Programme: ComhaltasLive #244: Music from the Four Provinces
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- ComhaltasLive #244: Music from the Four Provinces (Full Programme)
In this week’s ComhaltasLive programme, we bring music from the four provinces of Ireland, including some spectacular young players.
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- ComhaltasLive #244 - 5: Button Accordion Player Keith Gildea With a Reel
From Elphin CCÉ, Co. Roscommon, accordion player Keith Gildea plays “Dowd’s Reel”. Keith is a pupil of the great Joe Burke and is one of the many musicians who attend Joe’s renowned School of Traditional Music in Loughrea, Co. Galway.
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- ComhaltasLive #244 - 4: Fergus McGorman with Two Old Reels on Flute
From a very well-known musical family in Co. Meath, Fergus McGorman plays lovely settings of two old reels: “The Shaskeen” and “The Old Copperplate”. Some of Fergus’ musical influences are his father Tom, his mother Catherine McEvoy and, as evidenced in this selection, Seamus Tansey.
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- ComhaltasLive #244 - 3: Erin McGeown on Fiddle with some Reels
Co. Armagh fiddle player Erin McGeown plays a selection of three reels, accompanied on guitar by Deirdre Murray of Toome, Co. Antrim. The first one Erin learned from the playing of Fiddlesticks, the second is a version of “The Mason’s Apron” and the third reel is a setting of “The Maid Behind the Bar”.
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- ComhaltasLive #244 - 2: Michael King with a Hornpipe and Two Reels
A hornpipe followed by two reels, played by the West Limerick flute player Michael King who also has featured on Comhaltas concert tours. (Incidentally, the Comhaltas Tour of Britain took the road on Feb 23rd.)
Michael plays “The Stage Hornpipe” followed by two reels, the first one learned from Garry Shannon, and the second “The Braes of Busby”. Guitar accompaniment is by Sean Leahy from Dún Chaoin, Co. Kerry.
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- ComhaltasLive #244 - 1: Clare Fiddle Player Tara Breen
Happy Leap Year.
Today we present a selection of tunes by Clare fiddle player Tara Breen, who has won All-Ireland honours on several instruments. Tara plays a hornpipe, “The Second Star” learned from the playing of Dessie Donnelly, followed by two reels: “Paddy Ryan’s Dream” and “President Garfield’s”, which she learned from the playing of fiddle player Máire O’Keefe.
At the end of the clip, a quick identification contest — leave your comments below!
