Convention
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- ComhaltasLive #232 - 1: Joannie Madden on Whistle
- 11 November 2007
One of the queens of the tin whistle, Joannie Madden plays a selection of reels commencing with “The High Reel” (The Whistling Postman) and concluding with a recent composition by Joannie called “Shoot When the Ducks are Flying”. Guitar accompaniment is by Daithí Sproule. We made this recording at the 2007 Comhaltas American Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- ComhaltasLive #212: Music from Atlanta (Full Programme)
- 9 June 2007
This week, ComhaltasLive presents music recorded at the Comhaltas Convention in Atlanta 2007.
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- ComhaltasLive #212 - 5: “Fingal”
- 8 June 2007
The group Fingal formed in 2006 consists of three of the best-known traditional Irish musicians: button accordionist James Keane, fiddle player Randal Bays and guitarist Daithí Sproule.
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- ComhaltasLive #212 - 4: Polkas from Atlanta
- 7 June 2007
A selection of polkas played by Margie Mulvihill Reynolds (flute) and John Reynolds (fiddle) of Pearl River, New York.
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- ComhaltasLive #212 - 3: Atlanta Session
- 6 June 2007
Another selection of reels from one of the many sessions at the Comhaltas Convention in Atlanta 2007.
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- ComhaltasLive #212 - 1: Toronto Trio
- 4 June 2007
A selection of reels: “The Plough and the Stars”, “Belharbour” and “Vincent Broderick’s” played by three musicians living in Toronto.
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- ComhaltasLive #210 - 3: Session in Atlanta
- 23 May 2007
One of many large sessions at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2007, with musicians from many parts of Canada and the US. They play the multipart jig “The Gold Ring” (the G version).
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- ComhaltasLive #210 - 2: Catherine Joyce
- 22 May 2007
A selection of reels: “The View across the Valley” composed by John Brady and “Patrick’s Night”, composed by Paddy O’Brien, played on tin whistle by Catherine Joyce from Boston.
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- ComhaltasLive #210 - 1: Brian Lindsay
- 21 May 2007
A fiddle solo by Brian Lindsay from New York. He plays two reels: “The Lads of Laois” and “The First Month of Summer” which was a great favourite of the fiddle maestro Andy McGann.
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- ComhaltasLive #209: Music from Britain and North America (Full Programme)
- 20 May 2007
This week we present music from Britain and North America, with footage from the 50th Anniversary of Comhaltas in Britain and the 2007 North America Comhaltas Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- ComhaltasLive #209 - 6: Duet from Atlanta
- 19 May 2007
A fiddle and flute duet by John Reynolds and Marjie Mulvihill Reynolds from Pearl River, New York. They play a selection of reels commencing with “Palmer’s Gate”, composed by Joe Liddy, and “The Laurel Tree”.
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- ComhaltasLive #209 - 5: Music from Atlanta
- 18 May 2007
Moving now to the North America Comhaltas Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia, this is an informal selection of jigs played by Margie Mulvihill Reynolds and John Reynolds from Pearl River, New York on flute and fiddle, and Paul Wells from Tennessee.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 7: Ottawa Session
- 15 April 2007
Large Session from the 2005 Comhaltas Convention in Ottawa.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 6: Dennis Alexander
- 14 April 2007
A solo by fiddle-maker Dennis Alexander from Ottawa - two old reels: “The Peeler’s Jacket” and “The Star of Munster.”
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 5: James Stephens
- 13 April 2007
Two jigs composed by fiddle player James Stephens from Ottawa - a slip-jig called “The Homeless Jig” and a double-jig: “The Golden Hills”. James is joined on concertina by Greg Brown from Newfoundland.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 4: Conor McGurk
- 12 April 2007
A selection of reels by the 2004 All-Ireland piano accordion champion Conor McGurk from Queens, New York. The first reel in the key of ‘c’ was a great favourite of fiddle player Andy McGann.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 3: John Dahms and Jeremy Keddy
- 11 April 2007
A fiddle and Uilleann Pipes duet by John Dahms and Jeremy Keddy, respectively, both from Ottawa, Canada. They play a selection of reels ending with “The Curragh Races” which is this week’s tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 2: Dennis Alexander
- 10 April 2007
From Ottawa, Dennis Alexander is one of the great fiddle makers in Canada. here Dennis plays two old jigs commencing with “Apples in Winter”.
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- ComhaltasLive #204 - 1: Session
- 9 April 2007
One of the many sessions of impromptu music at the Comhaltas North America convention in Ottawa in April 2005.
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