Charts > Top 10 March 2018

TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Christy Moore ~ On The Road ~ Sony
2 Martin Hayes, Quartet ~ Blue Room ~ Own Label
3 Lankum ~ Between The Earth & Sky ~ Own Label
4 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
5 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming 2 ~ Real World
6 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business~ PB Music
7 Eleanor McEvoy ~ Thomas Moore Project ~ Own Label
8 Mary Black ~Sings Jimmy MacCarthy ~ 3ú
9 Joe Dolan & The RTÉ Concert Orchestra ~ Orchestrated ~ RTÉ
10 Ronan Collins, Reeling In The Showband Hits ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Tower Records, At Easons O’Connell Street and 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 Celtic Café Store. wwwcelticcafestorecom

Nenagh TOP TEN
1 Eileen O’ Brien ~ The Compositions of Paddy Ó Brien ~ Own Label
2 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Own Label
3 Sean Ryan ~ A Collection Of His Own Compositions ~ Own label
4 Kevin Burke & John Brennan ~ The Pound Ridge Sessions ~ Loftus Music
5 Gerry O’ Connor ~ High Up–Low Down ~ Own Label
6 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Out of the Ashes ~ Racket Records
7 Mick Hanly ~ Homeland ~ Own Label
8 Two time Polka ~ New Road ~ Own label
9 Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne ~ Kind Providence ~ Own Label
10 Fianna Ni Chonaill ~ Dathanna an Cheoil-Irish Harp ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Eileen O’ Brien ~ The Compositions of Paddy Ó Brien ~ Own Label
2 Declan Folan ~ All In Good Time ~ Own Label
3 Caroline Keane & Tom Delaney ~ Never Say Goodbye, Say Good Luck ~ Own Label
4 Martin Hayes Quartet ~The Blue Room ~ Own Label
5 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years Ago ~ Own Label
6 Tony O’ Connell ~ ‘Live and Well ~ Own Label
7 Noel Bermingham ~ When The Tide Is Out ~ Own Label
8 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ Foxglove and Fuschia ~ Own Label
9 Seán Clohessy, Kathleen Conneely ~ Live at The Druid ~ Own Label
10 Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn ~ Reggish Paddy ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

Kenmare TOP TEN
1 Cathal Hayden, Stephen Hayden & Niall Murphy ~ The Bow Brothers ~ Own Label
2 Daire Mulhern ~ Boxman ~ Own Label
3 Floriane Blancke ~ Kaleidoscope ~ Own Label
4 Liam O’ Brien ~ The Lane ~ Own Label
5 Dulahan ~ Where The Music Takes Us ~ Own Label
6 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
7 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Out Of The Ashes ~ Own Label
8 Tommy Guihen ~ The Torn Jacket ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
9 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper
10 Lankum ~ Between The Earth & Sky ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Own Label
2 Declan O’Rourke ~ Chronicles Of Great Irish Famine ~ Warners
3 Brian Kennedy ~ Live At Vicar Street ~ BK Music
4 Derek Ryan ~ The Fire ~ Sharpe
5 Lisa McHugh ~ Who I Am ~ Sharpe
6 Dominic Kirwan ~ My Country Favourites ~ Rossette
7 Janet Dowd ~ Home ~ Blue Cow Records
8 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper
9 Ian Lawton ~ A New Calling From New York ~ Own Label
10 Aslan ~ Uncased ~ EMI
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Own Label
2 Floriane Blancke ~ Kaleidoscope ~ Own Label
3 Fergal Scahill ~ Wayfairing ~ Own Label
4 Luke Deaton and Jayne Pomplas ~ My Mind Will Never Be Easy ~ Own Label
5 Dulahan ~ Where The Music Takes Us ~ Own Label
6 The Maguires ~ Little Giants and Other Oxymorans ~ Own Label
7 Claddagh’s Choice ~ An Anthology of Traditional Irish Music ~ Claddagh
8 Colleen Raney ~ Here This Is Home ~ Own Label
9 Sick And Indigent Song Club ~ Shinbone Alley ~ Own Label
10 The Henry Girls ~ Far Beyond the Stars ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, www.claddaghrecords.com

Chicago TOP TEN (USA)
1 Kevin Crawford/Dylan Foley/Patrick Doocey ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
3 Eilis Crean ~ Bittersweet ~ Own Label
4 Floriane Blancke ~ Kaleidoscope ~ Own Label
5 Kíla ~ Alive Beo ~ Own Label
6 Old Blind Dogs ~ Room With a View ~ Own Label
7 Jim Sullivan ~ Catch the Heart Off Guard ~ Own Label
8 Karen Matheson ~ Urram ~ Vertical Records
9 John Blake/Mairead Hurley/Nathan Gourley ~ The Truckley Howl ~ Own Label
10 Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O’Meachair ~ One For the Foxes ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 The Drunken Gaugers ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
3 Goitse ~ Inspired By Chance ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
5 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
6 Tommy Guihen ~ The Torn Jacket ~ Cló Iar-Chonnacht
7 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own label
8 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
9 Cillian Vallely ~ The Raven’s Rock ~ Own Label
10 Muireann Nic Amhlaobh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Dónal Clancy ~ On The Lonesome Plain (Vinyl) ~ Own Label
2 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Own Label
3 The Keane Family ~ Muintir Chatháin ~ Gael Linn
4 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper
5 Cordeen ~ Musical Bridge ~ Own Label
6 Finbar and Eddie Furey ~ Finbar and Eddie Furey ~ Own Label
7 Cara Dillon ~ Wanderer ~ Own Label
8 The Murphys ~ Breaking Ground ~ Sharpe
9 Adrian Crowley ~ Dark Eyed Messenger ~ Chemikal
10 Joe Dolan ~ Orchestrated Volume 2 ~ Universal
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Jason Wilson & Dave Swarbrick ~ Kailyard Tales ~ Anglophone
2 Buurman ~ Dans & Dwaal ~ Benelux
3 Frank Van Der Linden ~ Nachtwerk ~ Benelux
4 Lankum Between the Earth and Sky ~ Ireland
5 Phonix featuring Sangka ~ Groovy Guzheng – Denmark / China
6 GFVP ~ LIQA ~ Belgium
7 The Secret Sisters ~ You Don’t Own Me Anymore ~ USA
8 Lal & Mike Waterson ~ Bright Phoebus ~ England
9 Calum Stewart Tales from the North ~ Scotland
10 Christy Moore ~ On The Road ~ Ireland
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel

Scotland Top Ten
1 Lal and Mike Waterson ~ Bright Phoebus ~ Matrix / Runout
2 Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy ~A Pocket Of Wind Resistance ~ Hudson Records
3 Robert Plant ~ Carry Fire ~ Nonesuch/Warner
4 Courtney Barnett And Kurt Vile ~ Lotta Sea Lice ~ Matador
5 Julie Fowlis ~ Alterum ~ Machair Records
6 Martin Hayes Quartet ~ The Blue Room ~ Own Label
7 Brahem Holland Dejohnette ~ Blue Maqams ~ ECM Records
8 Chris Stout and Catriona McKay ~ Bare Knuckle ~ Own Label
9 Neil Young with Promise Of The Real ~ The Visitor ~ Reprise Records
10 Peatbog Faeries ~ Live At 25 ~ Peatbog Records
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk