Vinyl Record

Beoga - Carousel

Beoga - Carousel on LP vinyl. Contemporary Irish music from a trad-rooted band moving easily between folk lift, pop polish and sharp melodic detail.

LP, Yellow Vinyl · Irish · 2020

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2020 LP, Yellow Vinyl, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Irish shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Carousel catches Beoga at the point where their traditional Irish muscle is still obvious, but the record is built with the clean movement of modern pop songwriting. The band can play with serious trad authority, yet this album is not trying to sit politely in the old corner of the shelf. It brings in guest voices, bright choruses and a polished studio shape, then keeps enough instrumental bite to stop everything becoming too smooth. Make A Mark, In A Rocket and We're Blood show how comfortably Beoga can put Irish melodic lift beside contemporary radio-ready songwriting. It belongs naturally with Irish Artists because the identity of the record is local and Irish, even when the production is modern and outward-looking.

The useful thing about Carousel is that it widens the Irish section without losing the thread. It is a trad-rooted record for listeners who may not normally buy straight traditional albums, and a modern pop-folk record that still has real Irish playing at its centre.

This is the yellow vinyl LP edition, a useful copy for Irish contemporary folk collectors and Beoga fans who want the modern crossover chapter on the shelf.

Bright, melodic and polished, with Irish traditional lift, pop structure and a clean contemporary finish.

Recommended for: Irish contemporary folk listeners; Fans of modern trad-pop crossover; Customers browsing Irish Artists beyond classic folk.

Is Beoga - Carousel traditional Irish music? It is trad-rooted, but the album leans into contemporary folk-pop songwriting rather than a purely traditional session style. What colour is this vinyl? This is the yellow vinyl LP edition. Should it be filed under World / Latin? No. For this shop it belongs under Irish Artists.