Charts > Top 10 August 2017

CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Irvine, Lunny, Glackin McGoldrick and Doyle ~ Usher’s Island ~ Vertical
2 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ A Waltz for Joy ~ Own Label
3 Moya Brennan ~ Canvas ~ Beo Records
4 Orla Fallon ~ Sweet By and By ~ Own Label
5 The Maguires ~ Little Giants and Other Oxymorans ~ Own Label
6 Damien McGeehan ~ The Tin Fiddle ~ Own Label
7 Noel Hill ~ Live in New York ~ Raelach
8 Fergal Scahill ~ Wayfaring ~ Own Label
9 Claddagh’s Choice – 2 CD ~ An Anthology of Traditional Irish Music ~ Claddagh
10 Laoise Kelly & Tiarnan O Duinnchinn ~ On The Shoulders Of Giants ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, 5 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2. www.claddaghrecords.com

TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
2 Gloaming ~ Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
3 Usher’s Island ~ Usher’s Island ~ Vertical
4 Irvine, Andy & Paul Brady ~ Andy Irvine & Paul Brady ~ Own Label
5 Kíla ~ Alive ~ Own Label
6 John Spillane ~ Irish Songs We Learned At School ~ Own Label
7 Seán Keane ~ New Day Dawning ~ Circin Rua
8 Joe Dolan & The RTÉ Concert Orchestra ~ RTÉ
9 The Chieftains & Ry Cooder~ San Patricio ~ Hear Music
10 Pauline Scanlon ~ Gossamer ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tower Records, At Easons O’Connell Street and 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2. www.towerrecords.ie

NENAGH TOP TEN
1 The Gloaming ~ Gloaming 2 ~ Own Label
2 Kíla ~ Sios Suas ~ Own label
3 Usher’s Island ~ Usher’s Island ~ Vertical
4 Two Time Polka ~ Fourth Time Round ~ Own Label
5 Noel McQuaid & Friends ~ Live at 38 ~ Own Label
6 The Henry Girls ~ Far beyond the Stars ~ Own Label
7 Planxty ~ A Retrospective ~ Universal
8 Lúnasa ~ Merry Sisters Of Fate ~ Own Label
9 Kevin Burke & John Brennan ~ The Pound Ridge Sessions ~ Loftus Music
10 Pauline Scanlon ~ Gossamer ~ Own label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ Waltz For Joy ~ Own Label
2 Liam O’ Connor ~ The Loom ~ Own Label
3 Cormac Begley ~ Own Label
4 Jack Talty ~ In Flow ~ Raelach Records
5 Noel Hill ~ Irish Concertina 3 Live in New York ~ Own Label
6 Nathan Gourley & Joey Abarta ~ Copley Street ~ Own Label
7 Johnny Óg Connolly ~ Siar ~ Own Label
8 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label
9 Josh Duke & Dylan Foley ~ The New York Connection ~ Own Label
0 Tony MacMahon ~ Farewell To Music ~ Raelach Records
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN
1 The Whileaways ~ Saltwater Kisses ~ Own Label
2 Liam Merriman and Eoin O’Meachair ~ The Birds Never Cease ~ Three River Records
3 Louise Mulcahy ~ Turning The Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
4 Eddie Moloney ~ Traditional Irish Music Ballinakill ~ East Galway Style ~ Own Label
5 Laoise Kelly ~ Fáilte Uí Ceallaig ~ Own Label
6 Seamus Begley ~ The Bold Kerryman ~ IRL
7 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ Hares Corner ~ Plateau
8 Philip Duffy and Liam Kelly ~ Sets in Stone ~ Own Label
9 Bryan O’ Leary & Colm Guilfoyle ~ Where the Bog Is ~ Own label
10 Tony O’Connell and Eamonn O’Riordan ~ Rooska Hill ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

BELFAST TOP TEN
1 Janet Dowd ~ Home ~ Blue Cow
2 Donna Taggart ~ Celtic Lady Volume 2 ~ Own Label
3 Foy Vance ~ Wild Swan ~ Gingerbread Man
4 Whistling Donkeys ~ Sung Like A Donkey ~ Enaberts Records
5 Owen Mac ~ Heart And Soul ~ Own Label
6 Planxty ~ Retrospective ~ Universal
7 Red Hurley ~ Essential ~ Dolphin
8 Tommy Fleming ~ Stories ~ Beaumex
9 Johnny McEvoy ~ Into The Cauldron ~ Dolphin
10 Réalta ~ Clear Skies ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

