Scoil Éigse
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- ComhaltasLive #236 - 3: Reels From All the Scoil Éigse Tutors
- 21 December 2007
The full group of Master Tutors at Scoil Éigse at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 play a selection of reels: “The Shaskeen” and “The Bag of Spuds”, appreciated by a standing ovation.
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- ComhaltasLive #236 - 2: Eileen Gannon and Kelly Winter from St. Louis
- 20 December 2007
From St. Louis USA, harper Eileen Gannon and Kelly Winter on piano accordion, master tutors at Scoil Éigse, play two reels: “Paddy Mill’s” and “The Boy in the Gap”.
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- ComhaltasLive #235: 2007 Concert Tour and the Fleadh
- 18 December 2007
This week we bring you music from the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America, Oct 2007 and more from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore.
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- ComhaltasLive #235 - 7: Jigs from a Scoil Éigse Quartet
- 17 December 2007
A selection of jigs: “McHugh’s” and a dance version of the song “Na Ceannabháin Bhána” played by four of the sixty master tutors at Scoil Éigse at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007. The five-day school is an integral part of the Fleadh for many decades now and is attended by over 700 young musicians from all over the world.
The musicians are: Padraig King (button accordion), Sabina McCague (fiddle), Padraig McGovern (uilleann pipes) and Garry Shannon (flute). Gary is also the co-ordinator of the annual Meitheal Residential Summer School of Limerick, held each July.
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- ComhaltasLive #232: Music from Atlanta, Birr and Tullamore (Full Programme)
- 18 November 2007
This week, we bring you Joannie Madden and Daithí Sproule, some items from the 2007 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland and sessions from Fleadh Cheoil 2007.
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- ComhaltasLive #232 - 6: Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn (Banjo/Accordion)
- 17 November 2007
We conclude the programme with a selection of three reels played at the Scoil Éigse Master Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh 2007 by Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn on banjo and button accordion. The reels are “Mc Carthy’s Reel”, “The Widow’s Daughter” and “The Strokestown Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #227: Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert (Full Programme)
- 14 October 2007
This week, we continue with the tutors’ concert from Scoil Éigse at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007.
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- ComhaltasLive #227 - 5: Scoil Éigse Tutors - Reels
- 13 October 2007
Concluding the programme, a selection of reels: “Kiss Me Kate”, “The Green Groves” and “The Peeler’s Jacket”. The musicians are Paddy Ryan, Connie O’Connell, Nicky McAuliffe and Kathleen Nesbitt (fiddles), Maedbh Ní Lochlainn and Mary Tisdall O’Sullivan (concertinas), Anne McAuliffe (button accordion), Nóirín Ní Shúilleabháin (whistle) and Anne-Marie Acosta (piano).
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- ComhaltasLive #226: More from Scoil Éigse 2007 (Full Programme)
- 7 October 2007
This week, we bring you more music from the Scoil Éigse Master Tutors’ concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 6: Scoil Éigse Sextet
- 6 October 2007
We conclude this week’s programme with a selection of highlands associated with Co. Donegal played by Gary Lynch (fiddle), Mairéad McManus (flute), Peter Staunton (button accordion), Katie Jordan (piano accordion), Colin McGill (piano accordion) and Anne Marie Acosta (piano). The tunes are called “The Highland Man” and “Casey’s Pig”.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 5: Maria Ging, Sara Jane and Emma Woods and Sharen Carroll
- 5 October 2007
Four master tutors, Maria Ging (fiddle), Sara Jane Woods (flute), Sharen Carroll (concertina) and Emma Woods (fiddle) play two jigs: “Tommy Mulhaire’s”, which is this week’s tutorial, and “Eddie Kelly’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 4: Oisín and Máire Mac Diarmada with Louise Mulcahy
- 4 October 2007
A selection of reels, “I Wish I Never Saw You” and “McGettrick’s” (called after Sligo whistle player Timmy McGettrick), played by Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), his sister Máire (flute) and Louise Mulcahy (flute). They were recorded at the 2007 Scoil Éigse tutors’ concert in Tullamore.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 3: Janet Harbison and Micheál Ó hAlmhain
- 3 October 2007
Janet Harbison (harp) and Micheál Ó hAlmhain (whistle) play an old air, “Conlach Ghlas an Fhomhair” followed by a new tune composed by Janet to celebrate the peace movement in Northern Ireland, called “A Bright New Morning”.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 2: Five Tutors - reels
- 2 October 2007
A group of five Scoil Éigse Tutors play a selection of reels: “Touch me If You Dare” and “The Hut In the Bog”. Anne-Marie Acosta is on piano, Aoife Granville on flute, Jarlath Brennan on banjo, Maura Walsh on concertina and Edel McLoughlin on piano accordion.
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 1: Finbar McGreevey and Fiona Doherty
- 1 October 2007
Two of the Scoil Éigse 2007 tutors, Finbar McGreevey (flute) and Fiona Doherty (fiddle) play three jigs: “Contentment is Wealth”, “The Man in the Bog” and “The Westering Home.”
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- ComhaltasLive #225: Scoil Éigse Tutors 2007 (Full Programme)
- 29 September 2007
Music from the Master Tutors at Scoil Éigse 2007, recorded at the tutors’ concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #225 - 5: Scoil Éigse tutor quartet
- 28 September 2007
Concluding this week’s programme, a selection of polkas: “Maurice O’Keefe’s” and “Pádraig O’Keefe’s” played by Master Tutors Ernestine Healy (concertina), Maeve Buckley (banjo), Geraldine O’Callaghan (fiddle) and Jimmy Morrisson (uilleann pipes).
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- ComhaltasLive #225 - 4: Brian McNamara (pipes) and Gráinne Hambly (harp)
- 27 September 2007
A duet on Uilleann Pipes and Harp played by Brian McNamara and Gráinne Hambly, Master Tutors at Scoil Éigse 2007. They play two very old tunes: a jig called “The Piper’s Picnic” and “Leslie’s March”.
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- ComhaltasLive #225 - 3: Garry Shannon, Pádraig King, Sabina McCague and Pádraig McGovern
- 26 September 2007
A selection of reels, “George White’s” played in an unusual key, and “Mossy Banks”, played by Pádraig King (button accordion), Sabina McCague (fiddle), Pádraig McGovern (uilleann pipes), Garry Shannon (flute).
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- ComhaltasLive #225 - 2: Siobhán Ní Chonaráin and Niall Keegan
- 25 September 2007
Scoil Éigse Master Tutors Siobhán Ní Chonaráin and Niall Keegan play an old jig associated with West Limerick, followed by “Timmy Duffy’s Barn Dances.”
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