Charts > TOP 10 November 2012

DUBLIN TOP TEN

1 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label

2 Don Stiffe ~ Life’s Journey ~ Own Label

3 Jimmy Crowley ~ Irish Eyes ~ Free State

4 Caitlín Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlín ~ Own Label

5 Electric Céilí ~ Own Label

6 Dermot Byrne & Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label

7 The Dubliners ~ A Drop of the Hard Stuff ~ Own Label

8 The Dubliners ~ Drinkin’ & Courtin’ ~ Own Label

9 The Dubliners ~ More of the Hard Stuff ~ Own Label

10 The Dubliners ~ At It Again ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Claddagh Records, Dublin www.claddaghrecords.com

GALWAY TOP TEN

1 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots Of The Banjo Tree ~ Own Label

2 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights Of Man ~ Own Label

3 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

4 Caitlín Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlin ~ Own Label

5 Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label

6 Mick Conneely & David Munnelly ~ Tis What It Is ~ Own Label

7 Sean Tyrrell ~ Walker of The Snow ~ Own Label

8 Eamonn Cotter ~ The Knotted Chord ~ Own Label

9 Kevin Doherty ~ Seeing Things ~ Own Label

10 De Danann ~ Wonderwaltz ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Powell’s Music, Shop Street, Galway

ENNIS TOP TEN

1 Danny O’ Mahony and Micheál O Raghallaigh ~ As It Happened ~ Own Label

2 Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label

3 The Kilfenora Céilí Band ~ Chapter Eight ~ Own Label

4 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label

5 Brendan Mulholland ~ Jean’s Hill ~ Own Label

6 Foolin In Doolin ~ Live at McDermott’s ~ Own Label

7 Denis Liddy and Elvie Miller ~ Tradaree ~ Own Label

8 Cormac Cannon, Lamond Gillespie and John Blake ~ The Trip To Carrick ~ Own Label

9 Conor Moriarty ~ All In A Day’s Playing ~ Own Label

10 Corofin Traditional Festival ~ The Teach Ceoil Concerts ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

KENMARE TOP TEN

1 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label

2 Eamonn Cotter ~ The Knotted Cord ~ Own Label

3 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Cló lar Chonnachta

4 Diarmuid O’Brien ~ Cairde Cairdín ~ Own Label

5 Caitlín Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlín ~ Own Label

6 The Rolling Wave ~ A New Generation of Uilleann Pipers ~ Na Piobairí Uilleann

7 Mick Conneely & David Munnelly ~ Tis What It Is ~ Cló lar Chonnachta

8 Conal Ó Grada ~ Cnoc Buí ~ Own Label

9 Donal McCague ~ Bits n’ Pieces ~ Own Label

10 Dylan Foley ~ Hup! ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

CELTIC NOTE TOP TEN

1 Various Artists ~ A Stór Mo Chroí, Songs of Love & Loss ~ Celtic Airs

2 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

3 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label

4 Anúna ~ Illumination ~ Danú

5 Caitlín Nic Gabhann ~ Caitlín ~ Own Label

6 Mick Conneely & David Munnelly ~ Tis What It Is ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

7 Goitse ~ Transformed ~ Own Label

8 Sharon Shannon & The RTÉ Concert Orchestra ~ Flying Circus ~ Celtic Airs

9 At First Light ~ Idir ~ At First Light

10 Luka Bloom ~ This New Morning ~ Big Sky Records

Courtesy of Celtic Note, Nassau Street, Dublin www.celticnote.com

BELFAST TOP 10

1 The Chieftains ~ Voice of Ages ~ Concord

2 Charlie Landsborough ~ Destination ~ Edsel

3 Brendan Mulholland ~ Jean’s Hill ~ Own Label

4 Donal McCague ~ Bits ‘n’ pieces ~ Own Label

5 Aslan ~ Nudie Books ~ EMI

6 Grainne Holland ~ Language Of The Gael ~ Own Label

7 Paul Brady ~ Dancer in the Fire ~ Proper

8 Janet Dowd ~ 300 miles ~ Own Label

9 Paul McGlinchey ~ Boys of the Town ~ Own Label

10 Paddy O’ Brien ~ A Little Bit More ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

TAYBERRY MUSIC, TOP TEN (USA)

