Charts > Top 10 November 2015
CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 The Bonny Men ~ Moyne Road ~ Own Label
2 Brid Harper ~ Brid Harper ~ Own Label
3 Seamus Begley ~ The Bold Kerryman ~ IRL
4 Eamonn O’Riordan & Tony O’Connell ~ Rooska Hill ~ Own Label
5 Grainne Holland ~ Gaelre ~ Gael Linn
6 Tomas O’Gealbhain, Caoimhin O’Fearghail, Sean O’Fearghail ~ Lá Ag Ól Uisce ~ Own Label
7 Ronan Browne & Peter O’Loughlin ~ The Legacy ~ Own Label
8 Edwina Guckian ~ Second Nature ~ Sean Nós Dance Tutorial DVD ~ Own Label
9 Traditional Music by Women 1923~1942 ~ If There Weren’t Any Women in the World ~ Own Label
10 Liam Kelly & Philip Duffy ~ Sets In Stone ~ 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 ~ Real World
3 Paul Brady ~ Vicar Street Sessions Volume 1 ~ Own Label
4 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ Hares Corner ~ Plateau
5 Various Artists Irish Roots ~ Our Musical Legacy ~ Own Label
6 Sharon Shannon & Alan Connor ~ In Galway ~ Own Label
7 Kíla ~ Suas Sios ~ Own Label
8 Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Now Is The Hour ~ Own Label
9 Declan Sinnott ~ Windows On The World ~ Own Label
10 Finbar Furey ~ Slender Promise ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tower Records, 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 www.towerrecords.ie
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights of Man ~ Own Label
2 John Blake ~ The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label
3 Neansai Ní Choisdealbha ~ Draiocht na Feadoige ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
4 Louise Mulcahy ~ Tuning the Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
5 Darach Ó Cathain ~ Darach Ó Catháin ~ Gael Linn
6 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label
7 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Gael Linn
8 Sean McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label
9 Johnny Connolly ~ An T’Oilean – Aerach ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
10 John Beag ~ The Winds of Freedom ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop, Spiddal
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Tony O’ Connell and Eamon O’ Riordan ~ Rooska Hill ~ Gael Linn
2 Bríd Harper ~ Brid Harper ~ Own Label
3 Eddie Moloney ~ Traditional Irish Music from Ballinakill and East Galway ~ Own Label
4 Mark Donnellan, John Canny and Michael Landers ~ Wednesday Night Live in Peppers ~ Own Label
5 Philip Duffy and Liam Kelly ~ Sets in Stone ~ Own Label
6 Bryan O’ Leary and Colm Guilfoyle ~ Where The Bog Is ~ Own Label
7 Antóin MacGabhann with Charlie Lennon ~ Tunesmith ~ Own Label
8 Séamus Begley ~ The Bold Kerryman ~ IRL
9 Tommy Peoples ~ From Time to Time ~ Own Label
10 Steve Larkin and Mick Kinsella ~ 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 ~ West Awakes ~ 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 Collection
9. Nathan Carter ~ Beautiful Life ~ Universal
10 Celtic Thunder ~ Best Of ~ Sony
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
JAPAN TOP 10
1 Archie Fisher ~ A Silent Song ~ Red House
2 Sharon Shannon & Alan Connor ~ In Galway ~ Own Label
3 Lindsay Straw ~ My Mind From Love Being Free ~ Own Label
4 Ange Hardy ~ Esteesee ~ Own Label
5 Jake Walton ~ Silver Muse ~ Own Label
6 The Good Mixer ~ Traditional Irish Music Live In London – 1989 ~ Own Label
7 Sean O’Fearghail,Tomas O’Gealbhain, Caoimhin O’Fearghail ~ La Ag Ól Uisce ~ Own Label
8 Laoise Kelly ~ Failte Ui Ceallaig ~ Own Label
9 Four Winds ~ Four Winds ~ Own Label
10 Deirdre Granville ~ Imram ~ 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 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
2 Louise Mulcahy ~ Turning The Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
3 Goitse ~ Tall Tales & Misadventures ~ Own Label
4 Nancy Costello ~ Draiocht na Feadoige ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
5 Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label
6 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
7 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
8 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suimhneas ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
9 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
10 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ 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 Various Arists ~ Appelfolk (2CD) ~ Appel Rekords
2 Naragonia ~ Myriad ~ Belgium
3 The Chair ~ The Road to Hammer Junkie ~ Orkney
4 joni Mitchell ~ Miles of Aisles ~ Americana
5 The Foghorn Stringband ~ The Devil In The Seat ~ American
6 Trio Dhoore ~ Parachute ~ Belgium
7 Willem Vermander ~ Van Soorten ~ Belgium
8 Amrozijn ~ Ambrozijn 10 Live with String Orchestra ~ Belgium
9 Wör Back to the (Seventeen) Eighties ~ Belgium
10 Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr ~ Murmurs ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Iain Morrison ~ Eas ~ Peatfire Records
2 Rura~ Despite The Dark ~ Rura
3 Richard Thompson ~ Still Richard Thompson ~ Fantasy Records
4 Lau~ Bell That Never Rang ~ Reveal
5 Sorren MacLean ~ Winter Stay Autumn ~ Middle Of Nowhere
6 Peatbog Faeries ~ Blackhouse ~ Peatbog Records
7 Emily Portman ~ Coracle ~ Furrow Records
8 Robyn Stapleton ~ Fickle Fortune ~ Laverock Records
9 Malinky ~ Far Better Days ~ Malinky Music
10 King Creosote ~ Diamond Mine ~ Domino Recording Company
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk