Charts > TOP 10 December 2013
DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 John Spillane ~ Life in an Irish Town ~ Universal
2 Ger Wolfe ~ I Have Been Loved ~ Raggedy
3 Johnny Duhan ~ Winter ~ Bell/Songcast
4 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
5 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
6 Kathleen MacInnes ~ Cille Bhride ~ Own Label
7 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
8 Transatlantic Sessions ~ Series 2 ~ Vol 3 ~ Whirlie
9 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
10 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights Of Man ~ Own Label
2 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label
3 Sean McKeon ~ To The City ~ Own Label
4 Joe Cooley ~ Cooley ~ Gael Linn
5 Johnny Connolly ~ An Toilean–Aerach ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
6 Ben Lennon and Friends ~ Within A Mile Of Kilt ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
7 Padraig O ’Keefe, Denis Murphy, Billy Clifford ~ Kerry Fiddles ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
8 John Beag O’Flatharta ~ Ta An Workhouse Lan ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
9 Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock ~ Tribute To Joe Cooley ~ Gael Linn
10 Darach Ó Cathain ~ Darach Ó Catháin ~ Gael Linn
Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop, Spiddal
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Edel Fox and Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
2 Tomás Ó Gealbháin, Caoimhin Ó Feargháil and Seán Ó Feargháil ~ Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Own Label
3 David Doocey ~ Changing Time ~ Own Label
4 Caitlin Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlin ~ Own Label
5 Yvonne Bolton and Alan Jordan ~ Silver Threads ~ Own Label
6 Seán McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label
7 Mick O’ Brien, Emer Mayock and Aoife Ni Bhriain ~ Tunes From the Goodman Manuscripts ~ Own Label
8 Tunes in the Church ~ Recorded at St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway ~ Own Label
9 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ Ar Uair Bhig an Lae ~ Own Label
10 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Chris Corrigan ~ Crooked Mountain Road ~ Own Label
2 An Móinfhéar Garbh ~ Amhráin Ó Mhuscraí Uí Fhloinn ~ Draíonscáth
3 John Spillane ~ Life in an Irish Town ~ Universal
4 Martin O’Neill ~ In session ~ Own Label
5 Barou/Lunny/Rynne ~ Tread ~ Own Label
6 Éamon McGivney/John Kelly/Peadar Ó Riada ~ The Drole ~ Draíonscáth
7 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
8 Céis ~ Wandering Aengus ~ Own Label
9 Dervish ~ The Thrush in the Storm ~ Whirling Discs
10 Gerry Ó Connor/Eithne Ní Uallacáin/Desi Wilkinson ~ Cosa gan Bhróga ~ Gael Linn
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
2 John Spillane ~ Life In An Irish Town ~ Universal
3 Téada ~ In Spite Of The Storm ~ Gael Linn
4 Various ~ Irish Ways Music and Song of Ireland ~ Celtic Airs
5 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
6 Ger Wolfe ~ I Have Been Loved ~ Raggedy Records
7 The Whileaways ~ The Whileaways ~ Own Label
8 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
9 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
10 The High Kings ~ Friends For Life ~ Sony
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Nassau Street, Dublin www.celticnote.com
BELFAST TOP 10
1 Janet Dowd ~ Sailing Away ~ Blue Cow
2 Rapparees ~ Re:Session ~ Own Label
3 Dervish ~ The Thrush In The Storm ~ Whirling Discs
4 Nathan Carter ~ Where I Wanna Be ~ Sharpe
5 Bernadette Morris ~ All The Ways You Wander ~ Own Label
6 Justin McGurk ~ Get The Party Started ~ Boogie CD
7 The High Kings ~ Friends For Life ~ Sony
8 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
9 Colum Sands ~ Turn The Corner ~ Spring
10 Derek Ryan ~ Dreamers And Believers ~ Sharpe
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
JAPAN TOP 10
1 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
2 Capercaillie ~ At The Heart Of It All ~ Vertical
3 Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh ~ Cuan ~ Own Label
4 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
5 Cara ~ Horizon ~ Own Label
6 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
7 Eamon McGivney, John Kelly, Peadar O’Riada ~ The Drole ~ Own Label
8 Tune In The Church ~ Own Label
9 Cecile Corbel ~ Songbook Vol. 4 – Roses ~ Keltia
10 The Whileaways ~ The Whileaways ~ Own Label
The Japan Top Ten is Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine-japan.com
CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)
1 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
2 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
3 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
4 Derek Warfield ~ Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight ~ Own Label
5 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
6 Kevin O’Donnell ~ Deep is the Well ~ Own Label
7 Kennedy’s Kitchen ~ The Birds Upon The Trees ~ Own Label
8 Réalta ~ Open the Door For Three ~ Own Label
9 Seamus Kennedy ~ Tricky Tongue Twisters ~ Own Label
10 Cutthroat Shamrock ~ A Path Less Traveled ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
2 Solas ~ Shamrock City ~ Own Label
3 Gavin Whelan ~ Catch The Air ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
4 Maurice Lennon ~ The Little Ones ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
5 Brian Hughes ~ The Beat of the Breath ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
6 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
7 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
8 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
9 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
10 Various Artists ~ Masters of Their Craft ~ Tara
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Gealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
2 Notes After Dark ~ FullSet ~ Own Label
3 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots Of The Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
5 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
6 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
7 Nioclás Tóibín ~ Amhráin Aneas ~ Gael Linn
8 Enda Seery ~ Peace Of The Countryside ~ Own Label
9 Lamond Gillespie, Cormac Cannon & John Blake ~ The Trip To Carrick ~ Own Label
10 Dervish ~ The Thrush In The Storm ~ Whirling Discs
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Modus Operandi ~ Trio Dhoore ~ Benelux
2 Various Artists ~ Beginner’s Guide to Scandinavia (3CD) ~ Sweden
3 Wim Claeys ~ De zwanenzang van Karel Waer ~ Belgium
4 Aan het volksbal… Ontsnapt ~ Het Brabants Volksorkest (BVO) ~ Belgium
5 Aly Bain ~ First Album ~ Shetland
6 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas ~ Highlander’s Farewell ~ Scotland
7 The Fureys ~ The Fureys Finest ~ Ireland
8 Carthy, Hardy, Farrell, Young ~ Laylam ~ Britain
9 C.W Stoneking ~ Jungle Blues ~ Australia
10. Variosu Artists ~ Beginner’s Guide to Celtic (3CD) ~ Celtic
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Capercaillie ~ At The Heart Of It All ~ Vertical
2 Karine Polwart ~ Traces ~ Linn Records
3 Bob Dylan ~ Another Self Portrait ~ Columbia
4 Iain Morrison ~ To The Horizon Sir ~ Peat Fire
5 Rant ~ With Lauren McColl, Jenna Reid Etc ~ Make Believe
6 Breabach ~ Bann ~ Breabach Records
7 Vamm ~ Vamm ~ NLS
8 Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald ~ The Cauld Wind ~ CSMUS
9 Martin Simpson ~ Vagrant Stanzas ~ Topic
10 Catriona McKay and Olov Johansson ~ The Auld Harp ~ OJ Musik8 Solas Shamrock City ~ Own 9 Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk