ComhaltasLive.
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- ComhaltasLive #522_3:Martin Hayes
- 24 August 2017
A fiddle solo ( 3 Reels commencing with “Big Pat’s” ) by Martin Hayes, at the Official Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2017 in his native Ennis, Co. Clare.
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- ComhaltasLive #522_2:The Official Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2017
- 23 August 2017
At the Official Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2017 in their native Ennis, Co. Clare, a large group of musicians are joined by the Old Ground step dancers and the Helen Hehir set dancers.
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- ComhaltasLive #450 (Full Programme)
- 23 October 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #450.
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- ComhaltasLive #449 (Full Programme)
- 7 October 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #449.
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- ComhaltasLive #441 (Full Programme)
- 5 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #441.
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- ComhaltasLive #433-7: Claire Mannion & Darragh Horan
- 11 April 2014
Concertina player with the group Four in a Boat, Claire Mannion plays a selection of jigs ending with “Willie Coleman’s”, when the group played at the Winnie Fennell Trad Fest in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford on 28th March 2014. Guitar accompaniment is by Darragh Horan.
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- ComhaltasLive #433-6: Ellen, Sarah & Séamus O’Gorman
- 10 April 2014
A selection of hornpipes ending with “The Factory Smoke” played on three fiddles by (left to right) Ellen, Sarah and Séamus O’Gorman from Comeraghs Comhaltas Branch in Waterford.
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- ComhaltasLive #433-5: Karen Kilroy & Philip Clarke
- 10 April 2014
A selection of jigs commencing with “Andy McGann’s” played on piano accordion by Karen Kilroy from Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan, with piano accompaniment by Philip Clarke.
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- ComhaltasLive #433-4: Members of The Lough Oughter Céilí Band
- 8 April 2014
Seven members of The Lough Oughter Céilí Band from Killahandra, Co. Cavan (who played in the Fleadh Cheoil in Derry in 2013) play a selection of reels - “The Duke of Leinster” and “The Belles of Tipperary”. Recorded in Boylan’s Pub, Kilnaleck on 7th March 2014. Musicians are (left to right): Ronan Sweeney (uileann pipes) Cein Sweeney and Amanda Finnegan (flutes), Conor Kiernan (piano), Donal O’Reilly (accordion), Andy McGovern (banjo) and Ursula Finnegan (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #432-9: Mairéad & Eimear Bogue
- 31 March 2014
Mairéad (on fiddle) and Eimear Bogue (on banjo) play a selection of reels: “Sheila Coyles” and “The Millhouse”. They are from Ballinagh, Co. Cavan and were recorded in Boylan’s pub, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan on 7th March 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-8: Aoife Murray
- 30 March 2014
A funny matchmaking song - “The Auld Grey Man” - sung by Cavan singer Aoife Murray from Laragh at a session in Boylan’s Pub, Kilnaleck on 7th March 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-7: Aisling McPhillips, Donal O’Reilly & Conor Kiernan
- 30 March 2014
Recorded in Boylan’s pub in Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan on 7th March 2014, Aisling McPhillips on concert flute and Donal O’Reilly on button accordion play three jigs commencing with “Lost and Found”. Piano accompaniment is by Conor Kiernan.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-6: John Fox & Conor Kiernan
- 29 March 2014
Cavan tin whistle player John Fox plays the slow air “Táimse ‘mo Chodhladh” with piano accompaniment by Conor Kiernan.
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- ComhaltasLive #432-5: Ronan & Cein Sweeney
- 28 March 2014
A selection of reels concluding with “Nelly Mulligan’s” played by Ronan Sweeney on uilleann pipes from Killeshandra, Co. Cavan and his brother Cein on flute Recorded on 7th March 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #431 (Full Programme)
- 19 March 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #431.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-8: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Hornpipes
- 18 March 2014
Two hornpipes - “Road to Eyeries” and “Kenmare Bay” (commenced by Alisha McMahon on harp) 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.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-7: Dick Beamish
- 17 March 2014
On the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 the versatile Fear a’tí Dick Beamish tells a story about sean nós dancing which he demonstrates (with some lilting by Eileen Brouder). Concludes with the group of musicians playing “Pigtown Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-6: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Dancers
- 16 March 2014
Dancers join the musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 for three reels - “Bonnie Anne”, “Micho Russell’s” and “Garret Barry’s”.
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 #431-5: Alisha McMahon
- 15 March 2014
A harp solo featuring a waltz and a reel by Co. Clare musician Alisha McMahon on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-4: Maggie Maguire, Sharon Connell & James Hogan
- 14 March 2014
Co. Fermanagh fiddle player Maggie Maguire plays two jigs - “Buttermilk Mary” and “James McMahon’s” in the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014. She is joined for the second jig by Galway accordion player Sharon Connell and piano accompaniment is by James Hogan.
