leftover Salmon
- Enda Scahill
- Sharon Shannon
- Frank Solivan
- The Tannahill Weavers
- Athena Tergis[3]
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Ciaran Tourish[3]
- Molly Tuttle
- Vigilantes of Love
- The Waifs
- Alicia Witt
- Victor Wooten
- Andrea Zonn
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About us". Compassrecords.com. 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady at Discogs
- ^ a b c d "Viewing all artists from Compass Records". Compassrecords.com. 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "Rebecca Frazier". Compassrecords.com.
- ^ "David Mayfield". Compassrecords.com.
- ^ "Noam Pikelny". Compassrecords.com. Retrieved September 4, 2024.