ComhaltasLive
ComhaltasLive is the daily internet video programme of Irish traditional music produced by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Each week's 20-minute programme is divided into daily segments featuring musicians from around the world, young and old.
Here are a few ways to browse the music:
| By Instrument | By Tune | By Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Fiddle | Reel | Session |
| Flute | Jig | Competition |
| Button Accordion | Hornpipe | Concert |
| Concertina | Slow Air | Fleadh Cheoil |
| Uilleann Pipes | Song | Convention |
| Banjo | Slip Jig | Céilí Band |
| Whistle | Dance | Fleadh Nua |
| Harp | March | Scoil Éigse |
You may also see the weekly list of ComhaltasLive programmes listed chronologically on the 'Programmes' page.
Whatever your tastes, enjoy the music, and be sure to check back soon, as we upload new videos frequently.
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- ComhaltasLive #304-4: Templeglantine Céilí Band Jigs
- 9 January 2010
Playing in the Senior Céilí Band Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, the Templeglantine Céilí Band from West Limerick play a set of jigs.
Members of the band are: Eibhlín Healy, Patricia Wright and Bríd Ní Mhurchú, fiddles; Siobhán Ní Chonnaráin and Jackie Healy, flutes; Willie Larkin, accordion; John Larkin, banjo; Maireád Corridan, concertina; Aileen Dillane, piano and Pat Buckey on drums.
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- ComhaltasLive #304-3: Mairéad Hickey plays two reels in a street session
- 8 January 2010
During one of the many informal street sessions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, All-Ireland U-12 fiddle champion for 2008, Mairéad Hickey from Cork City played two reels: “The College Groves” and “Paddy Fahy’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #304-2: Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert Jigs
- 7 January 2010
Five Scoil Éigse Tutors at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009 play two jigs: “Willie Thompson’s” and “Old Men Dillon” (also known as “The Mug of Grown Ale”).
The tutors are: Emma Woods (fiddle) and Sara Jane Woods (flute), both from Dublin; Sharon Carroll (concertina), Maria Ging (fiddle) and Adrian Brady (piano), all from Co. Offaly. Scoil Éigse 2009, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, was attended by more than 800 pupils with tuition provided over a week by more than 80 tutors.
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- ComhaltasLive #304-1: The 2009 Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert
- 6 January 2010
From the Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, a selection of reels played by a group of the tutors. They play “The Moving Pint” and “Dog Big and Dog Little”, which were recorded by Frankie Gavin in the 1980s.
The tutors are: Pádraig McGovern from Co. Leitrim, pipes; Oisín MacDiarmada (fiddle) and Maíre NicDhiarmada (flute), both from Co. Sligo; Pádraig King from Co. Limerick, accordion; Sabina McCague from Co. Monaghan, fiddle; Maura Walsh form Co. Kerry, concertina and Eileen Gannon from St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on the harp.
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- ComhaltasLive #303 (Full Programme)
- 10 November 2009
This week we present music from the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #303-8: The Tempo Céilí Band from Fermanagh
- 9 November 2009
The Tempo Céilí Band from Co. Fermanagh play “The Dapper’s Delight” hornpipe (by Paddy O’Brien) at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009. Members of the band are: Marissa Nolan, Sarah Shannon and Danika O’Rourke, fiddles; Collette McNulty and Áine Murphy, flutes; Shauna Moore, concertina; Catherina Dunne, accordion; Kevin Kilmurry, banjo; Claire Leonard, drums and Claire McGrath on piano.
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- ComhaltasLive #303-7: The Shannonvale Céilí Band
- 8 November 2009
The Shannonvale Céilí Band from Ballyduff CCE, Co. Kerry (who took second place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009), with a selection of jigs: “The Nightingale” by Séan Ryan and “Nora Chriona”. Band members are: Sheila Garry, Diarmuid O’Brien and Geraldine Callaghan, fiddles; Marianne Brown and Eamon Riordan, flutes; Alan Egan, concertina; Brian Mooney, banjo; Danny O’Mahony, accordion; Jimmy Sparling, drums and Patsy Broderick on piano.
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- ComhaltasLive #303-6: Darragh Horan plays two reels
- 7 November 2009
Two reels commencing with “The Broken Pledge”, played at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009 by Darragh Horan from Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, who took the second place in U-15 banjo and mandolin competitions.
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