Concert
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- ComhaltasLive #432-7: Aisling McPhillips, Donal O’Reilly & Conor Kiernan
- 30 March 2014
Recorded in Boylan’s pub in Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan on 7th March 2014, Aisling McPhillips on concert flute and Donal O’Reilly on button accordion play three jigs commencing with “Lost and Found”. Piano accompaniment is by Conor Kiernan.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-4: Pauric Bannon & Daire Smith
- 27 March 2014
A selection of reels commencing with “The Leitrim Lilter” played on concert flute by Pauric Bannon from Gowna, Co. Cavan. Bodhrán accompaniment is by Daire Smith from Lavey, Co. Cavan.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-1: Séamus Tierney
- 24 March 2014
In a concert flute solo Séamus Tierney, Lavey, Co. Cavan plays two reels - “Paddy Gavin’s” and “The Morning Thrush”. Recorded in Boylan’s Pub, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan on 7th March, 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #431 (Full Programme)
- 19 March 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #431.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-8: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Hornpipes
- 18 March 2014
Two hornpipes - “Road to Eyeries” and “Kenmare Bay” (commenced by Alisha McMahon on harp) played by musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-7: Dick Beamish
- 17 March 2014
On the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 the versatile Fear a’tí Dick Beamish tells a story about sean nós dancing which he demonstrates (with some lilting by Eileen Brouder). Concludes with the group of musicians playing “Pigtown Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-6: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Dancers
- 16 March 2014
Dancers join the musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 for three reels - “Bonnie Anne”, “Micho Russell’s” and “Garret Barry’s”.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-5: Alisha McMahon
- 15 March 2014
A harp solo featuring a waltz and a reel by Co. Clare musician Alisha McMahon on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-4: Maggie Maguire, Sharon Connell & James Hogan
- 14 March 2014
Co. Fermanagh fiddle player Maggie Maguire plays two jigs - “Buttermilk Mary” and “James McMahon’s” in the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014. She is joined for the second jig by Galway accordion player Sharon Connell and piano accompaniment is by James Hogan.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-3: Tree of Sorrows
- 13 March 2014
An instrumental piece of music composed by Maurice Lennon - “Tree of Sorrows” - played by the musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-2: The Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 12 March 2014
Offaly flute player James Hogan leads off this selection of reels: “The Caucus” and “The Leitrim Lilter” by (C. Lennon) on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014. The other musicians and dancers of the group gradually join the performance.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-1: Clara Mannion
- 11 March 2014
All-Ireland Under-18 Concertina Champion 2013, Clara Mannion from Colligan, Co. Waterford plays a hornpipe - “The Plane of the Plank” - followed by “Dowd’s Reel” on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014. Harp Accompaniment is by Alisha McMahon from Co. Clare.
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- ComhaltasLive #430 (Full Programme)
- 2 March 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #430.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-10: Comhaltas Tour of North America
- 1 March 2014
Featuring a variety of instrumentation and joined by four dancers, musicians on the Comhaltas Tour of North America in October 2013 play a selection of hornpipes - “The Glenbeigh” and “Thomond Bridge”.
The full tour group was Claire Heffernan (flute) and Christine Mulcahy (fiddle, dance & concertina), both from Co. Limerick; Emer Toale (harp and piano), Dublin; Róisín Broderick (concertina, fiddle and song), Galway; Joseph Keane (accordion), Co. Laois; Shane Keating (uilleann pipes and whistle), Co. Cork; Elaine Reilly (banjo and mandolin), Longford; Aisling Vaughan (concertina and dance), Cork; Lorraine McMahon (fiddle), Co. Louth; Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (dance), Co. Kerry; Alice Fitzgerald (singer and Bean A’Tí), Co, Waterford; Martin Murphy (Tour Manager) Co. Longford.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-9: Noel Battle
- 28 February 2014
Nine-times All-Ireland Champion on mouth organ, Noel Battle from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath plays two reels composed by Paddy O’Brien (Tipperary) - “St. Patrick’s Night” and “The Old Road to Garry” - on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of America in October 2013. Piano accompaniment is by Emer Toale from Dublin.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-5: Comhaltas Tour of Britain Reels
- 24 February 2014
A selection of reels - “The Green Gates” and “Lilies in the Field” featuring “The Brush Dance” by musicians and dancers of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-4: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Barndances
- 23 February 2014
A selection of barndances commencing with “Seán Hayes’ Barndance” played by the musicians of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-3: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 22 February 2014
A selection of slip-jigs - “My Mind Will Ne’er be Aisy”, “Sir Philip McHugh” and “The Silvermore” by musicians and dancers on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-2: Rebecca McCarthy Kent
- 21 February 2014
Waterford fiddle player Rebecca McCarthy Kent plays two reels “The Red Bee” (by Joe Liddy) and “Colonel Fraser” on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014. Accompaniment is by Co. Claire harpist Alisha McMahon.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-1: Ronan Sweeney
- 20 February 2014
Two reels - “The Boys of Ballinahinch” and “Stone of Destiny” played by Cavan Uilleann Piper Ronan Sweeney on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014.