Charts > Top 10 July 2011

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Various Artists ~ Masters Of The Irish Harp ~ RTE/Lyric FM
2 Jig Away The Donkey ~ Music & Songs of South Ulster ~ Own Label
3 Guidewires ~ II ~ Own Label
4 Orlaith Keane ~ The Home Place ~ Own Label
5 Conal O’Grada ~ Cnoc Buí ~ Own Label
6 I Draw Slow ~ Redhills ~ Own Label
7 Johnny Óg Connolly ~ Aisling Yoshua (Joshua’s Dream) ~ Own Label
8 MacDara Ó Raghallaigh ~ Ego Trip ~ Own Label
9 Michael Coleman ~ 1891-1945 – 2CD + Booklet Re-Issue ~ Gael Linn
10 Joe Lacky Gallagher ~ The Leitrim Cake ~ John McKenna Traditional Irish Music Society
Courtesy of Claddagh Records Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com

GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Eddie Clarke ~ Unheard ~ Own Label
2 Lúnasa ~ The Story So Far ~ Compass
3 Líadan ~ Casadh Na Taoide ~ Own Label
4 Gerry ‘Banjo’ O’Connor ~ High Up Low Down ~ Own Label
5 Enda Scahill ~ Pick it Up ~ Sun Records
6 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Own Label
7 Angelina Carberry ~ An Traidiun Beo ~ Own Label
8 Vincent Campbell ~ The Purple Heather ~ Own Label
9 Buffalo in the Castle ~ Buffalo In the Castle ~ Own Label
10 Paul Brady ~ Welcome Here Kind Stranger ~ PB Music
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 P.J Hayes and Martin Hayes ~ The Shores of Lough Graney ~ Own Label
2 Danny O’ Mahony ~ In Retrospect ~ Own Label
3 MacDara O’ Raghallaigh ~ Ego Trip ~ Own Label
4 Adrian McAuliffe and Cathal Flood ~ Between the Strings ~ Own Label
5 Brock McGuire Band ~ Green Grass, Blue Grass ~ Own Label
6 Gerry O’ Connor, Gabriel McArdle, Martin Quinn ~ Jig Away the Donkey ~ Own Label
7 Johnny Óg Connolly ~ Joshua’s Dream ~ Own Label
8 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
9 Peadar O’ Lochlainn, Aggie Whyte ~ Seancheol ar an Seannós ~ Na Piobairi Uilleann
10 Joe and Joanie Madden ~ A Galway Afternoon ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Edel Fox ~ Chords & Beryls ~ Own Label
2 Mrs. Crotty ~ Concertina Music from Clare ~ RTE
3 De Danann ~ Wonderwaltz ~ Celtic Airs
4 John Carty & Brian Rooney ~ At Complete Ease ~ Racket
5 Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label
6 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
7 Lúnasa ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Own Label
8 Guidewires ~ II ~ Own Label
9 Billy Clifford ~ Echoes of Sliabh Luchra ~ Own Label
10 T with the Maggies ~ T with the Maggies ~ Compass
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Kerry, www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Lúnasa ~ Lúnasa ~ Own Label
2 Loreena McKennit ~ The Wind That Shakes The Barley ~ Quinlan Road
3 Ger Wolfe ~ Freamh : Root ~ Raggedy Records
4 The Brock McGuire Band Featuring Ricky Skaggs ~ Green Grass Blue Grass ~ Own Label
5 Various ~ The Music of Dingle ~ Dingle Music
6 Geraldine O’Grady ~ My Favourite Irish Melodies ~ Celtic Airs
7 Gerry O’Connor, Gabriel McArdle, Martin Quinn ~ Jig The Donkey ~ Lughnasa Music
8 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
9 Inish Turk Beg Sessions ~ The Brilliant Irish Flute ~ Rhino
10 Guidewires ~ II ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Note Nassau Street Dublin. www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10
1 High Kings ~ Live In Dublin ~ Universal
2 Tommy Fleming ~ Going Back ~ RTÉ
3 Amigos ~ 3 Amigos ~ Ceol
4 Anthony Toner ~ Light Below The Door ~ Own Label
5 Sean Donnelly ~ Winding Banks Of Erne ~ Own Label
6 Brendan Quinn ~ Gotta Get To You~ Emerald
7 Various ~ Beo Live In Maddens ~ Own Label
8 Janet Dowd ~ 3000 Miles ~ Own Label
9 Roma Downey/Phil Coulter ~ Healing Angel ~ Sony/BMG
10 Mike Denver ~ Tradition ~ Sharpe
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

