Shanachie (73 releases)

Shanachie Records is a US label founded in 1972 by Richard Nevins and Daniel Michael Collins.

According to Harvey Pekar (Secret Museum of Music), it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as speciality fiddle music label they released work by Celtic groups such as Planxty, Clannad and The Chieftains. Other genres on the label include Latin American, African music, soul, country, reggae and ska. In 1989 they acquired Yazoo Records from Nick Perls. This allowed them to release vintage jazz and blues recordings.

The label name is from the Irish word seanchaí, a storyteller.

The early label design was made by Robert Crumb in 1975.

from Shanachie website :

Shanachie Entertainment has for almost fifty years been a leading independent recording company releasing great music by acclaimed—and sometimes legendary—artists in a wide variety of musical genres including R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Folk, Rock, Alternative and World music. Among the more notable artists that have graced Shanachie’s roster are such luminaries as Angie Stone, Najee, Kim Burrell, Mint Condition, Randy Brecker, Will Downing, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Incognito, Rahsaan Patterson, Rita Marley, Isaac Carree, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and many more. Shanachie artists regularly hit the Top 10 of the Billboard charts and score Top 10 radio hits, especially in the realms of R&B, Jazz and Gospel, as well as scoring Grammy wins.

Shanachie’s focused promotion and marketing efforts achieve high visibility and streams from all digital outlets including high profile Sirius radio channels. Over a long, successful history, Shanachie has constantly evolved to provide personalized marketing and promotion to meet the changing needs of artists in the ever-changing music marketplace.