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- ComhaltasLive #443 (Full Programme)
- 31 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #443.
Time Segment 00:00 From Glasgow, Scotland, St. Roch’s Céilí Band at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry playing two reels - “Kevin Burke’s” and “Donnellan’s Delight” (by Paddy O’Brien). Band members are: Mairéad canning, Eileen Grant, Patricia McArdle, and Danny Boyle (flutes), Paddy Callaghan (accordion), Cathriona McArdle (concertina), Alan Costello (piano) and Aidan Sharkey (drums). 02:31 From Leicester, England the Laurel Tree Céilí Band play two reels - “The Doon” and “Shehan’s” - at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Band members are John Burke, Moya Townsend, Eilish Byrne and Johnny Murphy Whelehan (fiddles), Eddie O’Donnell and Dave Lambe (flutes), Carmel Burke and Theresa Coleman (accordions), Eilish Commins (piano) and Debbie Lynch (drums). 05:02 Accordion craftsman and All-Ireland Champion 1982 John Nolan from New York, USA plays one of his own compositions - “Fr. Charlie’s Hornpipe” in honour of fellow musician Fr. Charlie Coen, originally from Woodford, Co. Galway and a very influential musician over many decades in New York. Fr. Charlie is sitting beside John in this recording made in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014. 07:32 New York fiddle player Jayne Pomplas plays the reel “Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie” at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2014 in New Jersey. 10:52 Taking second place in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, Dylan Foley from the Bronx, New York, USA plays a jig - “Langstrom’s Pony”. 12:50 From CCÉ Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Caoimhe Kearns plays a hornpipe - “Quinn of Armagh” (by Ed Reavy) in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 14:47 Taking second place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, The Knockmore Michael Céilí Band, CCÉ Botha, Co. Fermanagh play “The Pride of Erin March”. Band members are: Niall Murphy, Maria Connelly and Maggie Maguire (fiddles), Ashling McPhillips and Brena Maguire (flutes), Chris Maguire (accordion), Ciarán Hanna (concertina), Brona Graham (banjo), Ronan Warnock (piano) and Kieran Leonard (drums). 17:02 In the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, Nell Ní Cheallaigh, CCÉ Fred Finn, Sligo a jig - “Buttermilk Mary”. 18:25 From Dublin, Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill plays “The Foxhunter’s Reel” in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #443-4: Jayne Pomplas
- 24 July 2014
New York fiddle player Jayne Pomplas plays the reel “Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie” at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2014 in New Jersey.
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- ComhaltasLive #441 (Full Programme)
- 5 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #441.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-5: Haley Richardson
- 30 June 2014
The current All-Ireland Under-12 Fiddle Champion Haley Richardson from New Jersey, USA plays a reel - “The Bunch of Keys” - at a session at the North American Comhaltas Convention 2014 in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Keywords: Convention, Fleadh, Session, Solo, Fiddle, Reel, ComhaltasLive
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- ComhaltasLive #441-4: Conor Cronin
- 29 June 2014
Recorded at the Comhaltas North American Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey, 2014, a selection of jigs played on tin whistle by Conor Cronin a native of Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin and residing in Toronto, Canada for the last two years. The jigs are “The Early Riser” (which Conor composed) and “Paddy Fahy’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #440 (Full Programme)
- 22 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #440.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-5: Armand Aromin & Jayne Pomplas
- 19 June 2014
Two hop-jigs - “The Promenade” and “The Butterfly” - played by fiddlers Armand Aromin and Jayne Pomplas, New York at an informal session at the North American Comhaltas Convention 2014 in New Jersey.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-4: Keegan Loesel
- 18 June 2014
A selection of reels - “Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel” and “The Swallow’s Tail” - played on tin whistle by Keegan Loesel, Kenneth Square, Philadelphia after he won the Tin Whistle Slow Airs Under-15 Competition at the Comhaltas North American Convention and Regional Fleadh Cheoil held in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-3: Benedict Gagliardi & John Warner
- 17 June 2014
Recorded at the Comhaltas North American Convention and Regional Fleadh Cheoil held in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014, duet winners Benedict Gagliardi on concertina and John Warner on pipes (which he made), both from Connecticut, play a selection of polkas - “Ballyfin” and “Jessica’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #439 (Full Programme)
- 10 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #439.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-6: An Informal Session
- 9 June 2014
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
- 8 June 2014
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
- 7 June 2014
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
- 6 June 2014
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 #438 (Full Programme)
- 3 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #438.
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- ComhaltasLive #438-6: Brú Ború
- 31 May 2014
A selection of music by members of Brú Ború, one of the many performers at a special reception in the Irish Consul’s residence in New York, which Consul General Noel Kilkenny and his wife Hanora hosted to honour the holding of the North American Comhaltas Convention 2014 in Parsippany, New Jersey. They play a selection ending with “The Glen Allen Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #438-5: Haley Richardson
- 30 May 2014
“The Sunshine Hornpipe” played by All-Ireland Under-12 Fiddle Champion Haley Richardson, Delaware, USA at the 2014 Comhaltas Convention in New Jersey.
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- ComhaltasLive #438-4: Conor Cronin
- 29 May 2014
A selection of jigs played on tin whistle by Conor Cronin who lives in Toronto, Canada and is originally from Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin (Conor learned mychof his music at Comhaltas Headquarters in Monkstown from the late Brian Prior and Brendan McCabe and also Sarah Jane Woods). Recorded at the Comhaltas Convention in New Jersey, USA in April 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #438-3: Brú Ború Flute Players
- 29 May 2014
Three flute players with the famed Brú Ború group from Cashel, Co. Tipperary - Pauric Stapleton, Jim Egan and Conor Arkins - play a selection of reels: “O’Mahony’s” and “Mossy Banks”. Accompaniment is by Mary Kelly on harp and Eamon Moloney on bodhrán. Brú Ború were special guests at the Comhaltas \Convention 2014 in New Jersey.
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- ComhaltasLive #438-2: Jayne Pomplas & Armand Aromin
- 27 May 2014
Fiddle players Jayne Pomplas from Rochester, New York and Armand Aromin, who is a well-known fiddle maker, play “The Concert Reel” at one of the many informal sessions at the North American Comhaltas Convention in New Jersey, April 2014.
