Charts > June 2012 Top 10

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Donall Donnelly ~ Tremolo ~ Own Label
2 Brendan Mulholland ~ Jean’s Hill ~ Own Label
3 Fergal Scahill, Sean McCarthy & David Howley ~ Freewheel ~ Own Label
4 Mairtin O Connor Band ~ Going Places ~ CIó Iar Chonnachta
5 Seamus Begley & Oisín Mac Diarmada ~ Together ~ Le Cheile
6 Noreen O Sullivan ~ The Quiet House ~ Own Label
7 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Chapter 8 ~ Own Label
8 Colm Phelan ~ Full Circle ~ Own Label
9 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
10 Cormac Breatnach ~ Ealu ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com

GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Eddie Clarke ~ Unheard ~ Own Label
2 Lúnasa ~ The Story So Far ~ Compass
3 Líadan ~ Casadh Na Taoide ~ Own Label
4 Gerry ‘Banjo’ O’Connor ~ High Up Low Down ~ Own Label
5 Enda Scahill ~ Pick it Up ~ Sun Records
6 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Own Label
7 Angelina Carberry ~ An Traidiun Beo ~ Own Label
8 Vincent Campbell ~ The Purple Heather ~ Own Label
9 Buffalo in the Castle ~ Buffalo In the Castle ~ Own Label
10 Paul Brady ~ Welcome Here Kind Stranger ~ PB Music
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Chapter 8 ~ Own Label
2 Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label
3 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
4 Corofin Traditional Festival ~ The Teach Ceoil Concerts ~ Own Label
5 Seamus Begley and Oisín Mac Diarmada ~ Together ~ Own Label
6 Noreen O’ Sullivan ~ The Quiet House ~ Own Label
7 Maírtín O’ Connor Band ~ Going Places ~ Own Label
8 Alale ~ Breakfast in Mayo ~ Own Label
9 Lamond Gillispie, Cormac Cannon and John Blake ~ The Trip to Carrick ~ Own Label
10 Foolin in Doolin ~ Live in McDermott’s ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN
1 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
2 Paul McGlinchey ~ The Boys of the Town ~ Own Label
3 Seamus Begley & Oisín Mac Diarmada ~ Le Cheile ~ Own Label
4 Various Artists ~ Amhrain Ghrá ~ Gael Linn
5 Sean Garvey ~ Out of the Ground ~ Own Label
6 Colm Phelan ~ Full Circle ~ Own Label
7 Raw Bar Collective ~ Raw Bar Collective ~ Own Label
8 Beoga ~ How to Tune a Fish ~ Compass
9 Sinead O’Connor ~ How About I Be Me ~ Own Label
10 Paul McGlinchey ~ The Boys of the Town ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Kerry, www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Sharon Shannon & The RTE Concert Orchestra ~ Flying Circus ~ Celtic Airs
2 The Chieftains ~ Voice Of Ages ~ Hear Music
3 Padraigín Ní Uallacháin ~ Song of the Scribe ~ Ceoltaí Éireann
4 Various: A Stór Mo Chroí ~ Songs of Love & Loss ~ Celtic Airs
5 Horslips ~ Happy To Meet, Sorry to Part ~ Horslips
6 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
7 Sinead O’ Connor ~ How About I Be Me ~ And You be You ~ Own Label
8 FullSet ~ Notes At Liberty ~ FullSet Music
9 Peadar O’Riada, Caoimhin O’ Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes ~ Triúr Arís ~ Own Label
10 Mossy Nolan ~ Mossy Nolan ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Note Nassau Street Dublin. www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Chieftains ~ Voice of Ages ~ Concord
2 Charlie Landsborough ~ Destination ~ Edsel
3 Brendan Mulholland ~ Jean’s Hill ~ Own Label
4 Donal McCague ~ Bits ‘n’ pieces ~ Own Label
5 Aslan ~ Nudie Books ~ EMI
6 Grainne Holland ~ Language Of The Gael ~ Own Label
7 Paul Brady ~ Dancer in the Fire ~ Proper
8 Janet Dowd ~ 300 miles ~ Own Label
9 Paul McGinchy ~ Boys of the Town ~ Own Label
10 Paddy O’ Brien ~ A Little Bit More ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

