Charts > TOP 10 January 2014

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 John Spillane ~ Life in an Irish Town ~ Universal
2 Ger Wolfe ~ I Have Been Loved ~ Raggedy Records
3 Johnny Duhan ~ Winter ~ Bell/Songcast
4 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
5 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
6 Kathleen MacInnes ~ Cille Bhride ~ Own Label
7 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
8 Transatlantic Sessions ~ Series 2 ~ Vol 3 ~ Whirlie
9 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
10 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com

GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights of Man ~ Own Label
2 Sean McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label
3 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label
4 Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock ~ Tribute to Joe Cooley ~ Gael Linn
5 Joe Cooley ~ Cooley ~ Gael Linn
6 Johnny Connolly ~ An Toilean–Aerach ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
7 Holly Geraghty and Jonathan Roche ~ Ceolmhar ~ Own Label
8 Padraig O’Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Billy Clifford ~ Kerry Fiddles ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
9 John Beag O’Flatharta ~ Ta an Workhouse Lan ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
10 Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock ~ Tribute to Joe Cooley ~ Gael Linn
Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop, Spiddal

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Edel Fox and Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
2 Shane McAleer ~ Long Time, No See ~ Own Label
3 Jack Talty and Neil O’ Loghlen ~ Ensemble Eriu ~ Own Label
4 The Yanks ~ The Four Faced Liar ~ Own Label
5 Tomás Ó Gealbháin, Caoimhin Ó Fearghail, Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Lá ag ól Uisce ~ Own Label
6 Seán McKeon ~ To The City ~ Own Label
7 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
8 Yvonne Bolton & Alan Jordan ~ Silver Threads ~ Own Label
9 David Doocey ~ Changing Time ~ Own Label
10 Téada ~ In Spite of the Storm ~ Gael Linn
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Chris Corrigan ~ Crooked Mountain Road ~ Own Label
2 An Móinfhéar Garbh ~ Amhráin Ó Mhuscraí Uí Fhloinn ~ Draíonscáth
3 John Spillane ~ Life in an Irish Town ~ Universal
4 Martin O’ Neill ~ In session ~ Own Label
5 Barou/Lunny/Rynne ~ Tread ~ Own Label
6 Éamon McGivney/John Kelly/Peadar Ó Riada ~ The Drole ~ Draíonscáth
7 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
8 Céis ~ Wandering Aengus ~ Own Label
9 Dervish ~ The Thrush in the Storm ~ Whirling Discs
10 Gerry Ó Connor/Eithne Ní Uallacáin/Desi Wilkinson ~ Cosa gan Bhróga ~ Gael Linn
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
2 John Spillane ~ Life In An Irish Town ~ Universal
3 Téada ~ In Spite Of The Storm ~ Gael Linn
4 Various ~ Irish Ways Music and Song of Ireland ~ Celtic Airs
5 FullSet ~ Notes After Dark ~ Own Label
6 Ger Wolfe ~ I Have Been Loved ~ Raggedy
7 The Whileaways ~ The Whileaways ~ Own Label
8 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
9 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
10 The High Kings ~ Friends For Life ~ Sony
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Nassau Street, Dublin www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Janet Dowd ~ Sailing Away ~ Blue Cow
2 Rapparees ~ Re–Session ~ Own Label
3 Dervish ~ Thrush In The Storm ~ Whirling Discs
4 Nathan Carter ~ Where I Wanna Be ~ Sharpe
5 Bernadette Morris ~ All The Ways You Wander ~ Own Label
6 Justin McGurk ~ Get The Party Started ~ Own Label
7 The High Kings ~ Friends For Life ~ Sony
8 Clannad ~ Nádúr ~ ARC
9 Colum Sands ~ Turn The Corner ~ Spring
10 Derek Ryan ~ Dreamers And Believers ~ Sharpe
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

JAPAN TOP 10
1 Ceis ~ Wandering Aengus ~ Own Label
2 Maire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich & Junshi Murakami ~ Ceol Uisce ~ Own Label
3 Solas ~ Shamrock City ~ Own Label
4 Dervish ~ The Thrush In The Storm ~ Whirling Discs
5 Lumiere ~ My Dearest Dear ~ Own Label
6 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ Ar Uair Bhig An Lae ~ Own Label
7 Mary Dillon ~ North ~ Own Label
8 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
9 Heidi Talbot ~ Angels Without Wings ~ Compass
10 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
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 Travelled ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
2 Solas ~ Shamrock City ~ Own Label
3 Gavin Whelan ~ Catch The Air ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
4 Maurice Lennon ~ The Little Ones ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
5 Brian Hughes ~ The Beat of the Breath ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
6 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
7 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
8 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
9 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
10 Various Artists ~ Masters of Their Craft ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Lá ag ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Gealbháin, Caoimhin Ó Fearghail, Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
2 Notes After Dark ~ FullSet ~ Own Label
3 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
5 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
6 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
7 Nioclás Tóibín ~ Amhráin Aneas ~ Gael Linn
8 Enda Seery ~ Peace of the Countryside ~ Own Label
9 Lamond Gillespie, Cormac Cannon & John Blake ~ The Trip To Carrick ~ Own Label
10 Dervish ~ The Thrush In The Storm ~ Whirling Discs
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Ben O’Neill’s celebrating 40 years in music retail 1973 – 2013

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 The Ghent Folk Violin Project ~ Tatoeage ~ Benelux
2 Moragh ~ Best Case Scenario ~ Benelux
3 Marc Malempré & Rémi Decker ~ Codicille ~ Benelux
4 Lieven Tavernier & United Brass ~ De Fanfare van Honger en Dorst ~ Benelux
5 Angel Delight ~ Fairport Convention ~ English/UK
6 Trio Dhoore ~ Modus Operandi ~ Benelux
7 Paco de Lucia ~ Concierto de Aranjuez Joaquin Rodrigo ~ Spain
8 Martin Simpson ~ Vagrant Stanzas ~ Scothish/UK
9 Carthy, Hardy, Farrell, Young ~ Laylam ~ English/UK
10 Sandy Denny ~ The Essential Sandy Denny ~ English/UK
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