ComhaltasLive #361 (Full Programme)



Highlights from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.

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00:00 The Shannonvale Céilí band, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry winning their All-Ireland title for 2011 play a selection of jigs: “The Humours of Ballinahulla” and “Scatter the Mud”.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.
02:17 From a large session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan a selection of reels ending with “Come West Along the Road”.
05:12 At an informal session outside the Fleadh Office in Cavan, All Ireland Under-15 Concertina Champion 2011 Stephen McMahon, CCÉ Tullycorbett, Co. Monaghan plays “Paddy Kelly’s Four-Part Reel”.
08:06 Taking Third Place in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan, Claire Bohan, CCÉ Droim Ar Snámh, Co. Leitrim plays a reel: “The Nervous Man” (composed by Paddy O’Brien).
09:49 Mairéad Holt from Pearl River, New York, USA plays a hornpipe in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.
11:47 At Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan the Knockmore Céílí Band from Co. Fermanagh play a selection of reels: “Devaney’s Goat” and “Phyllis’ Birthday”. Band members are: Maggie Maguire, Maria Connelly, and Michael Kerr, fiddles; Lorena Maguire and Aishling McPhillips, flutes; Chris Maguire and Catherine Mulligan, accordion; Brona Graham, banjo; Ronan Warnock, piano; and Kieran Leonard, drums.
14:46 Winning the All-Ireland Button Accordion Title 2011, Vanessa Millar, Kilmihill, Co. Clare plays “The High Level Hornpipe”. Enjoying the performance are well-known accordion players Bobby Gardiner and Seán Norman.
17:03 Taking 2nd place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011, The Awbeg Céilí Band, CCÉ Craobh Chrónáin, Cork play a selection of polkas. 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.
20:46 New York fiddle player Brian Conway plays a selection of reels ending with “The Dublin Reel” at an informal session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan.
23:01 Michael Curran, CCÉ Clogher Valley, Co. Tyrone plays a hornpipe in the Senior Button Accordion Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2011 in Cavan, where he took second place.

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Date
16 October 2011
Created By
Willie Fogarty
Source
ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
The Shannonvale Céilí Band
Stephen McMahon Concertina
Claire Bohan Fiddle
Mairéad Holt Fiddle
The Knockmore Céilí Band
Vanessa Millar Button Accordion
Mícheál Ó hAlmhúin Flute
Niall Keegan Flute
The Awbeg Céilí Band
Brian Conway Fiddle
Michael Curran Button Accordion

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