ComhaltasLive #230: More music from Fleadh Cheoil 2007 (Full Programme)
This week we present a street session and the Senior Fiddle Competition from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007.
| Time | Segment |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Another great street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore with a selection of reels led by well-known London banjo player Mick O’Connor and Co. Galway box player Oliver Divinney. The reels include “Ball Harbour” (or “Paddy Reynolds Reel”), “The Flax in Bloom” and “Come West Along the Road”. Incidentally, many of the musicians featuring in sessions and competitions at the Fleadh will be taking part in two great concerts in November 2007. |
| 05:58 | Moving now to the Senior Fiddle Competition, this is Johnny Canning from Glasgow, Scotland with one of the classic fiddle reels “Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie”. Johnny took second place in the competition. |
| 08:42 | This jig was one of the pieces played by Enda McGreevy at the Senior Fiddle competition of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007. |
| 10:02 | Laura Béogon from Co. Monaghan (who was runner-up in 2006) won the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil 2007. She played the hornpipe composed by Ed. Reavy. |
| 12:15 | The reel “Lucy Campbell”, played by Laura Béogon at the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007. Laura won the competition this year. |
| 14:21 | Rónán Ó hUaithne from Co. Galway took third place in the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007. Here he plays the jig, “The Old Grey Goose” and continues with the reel “Colonel Fraser”. |
- Date
- 4 November 2007
- Created By
- Willie Fogarty
- Source
- ComhaltasLive
| Performers/Subjects | Instruments |
|---|---|
| Mick O'Connor, Oliver Divinney and Friends | |
| Johnny Canning | Fiddle |
| Enda McGreevy | Fiddle |
| Laura Béogon | Fiddle |
| Rónán Ó hUaithne | Fiddle |
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