Charts > October Top 10 2009
DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Glen Hansard ~ Once Soundtrack ~ Sony/BMG
2 Capercaillie ~ Roses and Tears ~ Vertical Records
3 Beal Tuinne ~ Live at St James’ Church, Dingle ~ Tara
4 Kíla ~ Gamblers Ballet ~ Kíla Records
5 Liam Clancy ~ The Essential Liam Clancy ~ Dara
6 Camille ~ La Fille Du Cirque (Live) ~ Cat-O-Stripes Records
7 Camille O’Sullivan ~ La Fille Du Cirque ~ Cat-O-Stripes Records
8 Saoirse ~ Saoirse ~ Own Label
9 Frank Harte ~ There’s Gangs of Them Digging ~ Daisy Discs
10 Luke Kelly ~ Working Class Hero ~ AMC
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Dublin, www.celticnote.com
ON-LINE TOP 10
1 Christy Moore ~ Listen ~ Sony/BMG
2 Aslan ~ Uncased ~ EMI
3 John Spillane ~ Irish Songs We Learned at School ~ EMI
4 Various Artists ~ Ceol ‘09 ~ RMG/Chart
5 Mundy ~ Strawberry Blood ~ Independent
6 Julie Feeney ~ Pages ~ Mittens
7 Ronnie Drew ~ The Last Session a Fond Farewell DVD ~ Celtic Collections
8 Enya ~ And Winter Came ~ Warner
9 The Priests ~ The Priests ~ Sony/BMG
10 Christie Hennessy ~ The Two of Us ~ Universal
Courtesy of www.irishmusicmail.com
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Mórga ~ Mórga ~ Own Label
2 Lúnasa and Others ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Own Label
3 Alan Kelly ~ Friends After The Morning ~ Own Label
4 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
5 Steph Geremia ~ The Open Road ~ Own Label
6 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Gael Linn
7 At the Racket ~ It’s Not Racket Science ~ Own Label
8 Junior Davey ~ Sound Skin ~ Own Label
9 Neil Lyons ~ Skin and Sins ~ Own Label
10 Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Century ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Pat O’Connor and Eoghan O’Sullivan ~ Conversation at the Crosses ~ Own Label
2 Steph Geremia ~ The Open Road ~ Own Label
3 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Century ~ Own Label
4 Alan Kelly ~ After The Morning ~ Own Label
5 Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label
6 Larry Gavin & Mícheál O’Rourke ~ Two Miles from Tulla ~ Own Label
7 Seamus Creagh ~ Tunes for Practice ~ Own Label
8 Foolin in Doolin ~ The Recession Sessions ~ Own Label
9 Seamus Begley and Jim Murray ~ Eirí Go Lá ~ Own Label
10 Jarred Breslin ~ All Ireland Champion ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com
BELFAST TOP TEN
1 Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label
2 Various ~ Country Fest 09 ~ Sharpe l
3 Christy Moore ~ Listen ~ Sony
4 Mórga ~ Mórga ~ Own Label
5 Cara Dillon ~ Hill of Thieves ~ Own Label
6 Tony Kerr ~ If It Weren’t For Country Music ~ Own Label
7 Seamie O’Dowd/Mairtín O’Connor/Cathal Hayden ~ Crossroads ~ Own Label
8 Linda Welby ~ A Story To Tell ~ Own Label
9 Tommy Fleming ~ The Best Is Yet To Come ~ Universal
10 Aslan ~ Uncased ~ EMI
Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast
DINGLE TOP TEN
1 Seamus Begley & Jim Murray ~ Eirí Go La ~ Own Label
2 Beal Tuinne ~ Beal Tuinne ~ Tara
3 Máirtín O’Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’Dowd ~ Crossroads ~ Own Label
4 Conal O’ Gráda ~ Cnoc Buí ~ Own Label
5 Neil Lyons ~ Skin And Sins ~ Own Label
6 Liam Ó Maonlaí ~ To Be Touched ~ Own Label
7 Mícheál O’ Domhnail ~ Keep’er Lit ~ Gael Linn
8 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh/Julie Fowlis ~ Dual ~ Own Label
9 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket
10 Eoin Duignan ~ Lumina ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Kerry, www.siopaceoil.ie
USA TOP TEN
1 Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy ~ Reelin’ In Tradition ~ Clo Iar-Chonnachta
2 Mike Rafferty & Willie Kelly ~ The New Broom ~ Own Label
3 Paddy Carty & Conor Tully ~ Traditional Music Of Ireland ~ Trad Ireland
4 John Wynne ~ Like The Wind ~ Cló Iar-Chonnachta
5 Donal Murphy ~ Happy Hours ~ Own Label
6 Liam O’Connor & Sean McKeon ~ Dublin Made Me ~ Na Piobairí Uilleann
7 Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan ~ Pride Of New York ~ Compass
8 Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford ~ On Common Ground ~ Ballyo
9 Billy McComiskey ~ Outside The Box ~ Compass
10 Lúnasa & Friends ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Leitrim County Council
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 Kate Purcell ~ Independent Soul ~ Own Label
2 Maranna McCloskey ~ At Last ~ Own Label
3 John Wynne ~ Like The Wing ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
4 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
5 The Baileys ~ Song for Ireland ~ Own Label
6 Ailie Robertson ~ First Things First ~ Own Label
7 Paddy Carty & Conor Tully ~ Trad Music of Ireland ~ Own Label
8 Mrs Elizabeth Crotty ~ Concertina Music from West Clare ~ RTE
9 Hendry/Mulholland/McSherry ~ Tuned Up ~ Own Label
10 Various Artists ~ Masters of Tradition ~ RTE
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
SLIGO TOP TEN
1 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket
2 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs
3 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute To Andy McGann ~ Cló 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 Rocky ~ Komt Altijd Terug ~ Benelux
2 Hannelore Bedert ~ Wat Als ~ Benelux
3 Snaarmaarwaar ~ Snaarmaarwaar ~ Benelux
4 Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Het Beste Van Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Benelux
5 Martin Joseph ~ Evolved ~ Angelsaksisch ~ Alfabetisch
6 Transpiradansa! ~ Granuba ~ Benelux
7 Martin Joseph ~ Don’t Talk About Love ~ Angelsaksisch
8 Garland Jeffreys ~ Don’t Call Me Buckwheat ~ Angelsaksisch
9 Maggie Reilly ~ Looking Back, Moving Forward ~ Angelsaksisch
10 Ron Kavana and The Alias Acoustic Band ~ Irish Songs Of Rebellion (2CD) ~ Angelsaksisch
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel