Charts > TOP 10 March 2014

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 John Spillane ~ Life in an Irish Town ~ Universal
2 Ger Wolfe ~ I Have Been Loved ~ Raggedy
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 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 Noel Battle and Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About in the Morning ~ Own Label
2 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
3 Andy Irvine ~ Parachilna ~ Own Label
4 Bernadette Morris ~ All The Ways You Wander ~ Own Label
5 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
6 Tommy McCarthy/Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label
7 Jack Talty/Neil O’Loghlan ~ Ensemble Eriu ~ Own Label
8 Morga ~ For the Sake of Auld Decency ~ Own Label
9 Harry Bradley ~ First of May ~ Own Label
10 Liz Carroll ~ On the Off Beat ~ 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 Vishten ~ Mosaic ~ Own Label
2 Andy Irvine ~ Parachilna ~ Own Label
3 Fiona Keleher ~ I Am A Little Boat ~ Own Label
4 Liz Carroll ~ On The Off Beat ~ Own Label
5 Cherish The Ladies ~ An Irish Homecoming ~ Own Label
6 3 Triur ~ Omos ~ Own Label
7 Gwenan Gibbard ~ Cerdd Dannay ~ Sain
8 Bernadette Morris ~ All The Ways You Wander ~ Own Label
9 Leitrim Equation 3 ~ Own Label
10 Breabach ~ Urlar ~ 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 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 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
4 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Gealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
5 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Ceirníní Imeartas
6 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Columbia
7 Réalta ~ Open The Door for Three ~ Own Label
8 Denis Liddy & Elvie Miller ~ Tradaree ~ Own Label
9 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
10 Seán Tyrrell ~ Man For Galway ~ 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