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