Irish Music Magazine - Top 10 August 2019

TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ River Holds Its Breath (Tost Ar An Abhainn) ~ Plateau
2 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 3 ~ Real World
3 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir) ~ Plateau
4 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
5 Dervish ~ Great Irish Songbook ~ Rounder Records
6 Ye Vagabonds ~ Hares Lament ~ River Lea
7 Lankum ~ Between The Earth & Sky ~ Rough Trade
8 Lisa O’Neill ~ Heard A Long Gone Song ~ Rough Trade
9 Finbar Furey ~ Dont Stop This Now (CD & DC) ~ Own Label
10 Flo McSweeney ~ Picture In A Frame ~ Beaumex
Courtesy of Tower Records, At Easons O’Connell Street and 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 Celtic Café Store. www.celticcafestore.com

Nenagh TOP TEN
1 Duck Baker ~ Roots & Branches of American Music ~ Les Cousins
2 Two Time Polka ~ Fourth Time Round ~ Own Label
3 Kathleen Loughnane ~ Harping On ~ Own Label
4 Seamus Sands ~ Across Bridges ~ Own Label
5 Seamus Sands ~ A Deep Pool ~ Own Label
6 Eileen O’ Brien ~ The Compositions Of Paddy O Brien ~ Own Label
7 Sean Ryan & PJ Maloney ~ Traditional Music of Ireland ~ Own Label
8 Sean Ryan ~ A Collection Of His Own Compositions ~ Own Label
9 Kevin Burke & John Brennan ~ The Pound Road sessions ~ Loftus Music
10 Bobby Gardiner ~ Melodeon Mad ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Paddy Canny, Paddy Murphy,Peter O’ Loughlin with Geraldine Cotter ~ Friends of Note - Cois na hAbhna
2 Fergus Bogue ~ Díreach ón gCroí ~ Own Label
3 Aoibheann and Pamela Queally ~ Beyond The Bellows and The Bow ~ Own Label
4 Rory McMahon ~ Walking in the Long Grass ~ Own Label
5 Damien O’ Reilly ~ Dúchas ~ Own Label
6 Kevin Crawford, Colin Farrell, Patrick Doocey ~ Music and Mischief ~ Own Label
7 Dylan Carlos, Cein Sweeney, John McCartin ~ Own Label
8 Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, Paddy Tutty ~ Flute and Fiddle ~ Own Label
9 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Both Sides Now ~ Own Label
10 Elaine Hogan ~ In Three Minds ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

Kenmare TOP TEN
1 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ The River ~ Own Label
2 Kathleen Loughnane ~ Patrick O’Niell’s ~ Own Label
3 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 3 ~ Real World
4 Phil Hardy ~ Whistleworks ~ Own Label
5 Martin Hayes Quartet ~ The Blue Room ~ 251 Records
6 Michael O’Brien ~ Natural Instinct ~ Own Label
7 Seán Keane ~ Never Alone ~ Own Label
8 Pure Bodhran ~ The Definitive Collection ~ Own Label
9 Eleanor McEvoy ~ Corazon ~ Own Label
10 Seamus Begley ~ The Bold Kerryman ~ Own Lab
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Tommy Fleming ~ Voice Of Hope 2 ~ Beaumex
2 Big Tom ~ The Pleasure Has Been Mine ~ BTP
3 Derek Ryan ~ Ten ~ Sharpe
4 Various Artists ~ Country Roads Volume 1 ~ Celtic Collection
5 Charlie Landsborough ~ Attic Collection ~ Own Label
6 Christy Moore ~ On The Road ~ Sony
7 Damien Dempsey ~ Union ~ Sony
8 Arty McGlynn ~ Botera ~ Own Label
9 Jim McCann ~ Ireland’s Greatest Love Songs ~ Musicbank
10 Daniel O’ Donnell ~ Gold Collection ~ Crimson
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Damien O’Reilly ~ Dúchas ~ Raelach Records
2 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ The River Holds Its Breath ~ Plateau
3 Aoibheann & Pamela Queally ~ Beyond the Bellows & the Bow ~ Own Label
4 Flook ~ Ancora ~Own Label
5 Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Both Sides Now
6 Daoirí Farrell ~ A Lifetime of Happiness ~ Own Label
7 Sunshine ~ Rare and Wonderful Recordings 1922 ~ 1949 ~ Old Time Records
8 Dervish ~ The Great Irish Songbook ~ Rounder Records
9 Anúna ~ Selected 2: 1987 ~ 2017 ~ Own Label
10 Aoife O’Connor, Majella O’Beirne, Mary Corcoran~ The Dublin Lasses ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, www.claddaghrecords.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 The Outside Track ~ Rise Up ~ Lorrimer Records
2 Johnny Óg Connolly ~ Fear Inis Bearachain ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
3 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ WB3 Own Label
5 Cúig ~ The Theory of Chaos ~ Own Label
6 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
7 Treasa Ní Mhiollain ~ Lan Mara ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
8 Donal Clancy ~ On The Lonesome Plain ~ Own Label
9 Caoimhin O’Fearghail & Paddy Tutty ~ Flute & Fiddle ~ Own Label
10 Catherine McEvoy ~ The Home Ruler ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London
www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Murray/Gavin/Corbett/Hession ~ By Heck ~ Own Label
2 Aoibheann and Pamela Queally ~ Beyond the Bellows and the Bows ~ Own Label
3 Dónal Clancy ~ On the Lonesome Plain ~ Own label
4 Caoimhín Ó Feaghahail agus Paddy Tutty ~ Flute and Fiddle ~ Own Label
5 Cárthach Mac Craith ~ An Tobar Séimh ~ ALM
6 Billy Clifford and Gerry Harrington ~ Now She’s Purring ~ Own Label
7 Coffey/Gavin/Finn/Murphy ~ The Corner House Set ~ Riverboat Records
8 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 3 ~ Real World Records
9 Iona Ritchie ~ Iona ~ Own Label
10 Lisa O’Neill ~ Heard A Long Gone Song ~ River Lea Records
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop,
O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Le Vent du Nord ~ Territoires ~ Borealis Records
2 Symbio ~ Rising ~ Nordic Notes
3 Sirus ~ Lummen ~ Appel Rekords
4 Our Native Daughters ~ Songs of our Native Daughters ~ Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
5 Fra de Mollstemte Skoger ~ SNY ~ Talik
6 Alegria e Liberta ~ Alegria e Liberta ~ Home Records
7 Sonido Gallo Negro ~ Mambo Cosmico ~ t-vox records
8 Balaru ~ Gravure ~ Felmay
9 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 3 ~ Real World
10 Leveret ~ Diversions ~ Root Beat Records
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel,
Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel