Folk & Traditional albums of the year

1 SEAMUS BEGLEY & JIM MURRAY: Regairne [Dara]

2 Afro Celt Sound System: Volume 3: Further In Time [RealWorld]

3 Christy Moore: This Is The Day [Sony]

4 Ronan O Snodaigh: Tip Toe [Kila Records]

5 Paul Brady: The Liberty Tapes [Pee Bee]

6 Karan Casey: The Winds Begin To Sing [Shanachie]

7 Kevin Crawford: In Good Company [Green Linnet]

8 Paddy Glackin & Mícheál O Domhnaill: Reprise/Athchuairt [Gael-Linn]

9 Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry: At First Light [Vertical Records]

10 Máirtín O’Connor: The Road West [MOC]

Also Highly Recommended

John Carty: Yeah, That’s All It Is [Shanachie]

Slide: Flying Pig [Slide/RMG]

Lunasa: The Merry Sisters Of Fate [Green Linnet]

Cormac Breathnach and Martin Dunlea: Music For Whistle & Guitar

Cian: The Rolling Wave [13]

Ronan Browne: The Wynd You Know [Claddagh]

John Doyle: Evening Comes Early [Shanachie]

Joe McKenna: The Irish Low Whistle

Frankie Gavin: Fierce Traditional [Tara]

Frank Harte and Donal Lunny: My Name Is Napoleon Bonaparte [Hummingbird]

Mary Black: Best Of [Dara]

Dervish: Decade [Whirling Disc]

Martin Carthy: The Carthy Chronicles [Free Read]

The Chieftains: The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years Vol. 2 [Claddagh]

Various Artists: 25 Years Of Celtic Music [Green Linnet]