Charts > Top 10 May 2017

CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ A Waltz for Joy ~ Own Label
2 Micheal Darby O’ Fatharta ~ An Rithim Reidh ~ CIC
3 The Fiddler’s Delight ~ CD & 36 Page Booklet ~ Old Time Records
4 Temple Bar Trad Fest ~ Collection ~ Own Label
5 Finbar Furey ~ Paddy Dear ~ Bann Music
6 Noel Hill ~ Live in New York ~ Raelach
7 Johnny McEvoy ~ Into The Cauldron ~ Trad Nua
8 Tony MacMahon ~ Farewell To Music ~ Raelach
9 Matt Molloy & John Carty with Arty McGlynn ~ Out of the Ashes ~ Own Label
10 John Spillane ~ 2CD Irish Songs We Learned At School, Ar Ais Aris ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, 5 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.
www.claddaghrecords.com

TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Finbar Furey ~ Paddy Dear ~ Bann Music
2 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal Music Ireland
3 The Gloaming ~ Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
4 The Gloaming ~ Gloaming ~ Real World
5 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And Now The Weather/Agus Anois An Aimsir ~ Plateau
6 John Spillane ~ So Far So Good Like: The Best Of ~ Own Label
7 John Spillane ~ Irish Songs We Learned At School, Ar Ais Aris ~ Own Label
8 Celtic Woman ~ Voices Of Angels ~ Celtic Woman ~ Emerald
9 Lynched ~ Cold Old Fire ~ Own Label
10 Iarla O’Lionaird, ~ Foxlight ~ Real World
Courtesy of Tower Records, 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2
www.towerrecords.ie

Nenagh TOP TEN
1 Sean Keane ~ New Day Dawning ~ Circin Rua
2 Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman~ The Carolan Albums ~ Old Bridge Music
3 Noel McQuaid And Friends ~ Live At 38 ~ Own Label
4 Finbar Furey ~ Paddy Dear ~ Bann Music
5 Two Time Polka ~ New Roads ~ Own Label
6 Kevin Burke & John Brennan ~ The Pound Ridge Sessions ~ Loftus Music
7 Matt Molloy & John Carty~ Out Of The Ashes ~ Own Label
8 Planxty ~ Retrospective ~ Universal Music Ireland
9 Brian Kennedy ~ The Essential Collection ~ Own Label
10 The Gloaming ~ Gloaming 2~ Real World
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh
www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ A Waltz For Joy ~ Own Label
2 Tony MacMahon ~ Farewell to Music - Own Label
3 Jack Talty ~ In Flow - Own Label
4 Socks In The Frying Pan ~ Without a Paddle ~ Own Label
5 The Tulla Ceilí Band ~ 70th Anniniversary Celebration ~ Own Label
6 Tommy Peoples ~ Recorded At Fiddler’s Hearth ~ Own Label
7 John Blake, Mairead Hurley, Nathan Gourley ~ The Truckley Howl ~ Own Label
8 Aidan Connolly ~ Be Off ~ Own Label
9 Bríd O’ Gorman with Eoin O’ Neill ~ Bluebells Are Blossoming ~ Own Label
10 Noel Hill ~ Irish Concertina 3 ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare
www.custysmusic.com

Kenmare TOP TEN
1 Cillian Vallely ~ The Raven’s Rock ~ Own Label
2 Reidun Schlesinger and Paul De Grae ~ Amala / Resonance ~ Own Label
3 Laoise Kelly ~ Failte Uí Cheallaigh ~ Own Label
4 Claire Egan ~ Turning Tides ~ Own Label
5 Dylan Foley & Dan Gurney ~ Music From The Hudson Valley ~ Own Label
6 Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne ~ Kind Providence ~ Own Label
7 David Power and Willie Kelly ~ Apples in Winter ~ Own Label
8 Irish Concertina Ensemble – Zero ~ Own Label
9  Willie Kelly & Mike Rafferty with Dónal Clancy ~ The New Broom ~ Own Label
10 The Wild Atlantic Way ~ Various artists ~ Indi Entertainment
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
www.soundzofmuzic.ie

