Charts > Top 10 April 2016
CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 FullSet ~ Notes Between the Lines ~ Own Label
2 Davy Spillane ~ Between Longing and Belonging ~ Own Label
3 101 Songs of Irish Rebellion ~ 5CD ~ Dolphin
4 Frankie Gavin, Malachy & Brian Bourke ~ The Master’s Return ~ A Tribute to Paddy Killoran ~ Own Label
5 Enya ~ Dark Sky Island ~ Warner Brothers
6 Live at Foxrock Folk Club ~ 2CD ~ The Parish Hall Tapes 1970–72 ~ Own Label
7 Mary McPartlan ~ From Mountain to Mountain ~ Own Label
8 Amhrain as Arainn agus as Conamara ~ Own Label
9 Celtic Woman ~ Destiny ~ Celtic Collections
10 Ireland ~ Crossroads of Art and Design 1690~1840 ~ O’Brien International
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, 5 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2. www.claddaghrecords.com
TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir) ~ Plateau
2 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
3 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ Hares Corner ~ Plateua
4 Lynched ~ Cold Old Fire ~ Own Label
5 Enya ~ Dark Sky Island ~ Island
6 Phil Coulter ~ 50 Years & Book ~ Dara
7 The Royal Showband ~ Best Of ~ Universal
8 Clannad ~ Essential ~ Sony
9 Eleanor Shanley ~ Forever young ~ Own Label
10 Anúna ~ Omnios ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tower Records, 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 www.towerrecords.ie
NENAGH TOP TEN
1 Various Artists ~ Live at Foxrock Folk Club ~ Own Label
2 Jimmy O’ Sullivan & John Gorman ~ Premier Sound ~ Own Label
3 Sean O’Riada ~ Mise Éire ~ O’Riada
4 Paul Smyth ~ Traditional Irish Music ~ Own Label
5 Andy Irvine ~ Parachilna ~ Own Label
6 The Boruma Trio ~ Gleas ~ Own Label
7 Full Set ~ Notes Between The Lines ~ Own Label
8 We Banjo 3 ~ Live in Galway ~ Own Label
9 Tom O’Dwyer & Friends ~ No Guiding Light ~ Own Label
10 Paddy Ryan ~ The High Level ~ Coolbawn
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 John Blake, Lamond Gillespie and Reg Hall ~ Irish Traditional Music ~ Own Label
2 Tim Collins ~ Irish Concertina Ensemble ~ Own Label
3 Aisling Lyons ~ Extended Play ~ Own Label
4 Kevin Crehan ~ An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg ~ Own Label
5 Claire Egan ~ Turning Tides ~ Own Label
6 Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne ~ Kind Providence ~ Own Label
7 Henry Benagh, John Carty, Noel O’ Grady and Marcus Hernon ~ The Good Mixer ~ Own Label
8 Elaine Hogan and Sheila Garry ~ The Shores of Lough Breda ~ Own Label
9 Bríd Harper ~ Brid Harper ~ Own Label
10 Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen ~ Life Is All Checkered ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Bryan O’ Leary & Colm Guilfoyle ~ Where the Bog Is ~ Own label
2 Tony O’Connell and Eamonn O’Riordan ~ Rooska Hill ~ Own Label
3 Louise Mulcahy ~ Turning The Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
4 Eddie Moloney ~ Traditional Irish Music Ballinakill ~ East Galway Style ~ Own Label
5 Laoise Kelly ~ Fáilte Uí Ceallaig ~ Own Label
6 Deirdre Granville ~ Imram ~ Own Label
7 Liam Kelly and Philip Duffy ~ Sets In Stone ~ Own Label
8 Cáitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh ~ Cáitlín and Ciarán ~ Own Label
9 Breaking Trad ~ Breaking Trad ~ Own Label
10 Lynched ~ Cold Old Fire ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
BELFAST TOP 10
1 Tommy Fleming ~ The West Awake ~ Beaumex
2 Susan Grace Bates ~ Skorsa ~ Red Box Recordings
3 Barry Kerr ~ Boy In A Boat ~ Red Box Recordings
4 Sean Donnelly ~ And Our Time Together ~ Own Label
5 Paul Brady ~ Vicar Street Sessions ~ Proper
6 Various Artists ~ Irish Turk Sessions ~ Warners
