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Irish Music Reviews - Suggestions

I’d like to follow my Top 10 Irish CDs with some more suggestions for listening. In each category, I am including my 5 favourites in no particular order.

“Supergroups”
1. Solas
2. Lunasa
3. Altan
4. Danu
5. Teada

Smaller ensembles
1. Brobdingnagian Bards (duo)
2. Sliabh Notes (trio)
3. Trian (trio)
4. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (duo)
5. Liz Carroll & John Doyle (duo)

Fiddlers
1. Liz Carroll
2. Kevin Burke
3. Brian Conway
4. Tommy Peoples
5. Natalie MacMaster

Flute/whistle players
1. Seamus Egan
2. Matt Molloy
3. Kevin Crawford
4. Joanie Madden
5. Hammy Hamilton

Ullieann Pipers
1. Leo Rowsome
2. Paddy Keenan
3. Seamus Ennis
4. Davy Spillane
5. Kevin Rowsome

Accordion/concertina players
1. Joe Burke
2. Sharon Shannon
3. John Williams
4. Mick McAuley
5. Joe Cooley

Irish banjo players
1. Mike Flanagan
2. Barney McKenna
4. Gerry O’Connor
5. Seamus Egan (yes, the same Seamus Egan listed under flute/whistle)

Singers
1. Karan Casey
2. Kate Rusby
3. Marc Gunn
4. Mary Black
5. John Doyle

Celtic Rock/Punk
1. Pogues
2. Flogging Molly
3. Dropkick Murphys
4. Black 47
5. The Rogues