Charts > September 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 Music 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 Cormac Cannon, Lamond Gillespie 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 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
2 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
3 Aisling Urwin ~ Awakening ~ Own Label
4 Maurice Egan ~The Hollytree ~ Own Label
5 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Own Label
6 Various ~ Freewheel ~ Own Label
7 John Cronin & Daithí Kearney ~ Middleton Rare ~ Own Label
8 Diarmuid O’Brien ~ Cairde Cairdín ~ Own Label
9 Anúna ~ Illumination ~ Danu
10 Dan Brouder ~ The Larks Air ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Various Artists ~ A Stór Mo Chroí, Songs of Love & Loss ~ Celtic Airs
2 The Chieftains ~ Voice of Ages ~ Hear Music
3 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
4 Mary Coughlan ~ The Whole Affair, The Very Best Of ~ Hail Mary Records
5 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
6 Caitlín Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlín ~ Own Label
7 Anúna ~ Illumination ~ Danu
8 Various Artists ~ The Music Of Dingle ~ Dingle Music
9 Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin ~ Songs Of The Scribe ~ Ceoltaí Éireann
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 Annbjorg Lien ~ Khoom Loy ~ Compass
3 Brock McGuire Band ~ Green Grass Blue Grass ~ Paulman
4 John Doyle ~ Shadow and Light ~ Compass
5 At First Light ~ idir ~ Compass
6 Various Artists ~ Lullabies For Love ~ Compass
7 Solas ~ Reunion ~ A Decade of Solas ~ Compass
8 Treacherous Orchestra ~ Origins ~ Navigator
9 Molloy, Brady, Peoples ~ Molloy, Brady, Peoples ~ 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
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 Karen Ryan ~ The Coast Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
2 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
3 Dermot Byrne & Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label
4 Mick Conneely & Dave Munnelly ~ Tis What It Is ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
5 Louise Killeen ~ Brilliant Tease ~ Own Label
6 Sean O’Driscoll ~ There You Go ~ Own Label
7 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
8 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
9 Hynes/Lennon/Cooney ~ Ceoil Sidhe ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
10 Luke Daniels ~ The Mighty Box ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
2 Nioclás Tóibín ~ Amhráin Aneas ~ Gael Linn
3 Goitse ~ Transformed ~ Own Label
4 Home Away from Home ~ Traditional Irish Music From Ireland & America ~ NicGaviskey
5 Seán O’Driscoll ~ There You Go ~ Own Label
6 Caitlín ~ Caitlín ~ Own Label
7 Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan ~ The Far Side of the Glen ~ Own Label
8 Christy Leahy & Caoimhín Vallely ~ Christy Leahy & Caoimhín Vallely ~ Own Label
9 Leo Rowsome ~ The King of the Pipers ~ Claddagh Records
10 Cormac Breatnach ~ Éalú ~ 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 Pure Bagpipe Magic ~ Music Kitchen
2 The Band from Rockall ~ Ridge
3 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Rel
4 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Bagrock to the Masses ~ Rel
5 Great Wee Tartan Album ~ Music Kitchen
6 Phil Coulter ~ Total Tranquility ~ Music Club Deluxe
7 Runrig ~ Long Distance ~ Own Label
8 Music of the Highlands ~ Own Label
9 Eddi Reader ~ Songs of Robert Burns ~ Own Label
10 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Blast Live ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Chords, Scotland www.celtic-chords.co.uk
