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