7 Luke Kelly ~ The Collection ~ Outlet
8 The Fureys ~ 25th Anniversary ~ Celtic Collections
9 Nathan Carter ~ Beautiful Life ~ Universal
10 Celtic Thunder ~ Best Of ~ Sony
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
JAPAN TOP 10
1 Värttinä ~ Viena ~ Westpark
2 Ffynnon ~ Llongau ~ Taith
3 Lady Maisery ~ Mayday ~ Rootbeat
4 The Dovetail Trio ~ Wing Of Evening ~ Rootbeat
5 Various Artists ~ Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan Maccoll ~ Compass
6 John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Reg Hall ~ Irish Traditional Music ~ Own Label
7 Claire Egan ~ Turning Tide ~ Own Label
8 John Renbourn ~ The Attic Tapes ~ Riverboat
9 Roisin Elsafty & Ronan Brown ~ Amhráin Na Nollag ~ Cló Iar-Chonnachta
10 Irish Concertina Ensemble ~ Zero ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine–japan.com
CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)
1 Socks in the Frying Pan ~ Return of the Giant Sock Monsters From Outer Space ~ Own Label
2 Kíla ~ Suas Sios ~ Own Label
3 Gillian Head ~ Spirit ~ Own Label
4 Colin Farrell ~ Make A Note ~ Own Label
5 Malinky ~ Far Better Days ~ Own Label
6 Wendy MacIsaac ~ Off the Floor ~ Own Label
7 Michael McCague ~ The Waylaid Man ~ Own Label
8 Altan ~ The Widening Gyre ~ Compass Records
9 Paddy O’Brien, Nathan Gourley & Dáithí Sproule ~ Bright & Early ~ New Folk
10 Randal Bays ~ The Quiet Pint ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 We Banjo 3 ~ Live in Galway ~ Own Label
2 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
3 Fleadh ~ The Peacock’s Feather ~ Own Label
4 Muireann Nic Amhlaobh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
5 Goitse ~ Tall Tales & Misadventures ~ Own Label
6 Norah Rendell ~ Spinning Yarns ~ Two Tap Music
7 Brendan McAuley ~ The McCartneys of Pennyburn ~ Own Label
8 London Lasses ~ The One I Loved The Best ~ Own Label
9 Brid Harper ~ Brid Harper ~ Own Label
10 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 David Power ~ The Eighteen Moloney ~ Own Label
2 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
3 Kevin Madden ~ The Sugar Loaf ~ Own Label
4 Fíodhna Gardiner ~ Air Time ~ Rú Recordings
5 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
6 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
7 Eoin Duignan ~ Pagan Irish ~ Own Label
8 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Ceirníní Imeartas
9 The Buachaills ~ At Your Call ~ Own Label
10 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Cealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Tom Waits ~ Blue Valentine ~ USA
2 Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr ~ Murmurs ~ UK
3 Pure Irish Drops 2015 ~ Meabh Ni Bheaglaoich, Alisha McMahon, Cliodha Ni Bheaglaoich ~ Magnetic
4 Wör ~ Back to the (seventeen) Eighties ~ Belgium
5 Naragonia ~ Myriad ~ Belgium
6 Aurélie Dorzée & Tom Theuns ~ L’ Art de voler ~ Belgium
7 Hans Mortelmans & Groep ~ De Wereld was Klein ~ Belgium
8 Jasmien Aernout ~ Geboetseerd ~ Belgium
9 Tri Yann ~ Best Of (Master Serie) ~ Breton
10 Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus ~ Round Trip ~ Italy/Scotland
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Rura ~ Despite The Dark ~ Rura
2 Martyn Bennett ~ Grit Reissue ~ Real World
3 The Unthanks ~ Mount The Air ~ Rebel Rouser
4 Julie Fowlis ~ Gach Sgeul ~ Every Story ~ Machair
5 Iain Morrison ~ Eas ~ Peatfire Records
6 Malinky ~ Far Better Days ~ Malinky Music
7 Adam Holmes ~ Heirs & Graces ~ Gogar Records
8 Lau ~The Bell That Never Rang ~ Reveal
9 Karen Matheson ~ Urram ~ Vertical Records
10 Peatbog Faeries ~ Blackhouse ~ Peatbog Records
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk
