Programme: ComhaltasLive #570
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- ComhaltasLive #570_15:Keelan McGrath
Taking 1st place in 15-18 Button Accordion competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 for 3rd consecutive year, Keelan McGrath, CCÉ, Baile Uí Choimín, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, plays a Hornpipe - “Minnie Foster’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_14:Damien and Jason Mac Aonghusa
Damien and Jason Mac Aonghusa, CCÉ, Tireragh, Sligo, play a Reel - “The Limerick lassies” when taking 1st place in Senior Duets competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_13:Caoilte Morrison
Taking 2nd place in 15-18 Flute competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019, Caoilte Morrison, CCÉ, Cr. Naithí, Dublin, plays a Jig - “Malowney’s wife” (sometimes called “The green blanket”).
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- ComhaltasLive #570_12:Seámus Ó Thiarnáin
Taking 1st place in Senior Button Accordion competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019, Seámus Ó Thiarnáin, CCÉ, Caisleán a’ Bharraigh, Mayo, plays a Reel - Lucy Campbell’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_11:A large Session featuring musicians from Ireland and Overseas
A large Session featuring musicians from Ireland and Overseas led by Mick Foster and Bobby Gardiner at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda. Also performing are President of Comhaltas Vincent Jordan and Síobhán Ní Chonnaráin from Comhaltas Head Office. They play a selection of Jigs commencing with “The blooming meadows”. Recorded in the D Hotel.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_10:Feith an Cheoil Céilí Band
From London, Feith an Cheoil Céilí Band play a selection of Reels in 15-18 Céilí Bands competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_9: Chloe Feeney
Multi-instrumentalist Chloe Feeney from Mayo plays a selection of Jigs on concertina, from her new CD “Blossom”, at a session in the D Hotel, Drogheda, at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019. Piano accompaniment is by Eoin Walsh and the Jigs are - “My former wife” and “Bobby Casey’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_8:Ards Grúpa Ceoil
The selection played by Ards Grúpa Ceoil from Co. Down when taking 3rd place in Senior Grúpaí Ceoil competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_7: Margaret and Michael Kepler, Kira Doppel & Ian Wilkinson
From USA, fiddle players Margaret and Michael Kepler (Pittsburgh, PA), and Kira Doppel (Atlanta, GA), and banjo player Ian Wilkinson (Wylie, Texas), play Jigs - “Out on the ocean” and “Cliffs of Moher” at a session in the D Hotel, Drogheda, at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_6:Thomas Ahern and Emma Corbett
Taking 2nd place in Senior Duets competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019, Thomas Ahern and Emma Corbett, CCÉ, Ballyduff/Ballinveela/Ballysaggart, Waterford, play “Carolan’s Concerto”.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_5:Jack Boyle and Chris Maguire
From London, Jack Boyle and Chris Maguire play a Hornpipe in Senior Duets competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_4:lare Anne Kearns, Sandra Walsh, Mairéad Carey and Deirdre Murphy
Tutors Clare Anne Kearns, Sandra Walsh, Mairéad Carey and Deirdre Murphy play a 3-part Jig - “The Queen of the fair” - at Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_3:Shane Maguire and Aoibheann Treanor
Shane Maguire and Aoibheann Treanor, CCÉ, Emyvale/Corcaghan, Monaghan, play a Reel in 15-18 Duets competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_2:Ademar O’ Connor
Taking 2nd place in 15-18 Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019, Ademar O’ Connor from CCÉ, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, plays a Reel.
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- ComhaltasLive #570_1:The Slieve Gallion Céilí Band
From Derry, the Slieve Gallion Céilí Band play a selection of Jigs - “Box the monkey” and “Happy to meet and sorry to part” - in Senior Céilí Bands competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Band members are - Fiddles : Sinéad McKenna, Maria Mitchell and Andrew Jackson; Flutes : Cein Sweeney and Séamus Tierney; Accordion : Gary Curley; Concertina : Mairéad Mitchell; Banjo : Stephen McKee; Piano : Rachael Masterson; Drums : Eoin McKee.
