Charts > TOP 10 May 2014

DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Harry Bradley ~ The First of May ~ Own Label
2 The Friel Sisters ~ The Friel Sisters ~ Own Label
3 McCann, Owens, McGrath ~ Fly by Night ~ Own Label
4 Morga ~ For the Sake of Auld Decency ~ Own Label
5 Noel Battle & Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About In The Morning ~ Own Label
6 The Henry Girls ~ Louder Than Words ~ Own Label
7 Karan Casey ~ Two More Hours ~ Crow Valley
8 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Own Label
9 Various Artists ~ The Leitrim Equation 3 ~ Own Label
10 Sean Keane ~ Never Alone ~ Circin Rua
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 Harry Bradley ~ The First of May ~ Own Label
4 Brian McGrath ~ Pure Banjo ~ Gael Linn
5 Darach Ó Cathain ~ Darach Ó Cathain ~ Gael Linn
6 John Gannon ~ Melodeon ~ Own Label
7 Sean McKeon ~ To the City ~ Own Label
8 Joe Cooley ~ Cooley ~ Gael Linn
9 Johnny Connolly ~ An tOilean–Aerach ~ Cló Iar–Chonnacht
10 Padraig O’Keefe, Denis Murphy, Billy Clifford ~ Kerry Fiddles ~ Cló Iar–Chonnacht
Courtesy of Gannon’s Traditional Irish Music Shop Spiddal

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Iarla Ó Lionaird, Thomas Bartlett ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
2 John Blake ~ The Narrow Edge ~ Own Label
3 Tommy McCarthy and Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label
4 Peadar O’Riada, Martin Hayes & Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh ~ Triur Omos ~ Own Label
5 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Own Label
6 Peter Carberry and Padraig McGovern ~ Forgotten Gems ~ Own Label
7 Caoimhin and Sean O’Fearghail and Tomas O’Gealbhain ~ La Ag Ól Uisce ~ Own Label
8 Danny O’Mahony ~ In Retrospect ~ Own Label
9 Corofin Traditional Festival 2002 – 2011 ~ The Teach Ceoil Concerts ~ Own Label
10 Six Clare Female Concertina Players ~ Tripping to the Well ~ OAC
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN
1 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
2 Siobhan Smith ~ Timing is Everything ~ Own Label
3 Harry Bradley ~ First of May ~ Own Label
4 Bernadette Morris ~ All the ways you wonder ~ Own Label
5 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label
6 Tommy McCarthy/Louise Costello ~ Grace Bay ~ Own Label
7 Noel Battle & Roisin Broderick ~ Up and About in the Morning ~ Own Label
8 Aidan and the Astronauts ~ Young but Growing ~ Own Label
9 Dylan Foley ~ Hup ~ Own Label
10 Morga ~ For the Sake of Auld Decency ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN
1 Luka Bloom ~ Head & Heart ~ Big Sky Records
2 Karan Casey ~ Two More Hours ~ Crow Valley Music
3 Beoga ~ Live At 10 ~ Compass Records
4 Loreena McKennitt ~ Journey So Far – The Best Of ~ Quinlan Road
5 Edel Fox & Neill Byrne ~ The Sunny Banks ~ Blackthorn Records
6 Rónán Ó Snodaigh ~ SOS ~ Kíla Records
7 Julie Fowlis ~ Gach sgeul – Every Story ~ Machair Records
8 Damien Dempsey ~ It’s All Good – The Best Of ~ Sony Music
9 Eddi Reader ~ Vagabond ~ Reveal Records
10 Dónal Clancy ~ Songs Of A Roving Blade ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Celtic Note, Nassau Street, Dublin www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Derek Ryan ~ Entertainer Live ~ Sharpe
2 Nathan Carter ~ Wagon Wheel Live ~ Sharpe
3 Craobh Rua ~ I’d Understand You If I Knew What You Meant ~ Own Label
4 Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Iarla O Lionaird, Thomas Bartlett ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
5 Damien Dempsey ~ The Best Of ~ Sony/BMG
6 Brian Kennedy ~ A Love Letter To Joni ~ Own Label
7 Finbar Furey ~ Colours (Se) ~ Banshee
8 Janet Dowd ~ Sailing Away ~ Blue Cow Records
9 Donna Taggart ~ Celtic Lady 2 ~ Own Label
10 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Sony Music
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

JAPAN TOP 10
1 Solas ~ Shamrock City ~ Own Label
2 Manran ~ The Test ~ Own Label
3 The Paul McKenna Band ~ Elements ~ Greentrax
4 Celtic Fiddle Festival ~ Live In Brittany ~ Own Label
5 Tony McManus ~ Mysterious Boundaries ~ Compass
6 Barrule ~ Barrule ~ Own Label
7 Comas ~ Charge ~ Appel
8 Moya Brennan & Cormac De Barra ~ Affinity ~ Gola
9 Maurice Lennon ~ The Little Ones ~ Cló Iar Chonnacht
10 Cecile Corbel ~ Songbook Vol 4 – Roses ~ Keltia Musique
The Japan Top Ten is Courtesy of Tambourine, Japan www.tambourine-japan.com

CHICAGO TOP TEN (USA)
1 Paddy Homan ~ The Hard Way Home ~ Own Label
2 Liz Carroll ~ On the Off Beat ~ Own Label
3 Beoga ~ Live at 10 ~ Compass
4 Deanna Smith Scotland ~ A Kiss Goodnight ~ Own Label
5 Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones ~ Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight ~ Warfield Music
6 Teada ~ In Spite of the Storm ~ Gael Linn
7 Burning Bridget Cleary ~ Pressed for Time ~ Own Label
8 Johnny Henry ~ One Out of the Fort ~ Bogfire
9 Slide ~ Mendicity ~ Own Label
10 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 Leonard Barry ~ New Road ~ Own Label
2 Donal Clancy ~ Song of a Roving Blade ~ Own Label
3 The Outside Track ~ Flash Company ~ Own Label
4 Dermot Byrne & Florian Blancke ~ Own Label
5 Niamh Dunne ~ Portraits ~ Own Label
6 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
7 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suimhneas ~ Cló Iar–Chonnacht
8 John McEvoy ~ Traditional Irish Fiddle ~ Own Label
9 Seamus Begley & Jim Murray ~ Eirí go Lá ~ Own Label
10 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
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 Téada ~ Ainneoin na Stoirne ~ In Spite of the Storm ~ Gael Linn
4 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
5 Lá ag Ól Uisce ~ Tomás Ó Gealbháin/Caoimhin Ó Fearghail/Seán Ó Fearghail ~ Own Label
6 Niamh Ní Charra ~ Cuz ~ Own Label
7 Christy Moore ~ Where I Come From ~ Columbia
8 Réalta ~ Open The Door for Three ~ Own Label
9 Denis Liddy & Elvie Miller ~ Tradaree ~ Own Label
10 The Bonny Men ~ The Bonny Men ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Georges Brassens ~ Bonhomme ~ 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