Susan McKeown discography

Susan McKeown discography
McKeown performing
Studio albums17
EPs3
Compilation albums23

The discography of Susan McKeown contains seventeen studio albums, three EPs, and twenty-three appearances on compilation albums. Since 1989, McKeown has served as the front woman of Susan McKeown & The Chanting House. Their 1996 album Bones garnered international recognition, with Time Magazine remarking “this is the kind of music that will link Ireland’s musical past with its future.”[1]

Her 2004 album Sweet Liberty—a blend of Celtic folk with elements of Mexican Mariachi and Malian Tuareg music—was nominated at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[2] McKeown's 2006 album Wonder Wheel with The Klezmatics won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Her 2012 album Belong was a critical and commercial success, and its lead single, “Everything We Had Was Good,” reached No. 1 on the U.S. Folk Singles Chart.[3][4]

Her guest appearances include multiple collaborations will fellow singer-songwriters Natalie Merchant and Linda Thompson.

Albums

With The Chanting House

Title Album details
Bones
  • Released: September 17, 1996[5]
  • Label: 1-800-Prime-CD
  • Format: Compact disc
Prophecy
  • Released: March 4, 2002[6]
  • Label: Sheila-na-Gig Music
  • Format: Compact disc

Solo albums

Title Album details US Folk
Bushes and Briars
  • Released: February 3, 1998[7]
  • Label: Alula Records
  • Format: Compact disc
 -
Lowlands -
Sweet Liberty -
Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs -
Singing in the Dark
  • Released: October 30, 2010[11]
  • Label: Hibernian Music
  • Format: Compact disc
 -
Belong
  • Released: November 13, 2012[12]
  • Label: Fish Records
  • Format: Compact disc
 11

With The Klezmatics

Title Album details US World
Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah 1
Wonder Wheel 1
Saints & Tzadiks -
Live at Town Hall -

With Lindsey Horner

Title Album details
Through the Bitter Frost and Snow
  • Released: October 14, 1997[17]
  • Label: 1-800-Prime-CD
  • Format: Compact disc
Mighty Rain

With Johnny Cunningham

Title Album details
Peter and Wendy
  • Released: October 21, 1997[19]
  • Label: Alula Records
  • Format: Compact disc
A Winter Talisman
  • Released: December 19, 2001[20]
  • Label: Sheila-na-Gig Music
  • Format: Compact disc

With Cathie Ryan & Robin Spielberg

Title Album details
Mother
  • Released: March 23, 1999[21]
  • Label: North Star Music
  • Format: Compact disc

EPs

Title Album details
The Chanting House
  • Released: 1990[22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Cassette tape
The Chanting House: LIVE
  • Released: 1992[22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Cassette tape
Snakes
  • Released: November 1, 1997[23]
  • Label: 1-800-Prime-CD
  • Format: Compact disc

Compilation album appearances

Title Album details
Straight Outta Ireland
Upsalapalooza
  • Released: May 5, 1995[25]
  • Label: WFMU
  • Format: Compact disc
Rebirth
  • Released: October 1, 1996[26]
  • Label: Fast Folk
  • Format: Compact disc
Women Of The World: Celtic II
The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration
Celtic Heartbeat: A Winter's Tale
  • Released: February 24, 1998
  • Label: Celtic Music
  • Format: Compact disc
Colors Of The World - Celtic
  • Released: March 3, 1998[29]
  • Label: Alula Records
  • Format: Compact disc
The Song Poets
  • Released: October 6, 1998
  • Label: 1-800 Prime CD
  • Format: Compact disc
The Most Beautiful Melodies Of Irish Music
At Home for the Holidays with the Folk Next Door
Now and Tomorrow
The Best Of Sessions at West 54th
  • Released: September 4, 2001
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Format: Compact disc
Especially for Mother
fRoots 23
  • Released: August 1, 2004[32]
  • Label: FRoots
  • Format: Compact disc
The Celtic Circle: 2
The Folk Awards 2005
  • Released: February 14, 2005
  • Label: Proper Records
  • Format: Compact disc
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast
Ceol
Celtic Dreamland
Absolutely Irish
Irish Pirate Ballads And Other Songs Of The Sea
Radio Woodstock: 30 Years & Counting
  • Released: November 1, 2010
  • Label: WDST
  • Format: Compact disc
Lullabies for Love: A Celtic Collection to Benefit One Home Many Hopes

References

  1. ^ "Susan McKeown". www.compassrecords.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. ^ O'Kelly, Declan. "Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg collaborate with great results". www.irishcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  3. ^ Long, Siobhán. "Susan McKeown: Belong". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ^ "Grammy Award-Winner Susan McKeown Releases New Album 'Belong'". www.folking.com. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ^ McKeown, Susan (1996-09-17). "Bones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  6. ^ McKeown & The Chanting House. "Prophecy". Bull Moose. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  7. ^ McKeown, Susan (1998-02-03). "Bushes & Briars". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  8. ^ McKeown, Susan. Lowlands. CD. Green Linnet, 2000 (catalog GLCD 1205). Discogs. Accessed November 19, 2025.
  9. ^ Susan McKeown – Sweet Liberty (Master Release 2910949). Discogs. Accessed November 21, 2025.
  10. ^ McKeown, Susan. "Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs / An Draighean Donn – Amhráin Grá". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  11. ^ McKeown, Susan (2009). "Singing in the Dark". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  12. ^ McKeown, Susan (2012-11-13). "Belong". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  13. ^ The Klezmatics (2006-09-05). "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah". Shout Factory!. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  14. ^ The Klezmatics (2006-07-25). "Wonder Wheel (Lyrics by Woody Guthrie)". Jewish Music Group. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  15. ^ McKeown, Susan; Sklamberg, Lorin (2009). "Saints & Tzadiks: Rare Yiddish & Irish Songs". World Village. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  16. ^ The Klezmatics. "Live at Town Hall". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  17. ^ McKeown, Susan (1997-10-14). "Through the Bitter Frost and Snow". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  18. ^ McKeown, Susan; Horner, Lindsey (1998). "Mighty Rain". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  19. ^ Cunningham, Johnny (1997-10-21). "Peter & Wendy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  20. ^ Cunningham, Johnny; McKeown, Susan; Brennan, Aidan (2001). "A Winter Talisman". Sheila‑na‑Gig Music. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  21. ^ McKeown, Susan; Ryan, Cathie; Spielberg, Robin (1999-03-23). "Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers & Motherhood". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  22. ^ a b McKeown, Susan. "Susan McKeown: Music". Susan McKeown. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  23. ^ McKeown, Susan. Snakes (Compact disc). Discogs. Accessed November 20, 2025.
  24. ^ Various Artists (1993). "Straight Outta Ireland". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  25. ^ Various (1995). "Upsalapalooza". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  26. ^ Various Artists. "Fast Folk Musical Magazine (October 1996, Vol. 8, No. 7): Rebirth". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  27. ^ Various Artists. "Putumayo Presents: Women of the World: Celtic II". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  28. ^ Moore, Thomas (1997-10-14). "The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  29. ^ Various Artists. "Colors of the World: Celtic". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  30. ^ Various Artists. "The Most Beautiful Melodies of Irish Music". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  31. ^ "At Home for the Holidays with the Folk Next Door". WWUH Records. December 3, 1999. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  32. ^ Various Artists. "fRoots 23". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  33. ^ Various Artists. "The Celtic Circle, Vol. 2". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  34. ^ Various Artists. "Celtic Dreamland". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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