Banjo
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- ComhaltasLive #307-6: Fleadh 2009 Street Session
- 11 February 2010
A street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009 with musicians Eddie Whelan, guitar, Patsy Moloney and Marcas Ó Murchú, concert flute and Mick O’Connor, banjo. They play a selection of reels commencing with “Lucy Campbell’s” and ending with “Last Night’s Fun”.
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- ComhaltasLive #307-5: The Shannonvale Céilí Band
- 10 February 2010
Taking 2nd place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, the Shannonvale Céilí Band from CCE Ballyduff, Co. Kerry play the hornpipe “Rick’s Rambles” which is this week’s Tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #307-3: The Templeglantine Céilí Band
- 8 February 2010
A selection of West Limerick polkas played by the Templeglantine Céilí Band at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009.
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- ComhaltasLive #306-2: The Herschel Arms Céilí Band
- 29 January 2010
From Slough, England the Herschel Arms Céilí Band play a selection of reels - “The Full Set” and “McDonalds” at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009.
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- ComhaltasLive #305-7: The Shannonvale Céilí Band at Fleadh 2009
- 24 January 2010
Taking 2nd place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, the Shannonvale Céilí Band from CCE Ballyduff, Co. Kerry play a selection of reels - “Patsy Touhy’s” and “Blackberry Blossom”.
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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 #303-5: An Impromptu Fleadh Session
- 6 November 2009
An impromptu session by four musicians from Boherbuí, Co. Cork: Billy Herlihy, concertina; Bill O’Gorman, banjo; Bill’s brother Mikey O’Gorman, fiddle and Michael O’Connor on guitar. They play the “Fly by Night” hornpipe and the “M and M” reel at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009.
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- ComhaltasLive #299 (Full Programme)
- 30 October 2009
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!
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- ComhaltasLive #299-1: Gerry O’Connor on Banjo
- 22 October 2009
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.
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- ComhaltasLive #300-2: Jigs from 2008 Scoil Éigse Tutors
- 23 September 2009
Three Scoil Éigse Tutors from 2008 play a selection of three jigs, commencing with “An Lurgadán” (by Junior Crehan) and ending with “The Geese in the Bog”. The performers are: Eibhlín Ní Mháille (banjo), Edel McLoughlin (piano accordion) and Gráinne Hambly (harp), and the music was recorded in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #290 (Full Programme)
- 28 June 2009
This week we present some very talented traditional Irish musicians: Carmel O’Dea (fiddle), Bríd Harper (fiddle) with Danny O’Mahony (button accordion), Evelyn Healy (fiddle), Katie O’Sullivan (concertina), the great John Regan (button accordion) and Erin McGeown (fiddle) with Colin Greene (banjo).
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- ComhaltasLive #290-6: Erin McGeown and Colin Greene play some Reels
- 27 June 2009
A set of reels played by fiddle player Erin McGeown from Craigavon, Co. Armagh and Colin Greene (banjo) from Cahir, Co. Tipperary. This selection was recorded in 2003 at the Comhaltas headquarters, Cultúrlann na hÉireann in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
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- ComhaltasLive #288 (Full Programme)
- 12 June 2009
This week ComhaltasLive features the playing of Irish traditional musicians Damien Mullane (button accordion), Eimear Buckley (concertina) with Pádraig King (button accordion), Sabina McCague (fiddle) with Daire McGeown (banjo) and Seána Agnew (flute), Darren McGee (fiddle), the great Bobby Gardiner (button accordion) and the Clare duet of Dymphna O’Sullivan (concertina) and Joan Hanrahan (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #288-3: Sabina McCague, Daire McGeown and Seána Agnew
- 8 June 2009
Sabina McCague (fiddle) from Monaghan, Daire McGeown (banjo) from Armagh and Seána Agnew (flute) from Antrim play a set of reels: “Maud Miller” and “Christmas Eve”.
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- ComhaltasLive #284 (Full Programme)
- 14 January 2009
To kick off the new year, this week we have selected some of the highlights from the earlier part of ComhaltasLive in 2008. We hope you enjoy these fine players, including Gerry O’Connor (banjo), the band Cruinniú, Ernestine Healy (concertina), Cathy Potter (harp), the Innisfree Céilí Band, Joe (button accordion) and Joannie Madden (flute), Felix Dolan (piano) and the Mulcahy family of Mick (button accordion), Louise (flute) and Michelle (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #284-1: Banjo Great Gerry O’Connor
- 8 January 2009
To kick off the new year, this week we have selected some of the highlights from the earlier part of 2008. First, banjo maestro Gerry O’Connor plays two reels: “The Bag of Spuds” and “The Copperplate”, which were recorded in Gerry’s home town of Nenagh in October 2004, after the release of his CD “No Place Like Home.” Gerry is now in the final stages of completing his new CD.
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- ComhaltasLive #282 (Full Programme)
- 28 December 2008
This week on ComhaltasLive we feature the fine playing of the Under-18 Trio champions Niamh Keegan (fiddle), Siobhán Rafferty (piano accordion) and Áine Hogan (flute), the Scoil Éigse tutors Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina) and Danny O’Mahony (button accordion), duet champions Gearóid (concertina) and Seán Keane (fiddle), the playing of Fionnán Mac Gabhann (uilleann pipes) with Conor Hanrahan (guitar), the trio of Dylan Foley (fiddle), Blaithín Loughran (button accordion) and Céitlin Finlay (banjo), concluding with Sean Nós dancer Brian Cunningham at the Scoil Éigse 2008 tutors’ concert.
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- ComhaltasLive #282-5: Dylan Foley, Blaithín Loughran and Céitlin Finlay
- 26 December 2008
2008 All-Ireland under 18 fiddle champion Dylan Foley and accordionist Blaithín Loughran are joined by Céitlin Finlay on banjo for a set of reels, including “Dr. Gilbert’s” and “The Ash Plant”.
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- ComhaltasLive #277 (Full Programme)
- 3 November 2008
This week brings more music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, including impromptu sessions with the Maguire family, Mick O’Connor and Anton Mac Gabhann, along with Bronwyn De Paor, Dylan Foley, Aidan Connolly and Caoimhe Kearns playing in the under-18 fiddle competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #277-6: Session with Mick O’Connor and Anton Mac Gabhann
- 1 November 2008
Next we present an informal session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The session was anchored by Mick O’Connor (banjo) from London, Anton Mac Gabhann (fiddle), originally from Co. Cavan and living in Co. Meath for many years, and Eddie Whelan (guitar) from Birr in Co. Offaly. They play two jigs composed by Vincent Broderick, who died a few weeks before the Fleadh. The jigs are: “The Whistler at the Wake” and “The Old Flail.”