Programme: ComhaltasLive #207: Music from Fleadh Nua
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- ComhaltasLive #207: Music from Fleadh Nua (Full Programme)
This week’s programme is from the Fleadh Nua, an annual festival of music and culture held in Ennis, Co. Clare. These recordings were made at performances in the 2004 festival.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 6: Bronwyn Power
One of our very old Slow Airs, “The Wild Geese”, played on fiddle by Bronwyn Power from Ennis, Co. Clare. She concludes her performance with “The Bunch of Keys” reel popularised by button accordion maestro Joe Burke.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 5: James Mahon
A selection of reels by James Mahon from Dublin, who is the current All-Ireland Senior Champion on concert flute. He also won the All-Ireland Senior title on Uilleann Pipes in 2005. These were recorded at the 2004 Fleadh Nua in Ennis, Co. Clare.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 4: Clare musicians
Two reels composed by Josephine Keegan played by Clare musicians Michael O’Rourke, All-Ireland senor fiddle champion in 2004, and button accordionist Larry Gavin. Piano accompaniment is by Deirdre McSherry from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 3: Tara Breen
A great selection of tunes on fiddle from multiinstrumentalist Tara Breen from Ruan, Co. Clare, who plays nine instruments very competently. Tara has won several All-Ireland titles on fiddle and concert flute as well as on saxophone in th emiscellaneous instruments category.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 2: James Mahon
Dublin concert flute player James Mahon played this selection of jigs at the 2004 Fleadh Nua in Ennis, Co. Clare. James is also an outstanding Uilleann Piper and holds All-Ireland titles on both instruments.
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- ComhaltasLive #207 - 1: Carmel O’Dea
From Ballynacally in West Clare, fiddle player Carmel O’Dea has the dinstinction of having played with three of Clare’s great Céilí Bands - Ennis Céilí Band, the Kilfenora and the Turloughmore. Carmel performed at the Fleadh Nua in Ennis in 2004 and recorded these two reels for ComhaltasLive.