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Réalta ~ Clear Skies ~ Own Label
2 Donal O’Connor/Séan 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 Label 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 Jenna Cumming – Táladh ~ Gaelic Lullabies ~ Own Label
2 Caladh Nua ~ Free & Easy ~ Own Label
3 Laoise Kelly & Tiarnan O’Duinnchinn ~ On The Shoulders Of Giants ~ Own Label
4 Zoe Conway & John McIntyre ~ Live In Concert ~ Own Label
5 Steeleye Span ~ Dodgy Bastards ~ Park
6 Full Sail ~ Faoi Lán Seol ~ Own Label
7 Robyn Stapleton ~ Songs Of Robert Burns ~ Own Label
8 Terence Winch, Michael Winch And Jesse Winch ~ This Day Too ~ Own Label
9 Donal Clancy ~ On The Lonesome Plain ~ Own Label
10 Jack Talty ~ In Flow ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine–japan.com

Chicago TOP TEN (USA)
1 Michael Rooney and the Macalla Orchestra ~ The Macalla Suite ~ Own Label
2 Pauline Conneely ~ All Because ~ Own Label
3 RUNA ~ Live ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
5 Socks in the Frying Pan ~ Without a Paddle ~ Own Label
6 Cassie & Maggie MacDonald ~ The Willow Collection ~ Own Label
7 The Fretless ~ Bird’s Nest ~ Own Label
8 Jim Sullivan ~ Catch the Heart Off Guard ~ Own Label
9 Gillian Head ~ Spirit ~ Own Label
10 Nathan Gourley/Mairead Hurley/John Blake ~  The Truckley Howl ~  Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago
www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
2 Téada~ Inne Amarach ~ Re-release Gael Linn
3 Runa Gallagher~ The Heathery Hills ~ Own Label
4 Donncha O’Briain~ Irish Traditional Music on Tin Whistle ~ Gael Linn
5 Mick O’Brien & Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh~ Deadly Buzz ~ Gael Linn
6 Brendan Hendry & Jonny Toman~ Living Roots
7 Antoine Mac Gabhann & Mick O’Connor~ Doorways & Windowsills ~ Own Label
8 The Hydes~ Green & Blue ~ Own Label
9 Garry Walsh~ Uncovered ~ Ossian
10 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London
www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Dónal Clancy ~ On The Lonesome Plain ~ Own Label
2 John and Maggie Carty ~ Settle Out Of Court ~ Racket Records
3 Aidan Coffey, Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Colm Murphy ~ The Corner House Set ~ Riverboat
4 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And now the weather ~ Plateau
5 The Gloaming ~ Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
6 Christy Moore ~ Lily ~ Columbia
7 Various ~ Éist anois agus arís ~ Dara
8 The Murphys ~ Breaking Ground ~ Sharpe
9 Donna Taggart ~ Celtic Lady Vol. 2 ~ Celtic Lady
10 Neil Hurley ~ Songs of the Déise ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Piccard ~ Masure Webbesnaren ~ Own Label
2 Melanie ~ The Album (2CD) ~ Own Label
3 Sean Tyrrell ~ The Orchard ~ Own Label
4 Linda Thompson ~ Fashionably Late ~ Own Label
5 Susan McKeown ~ Sweet Liberty ~ Own Label
6 Het zesde metal ~ Ploegsteert ~ Own Label
7 Mandolinman ~ Mandolinman Plays Bossa Nova ~ Own Label
8 Julie Murphy ~ Lilac Tree ~ Own Label
9 The Urban Folk Quartet ~ The Urban Folk Quartet ~ Own Label
10 The New Lost City Ramblers ~ Six Classic Albums (4CD) ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium
www.tsmiske.be/appel

Scotland Top Ten
1 John Doyle, John McCusker, Mike Mcgoldrick ~ The Wishing Tree
2 Polwart Carthy ~ Songs Of Separation Folk Awards ~ Own Label
3 Manran ~ An Da La ~ The Two Days ~ Own Label
4 Chris Wood ~ So Much To Defend ~ Own Label
5 Bob Dylan ~ Triplicate Box Set ~ Own Label
6 Rhiannon Giddens ~ Freedom Highway ~ Own Label
7 Laura Marling ~ Semper Femina ~ Own Label
8 Michael Chapman ~ 50 ~ Own Label
9 Robyn Stapleton ~ Songs Of Robert Burns ~ Own Label
10 Guy Clark ~ Best Of Dualtone Years ~ Own Label
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland
www.codamusic.co.uk