Charts > August Top 10 2008
DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Damien Dempsey ~ The Rocky Road ~ Sony/BMG
2 Karan Casey ~ Ships in the Forest ~ Crow Valley
3 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
4 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs
5 Christie Hennessy ~The Two of Us ~ Warner
6 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
7 Lúnasa ~ The Story So Far ~ Compass
8 Various ~ Willie Clancy Ceoil Agus Foinn ~ RTE
9 Ciaran O’ Maonaigh & Aidan O’ Donnell ~ Fidil ~ Own Label
10 Various Artists ~ Essential Irish Pub Songs ~ Celtic Note
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Dublin, www.celticnote.com
ON-LINE TOP 10
1 Christie Hennessy ~The Two of Us ~ Warner
2 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
3 Karan Casey ~ Ships in the Forest ~ Compass
4 Ceol ‘08 Various Artists ~ As Gaeilge ~ NLS
5 Christie Hennessy ~ The Definitive Collection ~ Warner
6 Van Morrison ~ Keep it Simple ~ NLS
7 Mundy Live & Confusion (inc Galway Girl) ~ NLS
8 Celtic Thunder ~ The Show ~ NLS
9 The High Kings ~ The High Kings ~ Celtic Collections
10 Cathy Davey ~ Tales of Silversleeve ~ NLS
Courtesy of www.irishmusicmail.com
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket
2 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs
3 Karan Casey ~ Ships in the Forest ~ Crow Valley
4 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
5 Catherine McEvoy ~ The Home Ruler ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
6 Various ~ Willie Clancy Ceoil Agus Foinn ~ RTE
7 Feargal Scahill ~ The Dusty Bridge ~ Own Label
8 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
9 Blake, Gillespie & Leahy ~ Humours of Highgate ~ Own Label
10 Bobby Casey ~ The Spirit of West Clare ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Kate McNamara ~ Are You the Concertina Player? ~ Own Label
2 Noel Battle ~ Music Through the Reeds ~ Own Label
3 Catherine McEvoy ~ The Home Ruler ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
4 Blake, Gillespie & Leahy ~ Humours of Highgate ~ Own Label
5 Various ~ Willie Clancy Ceoil Agus Foinn ~ RTE
6 Dympna O’Sullivan ~ Bean Chairdín ~ Own Label
7 Paddy Murphy ~ In Good Hands ~ Celtic Crossings
8 Andrew McNamara ~ The Best of Andrew and the Lahawns ~ Own Label
9 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com
BELFAST TOP TEN
1 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs
2 Christie Hennessy ~The Two of Us ~ Warner
3 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
4 Tommy Makem ~ Collection ~ Emerald.
5 Juliet Turner ~ People Have Names ~ Own Label
6 Brian Kennedy ~ Interpretations ~ Curb
7 John Spillane ~ My Dark Rosaleen/Island Dreams ~ EMI
8 Damien Dempsey ~ The Rocky Road ~ Sony/BMG
9 Anthony Toner ~ A Sky for Every Day ~ Own Label
10 Tommy Fleming ~ A Journey Home ~ Universal
Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast
DINGLE TOP TEN
1 Beal Tuinne ~ Beal Tuinne ~ Tara
2 John Spillane ~ My Dark Rosaleen & The Island Of Dreams ~ EMI
3 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
4 Cora Smyth ~ Are We There Yet ~ Own Label
5 Karan Casey ~ Ships In The Forest ~ Crow Valley
6 Eoin Duignan ~ Lumina ~ Own Label
7 Shaun Davey ~ May We Never Have To Say Goodbye ~ Tara
8 Lúnasa ~ The Story So Far ~ Compass
9 Eilís Kennedy ~ Time To Sail ~ Own Label
10 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
Courtesy of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Kerry, www.siopaceoil.ie
USA TOP TEN
1 Catherine McEvoy ~ The Home Ruler ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
2 John Blake, Lamond Gillespie, Mick Leahy ~ Humours Of Highgate ~ Own Label
3 Tony DeMarco ~ The Sligo Indians ~ Smithsonian Folkways
4 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket
5 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
6 Bobby Casey ~ The Spirit Of West Clare ~ Own Label
7 Damian O’Brien & Oliver Loughlin ~ The Factory Turn ~ Own Label
8 Maeve Donnelly ~ Flame On The Banks ~ Own Label
9 Various ~ Old Time Records Vol. 2 Us Recordings ~ Old Time Records
10 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 Beal Tuinne ~ Live at St James’s Church ~ Own Label
2 Mary McPartlan ~ Petticoat Loose ~ Own Label
3 Bobby Casey ~ The Pride of West Clare ~ Own Label
4 Four Men & A Dog ~ Wallop The Spot ~ Own Label
5 Rattle The Boards ~ The Parish Platform ~ Own Label
6 Dave Sheridan ~ Sheridan’s Guest House ~ Own Label
7 Oliver Loughlin & Damian O’Brien ~ The Factory Turn ~ Own Label
8 Lorcan MacMathuna ~ Rogaire Dubh ~ Own Label
9 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute to Andy McGann ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
10 Island Eddy ~ Island Eddy ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
SLIGO TOP TEN
1 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket Records
2 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs.
3 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute To Andy McGann - Clo Iar Chonnachta
4 Christie Hennessy ~The Two of Us ~ Warner
5 Mary McPartlan ~ Petticoat Loose ~ Own Label
6 Dervish ~ Travelling Show ~ Whirling Discs
7 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records
8 John Spillane ~ My Dark Rosaleen/Island Dreams ~ EMI
9 High Kings ~ High Kings ~ Celtic Collections
10 Michael Coleman ~ The Enduring Magic ~ Coleman Centre
Courtesy of The Record Room, Sligo
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 Naragonia ~ 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
