Charts > December Top 10

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 Nicolas Toibín ~ Amhrán Aneas ~ Gael-Linn
2 Dermot Troy ~ Remembered ~ RTE Lyric
3 Four Men and a Dog ~ Wallop the Spot ~ Own Label
4 Kíla ~ Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla Records
5 Mozaik ~ Changing Trains ~ Mozaik
6 Luka Bloom ~ Tribe ~ Big Sky
7 Deirdre Ní Cinnéide ~ Celtic Passage ~ Sounds True
8 Elliot Grasso ~ Up Against the Flatirons ~ NPU
9 Sharon Shannon & Friends ~ Renegade ~ Daisy Discs
10 Dolores Keane ~ The Essential ~ Dolphin
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Dublin, www.celticnote.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN

1 Various Artists ~ Ireland’s Finest ~ RMG Chart
2 Sean O’Riada ~ Saoirse ~ Gael-Linn
3 Kíla ~ Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla Records
4 Luke Kelly ~ Working Class Hero ~ AME
5 Brendan Grace ~ Best of Bottler ~ Beamex
6 Sharon Shannon & Friends ~ Renegade ~ Daisy Discs
7 Richie Kavanagh ~ Make Em Laugh ~ Focal
8 Tommy Fleming ~ Voice of Hope ~ Dolphin
9 Frank Harte ~ There’s Gangs of Them ~ Daisy Discs
10 Makem & Clancy ~ The Collection ~ Shanachie
Courtesy of Sinnotts, Waterford

CORK TOP TEN

1 Tommie Cunniffe ~ Unbuttoned ~ Own Label
2 Sharon Shannon & Friends ~ Renegade ~ Daisy Discs
3 Diarmuid O’ Brien ~ Cairde Cairdín ~ Own Label
4 Four Men and a Dog ~ Wallop the Spot ~ Own Label
5 Slide ~ Overneath ~ Own Label
6 Niamh Ní Charra ~ From Both Sides ~ Own Label
7 North Cregg ~ Roseland Barndance ~ Greentrax
8 Kíla ~ Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla Records
9 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
10 Beoga ~ Mischief ~ Compass
Courtesy of the Living Tradition, Cork www.thelivingtradition.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 Dolores Keane ~ Essential ~ Dolphin
2 Kíla - Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kila Records
3 Matt Keane ~ Out in the Fields ~ Own Label
4 Edel Fox & Ronan O’Flaherty ~ Own Label
5 Sharon Shannon and Friends ~ Renegade ~ Daisy Discs
6 Mike Denver ~ Galway Boy ~ Own Label
7 Don Stiffe ~ Start of a Dream ~ Own Label
8 Mike Denver ~ Seasons in the Sun ~ Own Label
9 Clannad ~ Best of ~ NLS
10 Liam Clancy ~ Essential Collection ~ Dolphin
Courtesy of Zhivago Music Store, Galway, www.zhivagomusic.ie

ENNIS TOP TEN

1 Feakle Festival ~ Reeling through the Years ~ Own Label
2 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
3 Christy McNamara ~ The House I was Reared In ~ Own Label
4 Diarmuid O’ Brien ~ Cairde Cairdín ~ Own Label
5 John Wynne & John McEvoy ~ Pride of the West ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
6 Junior Crehan ~ The Last House in Ballymartyr ~ Own Label
7 Tulla Céilí Band ~ 60th Anniversary ~ Claddagh
8 Laichtain Naofa Ceilí Band ~ Come to an Irish Dance Party ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
9 Takuji Tanuka & Yukio Kashiwagi ~ Strange But True ~ Own Label
10 Mick Kinsella ~ Triple Harp Bypass ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

BELFAST TOP TEN

1 Sharon Shannon ~ Renegade ~ Daisy Discs
2 Four Men and a Dog ~ Wallop the Spot ~ Own Label
3 Dolores Keane ~ Essential ~ Dolphin
4 Crawford Howard ~ Worst of Spring ~ Own Label
5 Deirdre Bonner ~ Remember When ~ Own Label
6 Sean O’ Riada ~ Saoirse ~ Gael-Linn
7 Gráda ~ Rainy Day Navigation ~ Compass
8 Kíla ~ Gamblers’ Ballet ~ Kíla Records
9 Transatlantic Hill Billy Band ~ Old Time Fusion ~ Own label
10 Mike Denver ~ Seasons in the Sun ~ Own label
Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast

DINGLE TOP TEN

1 Brendan Begley ~ Oíche Go Maidean ~ Own Label
2 Eoin Duignan ~ Ancient Rite ~ Own Label
3 Eilís Kennedy ~ Time To Sail ~ Own Label
4 Shaun Davey ~ May We Never Have To Say Goodbye ~ Tara
5 Dessie Kelleher ~ Banjoed ~ Own Label
6 Gerry O’ Beirne ~ Halfmoon Bay ~ Own Label
7 Seamus Heaney/Liam O’ Flynn ~ The Poet And The Piper ~ Claddagh
8 Aoife Granville ~ Sraid Eoin Shuffle ~ Own Label
9 Tommy Sullivan ~ Songs Ablaze ~ Own Label
10 Begley & Cooney ~ Meitheal ~ Kells
Courtesy of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Kerry, www.siopaceoil.ie

USA TOP TEN

1 Diarmuid O’Brien ~ Cairde Caírdin ~ Own Label
2 Brian McNamara & Tim Collins ~ Reed Only ~ Own Label
3 Con Cassidy ~ Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal ~ Own Label
4 Various ~ The Clare Set ~ Own Label
5 John Wynne & John McEvoy ~ Pride Of The West ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
6 Breda Keville ~ The Hop Down ~ Own Label
7 Elliot Grasso ~ Up Against The Flatiron ~ Na Piobairí Uilleann
8 Frank Harte ~ There’s Gangs Of Them Digging ~ Daisy
9 Harry Bradley ~ The Night Rambler’s Companion ~ NRC
10 James Carty ~ Upon My Soul ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA,
www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN

1 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute to Andy McGann ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
2 Niamh Ní Charra ~ From Both Sides ~ Own Label
3 Con Cassidy ~ Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal ~ Own Label
4 Tim Dennehy ~ Old Boots & Flying Sandals ~ Own Label
5 Charlie Lennon ~ Turning the Tune ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
6 Nioclas Toibín ~ Amhrain Aneas ~ Gael-Linn
7 Padraic O’Reilly ~ Highly Strung ~ Own Label
8 Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington ~ The Merry Love to Play ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
9 John Wynne & John McEvoy ~ The Strayaway Child ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
10 Ron Kavana ~ Irish Ways ~ Proper
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

EUROPEAN TOP TEN

1 Kadril ~ Eva ~ Actie Maand
2 Ambrozijn ~ Ambrozijn ~ Eur ~ Benelux
3 Yevgueni ~ Kannibaal ~ Eur ~ Benelux
4 Twalseree ~ Balswaree ~ Actie Maand Vlaamse Folk
5 Ambrozijn ~ Botsjeribo ~ Eur ~ Benelux
6 Naragonia ~ Tandem ~ Eur ~ Benelux
7 Olla Vogala ~ Gnamono ~ Eur ~ Benelux
8 Helen Flaherty ~ Oft Times I’ve Been Cheery ~ Vlaamse Folk
9 Jan De Wilde ~ Oude Maan ~ Eur ~ Benelux
10 Didier François & Alicantes ~ Alicantes ~ Eur ~ Benelux
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.welcome.to/appel