Tradition Records Discography
Patrick Clancy, with the assistance of brothers Tom and Liam and the financial support of Diane Hamilton, a member of the Guggenheim family and active in the Country Dance and Song Society, initiated Tradition Records in 1956 in New York City. Kenny Goldstein was instrumental in producing and recording many of the early albums. During 1960-61, Charlie Rothschild took over the business side of Tradition, while Patrick Clancy continued to oversee production. Having issued over 45 albums, Clancy sold the company to Bernard Solomon at Everest Records in 1966. Everest, now Legacy International, licensed the masters to Rykodiscs in the mid-1990's, which released much of the label on CDs, while Legacy International also continued to issue various Tradition albums into 2002.
Ronald D. Cohen
Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
My thanks to Bill Jantz for compiling the information in this below discography. More information will be added as it becomes available.
1956 Releases
Countess Cathleen: 1956 - Tradition TLP 501 LP
…a reading of the W.B. Yeats play w/Tom and Liam Clancy & edited by Patrick Clancy
Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians: 1956 - TLP 1007 LP
various artists - w/Etta Baker, Richard Chase, etc.
Bowling Green and other Folk Songs from the Southern Mountains: 1956 - TLP 1018 LP
Irene and Ellen Kossoy