Charts > Top 10 MAY 2018
TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Lankum ~ Between The Earth & Sky ~ Own Label
2 Christy Moore ~ On The Road ~ Sony
3 The Gloaming ~ Live At The NCH ~ Real World
4 Martin Hayes ~ Quartet Blue Room ~ 251 Records
5 Gloaming ~ Gloaming ~ Real World
6 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And Now The Weather/Agus Anois An Aimsir ~ Plateau
7 Celtic Woman Homecoming ~ Live From Ireland ~ Celtic Collections
8 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels : A Retrospective ~ Universal Music
9 Altan ~ Gap Of Dreams ~ Own Label
10 Lankum ~ Cold Old Fire ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tower Records, At Easons O’Connell Street and 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 Celtic Café Store. www.celticcafestore.com
Nenagh TOP TEN
1 Gerry O’Connor ~ High Up-Low Down ~ Own Label
2 John Spillane ~ Irish Songs We Learned At School ~ EMI
3 Kathleen Loughnane ~ Harping On ~ Reiskmore Music
4 Two Time Polka ~ New Road ~ Own Label
5 Daire Mulkern ~ Boxman~Own label
6 The Friel sisters ~ Before The Sun ~ Own Label
7 Laurence Nugent ~ White Island ~ Lough Erne music
8 Bernadette Nic Gabhann ~ Here to Play ~ Own Label
9 Sean Ryan ~ A Collection Of His Own Compositions And Well Known Traditional Tunes ~ Own Label
10 Mary Mac Namara &Sorcha Costelloe ~ The Lady’s Cup Of Tea ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 The Compositions of Paddy O’ Brien ~ Eileen O’ Brien ~ Own Label
2. Bobby Gardiner ~ Melodeon Mad ~ Own Label
3. Florence Fahy ~ Tunes From The Flaggy Shore ~ Own Label
4. Brian O’ Rourke ~ A Loaf In The Post ~ Own Label
5. Declan Folan ~ All In Good Time ~ Own Label
6. Shane Mulchrone ~ Solid Ground ~ Own Label
7. The Friel Sisters ~ Before The Sun ~ Own Label
8. Andrew MacNamara, Pete Quinn & Karen Ryan ~ From Camden To Tulla ~ Own Label
9. Tony MacMahon ~ Farewell To Music ~ Own Label
10. Tony O’ Connell ~ Live And Well ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
Kenmare TOP TEN
1 Martin Hayes Quartet ~ The Blue Room ~ Own Label
2 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
3 Dáire Mulhern ~ Boxman ~ Own Label
4 Noel Bermingham ~ When The Tide Is Out ~ Own Label
5 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper
6 Kevin Burke & John Brennan ~ The Pound Ridge Sessions ~ Loftus Music
7 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Out of the Ashes ~ Racket Records
8 Sick And Indigent Song Club ~ Shinbone Alley ~ Own Label
9 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
10 Lankum ~ Between The Earth & Sky ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
BELFAST TOP 10
1 Mulholland, Lamb & Galway ~ Music In The Glen ~ Own Label
2 Friel Sisters ~ Before The Sun ~ Own Label
3 Four Men & A Dog ~ And The Band Played On ~ Hook
4 Philomena Begley ~ My Music/My Memories ~ Own Label
5 The Gloaming ~ Live At The NCH ~ Real World
6 Christy Moore ~ On The Road ~ Sony
7 Tommy Fleming ~ Journey Home ~ Universal Music
8 Janet Dowd ~ Home ~ Blue Cow Records
9 Cara Dillon ~ Wanderer ~ Charcoal
10 Owen Mac ~ My Journey ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Tony O’Connell ~ Live And Well ~ Own Label
2 Tiarnan O’Duinnchinn ~ Reggish Paddy ~ Own Label
3 The Keane Family ~ Muintir Chathain ~ Own Label
4 Marie & Seamus O’Beaglaoich ~ An Ciarraioch Mallaithe ~ Own Label
5 Socks In The Frying Pan ~ Without A Paddle ~ Own Label
6 The Friel Sisters ~ Before The Sun ~ Own Label
7 Martin Hayes Quartet ~ The Blue Room ~ Own Label
8 Padraigín Ní Uallachain ~ Let The Faries In ~ Ceoltaí Éireann
9 Len Graham ~ Over The Hills And Far Away ~ Cranagh
10 Danny Diamond ~ Elbow Room ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, www.claddaghrecords.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 The Drunken Gaugers ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 Goitse ~ Inspired By Chance ~ Own Label
3 Open The Door For Three ~ The Joyful Hour ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
5 Cillian Vallelly ~ The Raven’s Rock ~ Own Label
6 Tommy Guihen ~ The Torn Jacket ~ Cló Iar-Chonnacht
7 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own label
8 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
9 Gatehouse ~ Tus Nua ~ Own Label
10 The Mulcahy Family ~ The Reel Note ~ Cló Iar-Chonnacht
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Cór Fear na nDéise ~ Ceolta Néata ~ Own Label
2 Brendan Mulholland, Conor Lamb, Deirdre Galway ~ Music In The Glen ~ Own Label
3 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Own Label
4 Eithne Ní Uallacháin, Gerry O’Connor, Desi Wilkinson ~ Cosa gan Bhróga ~ Gael Linn
5 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
6 Finbar Furey ~ Paddy Dear ~ Banshee
7 Luke Kelly ~ The Definitive Collection ~ Celtic Airs
8 Sharon Shannon ~ Sacred Earth ~ Celtic Collections
9 Phil, John and Pip Murphy ~ The Trip to Cullenstown ~ Claddagh Records
10 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Leonard Cohen ~ You Want It Darker ~ Columbia Records
2 Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop ~ Love Letter For Fire ~ Sub Pop
3 Tom Theuns & Paul Russell ~ In Between Trees ~ Homerecords
4 RedCoat ~ Sins of Yesterday ~ Independent Label
5 The Klezmatics ~ Wonder Wheel, Lyrics by Woody Guthrie ~ Frea Records
6 David Munnelly ~ Swing ~ Frea Records
7 Amparanoia ~ Rebeldia con Alegria ~ EMI
8 Jean Blanchard ~ Accordéon Diatonique ~ Frea Records
9 Cristina Branco ~ Murmurios ~ MW Records
10 The Gloaming ~ Live at the NCH ~ 251 Records
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
Scotland Top Ten
1 Chris Stout & Fiona Mckay ~ Bare Knuckle ~ Bare Knuckle
2 Salt House ~ Undersong ~ Make Believe
3 Ross Ainslie ~ Sanctuary ~ Great White
4 Julie Fowlis ~ Alterum ~ Machair
5 Boreas ~ Ahoy Hoy ~ Isle Music
6 John McCusker, John Doyle & Michael McGoldrick ~ The Wishing Tree ~ Own Label
7 Blazin Fiddles ~ The Key ~ Blazin Fiddles
8 Pete Clark Muriel Johnstone ~ Neil Gow’s Fiddle ~ Inver
9 Martin Hayes Qrt ~ The Blue Room ~ 251
10 Hannah Read ~ Way Out I’ll Wander ~ Hudson
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk
