Charts > TOP 10 April 2014

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 Harry Bradley ~ The First of May ~ Own Label

2 The Friel Sisters ~ The Friel Sisters ~ Own Label

3 McCann, Owens, McGrath ~ Fly by Night ~ Own Label

4 Morga ~ For the Sake of Auld Decency ~ Own Label

5 Noel Battle & Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About In The Morning ~ Own Label

6 The Henry Girls ~ Louder Than Words ~ Own Label

7 Karan Casey ~ Two More Hours ~ Crow Valley

8 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Own Label

9 Various Artists ~ The Leitrim Equation 3 ~ Own Label

10 Sean Keane ~ Never Alone ~ Circin Rua

Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 John Blake ~The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label

2 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights of Man ~ Own Label

3 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label

4 Sean McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label

5 Joe Cooley ~ Cooley ~ Gael Linn

6 Johnny Connolly ~ An Toilean ~ Aerach ~ CIC

7 Harry Bradley ~ The First of May ~ Own Label

8 Padraig O’Keefe, Denis Murphy, Billy Clifford ~ Kerry Fiddles ~ CIC

9 John Beag O’Flatharta ~ Ta an Workhouse Lan ~ CIC

10 Darach Ó Cathain ~ Darach Ó Catháin ~ Gael Linn

Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop Spiddal

ENNIS TOP TEN

1 Peter Carberry and Padraig McGovern ~ Forgotten Gems ~ Own Label

2 Noel Battle and Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About in the Morning ~ Own Label

3 Tomas O’Gealbhain, Sean and Caoimhin O’Fearghail ~ La Ag Ól Uisce ~ Own Label

4 John Blake ~ The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label

5 Edel Fox and Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label

6 Leonard Barry ~ The New Road ~ Own Label

7 Jack Talty and Neil O’ Loghlen ~ Ensemble Eriu ~ Own Label

8 Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Iarla O’Lionaird and Thomas Bartlett ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World

9 Padraig Rynne ~ Notify ~ Own Label

10 Liz Carroll ~ On The Off Beat ~ Own Label

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

KENMARE TOP TEN

1 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label

2 Siobhan Smith ~ Timing is Everything ~ Own Label

3 Harry Bradley ~ First of May ~ Own Label

4 Bernadette Morris ~ All the ways you wonder ~ Own Label

5 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label

6 Tommy Mc Carthy/Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label

7 Noel Battle/Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About in the Morning ~ Own Label

8 Aidan and the Astronauts ~ Young but Growing ~ Own Label

9 Dylan Foley ~ Hup ~ Own Label

10 Morga ~ For the Sake of Auld Decency ~ Own Label

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

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN

1 Karan Casey ~ Two More Hours ~ Crow Valley

2 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World

3 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label

4 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label

5 Various Artists ~ A Stór Mo Chroí ~ Celtic Airs

6 Liz Carroll ~ On The Off Beat ~ Own Label

7 Pádraig Rynne ~ Notify ~ Own Label

8 The Friel Sisters ~ The Friel Sisters ~ Friel Music

9 David Doocey ~ Changing Time ~ Own Label

10 Seán McKeon ~ To The City ~ Own Label

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

BELFAST TOP 10

1 Derek Ryan ~ Country Soul ~ Sharpe

2 Finbar Furey ~ Colours (Se) ~ Banshee

3 Daniel O’Donnell ~ A Picture of You ~ Rossette

4 Janet Dowd ~ Sailing Away ~ Red Cow

5 Rapparees ~ Re:Session ~ Own Label

6 Mike Denver ~ There’s Only 1 ~ Sharpe

7 Nathan Carter~ Where I Wanna Be ~ Sharpe

8 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Sony/BMG

9 Donal Donnelly ~ Tremolo ~ Own Label

10 Various Artists ~ Showband Years ~ Dolphin

Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

JAPAN TOP 10

1 The Friel Sisters ~ The Friel Sisters ~ Own Label

2 Fiona Kelleher ~ My Love Lies ~ Own Label

3 Morga ~ For The Sake Of Auld Decency ~ Own Label

4 Karan Casey ~ Two More Hours ~ Own Label

5 Beoga ~ Live At 10 ~ Compass

6 Fiodhna Gardiner ~ Air Time ~ Own Label

7 Harry Bradley ~ The First Of May ~ Own Label

8 Isobel Ann Martin ~ Sonas ~ Own Label

9 Kathleen Conneely ~ The Coming Of Spring ~ Own Label

10 Moragh ~ Best Case Scenario ~ Appel

The Japan Top Ten is Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine-japan.com

CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)

1 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label

2 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label

3 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label

4 Derek Warfield ~ Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight ~ Own Label

5 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label

6 Kevin O’Donnell ~ Deep is the Well ~ Own Label

7 Kennedy’s Kitchen ~ The Birds Upon The Trees ~ Own Label

8 Réalta ~ Open the Door For Three ~ Own Label

9 Seamus Kennedy ~ Tricky Tongue Twisters ~ Own Label

10 Cutthroat Shamrock ~ A Path Less Traveled ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN

1 The Outside Track ~ Flash Company ~ Own Label

2 Dermot Byrne & Florian Blancke ~ Own Label

3 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label

4 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label

5 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label

6 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ CIC

7 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label

8 Maurice Lennon ~ The Little Ones ~ CIC

9 Various Artists ~ Masters of Their Craft ~ Tara

10 Gavin Whelan ~ Catch The Air ~ CIC

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

WATERFORD TOP TEN

1 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label

2 Fíodhna Gardiner ~ Air Time ~ Rú Recordings

3 Téada ~ Ainneoin na Stoirne ~ In Spite of the Storm ~ Gael Linn

4 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World

5 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Gealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seá Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label

6 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Ceirníní Imeartas

7 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Columbia

8 Réalta ~ Open The Door for Three ~ Own Label

9 Denis Liddy & Elvie Miller ~ Tradaree ~ Own Label

10 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN

1 Georges Brassens ~ Bonhomme (6 LP’s op 3 CD’s) ~ Belgique

2 Gryphon ~ Miodnight Mushrumps ~ Anglophone

3 Paul Simon ~ Graceland

4 De Dannan ~ The Collection ~ Ireland

5 Naragonia Quartet Batiska ~ Belgique

6 Pascal Rubens en Toon Van Mierlo ~ 10 Yaar Naragonia ~ Belgique

7 Blues, Bluegrass, Tex-Mex ~ John Lee Hooker: Birth Of A Legend (2CD) ~ USA

8 The City Waites ~ The Mufitians of Grope Lane ~ Anglophone

9 Harry Belafonte 8 Classic Albums (4CD’s) ~ USA

10 Frankrijk ~ La Marque Rose ~ Belgique

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

SCOTLAND TOP TEN

1 Transatlantic Sessions ~ Vol 6 ~ Whirlie

2 Capercaillie ~ At the Heart of it All ~ Vertical

3 Salt House ~ Lay Your Dark Low ~ Make Believe Records

4 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Columbia

5 Breabach ~ Urlar ~ Breabach Records

6 Steeleye Span ~ Wintersmith ~ Park

7 Various Artists ~ The Full English ~ Topic

8 Roy Harper ~ Man and Myth ~ Bella Union

9 Kate Rusby ~ Live At Christmas DVD ~ Pure

10 Duncan Chisholm ~ Affric ~ Copperfish

Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk