Charts > August 2012 Top 10
DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Luka Bloom ~ This New Morning ~ Own Label
2 The Chieftains ~ Voice of Ages ~ Hear Music
3 Various Artists ~ A Stór Mo Chroí – Songs of Love of Love ~ Own Label
4 Mary Coughlan ~ The Whole Affair, The Very Best of ~ Own Label
5 Altan ~ Gleann Nimhe ~ Compass
6 Mairtín O Connor Band ~ Going Places ~ Own Label
7 Sharon Shannon & the RTE Concert Orchestra ~ Flying Circus ~ Celtic Airs
8 Barry Gleeson ~ Tough Night ~ Gleeman Music
9 Various Artists ~ The Muisc Of Dingle ~ Own Label
10 Roisín O Reilly ~ Love So Kindly ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 The Teach Ceoil Sessions ~ Various ~ Own Label
2 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Chapter 8 ~ Own Label
3 Mairtín O’ Connor Band ~ Going Places ~ Own Label
4 John Beag ~ Coinnigh Lei A Sheain ~ Own Label
5 John Carty and Brian Rooney ~ At Complete Ease ~ Own Label
6 Dan Brouder ~ The Lark’s Air ~ Own Label
7 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
8 The Chieftains ~ Voice Of Ages ~ Hear Music
9 Cormac Cannon, Lamond Gillespie, John Blake ~ The Trip To Carrick ~ Own Label
10 Dan Gurney ~ Traditional Irish Music On The Button Accordion ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Danny O’ Mahony and Micheál O Raghallaigh ~ As It Happened ~ Own Label
2 Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label
3 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Chapter Eight ~ Own Label
4 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
5 Brendan Mulholland ~ Jean’s Hill ~ Own Label
6 Foolin In Doolin ~ Live at McDermott’s ~ Own Label
7 Denis Liddy and Elvie Miller ~ Tradaree ~ Own Label
8 Lamond Gillespie, Cormac Cannon and John Blake ~ The Trip To Carrick ~ Own Label
9 Conor Moriarty ~ All In A Day’s Playing ~ Own Label
10 Corofin Traditional Festival ~ The Teach Ceoil Concerts ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Goitse ~ Transformed ~ Own Label
2 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And so the Story goes ~ Own Label
3 I Draw Slow ~ Downside ~ Own Label
4 Aishling Urwin ~ Awakening ~ Own Label
5 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
6 Seamus Creagh ~ Tunes for Practice ~ Own Label
7 John Brosnan ~ The Cook in the Kitchen ~ Reedblock
8 Jack Talty & Cormac Begley ~ Na Fir Bolg ~ Reelach
9 Ciaran Boyle ~ Bright Flame ~ Own Label
10 Euskeirea ~ O Euskadi go hEirinn ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. 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 Artists ~ 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 The 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 McGlinchey ~ 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 Beoga ~ How To Tune A Fish ~ Compass
4 Annbjorg Lien ~ Khoom Loy ~ Compass
5 Karan Casey & John Doyle ~ Exiles Return ~ Compass
6 Various Artists ~ Traditional Music of Ireland ~ Green Linnet
7 Solas ~ Reunion: A Decade of Solas ~ Compass
8 String Sisters ~ Live ~ Compass
9 Matt Molloy ~ Matt Molloy ~ Mulligan
10 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
Courtesy of Tayberry Music, USA, www.tayberry.com
CELTIC GROOVES IMPORTS, TOP TEN (USA)
1 Bua ~ Down The Green Fields ~ Own Label
2 Nic Gaviskey ~ Home Away From Home ~ Own Label
3 Dave Sheridan ~ Drivin’ Leitrim Timber ~ Own Label
4 Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label
5 Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford ~ On Common Ground ~ Bally O
6 Michael Hynes & Denis Liddy ~ The Spectacle Bridge ~ Own Label
7 Mick O’Brien & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh ~ Deadly Buzz ~ Own Label
8 Noreen O’Sullivan ~ The Quiet House ~ Own Label
9 Various ~ Piping Rarities ~ Oldtime Records
10 Mike Rafferty & Willie Kelly ~ The New Broom ~ Larraga Records
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
2 Karen Ryan ~ The Coast Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
3 Louise Killeen ~ Brilliant Tease ~ Own Label
4 Dermot Byrne & Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label
5 The Outside Track ~ Curious Things Given Wings ~ Own Label
6 Sean O’Driscoll ~ There You Go ~ Own Label
7 Luke Daniels ~ The Mighty Box ~ Own Label
8 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
9 Hynes/Lennon/Cooney ~ Ceoil Sidhe ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
10 Gerry Harrington ~ At Home ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Cúil Cheoil ~ Live in Concert Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre ~ Comhaltas
2 Danú ~ Seanchas ~ Own Label
3 Caladh Nua ~ Happy Days ~ Own Label
4 Raw Bar Collective ~ Millhouse Measures ~ Own Label
5 Alice Fitzgerald ~ The Songs I Sing ~ Own Label
6 The Booley House ~ Volume 2 ~ Own Label
7 Nioclás Tóibín ~ Amhráin Aneas ~ Gael Linn
8 Gough, Clancy, Bracken & McCarthy ~ Sessions Found 1995–2002 ~ Own Label
9 Laura Tansey & John Dalton ~ The Harp and the Lark ~ Own Label
10 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 The Dubliners ~ Original Dubliners 1966–1969 (2 CD) ~ Irlande
2 De Vaganten ~ Onverwacht ~ Belgique
3 Paul Rans ~ Blame Not My Lute ~ Eu Folk
4 Brass Monkey ~ The Complete Brass Monkey ~ Anglais
5 Alan Stivell ~ Olympia concert ~ Bretonne
6 The Dubliners ~ Ireland’s No.1 Folk Group (3 CD) ~ Irland
7 Soetkin Collier ~ Reiseiland ~ Flanders
8 De Danann ~ Collection ~ Irlande
9 Mafalda Arnauth ~ Mafalda Arnauth ~ EU Folk
10 Kieran Halpin ~ Crystal Ball Gazing ~ Irlande
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel ~ Belgium ~ www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 The Band from Rockall ~ Calum & Rory MacDonald ~ Ridge
2 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Bag Rock to the Masses ~ Own Label
3 Pure Bagpipe Magic ~ Music Kitchen ~ Own Label
4 Eddi Reader ~ Songs of Robert Burns Deluxe Edition ~ Own Label
5 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Own Label
6 Capercaillie ~ The Blood is Strong ~ Own Label
7 Scottish Reflections ~ Scots Magazine ~ Own Label
8 Phil Coulter ~ Total Tranquility, The Best of ~ Own Label
9 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Blast Live ~ Own Label
10 Runrig ~ 50 Great Songs ~ Ridge
Courtesy of Celtic Chords, Scotland www.celtic-chords.co.uk
