Charts > April 2010 Top 10

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 Kíla ~ Soisín ~ RMG

2 Karan Casey/John Doyle ~ Exiles Return ~ Compass

3 Téada ~ Ceol & Cuimhne ~ Gael Linn

4 Kíla ~ Rogha ~ AME

5 The High Kings ~ Memory Lane ~ Universal

6 Seamus Tansey ~ Best of ~ AME

7 Transatlantic Sessions 4 ~ Claddagh

8 Horslips ~ Treasury ~ AME

9 Lumiere ~ Sony/BMG

10 The Dubliners - A Time to Remember ~ AME

Courtesy of Celtic Note, Dublin, www.celticnote.com

ON-LINE TOP 10

1 The High Kings ~ Memory Lane ~ Universal

2 Fionn Regan ~ The Shadow of an Empire ~ Own Label

3 Paul Brady ~ Hooba booba ~ Proper

4 Transatlantic Sessions 4 ~ Claddagh

5 Áine Úi Cheallaigh ~ Binneas Thar Meon ~ Own Label

6 Solas ~ The Turning Tide ~ Compass

7 Altan ~ 25th Anniversary Album ~ Own Label

8 Karan Casey/John Doyle ~ Exiles Return ~ Compass

9 Kíla ~ Soisín ~ AME

10 Téada ~ Ceol agus Cuimhe ~ Gael Linn

Courtesy of www.irishmusicmail.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 Eddie Clarke ~ Unheard ~ Own Label

