Programme: ComhaltasLive Programme #267
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- ComhaltasLive #267 (Full Programme)
This week in ComhaltasLive we present Gerry O’Connor on banjo, a session and the Bridge Céilí Band from the Fleadh in Clonmel, Marion Collins on fiddle, concertina player Rory McMahon and Aidan O’Neill on fiddle.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-6: Aidan O’Neill on Fiddle
Multi-instrumentalist Aidan O’Neill from Trillick, Co. Tyrone plays the reel “Farewell to Ireland” on fiddle. Aidan won the All-Ireland title in Senior fiddle and came 3rd in senior button accordion in 2006, having won the senior concertina in 2004.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-5: Concertina player Rory McMahon
From Cooraclare, Co. Clare, concertina player Rory McMahon with a set of reels: “The Drunken Landlady” and two McKenna’s reels. Rory learned a lot of his music from his uncle, the great concertina player Noel Hill.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-4: Bridge Céilí Band at Clonmel
Competing at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2004 in Clonmel, the Bridge Céilí Band from Co. Laois play a set of jigs. The Bridge won All-Ireland titles in 1996 & 1997.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-3: Marion Collins on Fiddle
The “Galway Bay Hornpipe” played by Marion Collins, CCÉ Atha a Caoire, Cork at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2004, when she took second place in the Senior Fiddle competition. The hornpipe is this week’s tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-2: Session in Clonmel
From Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Clonmel 2004, a session of reels led by the well-known McKeown family from Dublin. Uilleann piper Gabriel McKeown and his wife Mary (then on piano) were members of the Pipers’ Club Céilí Band who were the All-Ireland champions in 1975 and 1976.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-1: Gerry O’Connor on Banjo
Master of the banjo Gerry O’Connor plays two reels: “The Bag of Spuds” and “The Copperplate”. These tunes were recorded in Gerry’s hometown of Nenagh in October 2004, just after the release of his CD, “No Place Like Home.” His many fans will be delighted to hear that Gerry is finalising his next CD, which he hopes to launch in September. More information is available at his website at http://www.gerryoconnor.com.