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Compass Records 
Founded 1995 Founder Garry West, Alison Brown Distributor(s) Alternative Distribution Alliance Genre Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz, World music Country of origin U.S. Location Nashville, Tennessee Official Website Compassrecords.com Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year. In 2006, Compass purchased the Green Linnet and Xenophile catalogs, and in 2008 the label purchased Mulligan Records.
Contents
Partial list of current and former artists
- Altan
- Beoga
- Grada
- Darol Anger
- Russ Barenberg
- Michael Black
- Old Blind Dogs
- Paul Brock
- Paul Carrack
- Jeff Coffin
- Fairport Convention
- Éamonn Coyne
- Catie Curtis
- Kris Drever
- Judith Edelman
- Thea Gilmore
- Roddy Hart
- Colin Hay
- Nuala Kennedy
- Lúnasa
- Cathal McConnell
- John McCusker
- Clara Moreno
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- Farmer Not So John
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- Vigilantes of Love
- Jeb Loy Nichols
- Pierce Pettis
- Todd Phillips
- Kate Rusby
- Leftover Salmon
- Enda Scahill
- Sharon Shannon
- Athena Tergis
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Ciaran Tourish
- The Waifs
- Tannahill Weavers
- Victor Wooten
- Andrea Zonn
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Jazz record labels
- Record labels established in 1995
- Folk record labels
- American independent record labels
- United States independent record label stubs
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