Frequently asked questions
What is Ceolaire?
A community database of Irish albums and singles — browse, rate, review and build lists, plus a directory of Irish bands and music services. Ceolaire is independent and free.
Where does the release data come from?
Three places: the open MusicBrainz database, community submissions, and automated sweeps of Bandcamp and music-press review feeds. Everything user-submitted or scraped passes through moderation.
How are the scores calculated?
Two separate averages, both out of 100: the user score is the average of all community ratings, and the critic score averages published reviews we've logged from music publications. Scores from outlets that rate out of 5 or 10 are converted to /100.
An album or artist is missing — how do I add it?
Use the submit page. Clean submissions publish immediately; anything the language filter catches waits for a moderator.
Something's wrong on a page.
Send a correction from the submit page with a link to the page in question.
How do I get listed in the directory?
Sign in and go to Add your listing. Bands, studios, agents, photographers, venues — anyone working in or around Irish music. Contact details are optional; share only what you want public.
How do I delete my account or my data?
Email ceolaire.info@gmail.com from your account address and we'll remove it — see the privacy policy for details. Directory listings you can delete yourself, instantly, from the directory page.
Who runs Ceolaire?
Music lovers in Ireland. Say hello on Instagram or via the contact page.