Charts > Top 10 July 2016
CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Four Men and A Dog ~ And the Band Played On ~ Claddagh
2 Réalta ~ Clear Skies ~ Own Label
3 Edel Vaughan ~ Spreagtha ~ Own Label
4 Cuig ~ New Landscapes ~ Own Label
5 Mary McPartlan ~ From Mountain to Mountain ~ Own Label
6 Aoife Scott ~ Carry The Day ~ Own Label
7 Pauline Scanlon ~ Gossamer ~ Own Label
8 FullSet ~ Notes Between the Lines ~ Own Label
9 Jason O’Rourke ~ The Northern Concertina ~ Own Label
10 Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne ~ Kind Providence ~ Own Label
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 2 ~ 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 Paul Smith ~Traditional Irish Music ~ Own Label
2 Caitlin & Ciaran ~ Caitlin & Ciaran ~ Own Label
3 Davy Spillane ~ Between Longing and Belonging ~ Own Label
4 Paddy Ryan ~The High Level ~ Own Label
5 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
6 Sean O’ Riada ~ Port Na bPucai ~ Claddagh
7 FullSet ~ Notes Between The Lines ~ Own Label
8 Various Artists ~ 101 Songs Of The Irish Rebellion ~ Dolphin
9 Irish Concertina Ensemble ~ Zero ~ Own Label
10 The Boruma Trio ~ Gleas ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 The Tulla Céilí Band ~ 70th Anniversary Celebration ~ Own Label
2 Edel Vaughan ~ Spreagtha ~ Own Label
3 Kevin Ryan and Fu Akamine (Díséad) ~ Live at Malachy’s ~ Own Label
4 Kevin Crehan ~ An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg ~ Own Label
5 Oisín Mac Diarmada ~ The Green Branch ~ Own Label
6 Sheila Garry and Elaine Hogan ~ The Shores of Lough Breda ~ Own Label
7 Dylan Foley and Dan Gurney ~ Music From The Hudson Valley ~ Own Label
8 Peadar Ó Riada ~ On Piano ~ Own Label
9 Dympna O’Sullivan ~ Enriched ~ Own Label
10 Fr. Charlie, Anthony and Margaret Coen ~ Around the Turf Fire at Coen’s ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
KENMARE TOP TEN
1 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
2 Elaine Hogan & Sheila Garry ~ The Shores of Lough Breda ~ Own Label
3 The Wild Atlantic Way ~ A Journey in Irish music ~ Own Label
4 Dessie Kelliher, Brian O’Loughlin & Tom Delany ~ Well for Some ~ Own Label
5 Réalta ~ Clear Skies ~ Own Label
6 Des Cafferky ~ Trad With a Twist ~ Own Label
7 Arum ~ Arum ~ Own Label
8 Davy Spillane ~ Between Longing and Belonging ~ Own Label
9 FullSet ~ Notes Between the Lines ~ Own Label
10 Frankie Gavin, Malachy Bourke, Brian Bourke ~ A Tribute to Paddy Killoran ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
BELFAST TOP 10
1 Réalta ~ Clear Skies ~ Own Label
2 Donal O’Connor/Seán Óg Graham/John McSherry ~ Ulaid ~ Own Label
3 Mike Denver ~ Cut Loose ~ Sharpe
4 Nathan Carter ~ Staying Up All Night ~ Universal
5 The High Kings ~ Grace & Glory ~ Celtic Collections
6 Pauline Scanlon ~ Gossamer ~ Own Label
7 Roly Daniels ~ The Rose Is For Today ~ IMC
8 Anthony Toner ~ Walking Down The Line ~ Own Label
9 Tiernan Heffron ~ Where Do I Belong ~ Own Label
10 Charlie Landsborough ~ Live ~ Lana
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
JAPAN TOP 10
1 Aoife Scott ~ Carry The Day ~ Own Label
2 Cathal O’Neill ~ Inherited ~ Own Label
3 Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne ~ Kind Providence ~ Own Label
4 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
5 Julie Murphy ~ Every Bird That Flies ~ Own Label
6 Annbjorg Lien ~ Drifting Lika A Bird ~ Heilo
7 Buttons & Bows ~ The Return Of Spring ~ Own Label
8 Runrig ~ The Story ~ Ridge
9 The Voice Of The People ~ It Was Mighty! ~ Topic
10 The Voice Of The People ~ It Was Great Altogether ~ Topic
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 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
2 We Banjo 3 ~ Live in Galway Good ~ Own Label
3 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
4 Goitse ~ Tall Tales & Misadventures ~ Own Label
5 Fleadh ~ The Peacock’s Feather ~ Own Label
6 Norah Rendell ~ Spinning Yarns ~ Own Label
7 London Lasses ~ The One I Loved The Best ~ Own Label
8 Brid Harper ~ Brid Harper ~ Own Label
9 Muireann Nic Amhlaobh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
10 Brendan McAuley ~ The McCartneys of Pennyburn ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Bodhrán ~ 15 minutes with Bodhrán ~ Fiona Records
2 Frankie Gavin, Malachy Bourke, Brian Bourke ~ A Tribute to Paddy Killoran ~ Ergodos
3 David Power ~ The Eighteen Moloney ~ Own Label
4 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
5 Niamh Ní Charra, Ibon Koteron, Gavin Rolston ~ Ó Euskadi go hÉirinn ~ Imeartas
6 Aoife Nic Cormaic ~ Cuas na bhFáinleog ~ Own Label
7 Willie Kelly & Mike Rafferty with Dónal Clancy ~ The New Broom ~ Own Label
8 Gerry Harrington ~ At Home ~ Own Label ~ Own Label
9 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Century ~ Own Label
10 Conal Ó Gráda ~ Cnoc Buí ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Fairport Convention ~ Across the Decades (2CD) ~ Recall
2 Appelmoes – Children’s CD ~ Smiske ~ Appel Rekords
3 Appelfolk (2CD) ~ Appel Rekords 33 Sample Tracks ~ Appel Rekords
4 Hans Mortelmans & Groep ~ Wandelpaden ~ Wild Boar Music
5 Mafalda Arnauth ~ O Melhor de Mafalda Arnauth ~ Universal Music Portugal
6 Dolores Keane ~ The Best Of Dolores Keane ~ Celtic Corner.
7 Various Artists ~ Celtic Women ~ 20 Original Hits ~ LM
8 Naragonia ~ Myriad ~ Appel Rekords
9 Five Hand Reel ~ 3 Albums on 2 CD’s ~ Rubber Records
10 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Adam Holmes ~ Heirs And Graces ~ Creative Scotland
2 Aidan O’Rourke ~ Sirius ~ Reveal
3 Ali Farka Toure ~ River ~ World Circuit
4 Ali Farka Toure ~ Savane ~ World Circuit
5 Battlefield Band ~ Dookin’ ~ Temple Records
6 Blue Rose Code ~ The Ballads Of Peckham Rye ~Own Label
7 Bob Dylan ~ The Collection ~ Sony
8 Bonnie Prince Billy ~ Bonnie Prince Billy ~ Own Label
9 Capercaillie ~ At The Heart Of It ~ Vertical Records
10 Breabach ~ The Big Spree ~ Vertical Records
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk