Compass Records
| Compass Records | |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Garry West Alison Brown |
| Distributor(s) | Alternative Distribution Alliance (physical) Merlin Network (digital) |
| Genre | Folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, world music |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Official website | compassrecords |
Compass Records is an independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown that specializes in folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and acoustic music.
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[]
- Altan
- Darol Anger
- Russ Barenberg
- Bearfoot
- Beoga
- [citation needed]
- Paul Brady[2]
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Paul Brock
- Paul Carrack
- Liz Carroll
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- [citation needed]
- Jeff Coffin
- [3]
- A. J. Croce
- Catie Curtis
- Fairport Convention
- Kris Drever
- Elizabeth and the Catapult
- Farmer Not So John
- Mike Farris
- Matt Flinner[4][circular reference]
- Rebecca Frazier[5]
- Gibson Brothers
- Thea Gilmore
- Grada
- Roddy Hart
- Colin Hay
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- Andy Irvine
- Nuala Kennedy
- Lúnasa
- Claire Lynch
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- [citation needed]
- Cathal McConnell
- John McCusker
- Shannon McNally
- [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
- Tannahill Weavers
- [3]
- Glenn Tilbrook
- [3]
- Molly Tuttle
- Vigilantes of Love
- The Waifs
- Alicia Witt
- Victor Wooten
- Andrea Zonn
See also[]
- List of record labels
- Green Linnet Records
- Xenophile Records
References[]
- ^ "About us". compassrecords.com. 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady at Discogs
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Viewing all artists from Compass Records". compassrecords.com. 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Matt Flinner
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
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Categories:
- American independent record labels
- Jazz record labels
- Folk record labels
- Labels distributed by Warner Music Group
- Record labels established in 1995
- Compass Records artists