Programme: ComhaltasLive Programme #269
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- ComhaltasLive #269 (Full Programme)
This week we present June McCormack (flute) with Mícheál Rooney (harp), a duet with Edel Fox (concertina) and Shauna Davey (harp), Ryan Murphy on Uilleann Pipes, a duet with the well-known players Kathleen Nesbitt (fiddle) and Martin Power (piano accordion), flute player Liam Ryan and the New York and Leeds Céilí Bands.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-7: Leeds Céilí Band
From Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005, a selection of jigs played by the Leeds Céilí Band of Britain.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-6: New York Céilí Band with some Jigs
From a Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny, the New York Coleman/Rafferty/Mulvihill CCÉ Céilí Band play a set of jigs.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-5: Flute player Liam Ryan
From Ennis, Co. Clare, flute player Liam Ryan plays a selection of reels, ending with “Gregg’s Pipes”.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-4: Kathleen Nesbitt with Martin Power
Tipperary fiddle player Kathleen Nesbitt by is joined by piano accordion player Martin Power from Co. Cork for a selection of reels. They learned the first reel from the playing of Martin Hayes, and the second is “Tom Ward’s Downfall”.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-3: Ryan Murphy on Uilleann Pipes
Uilleann piper Ryan Murphy from Fermoy, Co. Cork plays two reels: “Spike Island Lassies” and “The Honeymoon Reel”, which is this week’s tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-2: Edel Fox and Shauna Davey
Concertina player Edel Fox is joined on harp by Shauna Davey for two reels, commencing with “The Bag of Spuds.”
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- ComhaltasLive #269-1: June McCormack and Mícheál Rooney
The flute and harp duet of June McCormack and Mícheál Rooney play two jigs: “Paddy Cronin’s” and a lovely version of the “Battering Ram”. You can learn more about June and Mícheál at their website, Draiocht Music.