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Best Session-Tune Albums

These are the top 40 Irish traditional albums which offer, in one package, the most session tunes. They give you the most "bang for the buck" in terms of number of tunes played in traditional Irish music sessions around the world. I hope this list is especially helpful to players new to the tradition who want to know which CDs to buy first in order to start learning the repertoire.

Rank	Album (and link to details)
1	John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler
2	Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II
3	Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo
4	Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945
5	Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening
6	Mickey Doherty. Garvan Hill - The Fiddle Music of Mickey Doherty. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal
7	Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure
8	Eddie Moloney. Eddie Moloney. Master Musician
9	The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside
10	Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte
11	various. In the Smoke
12	Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point
13	William Sullivan. Traditional Irish Music
14	Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929
15	various. Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album
16	Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring
17	various. Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands
18	Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band
19	John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'
20	Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach
21	various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition
22	Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo
23	Brendan Power. New Irish Harmonica
24	The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin
25	Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare
26	John Whelan. Celtic Roots
27	Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions
28	various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail
29	various. Wooden Flute Obsession
30	various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo
31	various. Irish Dance Music
32	The Bothy Band. Live in Concert
33	Tom Doherty. Take the Bull by the Horns
34	various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music
35	Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures
36	various. Festival of Traditional Irish [Music]. Discs 7 and 8 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music
37	The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years
38	Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping
39	Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. Touch Me If You Dare
40	various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place