ComhaltasLive #233: Senior Céilí Bands from Fleadh Cheoil 2007 (Full Programme)



This week we present some of the Senior Bands at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore, including St. Roch’s, Inisfree, Ceoltóirí na Mainstreach, Tribes, Breffni, Craobh Naithí, Sruleen and Crosskeys Céilí Bands.

Time Segment
00:00 St. Roch’s Céilí Band from Glasgow, Scotland, play their selection of reels commencing with “The Salamanca”. The Band includes fiddle player Johnny Canning, who took 2nd place in the Senior Fiddle Competition featured in ComhaltasLive Programmes #230 and #231. The band members are: Eilean McAidle, Katie Boyle, Louise Hunter and Johnny Canning on fiddles, Julia Reid and Mairéad McManees on flutes, Martina O’Callaghan on piano accordion, Patrick O’Callaghan on button accordion, Colm Canning on drums and Kathleen Boyle on piano.
02:42 Next we present the Innisfree Céilí Band from Sligo playing two jigs, followed by Ceoltóirí na Mainstreach from Co. Clare with a selection of reels. The Innisfree took 2nd place at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore, where these selections were recorded. The Innisfree Céilí Band members are: Oisín and Cormac Mac Diarmada and Damien O’Brien on fiddle, Damien Stenson, Máire Nic Dhiarmada and David Sheridan on flutes, Paul Finn on button accordion, Oliver Loughlin on piano accordin, Darraigh Kelly on drums and Charles O’Connor on piano. Ceoltóirí na Mainstreach band members are: Vincent McMahon, Kevin Finkcane, Ann Marie Vaughan and Joe Rynne on fiddles, John Rynne and John Kelly on flutes, Caitríona O’Sullivan on concertina, Mike Butler on button accordion, Seán Griffin on drums and Jack Talty on piano.
08:16 Selection of reels played by The Tribes Céilí Band from Co. Galway, whose band members are: Eilís O’Connor, Yvonne Flynn and Áine McGrath on fiddles, Marcus Herman on flute, Tommy Keane on uileann pipes, Jaqueline Mc Carthy on concertina, P.J. Hernon on button accordion, Bernie Conneely on banjo, Bernie O’Connor on drums and Karl Hession on piano. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore.
10:46 The Breffni Céilí Band from Cavan playing the Thomond Bridge hornpipe, which is this week’s tutorial. Band members are Lisa Geoghegan, Alma and Eimear Colwell on fiddles, Dorina Brady and Amanda Finnegan on flutes, Karlos Brady on banjo, Aileen Geoghegan on button accordion, Adam Geoghegan on drums and Deirdre O’Reilly on piano. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore.
12:47 From Dublin, the Craobh Naithí Ceilí Band plays two jigs: a Vincent Broderick composition, “The Haunted House”, also known as “Paddy Taylor’s Jig” followed by “The Wandering Minstrel”. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore. Band members are Emma Woods, Michael Harrison and Mick Glynn on fiddles, Sarah Jane Woods and Daithí Ó Cearrbhúil on flutes, Janine Redmond on button accordion, Aoife Johnson and Peadar Denmead on concertinas, Cormac Glynn on drums and Martin Gaffney on piano.
15:36 A selection of reels concluding with “Lord Mc Donald’s” from the Sruleen Céilí Band of Birmingham, England. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore. Band members are John Burke, Anna Marie Jordan, Doreen Davies and Franco Bonomakly on fiddles, Patsy Malony and Joanna Holking on flutes, Vincent Jordan on piano accordion, Carmel Burke on button accordion, Katie Jordan on drums and Michael Tennyson on piano.
18:08 Next, the Crosskeys Ceilí Band from Co. Antrim with a selection of jigs conclude this week’s programme. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007 in Tullamore. Band members are Martin Agnew, Siobhán and Claire McCormack and Catherine McGill on fiddles, Seána Agnew and Gráinne McGill on flutes, Eimear Graham on accordion, Donal Savage on concertina, John Agnew on drums and Cathy Potter on piano.

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Date
25 Nov, 2007
Created By
Willie Fogarty
Source
ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
St. Roch's Céilí Band
Inisfree Céilí Band
Ceoltóirí na Mainstreach Céilí Band
Tribes Céilí Band
Breffni Céilí Band
Craobh Naithí Céilí Band
Sruleen Céilí Band
Crosskeys Céilí Band

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