Hornpipe
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- ComhaltasLive #291-6: Pádraig O’Neil and Lindsay Moynagh
- 6 July 2009
Dublin fiddle player Pádraig O’Neil (winner of the All-Ireland U-18 title in 2001) plays “The Bee’s Wing Hornpipe” followed by a selection of reels. Harp accompaniment is by Lindsay Moynagh, also from Dublin and another All-Ireland Champion.
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- ComhaltasLive #291-4: Mary Crowley on Piano Accordion
- 4 July 2009
Playing music from her native West Cork, piano accordion player Mary Crowley from Skibbereen plays two very old hornpipes: “West on the Hill” and “Kit O’Mahoney’s”. Notice Mary’s subtle variations and ornamentations, particularly in “Kit O’Mahoney’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #288 (Full Programme)
- 13 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 #288-4: Darren McGee (fiddle) with a hornpipe
- 10 June 2009
“Lad O’Byrne’s Hornpipe”, composed by Ed Reavy, is played on fiddle by Darren McGee from Co. Antrim.
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- ComhaltasLive #287 (Full Programme)
- 6 June 2009
ComhaltasLive 287 features the fine playing of Ned Kelly (button accordion), Alex Reidinger (Fiddle, Harp and Concertina), Michael Harrison (Fiddle), John Culhane (Lilter), Pádraig Synnott (Uilleann Pipes) with the 2008 Irish Tour group.
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- ComhaltasLive #287-5: Alex Reidinger on Concertina
- 2 April 2009
A selection from Alex Reidinger of North Carolina on concertina: “The Ebb Tide” hornpipe, followed by the set-dance “Séan Ó Duibhir An Ghleanna”. Incidentally, Alex has released her first CD called “The Pleasures of Hope", on which she plays fiddle, harp and concertina.
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- ComhaltasLive #286 (Full Programme)
- 28 March 2009
This week we present a few recordings made at the new and magnificent Comhaltas Clasaċ Regional Centre in Dublin, which was one of the venues for the Irish Concert Tour in October 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #286-6: Caitríona Sears and Oisín Morrison at Clasaċ
- 27 March 2009
Returning to the Clasaċ Regional Resource Centre in Dublin, fiddle player Caitríona Sears and harper Oisín Morrison play “The Western Hornpipe”, followed by a reel. The music was on October 24, 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #286-4: Aoife Green on Concertina at Clasaċ
- 25 March 2009
All-Ireland champion Aoife Green from Co. Galway plays ”The Blackbird Hornipe” on concertina, followed by “Jack Roe’s Reel” with harp accompaniment by Oisín Morrison. The music was recorded at Clasaċ, the Comhaltas Regional Resource Centre in Clontarf, Dublin on October 24, 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #283 (Full Programme)
- 4 January 2009
This week on ComhaltasLive we feature members of Craobh Bheartla Uí Fhlatharta Comhaltas in Leixlip, Co. Kildare, including the champion concertina/fiddle duet of Gearóid and Seán Keane, Ciarán Fitzgerald on flute and concertina, his sister Áine on concertina, the entire Fitzgerald family playing together, and Seán and Gearóid Keane joined by Cormac Murphy.
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- ComhaltasLive #283-6: Seán and Gearóid Keane with Cormac Murphy
- 3 January 2009
We conclude the programme from Leixlip Comhaltas Branch, Co. Kildare, with Seán Keane (fiddle), his brother Gearóid (concertina) and Cormac Murphy (button accordion) from Newbridge. They play a Brendan McGlinchey three-part hornpipe, follwed by two reels: “The Kiltoon” and “The Béara Reel” composed by Finbar O’Dwyer.
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- ComhaltasLive #281 (Full Programme)
- 17 December 2008
This week we present more music recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008, including:
- An impromptu session with Sorcha Rooney (harp) from Sligo, Daire Mulhearn (button accordion) from Ennis, Co. Clare, Karen Hickey (fiddle), Fiachra O’Regan (uilleann pipes) and Pádraig O’Neill (fiddle) of Dublin.
- A group of tutors from the 2008 Scoil Éigse, including Sabina McCague (harp) from Co. Monaghan, Máire Nic Dhiarmada (flute) of Sligo, Pádraig McGovern (uilleann pipes) of Leitrim, Oisín MacDiarmada (fiddle) of Sligo and Pádraig King (button accordion) of Limerick.
- The Innisfree, Dartry and Naithí Céilí Bands, recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition.
- Bronwyn De Paor and Edel Quinn in the Senior Fiddle competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-5: Bronwyn De Paor with a Hornpipe
- 5 December 2008
Bronwyn De Paor from Ennis, Co. Clare took third place in the Under-18 fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. She played this hornpipe.
The music was recorded in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August of 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #279 (Full Programme)
- 19 November 2008
This week we feature Erin Loughran on fiddle, a duet with Darren Breslin (button accordion) and Laura Beagon (fiddle), and from the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, the fiddle players Maeve Flanagan, Katie Lawrence, Johnny Canning and Aurora Burd.
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- ComhaltasLive #279-5: Johnny Canning at the All-Ireland
- 17 November 2008
Second place in the 2008 Senior Fiddle competition went to Johnny Canning from Glasgow, Scotland, who played the hornpipe: “Garry Kennedy Castle”. The tune was composed by Paddy O’Brien in the key of ‘F’, though Johnny’s setting here is in ‘G’.
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- ComhaltasLive #278 (Full Programme)
- 12 November 2008
This week we present music from the 2008 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann fiddle competitions, held at Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August. From the Senior Fiddle competition we see the playing of Evelyn Healy, Peader O’Connor, Rónán Mac Grianna, Ciara Brennan, Melanie Houton, Shona Ní Fhlatharta and Seámus Mulready, along with Edel Quinn from the Senior Fiddle Slow Air competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #278-4: Ciara Brennan at the All-Ireland
- 7 November 2008
From the Piper’s Club CCÉ in Dublin, Ciara Brennan plays “The Ballyoran Hornpipe”, composed by Seán Ryan. The music was recorded at the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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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 #277-4: Dylan Foley with a Hornpipe at the All-Ireland
- 30 October 2008
All-Ireland Under-18 fiddle champion Dylan Foley from New York, USA plays the hornpipe: “Across the Fence”. The hornpipe was composed by fiddle player Brendan McGlinchey, and the music was recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #276 (Full Programme)
- 26 October 2008
This week’s programme features more music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, held at Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008. From the Under-18 fiddle competition, we see the fine young players Bronwyn De Paor, Dylan Foley, Eoghan McKenna, Rhona Lynch, Aidan Connolly and Brian Lindsay. From the Senior Céilí Band competition, we have the Dartry and Isle of Man Céilí Bands.