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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Garry West, Alison Brown |
| Distributing label | Alternative Distribution Alliance |
| Genre | Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz, World music |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Official website | Compassrecords.com |
Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Presently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year. In 2006, Compass purchased the Green Linnet and Xenophile catalogs, and in 2008 the label purchased Mulligan Records.
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Partial list of current and former artists
- Altan
- Beoga
- Grada
- Darol Anger
- Russ Barenberg
- Michael Black
- Old Blind Dogs
- Paul Brock
- Paul Carrack
- Jeff Coffin
- Fairport Convention
- Éamonn Coyne
- Catie Curtis
- Kris Drever
- Judith Edelman
- Thea Gilmore
- Roddy Hart
- Colin Hay
- Nuala Kennedy
- Lúnasa
- Cathal McConnell
- John McCusker
- Clara Moreno
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- Farmer Not So John
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- Vigilantes of Love
- Jeb Loy Nichols
- Pierce Pettis
- Todd Phillips
- Kate Rusby
- Leftover Salmon
- Enda Scahill
- Sharon Shannon
- Athena Tergis
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Ciaran Tourish
- The Waifs
- Tannahill Weavers
- Victor Wooten
- Andrea Zonn
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