Whistle
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- ComhaltasLive #291-5: Coleen Shanks on Whistle
- 4 July 2009
From the Crotty-Doran branch of Comhaltas in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Coleen Shanks plays two reels on whistle: “The Gooseberry Bush” and “The Girl That Broke My Heart”.
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- ComhaltasLive Programme #289
- 20 June 2009
This week we bring you the fine playing of Jimmy Keane and Seán Cleland from Chicago, Dylan Foley, Rose Flanagan and Donal Clancy from New York, Aisling Mc Phillips from Fermanagh, Dean Warner of Armagh, Sligo player Deirdre Hurley and the Bridge Céilí Band.
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- ComhaltasLive #289-5: Deirdre Hurley in Gurteen
- 18 June 2009
Recorded in the Comhaltas Regional Resource Centre in Gurteen, Sligo in 2004, here is Deirdre Hurley from Ballymote, Co. Sligo playing “The Mystery Reel” on tin whistle. Deirdre won the All-Ireland U-12 title in 2003.
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- ComhaltasLive #285 (Full Programme)
- 12 February 2009
We continue to take a look a look back at some favourite selections from ComhaltasLive in 2008. We feature the playing of Orlaith McAuliffe (flute), Nuala Hehir (accordion) with Liz Gaughan (fiddle), John McEvoy (fiddle) with John Wynne (flute), Billy McComiskey (button accordion) with Felix Dolan (piano), Edel Fox (concertina) with Shauna Davey (harp), and whistle player Clodagh Holland.
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- ComhaltasLive #285-6: Tin whistle player Clodagh Holland
- 11 February 2009
Two reels played on tin whistle by Clodagh Holland from Eglish, Co. Tyrone. The first tune is a lovely setting of “The Swallow’s Tail”, and the second is “The Curlews” composed by Josephine Keegan.
The music was recorded at the Ulster Fleadh at Warrenpoint, Co. Down in July 2004.
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- ComhaltasLive #272 - Full Programme
- 20 September 2008
This week we bring you more from the Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, including Ernestine Healy (concertina) with Geraldine O’Callaghan (fiddle), Janet Harbison (harp) with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain (whistle), Sabina McCague (harp), Máire Nic Dhiarmada (flute), Pádraig McGovern (uilleann pipes) and Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle) with Pádraig King (button accordion), Eileen Gannon (harp) and Kelly Winter (piano accordion) with Seán Cleland (fiddle), seán-nós dancing by Brian Cunningham and an item from the full complement of tutors.
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- ComhaltasLive #272-2: Harper Janet Harbison at Scoil Éigse with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain
- 16 September 2008
A suantraí composed by harper Janet Harbison followed by another tune, “A Leap of Faith”, also composed by Janet, concluding with a slip jig by Janet with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain on whistle. They were recorded at the tutors’ concert concluding Scoil Éigse 2008 at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #264 (Full Programme)
- 20 July 2008
This week we present traditional Irish music played by Breda Shannon, the Hurley family, Eddie Whelan, Aidan Shannon, Enda McGreevy and Keith Gildea, along with some regulars from the Wednesday night session at Cultúrlann na hÉireann.
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- ComhaltasLive #264-4: Deirdre Hurley plays The Mystery Reel
- 16 July 2008
A whistle solo by Deirdre Hurley of Ballymote, Co. Sligo, recorded shortly after she won the All-Ireland U-12 title in 2003. Deirdre plays “The Mystery Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #264-3: The Hurley family with some jigs
- 15 July 2008
From Ballymote, Co. Sligo, the Hurley family — Dermot on guitar, Deirdre on whistle and Eileen on banjo — play a set of jigs: “The Galway Miner’s Jig” (also called “Tommy Mulhaire’s”) and “Deirdre Hurley’s Jig”, which was composed by their father, Michael.
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- ComhaltasLive #264-2: Breda Shannon on Whistle
- 14 July 2008
Switching now to the whistle, Breda Shannon of Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon continues with two reels: “The Trip to Birmingham” composed by Josie McDermott and “The Baltimore Salute”.
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- ComhaltasLive #263 (Full Programme)
- 13 July 2008
This week we bring you traditional Irish music from Cian and Caoimhe Kearns, Fiona Lavin, Tara Finn, Sinéad Farrell and the Sligo group Spraoí.
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- ComhaltasLive #263-7: Whistle player Cian Kearns
- 12 July 2008
To conclude the programme, another whistle solo by Cian Kearns from Ballymote, Co. Sligo. He plays two reels: “The Leitrim Lilter”, composed by Charlie Lennon, and “Ned Killeen’s Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #263-1: Cian Kearns on Whistle with some Jigs
- 6 July 2008
All-Ireland champion whistle player Cian Kearns from Ballymote, Co. Sligo plays a selection of jigs: “Only for Barney” and “The Bride’s Favourite”. Cian is a nephew of well-known Sligo musician Deirdre Collis, who won All-Ireland senior titles on flute, whistle and button accordion.
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- ComhaltasLive #261 (Full Programme)
- 28 June 2008
In ComhaltasLive programme #261, we bring you music from the fine young musicians Clodagh Holland, Aishling McPhillips, Dean Warner, Padraig Swift, Rosie Ferguson and Eimear Reilly.
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- ComhaltasLive #261-1: Clodagh Holland on Whistle
- 23 June 2008
Three reels: “Trip to London”, “Down the Broom” and “Kitty Goes a’ Milking” played by tin whistle player Clodagh Holland from Eglish, Co. Tyrone. This recording was made at the Ulster Fleadh in Warrepoint, Co. Down in July 2004 and the last reel is this week’s tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #259 (full programme)
- 14 June 2008
ComhaltasLive Programme #258, featuring musicians from around Ireland. This week we feature: Róisín McDonald, Aoife Donnnelly, Sheila Rooney, Claire Quinn, Mary Kelly, Chris Maguire, Jim McGrath, Ursula Finnegan, Damien Mullane and Gerry Harrington.
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- ComhaltasLive #259-1: Whistles playing “Famous Ballymote” and “The Ivy Leaf”
- 9 June 2008
A tin whistle duet by Róisín McDonald from Burren, Co. Down and Aoife Donnnelly of Rostrevor, Co Down with bodhrán accompaniment by Sheila Rooney, also from Rostrever. They play two reels: “Famous Ballymote” and “The Ivy Leaf”, which is this week’s tutorial. We also include another setting of the tune played many years ago by the late great Paddy O’Brien, accordion player and composer.
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- ComhaltasLive #258: Paddy O’Brien and Music from Cavan (full programme)
- 7 June 2008
This week we present music composed by Paddy O’Brien, along with some musical selections recorded in Cavan in 2003. Featuring the fine musicians Muireann Egan, Aoife O’Brien, Mairéad Corridan, Pat Tierney, John McCartan, Danny McGovern, Martin Smith, Donal Reilly, Deirdre and Eimear Reilly and Catriona Cullivan.
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- ComhaltasLive #258 - 3: Pat Tierney on Whistle with John McCartan and Danny McGovern
- 3 June 2008
Whistle player Pat Tierney from Ballyjamesduff plays three reels ending with “Seán sa Ceó”. He is joined by John McCartan from Newtowngore, Co. Leitrim on guitar and Danny McGovern on bodhrán from Rostrevor, Co. Down.
The music was recorded in Cavan on 8th December 2003.