ComhaltasLive #359 (Full Programme)



Highlights from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.

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00:00 Taking 2nd place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan, The Awbeg Céilí Band, CCÉ Craobh Chrónáin, Cork play a selection of jigs: “The Wishing Well” and “The Boys of the Town”. Band Members are: Mairéad Fitzgibbon, Tara Breen and Aileen O’Callaghan, fiddles; Siobhán Hogan and Humphrey Murphy, flutes; Alan Finn, accordion; Rory McMahon, concertina; Eoin O’Sullivan, banjo; Francis Ward, piano; Noel Clancy, drums.
02:46 St. Roch’s Céilí Band, Glasgow, Scotland play a selection of reels at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011: “The Longford Collector” and “Stony Steps”. Members of the band are: Eileen McArdle, Claire McLaughlin, Lorraine McGuigan and Róisín Anne Hughes, fiddles; Patricia McArdle and Danny Boyle, flutes; Martina Callaghan and Patrick Callaghan, accordions; Alan Costello, piano; Mark Maguire, drums.
04:25 Jig played by Claire Bohan, CCÉ Droim Ar Snámh, Co. Leitrim when she took 3rd place in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011.
06:47 In the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011, Jack Bogard, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA plays a reel.
08:35 Taking second place in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011, Claire Anne Kearns, CCÉ Cill Aichaidh, Co. Offally plays a reel: an East Galway setting of “The Pigeon on the Gate”.
10:11 All-Ireland Senior Céilí Band Champions for 2011, The Shannonvale Céilí Band, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry play “P.J. O’Mahony’s Hornpipe”. Band members are: Sheila Garry, Colm Kissane and Geraldine O’Callaghan, fiddles; Marriane Browne and Joe O’Sullivan, flutes; Danny O’Mahony, accordion; Alan Egan, concertina; Michael Collins, banjo; Patsy Broderick, piano; John Collins, drums.
11:57 Playing in the Senior Céilí Band Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011, The Burning River Céilí Band from Cleveland, Ohio, USA play two reels: a seeting of “Larry Favourite” (by Paddy O’Brien) and “Boil the Breakfast Early”. Band members are: Francis Quinn, Nikki Custy and Dominick Kilroy, fiddles; Brian Haloran and Michael McNamara, flutes; Martin and Katie Kilroy, accordion; Joe Kilroy, banjo; Caroline Taylor, piano and Brendan Carr, drums.
14:47 Selection of jigs played in an informal session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in the Crystal Hotel by Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Co. Meath on concertina, Dan Gurney, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, USA on accordion and Dylan Foley, New York, USA on fiddle.
18:09 At an informal session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan, fiddle player Dylan Foley, New York, USA plays a selection of reels: “St. Ruth’s Bush” and “Connie O’Connell’s”.

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Date
19 September 2011
Created By
Willie Fogarty
Source
ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
The Awbeg Céilí Band
St. Roch's Céilí Band
Claire Bohan Fiddle
Jack Bogard Fiddle
Claire Anne Kearns Fiddle
The Shannonvale Céilí Band
The Burning River Céilí Band
Caitlín Nic Gabhann Concertina
Dan Gurney Accordion
Dylan Foley Fiddle

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