2 Teáda ~ Ceol & Cuimhne/Music & Memory ~ Gael Linn

3 Various ~ Irish Music In Surround Sound ~ Own Label

4 Gerry Banjo O’Connor ~ High Up Low Down ~ Own Label

5 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Own Label

6 Munnelly ~ Tight Squeeze ~ Own Label

7 Willie Clancy ~ The Gold Ring ~ RTE

8 Kathleen Loughnane ~ The Harpers Connellan ~ Own Label

9 Claire Keville ~ The Daisy Field ~ Own Label

10 Paul Brady ~ Welcome Here Kind Stranger ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway

ENNIS TOP TEN

1 Concertina Players of Clare ~ Keepers of the Tradition ~ Cois Na hAbhna

2 Pat O’Connor and Eoghan O’Sullivan ~ Conversation at the Crosses ~ Own Label

3 Claire Keville ~ The Daisy Field ~ Own Label

4 Willie Clancy ~ The Gold Ring ~ RTE

5 Paddy Canny & P.J. Hayes: All-Ireland Champions – Violin ~ Dublin Records

6 Dave Sheridan, Ciarán Somers & Nicholas Quemener ~ Faoi Bláth ~ Own Label

7 The Mulcahy Family ~ Reelin’ in Tradition ~ Cló Iár Chonnachta

8 Joe Cooley ~ Cooley ~ Gael Linn

9 Innisfree Céilí Band ~ Music of North Connacht ~ Ceol

10 Tulla Céilí Band ~ Echoes of Erin ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

BELFAST TOP TEN

1 Various Artists ~ Beo Live in Maddens ~ Own Label

2 Harry Bradley/Michael Clarkson ~ Pleasures of Hope ~ Own Label

3 PP Slaggart ~ Down with the Tyrants ~ NLS

4 The Saw Doctors ~ To Win Just Once (Best Of) ~ Own Label

5 Tommy Fleming ~ Songs for a Winter’s Night ~ Own Label

6 Anthony Toner ~ Duke of Oklahoma ~ Own Label

7 Lumiere ~ Lumiere ~ Sony/BMG

8 The Priests ~ Harmony ~ Sony/BMG

9 Jimmy Buckley ~ Country and Me ~ Own Label

10 John Spillane ~ More Irish Songs We Learned at School ~ EMI

Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast

KENMARE TOP TEN

1 Seán Garvey ~ The Bonny Bunch Of Roses ~ Harry Stottle Records

2 Alan Kelly ~ After The Morning ~ Own Label

3 Christy Moore ~ Listen ~ Sony/BMG

4 Lúnasa ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Own Label

5 Claire Keville ~ The Daisy Field ~ Own Label

6 Kathleen Loughnane ~ The Harpers Conellan ~ Own Label

7 Orla Harrington ~ Melting Snow ~ Own Label

8 The Sick And Indigent Song Club ~ The Inistioge Folly ~ Own Label

9 Amergin ~ The Gypsy Princess ~ Own Label

10 Lumiere ~ Lumiere ~ Sony/BMG

Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Kerry, www.soundzofmuzic.ie

USA TOP TEN

1 Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy ~ Reelin’ In Tradition ~ Cló Iár-Chonnachta

2 Liam O’Connor & Sean McKeon ~ Dublin Made Me ~ Na Piobairí Uilleann

3 Mike Rafferty & Willie Kelly ~ The New Broom ~ Own Label

4 Pat O’Connor & Eoghan O’Sullivan ~ Conversation At The Crosses ~ Own Label

5 Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, Nicolas Quemener ~ Faoi Bhlath ~ Keltia Musique

6 Ciaran O’Maonaigh, Aidan O’Donnell, Damien McGeehan ~ Fidil 3 ~ Own Label

7 Various ~ Oldtime Records Vol. 3, Piping Rarities ~ Own Label

8 Harry Bradley & Michael Clarkson ~ The Pleasures Of Hope ~ Own Label

9 Steve Johnson ~ Lowlands ~ Borough South Music

10 Kitty Hayes ~ Kitty Hayes Remembered ~ Glór

Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN

1 Willie Clancy ~ The Gold Ring ~ RTE

2 Colum Sands ~ Look Where I’ve Ended Up Now ~ Own Label

3 Le Chéile ~ Out of the West ~ Own Label

4 Crawford & Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label

5 Mrs Crotty ~ Concertina from Clare ~ RTE

6 The Mulcahy Family ~ Reelin’ in Tradition ~ Cló Iár Chonnachta

7 Kev Boyle ~ Palestine Grove ~ Own Label

8 Carty & Tully ~ Own Label

9 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iár Chonnachta

10 John Wynne ~ Like The Wind ~ Cló Iár Chonnachta

Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

SLIGO TOP TEN

1 Innisfree Ceilí Band ~ Innisfree Ceilí Band ~ Ceol

2 Ann Marie O’Riordan ~ Melody In Harmony ~ Own Label

3 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iár Chonnachta

4 Tucan ~ Tucan ~ Own Label

5 Kathleen Loughnane ~ The Harpers Connellan ~ Own Label

6 Imelda May ~ No Turning Back ~ Own Label

7 Folan and Davey ~ Skin and Bow~ Own Label

8 John Regan ~ Slopes of Benbulben ~ Own Label

9 Seamie O’Dowd, Mairtín O’Connor, Cathal Haydan ~ Crossroads ~ Own Label

10 The Unwanted ~ The Unwanted ~ Own Label

Courtesy of The Record Room, Sligo

EUROPEAN TOP TEN

1 Rocky ~ Komt Altijd Terug ~ Benelux

2 Hannelore Bedert ~ Wat Als ~ Benelux

3 Snaarmaarwaar ~ Snaarmaarwaar ~ Benelux

4 Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Het Beste Van Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Benelux

5 Martin Joseph ~ Evolved ~ Angelsaksisch ~ Alfabetisch

6 Transpiradansa! ~ Granuba ~ Benelux

7 Martin Joseph ~ Don’t Talk About Love ~ Angelsaksisch

8 Garland Jeffreys ~ Don’t Call Me Buckwheat ~ Angelsaksisch

9 Maggie Reilly ~ Looking Back, Moving Forward ~ Angelsaksisch

10 Ron Kavana and The Alias Acoustic Band ~ Irish Songs Of Rebellion (2CD) ~ Angelsaksisch

Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel/appel.html