JAPAN TOP TEN
1 Chris Foster ~ Hadelin ~ Own Label
2 Usher’s Island ~ Usher’s Island ~ Vertical
3 Trad Attack! ~ “Ah!” ~ Nordic Notes
4 Siobhan Miller ~ Strata ~ Own Label
5 Folk’avant ~ Gryningsland ~ Nordic Notes
6 Estbel ~ Saar ~ Nordic Notes
7 Amy McAllister ~ String On String ~ Own Label
8 Moya Brennan ~ Canvas ~ Own Label
9 Fasta ~ Un Canadien Errant ~ Own Label
10 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ A Waltz For Joy ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine–japan.com

CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)
1 Socks in the Frying Pan ~ Without a Paddle ~ Own Label
2 Kíla ~ Alive Beo ~ Own Label
3 Michael Rooney ~ The Macalla Suite ~ Own Label
4 Derek Byrne and Paddygrass ~ Rooted ~ Own Label
5 Katis Grennan ~ Between Worlds ~ Own Label
6 Mari Black ~ Flight ~ Own Label
7 RUNA ~ Live ~ Own Label
8 Jim Sullivan ~ Catch the Heart Off Guard ~ Own Label
9 Connla ~ River Waiting ~ Own Label
10 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Cillian Vallely ~ The Raven’s Rock ~ Own Label
2 Muireann Nic Amhlaobh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
3 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
4 Goitse ~ Inspired By Chance ~ Own Label
5 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
6 The Mulcahy Family ~ The Reel Note ~ Own Label
7 Brendan Hendry & Jonny Toman ~ Living Roots ~ Own Label
8 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
9 The Hydes ~ Green & Blue ~ Own Label
10 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of A Roving Blade ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Cordeen ~ Musical Crossing ~ Own Label
2 Dónal Clancy ~ On the Lonesome Plain ~ Own Label
3 Aidan Coffey, Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Colm Murphy ~ The Corner House Set ~ Riverboat Records
4 Sharon Shannon ~ Sacred Earth ~ Celtic Collections
5 Johnny McEvoy ~ Into The Cauldron ~ Own Label
6 Christy Moore – Live at the Point ~ Vinyl ~ Columbia
7 Tony MacMahon ~ Farewell To Music ~ Own Label
8 Noel Hill ~ Live in New York ~ Raelach
9 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ Agus Anois An Aimsir ~ Own Label
10 Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry ~ A Waltz for Joy ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Piccard ~ Masure Webbesnaren ~ Own Label
2 Melanie ~ The Album (2CD) ~ Own Label
3 Sean Tyrrell ~ The Orchard ~ Own Label
4 Linda Thompson ~ Fashionably Late ~ Own Label
5 Susan McKeown ~ Sweet Liberty ~ Own Label
6 Het zesde metal ~ Ploegsteert ~ Own Label
7 Mandolinman ~ Mandolinman Plays Bossa Nova ~ Own Label
8 Julie Murphy ~ Lilac Tree ~ Own Label
9 The Urban Folk Quartet ~ The Urban Folk Quartet ~ Own Label
10 The New Lost City Ramblers ~ Six Classic Albums (4CD) ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel

SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 Chris Wood ~ So Much To Defend ~ Own Label
2 Polwart Carthy ~ Songs Of Separation Folk Awards ~ Own Label
3 John Doyle, John McCusker, Mike McGoldrick ~ The Wishing Tree ~ One Sky Records
4 Father John Misty ~ Pure Comedy ~ Bella Union
5 Old Blind Dogs ~ Room With A View ~ Own Label
6 Bob Dylan ~ Triplicate Box Set ~ Own Label
7 Andy Irvine Lunny Glackin Mcgoldrick Doyle ~ Ushers Island ~ Own Label
8 Twelfth Day ~ Cracks In The Room ~ Orange Feather Records
9 Rhiannon Giddens ~ Freedom Highway ~ Own Label
10 Amy Duncan ~ Antidote ~ Filly Records
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk