ComhaltasLive Programme #354 Time | Segment ——|———- 00:00 | Master of the banjo, Gerry O’Connor, recorded at Comhaltas headquarters in Dublin on the 5th of February, 2003, plays two reels – “The Hare’s Paw” and “The Cukoo’s”. The second tune was composed by renowned fiddle player/composer Seán Ryan, who, like Gerry, hailed from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. 01:56 | Recorded in February 2003 in Ennis, Co. Clare, Tara Breen, who was All-Ireland Under-12 Fiddle Champion at the time played this selection of reels, which she learned from her teacher Maura O’Keeffe. 04:44 | The group “Crinniú”, recorded at the annual Cooley/Collins Festival in Gort, Co. Galway on the 27th of October, 2007 play a selection of jigs: “The Geese in the Bog”, “The Spotted Dog” (composed by John McEvoy) and “The Doverman’s Wallet”. Members of the group are: Jack Talty (piano), Ann Marie Grogan (flute), Caitlin Nic Gabhann (concertina), Siobhán O’Donnell (bodhrán and vocals), Áine Bird (fiddle), Damien O’Rielly (accordion). 08:28 | Galway accordion player Oliver Divinney plays a selection of reels: “Lucy Campbell’s” and “The Primrose Lass” at the Cooley/Collins Festival in Gort, Co. Galway in October, 2007. 12:32 | “Thomand Bridge” hornpipe played by “The Breffni Céilí Band” at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005. 14:34 | “The Belles of Tipperary” reel played by Christine Mulcahy, Killeedy, Co. Limerick just after winning the Under-12 Concertina All-Ireland at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny. Gutar accompaniment is by Tony O’Rourke, Melbourne, Australia. 16:09 | Recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005, Scoil Éigse Tutors Máíre Nic Dhiarmada, Louise Mulcahy (concert flutes) and Mícheál Rooney (harp) play a selection of reels: “Patsy Touhy’s” and “The Bag of Spuds”. 19:25 | Co. Fermanagh accordion player Darren Breslin plays a selection of jigs in a street session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. [*Download Audio*](http://media.comhaltas.ie/audio/cl354/cl354_all_64K.mp3 “Audio – ComhaltasLive #354 (Full Programme)”)
