Charts > Top 10 March 2015
DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Caladh Nua ~ Honest To Goodness ~ Own Label
2 Angelina Carberry ~ Pluckin Mad ~ Own Label
3 Andy Irvine ~ 70th Birthday Concert ~ Own Label
4 Come West Along The Road ~ The Collection 4DVD Boxset ~ RTÉ
5 Caitriona O’Leary ~ The Wexford Carols ~ Heresy Records
6 Skippers Alley ~ Skippers Alley ~ Own Label
7 Eithne Ní Uallacháin ~ Bilingua ~ Gael Linn
8 Aoife Ní Chaoimh & Paudie O’Connor ~ Didnt She Dance and Dance ~ Own Label
9 Cormac De Barra & Anne–Marie O’Farrell ~ Duopoly ~ Own Label
10 Trihornaphone ~ Breathing Time ~ Diatribe Recordings
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com
GALWAY TOP TEN
1 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights of Man ~ Own Label
2 John Blake ~ The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label
3 Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha ~ Draiocht na Feadoige ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
4 Louise Mulcahy ~ Tuning the Road ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
5 Darach Ó Cathain ~ Darach Ó Catháin ~ Gael Linn
6 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label
7 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Gael Linn
8 Sean McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label
9 Johnny Connolly ~ An T’Oilean ~ Aerach ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
10 John Beag ~ The Winds of Freedom ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop Spiddal
ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Blackie O’Connell and Cyril O’Donoghue ~ Friar’s Green ~ Own Label
2 Martin Connolly and Maureen Glynn ~ The Fort of Kincora ~ Own Label
3 Josie Nugent and Brian Stafford ~ The Caves of Cong ~ Own Label
4 Seán Tyrrell ~ Moonlight on Galway Bay ~ Own Label
5 Kevin Madden ~ The Sugar Loaf ~ Own Label
6 Michael McCague ~ The Waylaid Man ~ Own Label
7 Seán Ó Riada ~ Port na bPúcai ~ Gael Linn
8 Peter Carberry and Pádraig McGovern ~ Forgotten Gem
9 John Blake ~ The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label
10 Edel Fox and Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com
KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Eoin Duignan ~ Pagan Irish ~ Own Label
2 Caladh Nua ~ Honest to Goodness ~ Own Label
3 Gerry Harrington ~ At Home ~ Own Label
4 Seamus Creagh ~ Tunes for Practice ~ Own Label
5 Yvonne Bolton & Alan Jordan ~ Silver Threads ~ Own Label
6 Amergin ~ Gypsy Princess ~ Own Label
7 Four Star Trio ~ Magnetic South ~ Cran Recordings
8 Dirk Powell ~ Waqlking Ihrough Clay ~ Sugar Hill Records
9 Trihornaphone ~ Breathing Time ~ Diatribe Recordings
10 Caitriona O’Leary ~ The Wexford Carols ~ Heresy Records
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie
BELFAST TOP 10
1 Tommy Fleming ~ The West Awakes ~ Beaumex
2 Lisa McHugh ~ A Life That’s Good ~ Sharpe
3 Phil Coulter ~ Echoes Of Home ~ Beaumex
4 Niamh McGlinchey ~ One Way Destination ~ Own Label
5 Mary Black ~ Down Label The Crooked Road ~ 3u
6 Sean McElwain ~ Our Dear Dark Mountain With The Sky Over It ~ Own Label
7 John Spillane ~ The Man Who Came Inform The Dark ~ Own Label
8 Foster and Allen ~ Gold And Siver Days ~ Demon
9 Johnny McEvoy ~ Basement Sessions ~ Dolphin
10 Daniel O’Donnell ~ Stand Beside Me ~ Rosette
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast
JAPAN TOP 10
1 Andy Irvine ~ 70th Birthday Concert ~ Own Label
2 Cormac De Barra & Anne–Marie O’Farrell ~ Duopoly ~ Own Label
3 Begley McKay Stout ~ Begley McKay Stout ~ Own Label
4 Eithne Ní Uallacháin ~ Bilingua ~ Gael Linn
5 Avaz ~ Keyvan Chemirani ~ Innocor
6 Caladh Nua ~ Honest To Goodness ~ Own Label
7 The Morning Tree ~ The Morning Tree ~ Own Label
8 Ange Hardy ~ The Lament Of The Black Sheep ~ Own Label
9 Pete Coe And Alice Jones ~ The Search For Five Finger Frank ~ Own Label
10 Re:Ré ~ Own Label
The Japan Top Ten is Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine-japan.com
CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)
1 Pat Broaders/Liz Knowles/Kieran O’Hare ~ Open the Door for Three ~ Own Label
2 Brenda McCann/Annette Owens/Brian McGrath ~ Fly By Night ~ Own Label
3 Goitse ~ Tall Tales and Misadventures ~ Own Label
4 Rúna ~ Current Affairs ~ Own Label
5 Phil Coulter ~ Echoes of Home ~ Shanachie
6 Andy Cooney ~ Bright Brand New Day ~ Mill Pond Music
7 Liz Carroll ~ On The Off Beat ~ Own Label
8 Paddy Homan ~ The Hard Way Home ~ Own Label
9 Beoga ~ Live At 10 ~ Compass
10 Red Hot Chili Pipers ~ Breathe ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com
LONDON TOP TEN
1 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
2 Louise Mulcahy ~ Turning The Road ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
3 Goitse ~ Tall Tales & Misadventures ~ Own Label
4 Nancy Costello ~ Draiocht na Feadoige ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
5 Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label
6 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
7 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
8 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suimhneas ~ Clo Iar Chonnacht
9 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
10 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com
WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 David Power ~ The Eighteen Moloney ~ Own Label
2 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
3 Kevin Madden ~ The Sugar Loaf ~ Own Label
4 Fíodhna Gardiner ~ Air Time ~ Rú Recordings
5 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
6 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
7 Eoin Duignan ~ Pagan Irish ~ Cath Finntrágha ~ Own Label
8 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Ceirníní Imeartas
9 The Buachaills ~ At Your Call ~ Own Label
10 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó ealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seá Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Smiske ~ Appelmoes ~ Belgium
2 Malicorne ~ Pierre de Grenoble ~ France
3 Alela Diane ~ The Pirate’s Gospel ~ France
4 Didier Laloy ~ S-Tres (2CD) ~ France
5 De Laatste Rit ~ Raymond van het Groenewoud ~ Belgium
6 Teddy Thompson ~ Bella ~ USA
7 Woody Guthrie ~ The Ultimate Collection (2CD) ~ USA
8 Cecilia ~ Blauw Gras ~ Belgium
9 Richard Thompson ~ Family ~ UK
10 Andar ~ Storms ~ Netherlands
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel
SCOTLAND TOP TEN
1 King Creosote ~ From Scotland With Love ~ Domino
2 Julie Fowlis ~ Gach Sgeul ~ Machair
3 Dougie Maclean ~ Essential ~ Dunkeld
4 James Yorkston ~ Cellardyke ~ Domino
5 Mcgoldrick, Mccusker And Doyle ~ Live ~ Self Released
6 Adam Holmes ~ Heirs And Graces ~ Gogar
7 Catriona Mckay And Chris Stout ~ Seavaigers ~ Mckay Stout Music
8 Blue Rose Code ~ Ballad Of Peckham Rye ~ Ronachan
9 Iain Morrison ~ Haunted Bird ~ Peatfire
10 Kevin Macleod ~ Highland Strands ~ Beag
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk