Programme: ComhaltasLive #315
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- ComhaltasLive #315 (Full Programme)
This programme features some great solo performances as well as sean nós dancing.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-8: Irene and Brian Cunningham
At the Scoil Éigse Tutor Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2009, sean nós dancers Irene and Brian Cunningham dance a reel with music by Tommy Doherty.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-7: Fiona McKiernan
Recorded in 2003, “The Monaghan Jig” played by Fiona McKiernan from Moyne, Co. Longford on tin whistle.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-6: Paddy Ryan
Fiddle player and broadcaster Paddy Ryan from Co. Roscommon plays “The Rathcroghan Reel” reputed to have been composed by a local musician, John Powell, many decades ago.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-5: Breda Shannon
A concertina solo by Breda Shannon from Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon in 2005. Breda plays Paddy Kelly’s Four-Part Reel.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-4: Erin McGeown
A selection of jigs played by fiddle player Erin McGeown from Craigavon, Co. Armagh at a session at Comhaltas headquarters in Monkstown, Co. Dublin in 2005.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-3: Bernard Flaherty
An old jig played by flute player Bernard Flaherty from Boyle, Co. Roscommon and rarely heard outside the south Sligo/Roscommon area where it is associated with musicians Jimmy Murphy and James Murray.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-2: Three Céilí Bands Together
A combination of three Céilí Bands - The Táin from Dundalk and The Ennis and Kilfenora from Co. Clare with a selection of reels - “The Maid Behind the Bar” and “Lucy Campbell’s”. Recorded in Clonmel at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2004 at a concert featuring several bands who had won three All-Ireland’s in a row.
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- ComhaltasLive #315-1: Music and Dance at the Cooley-Collins Concert
Fiddle player Mac Dara Ó Raghallaigh and Danny O’Mahoney on accordion are joined by sean nós dancer Paul Moran for a selection of reels commencing with “The Pigeon on the Gate” and “Last Night’s Fun”. Recorded at the Cooley-Collins 25th Anniversary Concert in Gort, Co. Galway on the 25th of October, 2009.
