Publishing
Silverstream administers the following catalogues:
Donal Lunny Music
Dónal Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish Music for thirty years and is generally regarded by musicians and those involved with music, to have been central to this movement. He was a member of seminal Irish bands, Moving Hearts, Planxty and the Bothy band.
He has also written scores for several films including ‘This is My Father’, a major international production starring Aidan Quinn and James Caan.
He has also composed music for theatre (notably The Abbey Theatre and Field Day) as well as TV dramas and documentaries for RTE, BBC and Channel 4.
He is a sought after producer, producing albums for Kate Bush, Paul Brady, Elvis Costello, Mark Knopfler, Rod Stewart, Marxman, Zoe, Indigo Girls, Clannad, Loreena Mckennit, Gary Kemp, Maire Brennan, Sinead O’Connor and Baaba Maal. He was also commissioned to write, produce, perform and direct the music for the opening ceremony of golf’s Ryder Cup, held in Sept. 07.
Richie Buckley
Richie Buckley, a self-taught saxophone player, is internationally recognised as one of Ireland’s leading jazz performers. Musicians with whom he has collaborated include Van Morrison, Freddie Hubbard, Dave McKenna, Harry Allen, Lew Soloff, Guy Barker, Jiggs Wigham, Bob Dylan, Georgie Fame, Jon Hendricks, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow, and Elvis Costello. Recording credits include Van Morrison, James Williams, Barry Manilow, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Elmer Bernstein.
He has also recorded and performed with major Irish artists including The Cranberries, Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Sinead O’Connor, Paul Brady and Bill Whelan. His critically acclaimed album 'Your Love is Here', featuring his own compositions and guest artists Lew Soloff and the Robin Aspland Trio, was recorded in September 2000. Richie has scored three documentary films – 'Luke' (Luke Kelly, directed by Sinead O’Brien), 'Friel' (Brian Friel), 'Lee Marvin' (directed by John Boorman) and the film 'The General' (directed by John Boorman).
Roisin Elsafty Music
Roisin grew up in a musical family and began singing ‘Sean- Nos’ or "old-style singing" from an early age. This is the age-old art of Irish traditional singing, of an acapella-style and sung singularly. Sean-nós songs can be as much as 600 years old, and have been handed down through the generations, and from district to district. There are a great many themes, as with many songs, but Róisín sings mostly love songs! She has released her own album on the Vertical label and has collaborated and performed with Mary Black, Cara Dillon, Máirtín Ó Connor, Donal Lunny and many more.
Shearwater Music
Administers catalogue for the Monks of Glenstal and Noirin Ni Riain who between them have released 4 albums.