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- ComhaltasLive #310 (Full Programme)
- 15 March 2010
More sessions and highlights from Fleadh 2009.
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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 #307 (Full Programme)
- 14 February 2010
More performances, including some sean-nós dancing by Scoil Éigse tutors, from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, which was held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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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 #307-2: Darragh Curtin at a Fleadh Street Session
- 7 February 2010
During a street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, Darragh Curtin from Brosna, Co. Kerry plays a fiddle solo - “The Scent of the Bog” hornpipe, followed by a reel.
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- ComhaltasLive #306 (Full Programme)
- 5 February 2010
Further highlights from Fleadh 2009! This week’s programme includes the All-Ireland Champions the Dartry Céilí Band and Under-18 Fiddle Champion Aoife Ní Bhroin. The Fleadh was held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #305 (Full Programme)
- 27 January 2010
More music from the Fleadh! This week’s programme features the Under-18 fiddle competition, the Senior Céilí Bands (including the winners, the Dartry Céilí Band of Sligo) and session music, all from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009. The Fleadh was held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #304 (Full Programme)
- 14 January 2010
Here are some summer tunes to chase away these winter storms! This week we bring you music from the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, held in August at Tullamore, Co. Offaly. This week’s programme includes selections from the Scoil Éigse tutors’ concert, Mairéad Hickey in a street session, and the Templeglantine, Pearl River, Botha, Ceolus and Old Bay Céilí Bands from the senior competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #304-3: Mairéad Hickey plays two reels in a street session
- 8 January 2010
During one of the many informal street sessions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, All-Ireland U-12 fiddle champion for 2008, Mairéad Hickey from Cork City played two reels: “The College Groves” and “Paddy Fahy’s”.
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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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- Darren Breslin at a Fleadh Session
- 1 November 2009
All-Ireland Senior button accordion champion for 2008, Darren Breslin takes the direct route to a session in the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009. From Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, Darren joins his grandfather Brian (on fiddle), Michael Curran (button accordion) and Gerry McMahon (guitar), both from Co. Tyrone. They play a set of reels: “The Boys of Ballysodare” and “The Bucks of Oranmore”.
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- ComhaltasLive #300-3: Jigs from a Fleadh Session
- 24 September 2009
A session in The Bridge Hotel Tullamore, taking place during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. Musicians include Rosie Ferguson and Darren McGee on fiddles and Declan McGee on piano - all form Co. Down. They play three jigs, commencing with “Rosewood” and “The Woods of Old Limerick”.
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- ComhaltasLive #301 (Full Programme)
- 20 September 2009
This week we present some music recorded at the 2005 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, held in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. We also feature music from the Clare Champions concert of the same year, featuring returning Fleadh champions from that county.
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- ComhaltasLive #301-4: Martin Gaffney and Friends
- 16 September 2009
Martin Gaffney (flute), originally from Cavan and now residing in Dublin, and James Dillon (flute) from Listowel, Co. Kerry, play in a session recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny.
They play a selection of reels: “The Belles of Tipperary” and “The Traveller”.
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- ComhaltasLive #301-3: Polkas from a Fleadh Session
- 15 September 2009
A selection of Sligo polkas played on flutes by Cavan native Martin Gaffney (now living in Dublin) and James Dillon from Listowel, Co. Kerry. They were recorded at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005, held in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
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- ComhaltasLive #301-1: Letterkenny Street Session
- 14 September 2009
Nuala Hehir (button accordion) from Co. Clare leads a street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenney, Co. Donegal. They play two reels: “The Skylark” and “The Humours of Lissadell”.
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- ComhaltasLive #302 (full programme)
- 11 September 2009
This week we bring you more music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, including sets from Isaac Alderson (Uilleann Pipes), a fiddle trio from Pearl River, New York, the 2007-2009 Fleadh chairperson Attracta Brady, a street session from 2008, the Innisfree Céilí Band, Ronan Greene and Brian Lindsay playing in the fiddle competitions, and finishing up with some reels from the Allow Céilí Band.
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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 #291 (Full Programme)
- 6 July 2009
This week, ComhaltasLive includes the playing of Damien McKee (button accordion) and Séan Óg Graham (guitar), Áine Bird (fiddle), Ita and Matt Cunnigham (fiddle and button accordion), Mary Crowley (piano accordion), Coleen Shanks (whistle) and the playing of Pádraig O’Neil (fiddle) and Lindsay Moynagh (harp).