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{{Short description|Sublabel of Green Linnet Records}}
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{{Infobox record label
| name        = Celtophile Records
| name        = Celtophile Records
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| parent      = [[Green Linnet Records]]
| parent      = [[Green Linnet Records]]
| founded    = {{start date|1997}}
| founded    = {{start date|1997}}
| founder    =Wendy Newton
| founder    = Wendy Newton
| defunct    = {{end date|2006}}  
| defunct    = {{end date|2006}}  
| status      = Defunct
| status      = Defunct
| genre      = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| genre      = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| country    = U.S.
| country    = United States
| location    = Danbury, Connecticut
| location    = Danbury, Connecticut
| website    = {{URL|www.greenlinnet.com}}
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'''Celtophile Records''' was a [[Danbury, Connecticut]]-based sublabel of [[Green Linnet Records]] that specialized in budget compilations of [[Celtic music]]. The label was started in 1997 in [[Danbury, Connecticut]] by Green Linnet owner Wendy Newton. It operated until 2006, when Newton sold Green Linnet to Digital Music Group, an aggregator of downloadable music. DMG in turn sold the rights to manufacture and distribute Green Linnet to [[Compass Records]], which still markets the Green Linnet catalog.
'''Celtophile Records''' was a [[Danbury, Connecticut]]-based sublabel of [[Green Linnet Records]] that specialized in budget-priced compilations of [[Celtic music]]. The label was founded in 1997 by Green Linnet owner [[Wendy Newton]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |title=Green Linnet Records Overview |url=https://www.allmusic.com/label/green-linnet-mw0000593309 |website=AllMusic |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>


== See also ==
Celtophile’s catalog included albums such as ''Celtic Women'', ''Celtic Odyssey'', and ''Celtic Lullaby'', featuring artists drawn from the Green Linnet roster, including [[Altan (band)|Altan]], [[Cherish the Ladies]], and [[Lúnasa (band)|Lúnasa]].
* [[Compass Records]]
* [[Green Linnet Records]]
* [[List of record labels]]


==References==
The label ceased operations in 2006 when Wendy Newton sold Green Linnet Records to [[Digital Music Group]]. Digital Music Group later sold the manufacturing and distribution rights of Green Linnet’s catalog to [[Compass Records]].<ref name="billboard">{{cite news |title=Compass Records Acquires Green Linnet Catalog |work=Billboard |date=June 22, 2006 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/compass-acquires-green-linnet-catalog-1360783/ |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>
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Celtophile Records was a Danbury, Connecticut-based sublabel of Green Linnet Records that specialized in budget-priced compilations of Celtic music. The label was founded in 1997 by Green Linnet owner Wendy Newton.[1]

Celtophile’s catalog included albums such as Celtic Women, Celtic Odyssey, and Celtic Lullaby, featuring artists drawn from the Green Linnet roster, including Altan, Cherish the Ladies, and Lúnasa.

The label ceased operations in 2006 when Wendy Newton sold Green Linnet Records to Digital Music Group. Digital Music Group later sold the manufacturing and distribution rights of Green Linnet’s catalog to Compass Records.[2]

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