ComhaltasLive #427 (Full Programme)



ComhaltasLive Programme #427.

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00:00 A selection of reels -”The Cup and Bell”, “Honeymoon Reel” and “The Lady’s Cup of Tea” - by the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America in October 2013. This item features musicians and dancers. The full tour group was Claire Heffernan (flute) and Christine Mulcahy (fiddle, dance & concertina), both from Co. Limerick; Emer Toale (harp and piano), Dublin; Róisín Broderick (concertina, fiddle and song), Galway; Joseph Keane (accordion), Co. Laois; Shane Keating (uilleann pipes and whistle), Co. Cork; Elaine Reilly (banjo and mandolin), Longford; Aisling Vaughan (concertina and dance), Cork; Lorraine McMahon (fiddle), Co. Louth; Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (dance), Co. Kerry; Alice Fitzgerald (singer and Bean A’Tí), Co, Waterford; Martin Murphy (Tour Manager) Co. Longford.
04:49 Musicians in the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America, October 2013 play a selection of barndances - “The Dancers of Kinvara” and “Peach Blossom”.
05:53 Concertina player Christine Mulcahy (Co. Limerick) of the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group - North America, October 2013 leads off a selection of reels joined by other musicians and dancers Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (both from Co. Kerry). The reels are “Tim Moloney’s” and “The Plough and the Stars”.
09:42 A flute solo by Claire Heffernan (Co. Limerick) of the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America, October 2013. Claire is joined by other musicians of the group for a second jig - “The Trip to Athlone”.
13:53 Elaine Reilly from Co. Longford plays a three-part hornpipe on banjo, joined for two reels (ending with “Forget Me Not”, also known as “Larry Redigans”) by the other musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America in October 2013.
15:28 Flute players Louise Mulcahy and Aoife Granville play a selection of jigs: “An Seanduine Deoite” and “The Humours of Glin”. Recorded at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
17:37 Piper Pádraig McGovern and Sabina McCague on fiddle play two reels: “Martin Wynne’s” and “McKiernan’s” at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Guitar accompaniment is by John McCartin.
20:27 Scoil Éigse Tutors 2013 play a selection of reels: “The Honeymoon” and “Matt People’s” at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Musicians are (left-to-right): Cian Kearns (flute), Niamh O’Sullivan (concertina), Muireann Banks (banjo), Síofra McHugh (fiddle) and Deirdre Murphy (harp).
21:42 All-Ireland Champions 2013, the Moylurgh Céilí Band from Co. Roscommon play a selection of jigs in the competition: “Kilglass Lakes” and “The Thatch”. Band members are Enda McGreedy, Shane Meehan and Ronan Green (fiddles), Aidan Shannon, Michael Moystn (accordion), Breda Shannon (concertina), Michael Blake (piano) and Damien McGuinness (drums).
24:35 Playing in Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry the Naomh Íde Céilí Band from CCÉ Cluain Chréadhail, Co. Limerick play a selection of reels: “John Dwyer’s” and “Jackie Coleman’s”. Band members are: Anne Marie Fitzgerald, Christine Mulcahy and Sheila O’Flynn (fiddles), Claire Heffernan and Michelle Haugh (flutes), Darren Roche and Norma Twomey (accordion), Liam Mulcahy (banjo), Dan Sheahan (piano) and Gerard Naughton (drums).

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Date
19 January 2014
Created By
Willie Fogarty
Source
ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America Group
Louise Mulcahy Flute
Aoife Granville Flute
Pádraig McGovern Fiddle
Sabina McCague Fiddle
John McCartin Guitar
Cian Kearns Flute
Niamh O'Sullivan Concertina
Muireann Banks Banjo
Síofra McHugh Fiddle
Deirdre Murphy Harp
The Moylurgh Céilí Band
The Naomh Íde Céilí Band

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