And the Winners Are …
24 Lúnasa 2008, 10:08 PM GMT
The Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is always one of the most watched and anticipated annual events on the Irish music calendar. We’re here down in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, the host city for this year’s Fleadh Cheoil, and I’ve just watched the last band leave the stage. The standard was fantastic. A special thank-you goes to our hosts in Tullamore for making the Fleadh, once again, a special, exciting and safe event for so many thousands of visitors.
This year’s competition was also broadcast live on the internet from the Church of the Assumption, Tullamore. For the first time, a band from the Isle of Man was represented, making the 16 qualifying bands the largest potential field in Fleadh history.
The winners of this year’s Senior Céilí Band competition are:
- Innisfree Céilí Band, CCÉ, Fred Finn Branch, Sligeach
- Dartry Céilí Band, CCÉ, Fred Finn Branch, Sligeach
- Ceoltóirí na Mainistreach, An Clár
You can look forward to seeing many of these bands on the daily ComhaltasLive daily video programme in the coming weeks.
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Tuairimí
- benny o connor
- 28 August 2008
- 8:08 AM GMT
congrats sligo bands longtime since a band from connaght have won greatstuff
Congratulations to the bands from Sligo for a great historic performance and result