490.01 Birmingham based Flute player Patsy Moloney plays a selection of Reels at a Wednesday night session on 31st March 2016 in Paddy Rohan’s Pub in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, wtth piano accompaniment by Angela Hogan, Nenagh. The reels are “Glen Castle” (composed by Vincent McGrath and called after Glencastle village in Co. Mayo, where Patsy’s wife Mary comes from) and “David’s dream” (C. Lennon). These Reels are included on Patsy’s recent CD “ Patsy Moloney – The Temple in the glen “. Born near Templeglantine in Co. Limerick, he won the All-Ireland senior title in 1977. Patsy’s wife Mary, his mother Kay who is 92 years young and several family members joined him at the session. [email protected] 490.02 Recorded at a session at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Fiddle player Lexia Kennedy, from Murphy Roche Irish Music Club, Chicago, USA, plays two Reels “Lord McDonalds” and “McFadden’s favourite”. Lexia came 3rd in Fiddle Slow Airs U-12 competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo. 490.03 All-Ireland U-12 Concertina champion 2015, Brianna Brown from St. Louis Irish Arts in Missouri, USA, plays a Jig “The King of the pipers” at a session at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis. 490.04 Trying out one of the new Alvin Fry fiddles at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, fddle player Andrew O’ Brien plays “Bobby Casey’s reel”. Andrew is, of course, a member of the well known O’ Brien family of traditional musicians in Dublin and he resides in St. Louis. At the end Alvin explains some of the background to his research and development of the instrument over a 35 year period. [email protected] 490.05 One of the main influences in so successfully promoting Irish traditional music in St. Louis, USA is harpist and multi-instrumentalist Eileen Gannon. Here Eileen, who is a Tutor for many years at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, is joined by four other tutors at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo for a selection of Slip Jigs “The humours of Ballymanus” and “Drops of brandy”. L/R Eileen Gannon, Kim Fleming, Deirdre Granville, Dearbhail Finnegan and Aoife Granville. 490.064 At the Cairde Charna concert in Cultúrlann na hÉireann on 10th October 2015, tin whistle player Róisín Nic Dhonnchadha plays a reel “Larkin’s beehives” (P. O’ Brien). 490.07 From CCÉ, Martin Mulvihill, New York, USA, Finbar Kantor plays a hornpipe “Brigid of Knock” (Ed. Reavy) in senior fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo. 490.08 Music Tutor at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Mary Walsh, plays a selection of Reels on her favourite whistle made by Michael Burke who speaks at the end of the selection. The Reels are “The Leitrim reel” and “Crehan’s”. 490.09 Birmingham based Flute player Patsy Moloney plays “Cregg’s Pipes” reel at a Wednesday night session on 31st March 2016 in Paddy Rohan’s Pub in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, wtth piano accompaniment by Angela Hogan, Nenagh. The Reel is included on Patsy’s recent CD “ Patsy Moloney – The Temple in the glen “. Born near Templeglantine in Co. Limerick, he won the All-Ireland senior title in 1977. Patsy’s wife Mary, his mother Kay who is 92 years young and several family members joined him at the session. [email protected] 490.10 Musicians from Irish Arts Centre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, L/R Jennifer Kelly on flute, Zohra Coday on concertina and Natasha Sanford on piano accordion, play a slip jig “The Thorn Tree” and a reel “The Silver Spear”, during a session at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 490.11 Eadaoin Ní Mhaicín, CCÉ, Caisleán a’ Bharraigh, Co. Mayo, plays a three-part jig in the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo. 490.12 Roisín Anne Hughes, CCÉ, Irish Minstrels, Glasgow, Scotland, plays “Lord Gordon’s Reel” in the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo. 490.13 The Bridge Céili Band from CCÉ, Portarlington, Co. Laois, play “The Queen of the West” hornpipe in Senior Céili Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2015 in Sligo. Band members are – Eibhlin Healy, Karen McCormack, Robert Gleeson, Karen Boland and Mary O’ Donnell on fiddles; Eugene Nolan and Niamh Furlong on flutes; Mary O’ Reilly, accordion; Pat O’ Meara, piano and Liam McCormack on drums. 490.14 Playing an Alvin Fry fiddle, Eimear Arkins plays two Reels “Farewell to London” (B. McGlinchey) and “The Holly Bush” (F.Dwyer) at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 490.15 A group of ten Musicians from St. Louis Irish Arts Centre play a selection of Jigs during a session at he Comhaltas North American Convention 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The jigs are “The Legacy Jig”, “Nora Criona” and “Rock the boat”. Musicians are L/R Seppo Hoijarvi, Rowan Elliott, Addy Koziol, K T Elliott, Olivia Hoijarvi, Ashley Fronick, Sarah Nemanick, Otto Hoijarvi, Timo Hoijarvi and Ashley Laws.