Charts > October Top 10 2009

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 Glen Hansard ~ Once Soundtrack ~ Sony/BMG

2 Capercaillie ~ Roses and Tears ~ Vertical Records

3 Beal Tuinne ~ Live at St James’ Church, Dingle ~ Tara

4 Kíla ~ Gamblers Ballet ~ Kíla Records

5 Liam Clancy ~ The Essential Liam Clancy ~ Dara

6 Camille ~ La Fille Du Cirque (Live) ~ Cat-O-Stripes Records

7 Camille O’Sullivan ~ La Fille Du Cirque ~ Cat-O-Stripes Records

8 Saoirse ~ Saoirse ~ Own Label

9 Frank Harte ~ There’s Gangs of Them Digging ~ Daisy Discs

10 Luke Kelly ~ Working Class Hero ~ AMC

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

ON-LINE TOP 10

1 Christy Moore ~ Listen ~ Sony/BMG

2 Aslan ~ Uncased ~ EMI

3 John Spillane ~ Irish Songs We Learned at School ~ EMI

4 Various Artists ~ Ceol ‘09 ~ RMG/Chart

5 Mundy ~ Strawberry Blood ~ Independent

6 Julie Feeney ~ Pages ~ Mittens

7 Ronnie Drew ~ The Last Session a Fond Farewell DVD ~ Celtic Collections

8 Enya ~ And Winter Came ~ Warner

9 The Priests ~ The Priests ~ Sony/BMG

10 Christie Hennessy ~ The Two of Us ~ Universal

Courtesy of www.irishmusicmail.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 Mórga ~ Mórga ~ Own Label

2 Lúnasa and Others ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Own Label

3 Alan Kelly ~ Friends After The Morning ~ Own Label

4 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

5 Steph Geremia ~ The Open Road ~ Own Label

6 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Gael Linn

7 At the Racket ~ It’s Not Racket Science ~ Own Label

8 Junior Davey ~ Sound Skin ~ Own Label

9 Neil Lyons ~ Skin and Sins ~ Own Label

10 Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Century ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway

ENNIS TOP TEN

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

2 Steph Geremia ~ The Open Road ~ Own Label

3 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Century ~ Own Label

4 Alan Kelly ~ After The Morning ~ Own Label

5 Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label

6 Larry Gavin & Mícheál O’Rourke ~ Two Miles from Tulla ~ Own Label

7 Seamus Creagh ~ Tunes for Practice ~ Own Label

8 Foolin in Doolin ~ The Recession Sessions ~ Own Label

9 Seamus Begley and Jim Murray ~ Eirí Go Lá ~ Own Label

10 Jarred Breslin ~ All Ireland Champion ~ Own Label

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

BELFAST TOP TEN

1 Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely ~ On Common Ground ~ Own Label

2 Various ~ Country Fest 09 ~ Sharpe l

3 Christy Moore ~ Listen ~ Sony

4 Mórga ~ Mórga ~ Own Label

5 Cara Dillon ~ Hill of Thieves ~ Own Label

6 Tony Kerr ~ If It Weren’t For Country Music ~ Own Label

7 Seamie O’Dowd/Mairtín O’Connor/Cathal Hayden ~ Crossroads ~ Own Label

8 Linda Welby ~ A Story To Tell ~ Own Label

9 Tommy Fleming ~ The Best Is Yet To Come ~ Universal

10 Aslan ~ Uncased ~ EMI

Courtesy of Premier Records, Belfast

DINGLE TOP TEN

1 Seamus Begley & Jim Murray ~ Eirí Go La ~ Own Label

2 Beal Tuinne ~ Beal Tuinne ~ Tara

3 Máirtín O’Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’Dowd ~ Crossroads ~ Own Label

4 Conal O’ Gráda ~ Cnoc Buí ~ Own Label

5 Neil Lyons ~ Skin And Sins ~ Own Label

6 Liam Ó Maonlaí ~ To Be Touched ~ Own Label

7 Mícheál O’ Domhnail ~ Keep’er Lit ~ Gael Linn

8 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh/Julie Fowlis ~ Dual ~ Own Label

9 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket

10 Eoin Duignan ~ Lumina ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Kerry, www.siopaceoil.ie

USA TOP TEN

1 Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy ~ Reelin’ In Tradition ~ Clo Iar-Chonnachta

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

3 Paddy Carty & Conor Tully ~ Traditional Music Of Ireland ~ Trad Ireland

4 John Wynne ~ Like The Wind ~ Cló Iar-Chonnachta

5 Donal Murphy ~ Happy Hours ~ Own Label

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

7 Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan ~ Pride Of New York ~ Compass

8 Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford ~ On Common Ground ~ Ballyo

9 Billy McComiskey ~ Outside The Box ~ Compass

10 Lúnasa & Friends ~ The Leitrim Equation ~ Leitrim County Council

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

LONDON TOP TEN

1 Kate Purcell ~ Independent Soul ~ Own Label

2 Maranna McCloskey ~ At Last ~ Own Label

3 John Wynne ~ Like The Wing ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

4 Liam Kelly ~ Sweetwood ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

5 The Baileys ~ Song for Ireland ~ Own Label

6 Ailie Robertson ~ First Things First ~ Own Label

7 Paddy Carty & Conor Tully ~ Trad Music of Ireland ~ Own Label

8 Mrs Elizabeth Crotty ~ Concertina Music from West Clare ~ RTE

9 Hendry/Mulholland/McSherry ~ Tuned Up ~ Own Label

10 Various Artists ~ Masters of Tradition ~ RTE

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

SLIGO TOP TEN

1 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Pathway To The Well ~ Racket

2 Sharon Shannon ~ Galway Girl ~ Daisy Discs

3 Joe Burke, Brian Conway, Felix Dolan ~ A Tribute To Andy McGann ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

4 Christie Hennessy ~ The Two of Us ~ Warner

5 Mary McPartlan ~ Petticoat Loose ~ Own Label

6 Dervish ~ Travelling Show ~ Whirling Discs

7 Mary Black ~ 25 Years, 25 Songs ~ 3ú Records

8 John Spillane ~ My Dark Rosaleen/Island Dreams ~ EMI

9 High Kings ~ High Kings ~ Celtic Collections

10 Michael Coleman ~ The Enduring Magic ~ Coleman Centre

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