ComhaltasLive #299 (Full Programme)



This week we present the fine playing of Gerry O’Connor (banjo), the Hurley family, the Celus Gort Leitreach, St. Roch’s and Dromore Céilí Bands, concertina players Jacki O’Connor and Aoife Neville and a selection from the 2008 Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert. We hope you enjoy the music!

Time Segment
00:00 Banjo Maestro Gerry O’Connor plays the “Thomondbridge Hornpipe” followed by the reel “The Cuckoo’s First Call”, composed by Séan Ryan from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Gerry is also from Nenagh, but has been living in Dublin for many years.
03:18 The Hurley family from Sligo and Leesa, England, play a set of reels: “Down the Broom” and “The Gatehouse Maid”. Family members are Michael (flute), Des (fiddle), Kevin (whistle), Séan (bodhrán), Andrew (flute), Deirdre (keyboard), and Séan (bozouki).
06:34 A set of rarely-heard single jigs played by the Leitrim-based Ceolus Gort Leitreach Céilí Band at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
10:29 A concertina duet by Scoil Éigre tutors Jacki O’Connor (from Limerick) and Aoife Neville (Kerry) at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. They play three West Limerick slides, commencing with “Moss Murphy’s”.
12:40 A set of jigs ending with “The Tongs by the Fire”, played by St. Roch’s Céilí Band, Glasgow, Scotland, at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. Band members are: Louise Hunter, Eileen McArdle, Johnny Canning and Katie Boyle, fiddles; Mairéad McManus and Julia Reid, flute; Martina Callaghan, piano accordion; Paddy Callaghan, button accordion; Kathleen Boyle, piano and Mark Maguire on drums.
15:01 The Dromore Céilí Band from Co. Tyrone plays a selection of reels at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Band members are: John Woods, Aileen Swift and Fergal Fafferty, fiddles; Catriona Garry and John Quinn, flutes; Conor Woods and Edel Quinn, accordion; Tomás Quinn, banjo; Aiveen Gormley, piano and Margaret Maguire, drums.
17:32 The 2008 Scoil Éigse tutors play two reels at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore: “The Beauty Spot” and “Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrell”. Tutors included Paddy Ryan, Kathleen Nesbitt, Connie O’Connell and Nicky McAuliffe on fiddles; Nóirín Ní Shíulleabhán, tin whistle; Ann Mc Auliffe, accordion; Maeve Ní Lochlainn and Mary Tisdall O’Sullivan, concertinas and Maria Lynn McHugh, piano.

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Date
30 October 2009
Created By
Willie Fogarty
Source
ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
Gerry O'Connor Banjo
Michael Hurley Flute
Des Hurley Fiddle
Kevin Hurley Whistle
Séan Hurley Bodhrán
Andrew Hurley Flute
Deirdre Hurley Keyboard
Séan Hurley Bozouki
Jacki O'Connor Concertina
Aoife Neville Concertina
Louise Hunter Fiddle
Eileen McArdle Fiddle
Johnny Canning Fiddle
Katie Boyle Fiddle
Mairéad McManus Flute
Julia Reid Flute
Martina Callaghan Piano accordion
Paddy Callaghan Button accordion
Kathleen Boyle Piano
Mark Maguire Drums
John Woods Fiddle
Aileen Swift Fiddle
Fergal Fafferty Fiddle
Catriona Garry Flute
John Quinn Flute
Conor Woods Button Accordion
Edel Quinn Button Accordion
Tomás Quinn Banjo
Aiveen Gormley Piano
Margaret Maguire Drums
Paddy Ryan Fiddles
Kathleen Nesbitt Fiddles
Connie O'Connell Fiddles
Nicky McAuliffe Fiddles
Nóirín Ní Shíulleabhán Tin Whistle
Ann Mc Auliffe Button Accordion
Maeve Ní Lochlainn Concertina
Mary Tisdall O'Sullivan Concertina
Maria Lynn McHugh Piano

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