1 Nuala Kennedy ~ Noble Stranger ~ Compass

2 The Olllam ~ The Olllam ~ Compass

3 Karan Casey & John Doyle ~ Compass

4 Altan ~ The Poison Glen (Gleann Nimhe) ~ Compass

5 John Doyle ~ Shadow and Light ~ Compass

6 Treacherous Orchestra ~ Origins ~ Navigator

7 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ~ Welcome Here Again ~ Green Linnet

8 Molloy, Brady, Peoples ~ Molloy, Brady, Peoples ~ Mulligan

9 Pauline Scanlon ~ Hush ~ Compass

10 Annbjorg Lien ~ Khoom Loy ~ Compass

Courtesy of Tayberry Music, USA, www.tayberry.com

CELTIC GROOVES IMPORTS, TOP TEN (USA)

1 Bua ~ Down The Green Fields ~ Own Label

2 Nic Gaviskey ~ Home Away From Home ~ Own Label

3 Mick O’Bien & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh ~ Deadly Buzz ~ Own Label

4 Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly ~ The Living Stream ~ Own Label

5 Willie Clancy ~ The Gold Ring ~ RTÉ

6 Michael Hynes & Denis Liddy ~ The Spectacle Bridge ~ Own Label

7 Elizabeth Crotty ~ Concertina Music From West Clare ~ RTÉ

8 Liz & Yvonne Kane ~ The Well Tempered Bow ~ Own Label

9 Various ~ Piping Rarities ~ Oldtime Records

10 Seamus Ennis ~ The Return From Fingal ~ RTÉ

Courtesy of Celtic Grooves Imports, Maryland, USA, www.celticgrooves.com

LONDON TOP TEN

1 The Outside Track ~ Flash Company ~ Own Label

2 Karen Ryan ~ The Coast Road ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

3 Dermot Byrne & Floriane Blancke ~ Own Label

4 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own Label

5 Louise Killeen ~ Brilliant Tease ~ Own Label

6 Luke Daniels ~ The Mighty Box ~ Own Label

7 Michelle Mulcahy ~ Suaimhneas ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

8 Tyrrell/Glackin/Browne ~ And So The Story Goes ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

9 Mick Conneely & Dave Munnelly ~ Tis What It Is ~ Cló Iar Chonnachta

10 Sean O’Driscoll ~ There You Go ~ Own Label

Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London, www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN

1 Damien Mullane ~ 13 ~ Own Label

2 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label

3 Colm Gannon ~ The Rights of Man ~ Own Label

4 Fil Campbell ~ A Place of our Own ~ Glenshee Records

5 Patrick D’arcy ~ Wallop The Drop ~ Own Label

6 Frankie Mulcahy ~ The Way of the Dreamer ~ Own Label

7 Elle Marie O’Dwyer ~ Where the allow ~ Own Label

8 Eamonn Cotter ~ The Knotted Cord ~ Own Label

9 Jimmy Crowley ~ Irish Eyes ~ Free State

10 The Rolling Wave ~ A New Generation in Uileann Pipers ~ RTÉ

Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN

1 The Dubliners ~ Original Dubliners 1966–1969 (2 CD) ~ Irlande

2 De Vaganten ~ Onverwacht ~ Belgique

3 Paul Rans ~ Blame Not My Lute ~ Eu Folk

4 Brass Monkey ~ The Complete Brass Monkey ~ Anglais

5 Alan Stivell ~ Olympia Concert ~ Bretonne

6 The Dubliners ~ Ireland’s No.1 Folk Group (3 CD) ~ Irland

7 Soetkin Collier ~ Reiseiland ~ Flanders

8 De Danann ~ Collection ~ Irlande

9 Mafalda Arnauth ~ Mafalda Arnauth ~ EU Folk

10 Kieran Halpin ~ Crystal Ball Gazing ~ Irlande

Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel ~ Belgium ~ www.tsmiske.be/appel

SCOTLAND TOP TEN

1 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Music for the Kilted Generation ~ Rel Records

2 Kathleen MacInnes ~ Cille Bhride ~ Own Label

3 Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham ~ Five & Twenty ~ Whirlie

4 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Bag Rock to the Masses ~ Rel Records

5 Phil Coulter ~ Total Tranquility ~ Music Club Deluxe

6 Music of the Highlands ~ Delta

7 Runrig ~ Long Distance ~ Own Label

8 Red Hot Chilli Pipers ~ Blast Live ~ Rel Records

9 Manran ~ Manran ~ Own Label

10 Pure Bagpipe Magic ~ Music Kitchen

Courtesy of Celtic Chords, Scotland www.celtic-chords.co.uk