Charts > January/February Top 10 2012

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 The Irish Voice ~ RTE Radio 1 ~ Ireland on the Radio ~ RTE
2 Mick O Brien, Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh ~ Deadly Buzz ~ Own Label
3 Seán O’Riada ~ Essential Collection 3CD + 40 Page Booklet ~ RTE
4 Sessions Found 1995 – 2002 ~ Gough, Clancy, Bracken & McCarthy ~ Own Label
5 The Alan Kelly Gang ~ Small Towns & Famous Nights ~ Blackbox
6 Adrian McAuliffe & Cathal Flood ~ Between the Strings ~ Own Label
7 Neillidh Boyle ~ A Feeling In The Blood ~ Own Label
8 Sean Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin, Ronan Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
9 Cathal McConnell ~ I Have Travelled This Country ~ Lughnasa
10 Jig Away The Donkey ~ Music & Songs of South Ulster ~ Lughnasa
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 Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band ~ Suas Leat ~ Own Label
2 Andrew McNamara, Orla Harrington and Jim Higgins ~ Flagstone Memories ~ Own Label
3 Danny O’ Mahony ~ In Retrospect ~ Own Label
4 Micheál Ó hEidhin with Steve Cooney and Charlie Lennon ~ Ceol Sidhe ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
5 Donal McCague ~ Bits ‘n’ Pieces ~ Own Label
6 Brid O’ Donohue and Family ~ Cliabhán an Dúchais ~ Own Label
7 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
8 Jack Talty and Cormac Begley ~ Na Fir Bolg ~ Own Label
9 P.J Hayes and Martin Hayes ~ The Shores of Lough Graney ~ Own Label
10 The Alan Kelly Gang ~ Small Towns and Famous Nights ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare, www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN

1 Jack Talty & Cormac Begley ~ Na Fir Bolg ~ Raelach
2 John Doyle ~ Shadow And Light ~ Compass
3 Lullabies For Love ~ Various Artists ~ Compass
4 Lisa Hannigan ~ Passenger ~ Hoop Recordings
5 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
6 P.J. & Martin Hayes ~ The Shores Of Lough Graney ~ Own Label
7 Ciorras ~ Silver Lining ~ Wispy Cloud
8 Johnny Óg Connolly ~ Aisling Yoshua ~ Own Label
9 Cran ~ The Crooked Stair ~ Black Rose
10 Laoise Kelly ~ Ceis ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Kerry, www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN

1 Various Artists ~ A Stór Mo Chroí ~ Songs of Love & Loss ~ Celtic Airs
2 Christy Moore ~ Folk Tale ~ Sony/BMG
3 The Waterboys ~ An Appointment with Mr Yeats ~ Proper
4 John Spillane ~ A Rock To Cling To ~ EMI
5 Mary Black ~ Stories From the Steeples ~ 3ú
6 Iarla O’lionáird ~ Foxlight ~ Real World
7 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
8 Noriana Kennedy ~ Ebb ‘n’ Flow ~ Own Label
9 Finbar Furey ~ Colours ~ Dolphin
10 Lá Lugh ~ Senex Puer ~ Celtic Airs
Courtesy of Celtic Note Nassau Street Dublin. www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10

1 Donna Taggart ~ Celtic Lady Vol 1 ~ Celtic Lady
2 Rapparrees ~ Wrapped Up ~ Own Label
3 At First Light ~ Idir ~ Own Label
4 Mary Black ~ Stories From The Steeples~ 3u
5 Christy Moore ~ Folk Tale ~ Sony/BMG
6 Grainne Holland ~ Language Of The Gael ~ Own Label
7 Seamus Moore ~ Seamus Just Wants To Be Famous ~ Hazel
8 Beoga ~ How To Tune A Fish ~ Compass
9 John Spillane ~ A Rock To Cling To ~ EMI
10 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

TAYBERRY MUSIC TOP TEN (USA)
1 John Doyle ~ Shadow and Light ~ Compass
2 Beoga ~ How To Tune A Fish ~ Compass
3 Various Artists ~ Lullabies of Love ~ Compass
4 Karan Casey & John Doyle ~ Exiles Return ~ Compass
5 The High Kings ~ Memory Lane ~ Universal
6 Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet
7 Various Artists ~ The Best of The Thistle & Shamrock, Vol 1 ~ Hearts O’Space
8 Joe Derrane ~ Grove Lane ~ Compass
9 Seamus Ennis ~ 40 Years of Irish Piping ~ Green Linnet
10 T With The Maggies ~ T With The Maggies ~ Compass
Courtesy of Tayberry Music, USA, www.tayberry.com


CELTIC GROOVES IMPORTS, TOP TEN (USA)
1 Mick O’Brien & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh ~ Deadly Buzz ~ Own Label
3 NicGaviskey ~ Home Away From Home ~ Own Label
3 Sean Ryan ~ Sean Ryan ~ Own Label
4 Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, Micheal Ó Raghallaigh ~ Comb Your Hair And Curl It ~ Own Label
5 Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label
6 Micheal Ó hEidhin ~ Ceol Sidhe ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
7 Donnchadh Gough, Donal Clancy, Daire Bracken, Benny McCarthy ~ Sessions Found ~ Own Label
8 Danny Meehan ~ Drimalost And Beyond ~ Cairdeas Na Bhfidileiri
9 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
10 Cathal McConnell ~ I Have Travelled This Country ~ Lughnasa
Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
2 The Outside Track ~ Curious Things Given Wings ~ Own Label
3 Paddy O’Brien ~ The Sailor’s Cravat ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
4 Oonagh Derby ~ Harmony Street ~ Own Label
5 Hynes/Lennon/Cooney ~ Ceoil Sidhe ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
6 Michael Coleman ~ 1891 –1945 ~ Own Label
7 Cathal Clohessy & Eamonn Costello ~ Bosca Ceoil & Fiddle ~ Own Label
8 The Basque Irish Connection ~ Eusheirea ~ Own Label
9 Various Artists ~ Tuning The Radio ~ RTE
10 Daithi Sproule ~ Lost River Vol 1 ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN

1 Gough, Clancy, Bracken & McCarthy ~ Sessions Found 1995– 2002 ~ Own label
2 Liam Clancy ~ Wheels of Life ~ Dolphin
3 David Power ~ My Love is in America ~ Own Label
4 Caladh Nua ~ Next Stop ~ Own Label
5 Bobby Gardiner ~ The High Level ~ Own Label
6 Nioclas Toibin ~ Amhrain Aneas ~ Gael-Linn
7 Gerry Harrington ~ At Home ~ Own Label
8 Seán O’Riada ~ Essential Collection ~ Gael - Linn
9 Donal Clancy ~ Close To Home ~ Compass
10 The Alan Kelly Gang ~ Small Towns & Famous Nights ~ Blackbox
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

SCOTLAND TOP TEN

1 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Own Label
2 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Blast Live ~ Own Label
3 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ BagRock to the Masses ~ Own Label
4 Various Artists ~ Pure Bagpipe Magic ~ Music Kitchen
5 Various Artists ~ Great Wee Tartan Album ~ Music Kitchen
6 Blazin Fiddles ~ Thursday Night in the Caley ~ Blazin Records
7 Various Artists ~ Music of the Highlands ~ Delta
8 Capercaillie ~ The Blood is Strong ~ Survival
9 Runrig ~ Long Distance: The Best of Runrig ~ EMI
10 Various Artists ~ Scottish Reflections ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Chords, Scotland www.celtic-chords.co.uk