Programme: ComhaltasLive #439
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- ComhaltasLive #439 (Full Programme)
ComhaltasLive Programme #439.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-6: An Informal Session
President of Comhaltas Vincent Jordan on piano accordion is joined by Mícheál Ó Riabhaigh on fiddle and Frank Whelan on tin whistle (both from Ennis, Co Clare) at an informal session at the Comhaltas North American Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014. They play a selection of reels - “The Merry Blacksmith”, “Shaskeen” and “The Hunter’s House”.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-5: Seán Ó Sé
Renowned singer with the Brú Ború Concert Tour Group, Seán Ó Sé sings the song largely popularised by him, “An Poc Ar Buile” at a special reception hosted in the Irish Consul’s Residence in New York to honour the holding of the North American Comhaltas Convention 2014 in Parsippany, New Jersey. The reception was hosted by Consul General Noel Kilkenny and his wife Hanora.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-4: Monsignor Charlie Coen & John Nolan
A selection of reels played by New York musicians Monsignor Charlie Coen (originally from Woodford, Co. Galway) on concertina and accordion player John Nolan at the 2014 Comhaltas Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-3: Jayne Pomplas
New York fiddle player Jayne Pomplas plays “The Poppyleaf Hornpipe” and “The Rakes of Drumlish Reel” at an informal session at the Comhaltas North American Convention in New Jersey in April 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
James Hogan on piano leads off musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 with a selection of music joined by dancers. The tunes are “Kit O’Mahoney’s Jig” and “Kit O’Mahoney’s Hornpipe”.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-1: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
A selection of reels - “The New Road” and “The House on the Hill” (by Ed Reavy) - played by musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014.
Full Tour Group members: Dick Beamish (Cork), Fear a’ Tí; James Hogan (Offaly), flute and piano; Sharon Connell (Galway), accordion, melodeon and concertina; Ronan Sweeney (Cavan), uilleann pipes; Cliona Halley (Cork), concertina and dancer; Clara Mannion (Waterford), concertina; Damien McGuinness (Sligo), accordion and bodhrán; Maggie Maguire (Fermanagh), fiddle; Rebecca McCarthy Kent (Waterford), fiddle; Eibhlín Ní Bhrúdair (Limerick) singer and lilter; Cliona Creedon (Kerry) fiddle and dancer; Alisha McMahon (Clare), harp and fiddle; Cara Hegarty (Cork), dancer; Fernando Marcos (Argentina), dancer; Conor Walsh (Mayo), dancer; Micheál Ó Fiach (Donegal), Tour Manager.
