Fleadh Cheoil
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- ComhaltasLive #284 (Full Programme)
- 14 January 2009
To kick off the new year, this week we have selected some of the highlights from the earlier part of ComhaltasLive in 2008. We hope you enjoy these fine players, including Gerry O’Connor (banjo), the band Cruinniú, Ernestine Healy (concertina), Cathy Potter (harp), the Innisfree Céilí Band, Joe (button accordion) and Joannie Madden (flute), Felix Dolan (piano) and the Mulcahy family of Mick (button accordion), Louise (flute) and Michelle (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #284-4: Innisfree Céilí Band Barn Dance
- 11 January 2009
2008 All-Ireland Senior Céilí Band champions, the Innisfree Céilí Band from Sligo play the “Peach Blossoms” barn dance. This clip was originally broadcast on ComhaltasLive in 2008.
Band members are: Cormac Mac Diarmada, Damian O’Brien and Oisín Mac Diarmada, fiddles; Máire Nic Dhiarmada Finbar McGreevy and David Sheridan, flutes; Paul Finn, button accordion; Oliver Loughlin, piano accordion; Charles O’Connor, piano and Daragh Kelly on drums.
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- ComhaltasLive #282 (Full Programme)
- 28 December 2008
This week on ComhaltasLive we feature the fine playing of the Under-18 Trio champions Niamh Keegan (fiddle), Siobhán Rafferty (piano accordion) and Áine Hogan (flute), the Scoil Éigse tutors Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina) and Danny O’Mahony (button accordion), duet champions Gearóid (concertina) and Seán Keane (fiddle), the playing of Fionnán Mac Gabhann (uilleann pipes) with Conor Hanrahan (guitar), the trio of Dylan Foley (fiddle), Blaithín Loughran (button accordion) and Céitlin Finlay (banjo), concluding with Sean Nós dancer Brian Cunningham at the Scoil Éigse 2008 tutors’ concert.
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- ComhaltasLive #282-1: Under-18 Trio Champions
- 18 December 2008
2008 All-Ireland Under-18 Trio champions play a set of reels: “The Belles of Tipperary” and “St. Ruths’ Bush”. The musicians are: Niamh Keegan (fiddle), Siobhán Rafferty (piano accordion) and Áine Hogan (flute), all from the Castleconnell/Ahane/Herbertstown branch of Comhaltas in Limerick. Incidentally, all three were members of Carraig Áille Grúpa Cheoil, which also won first place.
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- ComhaltasLive #281 (Full Programme)
- 17 December 2008
This week we present more music recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-7: Naithí Céilí Band at the All-Ireland
- 7 December 2008
A selection of jigs played by the Naithí Céilí Band, CCÉ Craobh Naithí, Dublin in the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. The first jig is “The Humours of Ballingarry.”
Band members are: Claire Walsh, Mick Glynn and Emma Woods, fiddle; Brendan McCabe and Sarah Jane Woods, flute; Aoife Johnston and Peter Denmead, concertina; Philip Denmead, button accordion; Martin Gaffney, piano and Martin Dodd on drums.
The music was recorded in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-6: Edel Quinn at the Senior Fiddle competition
- 6 December 2008
In the senior fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, Edel Quinn of CCÉ Baile Eachaidh, Derry played the reel, “Farewell to Ireland”. Edel took 2nd place in the Fiddle Slow Airs competition. She was recorded in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August of 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-5: Bronwyn De Paor with a Hornpipe
- 5 December 2008
Bronwyn De Paor from Ennis, Co. Clare took third place in the Under-18 fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. She played this hornpipe.
The music was recorded in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August of 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-4: Dartry Céilí Band at the All-Ireland
- 4 December 2008
Second place in the Senior Céilí Band competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 also went to Co. Sligo: the Dartry Céilí Band. Included in their performance, they played this multi-part barn dance.
Band members are: John Kilkenny, Mossie Martin, Declan Folan and Philip Duffy, fiddles; Noelle Carroll and June McCormack, flutes; Michael Rooney, concertina; Stephen Nolan, accordion; Damien McGuinness, drums and Kevin Brehony, piano.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-3: Innisfree Céilí Band reels
- 3 December 2008
Winners of the 2008 Senior Céilí Band competition, the Innisfree Céilí Band from Sligo play their selection of reels, ending with “Trim the Velvet.” They were recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
Band members are: Cormac Mac Diarmada, Damian O’Brien and Oisín Mac Diarmada, fiddles; Máire Nic Dhiarmada Finbar McGreevy and David Sheridan, flutes; Paul Finn, button accordion; Oliver Loughlin, piano accordion; Charles O’Connor, piano and Daragh Kelly on drums.
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- ComhaltasLive #281-1: Fleadh Session
- 1 December 2008
A selection of reels ending with “The Congress Reel” played by Sorcha Rooney (harp) from Sligo, Daire Mulhearn (button accordion) from Ennis, Co. Clare, Karen Hickey (fiddle), Fiachra O’Regan (uilleann pipes) and Pádraig O’Neill (fiddle) of Dublin. This was one of the many impromptu sessions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #280 (Full Programme)
- 27 November 2008
This week we bring you more music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008. Performers include Darren McGee (fiddle), Rosie Ferguson (fiddle), Declan McGee (guitar), Louise Mulcahy (flute), Mairéad McManus (flute), Deirdre Granville (flute), Aoife Granville (harp), the Breffni Céilí Band, Ceoltóirí na Mainistreach, Eilís Nic Aogáin (fiddle), Johnny Canning (fiddle) and Ciara Brennan (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #280-7: Ciara Brennan at the All-Ireland
- 26 November 2008
Ciara Brennan of CCÉ Craobh na bPíobairí Uilleann, Dublin, playing a jig in the senior fiddle competition. The music was recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #280-6: Johnny Canning on Fiddle
- 25 November 2008
“Lord Gordon’s Reel” played in the 2008 senior fiddle competition by Johnny Canning from Glasgow, Scotland, who took 2nd place. The music was recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #280-5: Eilís Nic Aogáin in the Senior Fiddle
- 24 November 2008
Eilís Nic Aogáin from CCÉ Dun Doire, Co. Meath plays the four-part jig “The Humours of Ballyloughlin” in the senior fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #280-4: Ceoltóirí na Mainistreach Reels
- 23 November 2008
Third place at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 went to Ceoltóirí na Mainistreach from Co. Clare, who played this selection of reels commencing with “Rattigan’s”. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #280-3: Breffni Céilí Band Jigs
- 22 November 2008
A selection of jigs played by the Breffni Céilí Band from Co. Cavan, playing at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. They were recorded at the Senior Céilí Band competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #280-1: Darren McGee and Rosie Ferguson
- 20 November 2008
Three reels played by fiddle players Darren McGee and Rosie Ferguson, with guitar accompaniment by Declan McGee, all from Co. Down. The first reel (in the key of C), is associated with Larry Redigan and Andy McGann, the second (in F) is “The Humours of Westport”, and the third is “Roaring Mary.”
The music was recorded at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #279 (Full Programme)
- 19 November 2008
This week we feature Erin Loughran on fiddle, a duet with Darren Breslin (button accordion) and Laura Beagon (fiddle), and from the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, the fiddle players Maeve Flanagan, Katie Lawrence, Johnny Canning and Aurora Burd.
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- ComhaltasLive #279-6: Aurora Burd on Fiddle
- 18 November 2008
“The Maid at the Spinning Wheel” jig played by Aurora Burd from Seattle, WA, USA in the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.