ComhaltasLive #226: More from Scoil Éigse 2007 (Full Programme)
This week, we bring you more music from the Scoil Éigse Master Tutors’ concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
| Time | Segment |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Scoil Éigse is a long-established and integral part of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann providing five days of tutition by over 60 Master Tutors for over 800 participants. Two of the tutors, Finbar McGreevey (flute) and Fiona Doherty (fiddle) play three jigs: “Contentment is Wealth”, “The Man in the Bog” and “The Westering Home.” |
| 03:33 | 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. |
| 06:17 | 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”. |
| 11:43 | 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 Luise Mulcahy (flute). They were recorded at the 2007 Scoil Éigse tutors’ concert in Tullamore. |
| 15:56 | 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”. |
| 18:36 | 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”. |
- Date
- 7 Oct, 2007
- Created By
- Willie Fogarty
- Source
- ComhaltasLive
| Performers/Subjects | Instruments |
|---|---|
| Finbar McGreevey | Flute |
| Fiona Doherty | Fiddle |
| Anne-Marie Acosta | Piano |
| Aoife Granville | Flute |
| Jarlath Brennan | Banjo |
| Maura Walsh | Concertina |
| Edel McLoughlin | Piano Accordion |
| Janet Harbison | Harp |
| Micheál Ó hAlmhain | Whistle |
| Oisín MacDiarmada | Fiddle |
| Máire MacDiarmada | Flute |
| Louise Mulcahy | Flute |
| Maria Ging | Fiddle |
| Sara Jane Woods | Flute |
| Sharen Carroll | Concertina |
| Emma Woods | Fiddle |
| Gary Lynch | Fiddle |
| Mairéad McManus | Flute |
| Peter Staunton | Button Accordion |
| Katie Jordan | Piano Accordion |
| Colin McGill | Piano Accordion |
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Programme: ComhaltasLive #226: More from Scoil Éigse 2007
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 6: Scoil Éigse Sextet
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 5: Maria Ging, Sara Jane and Emma Woods and Sharen Carroll
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 4: Oisín and Máire Mac Diarmada with Louise Mulcahy
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 3: Janet Harbison and Micheál Ó hAlmhain
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 2: Five Tutors - reels
- ComhaltasLive #226 - 1: Finbar McGreevey and Fiona Doherty