TAYBERRY MUSIC TOP TEN (USA)
1 Altan ~ The Poison Glen (Gleann Nimhe) ~ Compass
2 John Doyle ~ Shadow and Light ~ Compass
3 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Compass
4 Karan Casey & John Doyle ~ Exiles Return ~ Compass
5 Beoga ~ How To Tune A Fish ~ Compass
6 Treacherous Orchestra ~ Origins ~ Navigator
7 Various Artists ~ Traditional Music of Ireland ~ Green Linnet
8 Solas ~ Reunion ~ A Decade of Solas ~ Compass
9 Various Artists ~ Lullabies For Love ~ Compass
10 The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem ~ In Person at Carnegie Hall ~ Columbia
Courtesy of Tayberry Music, USA, www.tayberry.com

CELTIC GROOVES IMPORTS, TOP TEN (USA)
1 Nic Gaviskey ~ Home Away From Home ~ Own Label
2 Mick O’Brien & Caoimhin O’ Raghallaigh ~ Deadly Buzz ~ Own Label
3 Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label
4 Michael Hynes & Denis Liddy ~ The Spectacle Bridge ~ Own Label
5 Dave Sheridan ~ Drivin’ Leitrim Timber ~ Own Label
6 Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label
7 The Kane Sisters ~ Side By Side ~ Own Label
8 Willie Kelly & Mike Rafferty ~ The New Broom ~ Larraga Records
9 Breda Keville ~ The Hop Down ~ Own Label
10 Bobby Casey ~ The Spirit Of West Clare ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Louise Killeen ~ Brilliant Tease ~ Own Label
2 Karen Ryan ~ The Coast Road ~ CIó Iar Chonnachta
3 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
4 The Outside Track ~ Curious Things Given Wings ~ Own Label
5 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ CIó Iar Chonnachta
6 Paddy O’Brien ~ The Sailor’s Cravat ~ Own Label
7 Oonagh Derby ~ Harmony Street ~ Own Label
8 Gerry Harrington ~ At Home ~ Own Label
9 Hynes/Lennon/Cooney ~ Ceoil Sidhe ~ CIó Iar Chonnachta
10 Danny Meehan ~ Drimalost & Beyond ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 The Pride of Erin ~ Mary Daly, Mick Dalton & Aidan Daly ~ Own Label
2 Bobby Gardiner ~ The High Level ~ Own Label
3 Dan Gurney ~ Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion ~ Own Label
4 Peadar O’Riada, Caoimhín O Raghallagh, Martin Hayes ~ Triúr Arís ~ Own Label
5 Fergal Scahill ~ Wayfaring ~ Own Label
6 Sessions Found 1995 – 2002 ~ Gough, Clancy, Bracken & McCarthy ~ Own Label
7 John Montague & Paddy Moloney ~ The Wild Dog Rose ~ Own Label
8 Dan Brouder ~ The Lark’s Air ~ Own Label
9 Dominic MacGiolla Bhride ~ Smuidghealach ~ Own Label
10 Billy Clifford ~ Echoes of Sliabh Luachra ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Naragonia ~ Carabel ~ Benelux
2 Amadou & Mariam ~ Paris Bamako (CD+ 2DVD) ~ Benelux
3 Niamh Parsons ~ Heart’s Desire ~ Own Label
4 Orion ~ Blue Room ~ Belgique
5 Richard Galliano Septet ~ Piazzolla Forever ~ Italiamo
6 David Munnelly ~ By Heck ~ Own Label
7 Fairport Convention ~ Liege & Lief ~ UK Artistes
8 Maria Kalaniemi ~ Bellow Poetry ~ Euro Ethnic
9 Pennou Skoulm ~ Trinkan ~ Brittany
10 Snaarmaarwaar ~ Phosphor Bronze ~ Belgique
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel ~ Belgium ~ www.tsmiske.be/appel

SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Eddi Reader ~ Songs of Robert Burns Deluxe Edition ~ Own Label
2 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Rel
3 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Bagrock to the Masses ~ Rel
4 Music of the Highlands ~ Delta
5 Runrig ~ Long Distance, Best of Runrig ~ EMI
6 Pure Bagpipe Magic ~ Music Kitchen
7 Martyn Bennett ~ Aye ~ Long Tale
8 Phil Coulter ~ Total Tranquility ~ Music Club
9 Corries ~ The Essential Corries Collection ~ Own Label
10 Capercaillie ~ The Blood is Strong ~ Survival
Courtesy of Celtic Chords, Scotland www.celtic-chords.co.uk