Glenside

Republic of Ireland label. Purported to be the oldest in the country. The Glenside label started in 1951 and issued over 350 different recordings. From 1951 to 1981, Raidió Éireann, Ireland's National radio station, broadcast a weekly live programme of Irish popular music. The programme was commercially sponsored by Waltons Music of North Frederick Street and featured recordings published on the Waltons' Glenside label. For almost thirty years the Glenside label presented a stream of Irish popular songs to the public. The label had many hits over the years. The scope of the Glenside label broadened to include instrumental music, ceili music and traditional fiddle playing.