Bodhrán
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- ComhaltasLive #366 (Clár Iomlán)
- 9 December 2011
Highlights from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.
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- ComhaltasLive #366-3: Ciarán Mag Uidhir agus Gavin Strappe
- 4 December 2011
All-Ireland Under-18 Bodhrán Champion 2011 Ciarán Mag Uidhir, CCÉ Seán Treacy, Dublin, with banjo player Gavin Strappe, CCÉ Powerstown/Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary play a hornpipe followed by a reel (composed by Paddy O’Brien).
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- ComhaltasLive #363 (Clár Iomlán)
- 10 November 2011
Highlights from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.
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- ComhaltasLive #363-1: Peait Tierney
- 29 October 2011
Seo seisiún ceoil amuigh faoin aer i ndiaidh láinseáil CD nua do Pheait Tierney as Co. an Chabháin. Casann sé dreas ríleanna – “Bí ag Pógadh an Stuaire taobh thiar den Bharraille” agus “Cailíní Oileáin Spíce”. Is iad Mícheál Ó Súileabháin as Ráth Cairn, Co. na Mí agus Guido Pluschke ó Hamburg na Gearmáine ar an ngiotár agus ar an mbodhrán fá seach atá I mbun an tionlacain.
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- ComhaltasLive #337 (Full Programme)
- 16 December 2010
Highlights from Clasac and the recent Fleadh Cheoil.
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- ComhaltasLive #337-7: A Fleadh Session
- 13 December 2010
“The Belles of Tipperary” reel played in a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2010 in Cavan by Dennis Ryan (fiddle) and James Kinsella (accordion), both from Co. Offally; McHugh brothers Martin (bodhrán) and Benny (fiddle) from Glasgow; Clive Watts (flute), Manchester and Therése Murphy (flute), Charlestown, Co. Mayo.
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- ComhaltasLive #337-6: Niall Preston agus Gavin Strappe
- 12 December 2010
Two All-Ireland Senior Champions of 2010, Niall Preston, CCÉ Seán Treacy Branch, Dublin on bodhrán and Gavin Strappe, Cashel CCÉ, Co. Tipperary on mandolin (playing banjo here) play two reels: “The Humours of Westport” and “Paddy Fahy’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #335 (Full Programme)
- 20 November 2010
Great performances recorded at Clasac, as well as more from the recent Fleadh Cheoil.
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- ComhaltasLive #335-4: Shane De Buitléir agus Fionn Morrison
- 15 November 2010
All-Ireland Under-18 bodhrán champion 2010, Shane De Buitléir and Fionn Morrison on tin whistle, both from CCÉ Craobh Naithí, Dublin, play two reels - “Monasteraden Fancy” and “The Galtee Rangers”. Recorded at Clasac, Dublin on the 2nd of November 2010.
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- ComhaltasLive #334 (Full Programme)
- 11 November 2010
Highlights from the recent Cooley/Collins Festival in Gort, Co. Galway, as well as more great performances from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2010 in Cavan.
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- ComhaltasLive #334-2: Fergus McGorman agus Pádraig Keane
- 5 November 2010
Concert flute player Fergus McGorman from a well-known musical family in Co. Meath plays a selection of two reels known as “Jim Coleman’s” at the Cooley/Collins Concert in Gort on the 24th of October 2010. Pádraig Keane (also an uileann piper) provides bodhrán accompaniment, they are both members of the group “Eamhain Macha”.
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- ComhaltasLive #316 (Full Programme)
- 4 May 2010
Highlights from the Comhaltas North America Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.
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- ComhaltasLive #316-1: John Whelan, Anna Colliton, Brendan Dolan and Alan Murray
- 28 April 2010
Recorded at the Comhaltas North America Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2010, a hornpipe followed by a selection of reels, played by accordionist John Whelan, Anna Colliton (Chicago) on bodhrán, Brendan Dolan (New York) on flute and Alan Murray (Glasgow) on guitar.
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- ComhaltasLive #314 (Full Programme)
- 18 April 2010
More Highlights from Fleadh 2009 and other concerts.
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- ComhaltasLive #314-3: Attracta Brady
- 12 April 2010
Recorded at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, fiddle player (and chairperson of the Fleadh organising committee) Attracta Brady plays a selection of jigs composed by her father John, with bodhrán accompaniment by her husband Ned.
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- ComhaltasLive #310-6: Sadhbh Peat agus James Doolan
- 12 March 2010
Seo ceoltóirí as Bhaile Átha Cliath - Sadhbh Peat (Artane) ar an gconsairtín agus James Doolan ar an mbodhrán - agus iad ag casadh trí ríl - “The College Groves”, The Lads of Laois” agus “Barr na Sléibhe” ag seisiún neamhfhoirmeálta ag Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009.
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- ComhaltasLive #299-2: Reels from the Hurley family
- 23 October 2009
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).
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- ComhaltasLive #298-2: Crinniú at the Cooley/Collins Festival
- 14 October 2009
Here is the group “Crinniú” playing at the Cooley/Collins Festival Concert in Gort in October 2007. They play three tunes: “The Boys of Bluehill” hornpipe, followed by the reels “O’Flanagan Meets O’Hanlon”, and “The Money Musk”. Members of the group are: Jack Talty (keyboard), Ann Marie Grogan (flute), Caitlíin Nic Gabhann (concertina), Siobhán O’Donnell (bodhrán and vocals), Damien O’Reilly (accordion) and Áine Bird (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #302-4: Fleadh Session from 2008
- 6 September 2009
A street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, including: accordion player Tom Lawlor from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Teresa Larkin (piano accordion) and Dermot Maher (bodhrán), both from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, and Joanne Ward from Castleconnell, Co. Limerick on fiddle.
They play two reels: “George White’s” and “The Corner House”, which was composed by Paddy Kelly. Incidentally, Tom is also well known as a repairer and tuner of accordion and concestinas and has manufactured a number of accordions.
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- ComhaltasLive #284-2: Cruinniú at Nyah
- 9 January 2009
A selection of reels played by the group “Cruinniú” at the Nyah Festival in Cavan in March 2007. The first two reels, composed by Vincent Broderick, are “The Milky Way” and “The Crock of Gold”. The third reel is “The Green Mountain”. The Nyah Festival is organised each year by Cavan accordion player and teacher Martin Donohoe.
The members of the group are: Áine Bird (fiddle), Anne Marie Grogan (flute), Caitlín Ní Gabhann (concertina), Siobhán O’onnell (bodhrán and vocals), Jack Talty (piano) and Ryan Graham (guitar). Accordionist Damien O’Reilly was unavoidably absent on the night.