Charts > March Top 10

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 Tommy Makem ~ Essential Collection ~ Emerald
2 Joe Dolan ~ 32 Greatest Hits ~ Ceol
3 Christie Hennessy ~ The Definitive Collection ~ Warner
4 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway to the Well ~ Racket
5 Beal Tuinne ~ Live at St. James Church ~ Tara
6 Seosamh Ó Heanaí ~ P Mo Duchas ~ Gael Linn
7 Bill Whelan ~ Connamara Suite ~ Tara
8 Dolores Keane ~ Essential Collection ~ Dolphin
9 Various Artists ~ Transatlantic Sessions ~ Whirlie
10 Colm O’ Snodaigh ~ Giving ~ Kíla
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Dublin, www.celticnote.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN

1 Sonny Knowles ~ Very Best Of ~ Dolphin
2 Frank Harte ~ There’s Gangs of Them ~ Daisy
3 Tommy Fleming ~ The Journey Home ~ Universal
4 Ronan Collins ~ Showband Hits ~ Dolphin
5 Luke Kelly ~ Working Class Hero ~ All Media
6 Finbar Furey ~ No Farewells No Goodbyes ~ Sony/BMG
7 Dana ~ A Thing Called Love ~ Dolphin
8 Dolores Keane ~ Essential Collection ~ Dolphin
9 Isla Grant ~ Down Memory Lane ~ CMR
10 Sharon Shannon ~ Renegade ~ Daisy
Courtesy of Sinnotts, Waterford

CORK TOP TEN

1 Nicolas Toibín ~ Amhrán Aneas ~ Gael Linn
2 Moving Hearts ~ Live in Dublin ~ Rubyworks
3 Four Men and a Dog ~ Wallop the Spot ~ Own Label
4 Tommie Cunniffe ~ Unbuttoned ~ Own Label
5 Dervish ~ Travelling Show ~ Own Label
6 Sharon Shannon ~ Renegade ~ Daisy
7 Diarmuid O’ Brien ~ Cairde Cairdín ~ Own Label
8 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
9 Kíla ~ Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla
10 Mozaik ~ Changing Trains ~ Own Label
Courtesy of the Living Tradition, Cork www.thelivingtradition.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 Dolores Keane ~ Essential ~ Dolphin
2 Kíla - Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla
3 Matt Keane ~ Out in the Fields ~ Own Label
4 Edel Fox & Ronan O’Flaherty ~ Own Label
5 Sharon Shannon ~ Renegade ~ Daisy
6 Mike Denver ~ Galway Boy ~ Own Label
7 Don Stiffe ~ Start of a Dream ~ Own Label
8 Mike Denver ~ Seasons in the Sun~ Own Label
9 Clannad ~ Best of ~ NLS
10 Liam Clancy - Essential Collection ~ Dolphin
Courtesy of Zhivago Music Store, Galway, www.zhivagomusic.ie

ENNIS TOP TEN

1 Paddy Murphy ~ In Good Hands ~ Celtic Crossing
2 Dympna O’Sullivan ~ Bean Chairdín ~ Own Label
3 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway to the Well ~ Racket
4 Bobby Casey ~ The Spirit of West Clare ~ Own Label
5 James Carty ~ Upon My Soul ~ Own Label
6 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins - Reed Only ~ Own Label
7 Various Artists ~ Seisuin n hÉireann ~ Own Label
8 Various Artists ~ Come West Along the Road ~ RTE
9 John Wynne and John McEvoy ~ The Pride of the West ~ CIC
10 Four Men and a Dog ~ Wallop the Spot ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

BELFAST TOP TEN

1 Tommy Makem - Essenntial Collection - Emerald
2 Tommy Fleming ~ The Journey Home ~ Universal
3 Crawford Howard ~ Diagonal Seamtrap ~ Own Label
4 David Oliver ~ Gonna Make My Move ~ Own Label
5 Various Artists ~ Tuesday’s Child ~ Own Label
6 Daniel O’Donnell & Mary Duff ~ Together Again ~ Rossette
7 Mickey Modelle ~ Irish Club Anthems ~ Emerald
8 Various Artists ~ Legends of Irish Folk ~ Dolphin
9 Finbar Furey ~ No Farewells No Goodbyes ~ Sony/BMG
10 Ronnie Drew ~ Best Of ~ AME
Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast

DINGLE TOP TEN

1 Brendan Begley ~ Oíche Go Maidean ~ Own Label
2 Eoin Duignan ~ Ancient Rite ~ Own Label
3 Eilís Kennedy ~ Time To Sail ~ Own Label
4 Shaun Davey ~ May We Never Have To Say Goodbye ~ Tara
5 Dessie Kelleher ~ Banjoed ~ Own Label
6 Gerry O’ Beirne ~ Halfmoon Bay ~ Own Label
7 Seamus Heaney/Liam O’ Flynn ~ The Poet And The Piper ~ Claddagh
8 Aoife Granville ~ Sraid Eoin Shuffle ~ Own Label
9 Tommy Sullivan ~ Songs Ablaze ~ Own Label
10 Begley & Cooney ~ Meitheal ~ Kells
Courtesy of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Kerry, www.siopaceoil.ie

USA TOP TEN

1 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway to the Well ~ Racket
2 John Wynne & John McEvoy ~ Pride Of The West ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
3 Diarmuid O’Brien ~ Cairde Cairdin ~ Own Label
4 Paddy Murphy ~ In Good Hands - Celtic Crossings
5 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
6 Damian O’Brien & Oliver Loughlin ~ The Factory Turn ~ Own Label
7 Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington ~ The Merry Love To Play ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
8 Frank Harte - There’s Gangs Of Them Digging - Daisy
9 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute To Andy McGann ~ ClC
10 Various ~ Vol. 2 Us Recordings ~ Oldtime Records
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www. celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN

1 Bobby Casey ~ The Pride of West Clare ~ Own Label
2 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute to Andy McGann ~ CIC
3 Island Eddy ~ Island Eddy ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
4 Niamh Ní Charra ~ From Both Sides ~ Own Label
5 Micheal O’Raghallaigh ~ Inside Out ~ Own Label
6 Charlie Lennon ~ Turning the Tune ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
7 Padraic O’Reilly ~ Highly Strung ~ Own Label
8 Brian Conway ~ The First Through The Gate ~ Own Label
9 Tim Dennehy ~ Old Boots & Flying Sandals ~ Own Label
10 Con Cassidy ~ Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

EUROPEAN TOP TEN

1 Kadril ~ Eva ~ Actie Maand
2 Ambrozijn ~ Ambrozijn ~ Eur ~ Benelux
3 Yevgueni ~ Kannibaal ~ Eur ~ Benelux
4 Twalseree ~ Balswaree ~ Actie Maand Vlaamse Folk
5 Ambrozijn ~ Botsjeribo ~ Eur ~ Benelux
6 aragonia ~ Tandem ~ Eur ~ Benelux
7 Olla Vogala ~ Gnamono ~ Eur ~ Benelux
8 Helen Flaherty ~ Oft Times I’ve Been Cheery ~ Vlaamse Folk
9 Jan De Wilde ~ Oude Maan ~ Eur ~ Benelux
10 Didier François & Alicantes ~ Alicantes ~ Eur ~ Benelux
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.welcome.to/appel