TAYBERRY MUSIC TOP TEN (USA)
1 Solas ~ The Turning Tide ~ Compass
2 The High Kings ~ Memory Lane ~ Universal
3 Joe Derrane ~ Grove Lane ~ Compass
4 Various Artists ~ The Best of The Thistle & Shamrock, Vol 1 ~ Hearts of Space
5 Lumiere ~ Lumiere ~ Sony/BMG
6 The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem ~ In Person at Carnegie Hall ~ Columbia
7 Liam Weldon ~ Dark Horse On The Wind ~ Mulligan
8 Seamus Ennis ~ 40 Years of Irish Piping ~ Green Linnet
9 The Chieftains & Ry Cooder ~ San Patricio ~ Hear Music
10 Heidi Talbot ~ The Last Star ~ Compass
Courtesy of Tayberry Music, USA, www.tayberry.com

CELTIC GROOVES IMPORTS, TOP TEN (USA)
1 Sean Ryan ~ Sean Ryan Remastered ~ Own Label
2. NicGaviskey ~ Home Away From Home ~ Own Label
3. Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhin & Micheal O’Raghallaigh ~ Comb Your Hair And Curl It ~ Own Label
4. Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label
5. The Kane Sisters ~ Side By Side ~ Dawros Music
6. Various ~ Oldtime Records Vol 3, Piping Rarities ~ Oldtime Records
7. Kitty Hayes ~ Kitty Hayes Remembered ~ Glór
8. Dave Sheridan ~ Drivin’ Leitrim Timber ~ Own Label
9. Mike Rafferty & Willie Kelly ~ The New Broom ~ Larraga
10. Joe & Joanie Madden ~ A Galway Afternoon ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 The Outside Track ~ Curious Things Given Wings ~ Own Label
2 Various Artists ~ Tuning The Radio ~ RTE
3 Rita Gallagher ~ The May Morning Dew/Easter Snows ~ Own Label
4 Peter McAlinden ~ Happy to Meet Sorry to Part ~ Own Label
5 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Happy Out ~ Own Label
6 Mrs Crotty ~ Concertina Music from Clare ~ RTE
7 Edel Fox ~ Chords & Beryls ~ Own Label
8 The Kane Sisters ~ Side by Side ~ Own Label
9 Billy Clifford ~ Echoes of Sliabh Luachra ~ Own Label
10 Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Orlaith Keane ~ The Home Place ~ Own Label
2 Andy Irvine ~ Abocurragh ~ Own Label
3 John Carty & Brian Rooney ~ At Complete Ease ~ Racket
4 No Crows ~ On the Moon ~ Crows Records
5 Raw Bar Collective ~ Mill House Measures ~ Own Label
6 Leo Rickard ~ Up, Down and Around ~ Phaeton
7 Sean Ryan ~ Sean Ryan Remastered ~ Own Label
8 Colm O’Farrell ~ On the Move ~ Own Label
9 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
10 Donncha O’Briain ~ Tin whistle ~ Gael-Linn
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Koen Garriau en Barbara Vandendriessche ~ Beestenboel ~ Own Label
2 Lieven Tavernier ~ Doe het licht ~ Own Label
3 Diversen Alle 40 goed ~ Kleinkunst (2 CD) ~ Own Label
4 Dr. Eugène ~ Dr. Eugène ~ Own Label
5 Blowzabella ~ Dance ~ Own Label
6 Griff ~ The False Fly ~ Own Label
7 Bram Vermeulen ~ Tijdloos ~ Own Label
8 Andy Cutting ~ Andy Cutting ~ Own Label
9 KV express ~ Luna ~ Own Label
10 Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Het Beste van Zjef Vanuytsel ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel ~ Belgium ~ www.tsmiske.be/appel

CELTIC CHORDS TOP TEN
1 Blazin Fiddles ~ Thursday Night in the Caley ~ Blazin Records
2 Ishbel MacAskill ~ Essentially Ishbel ~ Own Label
3 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Own Label
4 Runrig ~ Long Distance: The Best of Runrig ~ EMI
5 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Bag Rock to the Masses ~ Own Label
6 Julie Fowlis ~ Live at Perthshire Amber ~ Own Label
7 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Blast Live ~ Own Label
8 Ishbel MacAskill ~ Sioda ~ Own Label
9 Music of the Highlands ~ Own Label
10 Alastair Fraser & Natalie Haas ~ Highlander’s Farewell ~ Greentrax
Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway