Programme: ComhaltasLive #200 - Echoes of Erin
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- ComhaltasLive #200: Full Programme
Music from the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2007, Echoes of Erin.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-7: Christina Dolphin
“Fred Finn’s Reel” is played by Christina Dolphin (Dublin) on concert flute. For the second reel, “The Laurel Tree”, Christina is joined by Padraig Swift (Fermanagh), Siobhán Hogan (Clare) and Ryan Murphy (Cork), all on flute.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-6: Channelle Moynagh
A selection of reels commencing with a banjo solo: a version of “The Mason’s Apron” played by Channelle Moynagh of Dublin.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-5: Ryan Murphy
Two reels, “Spike Island Lassies” and “The Graf Spey” played by Uilleann Piper Ryan Murphy of Cork, with accompaniment on bodhrán by Eamonn Maloney.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-4: Martin Donohoe
A button accordion solo by Martin Donohue featuring a hornpipe which he composed in honour of the tour’s Fear a’ Tí, the famous singer Séan Ó Sé. He follows with a reel very much associated with Co. Fermanagh called “Hand Me Down the Tacklings”.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-3: Hornpipe
A hornpipe, “The Lavourette”, played on piano accordion by Dean Warner with harp accompaniment by Nadia Markey and joined in different combinations by the group.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-2: Echoes of Erin dancers
A selection of Reels, “The Templehouse”, “The High Road to Linton” and “The Ivy Leaf”, commencing with a set on Uilleann Pipes by Ryan Murphy and joined gradually by all the musicians and dancers.
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- ComhaltasLive #200-1: Echoes of Erin (Jigs)
A selection of jigs, “Julia McMahon’s” and “Brigid McRoarty’s” played by the full group of musicians from the Echoes of Erin 2007 tour.
