Fleadh Cheoil
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- ComhaltasLive #272-3: Scoil Éigse Quintet with two reels
- 17 September 2008
Scoil Éigse 2008 was conducted by over 80 tutors. Five of these were Sabina McCague on harp from Co. Monaghan, Máire Nic Dhiarmada on flute from Co. Sligo, Pádraig McGovern on uilleann pipes from Co. Leitrim, Oisín Mac Diarmada on fiddle from Co. Sligo and Pádraig King from Co. Limerick on button accordion. Here they play two reels: “The Golden Keyboard” composed by New York button accordionist Martin Mulhaire, which is this week’s tutorial, and “The Fourpenny Bit”.
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- ComhaltasLive #272-2: Harper Janet Harbison at Scoil Éigse with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain
- 16 September 2008
A suantraí composed by harper Janet Harbison followed by another tune, “A Leap of Faith”, also composed by Janet, concluding with a slip jig by Janet with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain on whistle. They were recorded at the tutors’ concert concluding Scoil Éigse 2008 at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #272-1: Ernestine Healy and Geraldine O’Callaghan at Scoil Éigse
- 16 September 2008
A selection of reels from the Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Ernestine Healy from Co. Mayo is on concertina and Geraldine O’Callaghan from Co. Cork on fiddle play the reels: “The Lobster”, “Kitty in the Lane” and “Jack Coughlan’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #271 (Full Programme)
- 13 September 2008
This week we present excerpts from the Tutors’ Concert at Scoil Éigse, held at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore in August 2008. We feature the playing of Finbar McGreevy (flute), Fiona Doherty (fiddle), Cian Kearns (flute), Jarlath Brennan (banjo), John Burke (fiddle) and Carmel Burke (button accordion), Dean Warner (piano accordion), Noel Kilkenny (banjo), Paula McMahon (fiddle), Josephine Nugent (fiddle), Mickey Smith (uilleann pipes), Niall Keegan (flute), Gary Lynch (fiddle) and Peter Staunton (button accordion).
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- ComhaltasLive #271-5: Niall Keegan, Gary Lynch and Pete Staunton
- 12 September 2008
Next we present three more of the seventy tutors at Scoil Éigse 2008: Niall Keegan from the University of Limerick on flute, Gary Lynch from Co. Fermanagh on fiddle and Peter Staunton from Dublin on button accordion. They play a set of reels: “Morning Star”, “Love at the Endings” composed by Ed Reavy, which is this week’s tutorial, and then “Morning Star” in a different key.
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- ComhaltasLive #271-4: Paula McMahon, Josephine Nugent and Mickey Smith
- 11 September 2008
Two Co. Clare fiddle players, Paula McMahon and Josephine Nugent, now living in Cambridge, England are joined by Dublin piper Mickey Smith for two jigs: “Pat Ward’s” and “Munster Buttermilk”.
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- ComhaltasLive #271-3: Dean Warner and Noel Kilkenny
- 10 September 2008
Three jigs: “The Kings of Innisboffin” composed by Charlie Lennon, “The Haunted House” by Vincent Broderick and “Josie’s Visit” by Brendan Tonra, played by Dean Warner (piano accordion) originally from Leeds, England and now living in Co. Armagh, and Noel Kilkenny (banjo) from Co. Mayo. The music was recorded at the tutors’ concert at Scoil Éigse, held at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore in August 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #271-2: Cian Kearns and Jarlath Brennan with John and Carmel Burke
- 9 September 2008
Cian Kearns on flute and Jarlath Brennan on banjo, both from Co. Sligo, are joined by John and Carmel Burke from Coventry, England on fiddle and accordion for the 2008 Scoil Éigse tutors’ concert. Together they play “Pearl O’Shaughnessy’s Barn Dance.”
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- ComhaltasLive #271-1: Finbar McGreevy (flute) and Fiona Doherty (fiddle)
- 8 September 2008
This week we bring you music from the tutors’ concert at Scoil Éigse, held at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore in August 2008. Scoil Éigse attendance reached a record level of over 800 students this year. Here is a selection of three reels played by tutors Finbar McGreevy on flute from Co. Roscommon and Fiona Doherty on fiddle from Sligo. The reels are: “The Hare’s Paw”, “The Cup of Tea” and “Jimmy McGettrick’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #270 (Full Programme)
- 2 September 2008
This week we present Patricia and Mairéad Wright on fiddle with button accordion player Willie Larkin, a duet with Paddy Ryan (fiddle) and John Carlos (flute), Enda McGreevy (fiddle) and Keith Gildea (button accordion), the Clann agus Cáirde Céilí Band and Donal De Barra on button accordion.
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- ComhaltasLive #270-5: Clann agus Cáirde Céilí Band of New York
- 31 August 2008
From Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005, a set of reels played by Clann agus Cáirde Céilí Band of New York, USA. The first reel was composed by Paddy O’Brien and called “Mary Casey’s Reel” after his sister Mary.
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- ComhaltasLive #269 (Full Programme)
- 26 August 2008
This week we present June McCormack (flute) with Mícheál Rooney (harp), a duet with Edel Fox (concertina) and Shauna Davey (harp), Ryan Murphy on Uilleann Pipes, a duet with the well-known players Kathleen Nesbitt (fiddle) and Martin Power (piano accordion), flute player Liam Ryan and the New York and Leeds Céilí Bands.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-7: Leeds Céilí Band
- 25 August 2008
From Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005, a selection of jigs played by the Leeds Céilí Band of Britain.
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- ComhaltasLive #269-6: New York Céilí Band with some Jigs
- 24 August 2008
From a Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2005 in Letterkenny, the New York Coleman/Rafferty/Mulvihill CCÉ Céilí Band play a set of jigs.
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- ComhaltasLive #267 (Full Programme)
- 19 August 2008
This week in ComhaltasLive we present Gerry O’Connor on banjo, a session and the Bridge Céilí Band from the Fleadh in Clonmel, Marion Collins on fiddle, concertina player Rory McMahon and Aidan O’Neill on fiddle.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-4: Bridge Céilí Band at Clonmel
- 19 August 2008
Competing at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2004 in Clonmel, the Bridge Céilí Band from Co. Laois play a set of jigs. The Bridge won All-Ireland titles in 1996 & 1997.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-3: Marion Collins on Fiddle
- 15 August 2008
The “Galway Bay Hornpipe” played by Marion Collins, CCÉ Atha a Caoire, Cork at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2004, when she took second place in the Senior Fiddle competition. The hornpipe is this week’s tutorial.
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- ComhaltasLive #267-2: Session in Clonmel
- 14 August 2008
From Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Clonmel 2004, a session of reels led by the well-known McKeown family from Dublin. Uilleann piper Gabriel McKeown and his wife Mary (then on piano) were members of the Pipers’ Club Céilí Band who were the All-Ireland champions in 1975 and 1976.
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- ComhaltasLive #238: Fleadh Moments (Full Programme)
- 8 January 2008
This week we bring you some of the talented musicians and dancers taking part in Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007, along with another clip from the Peig Ryan concert in Limerick.
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- ComhaltasLive #238-6: Street Session at the Fleadh
- 7 January 2008
Another great street session at Fleadh 2007 in Tullamore, led by the Curtin sisters - Gretta on concertina and Catherine on flute - and Anne-Marie Fitzgerald on fiddle from Brosna, Co. Kerry. They play a selection of reels. The first tune, composed by Ed Reavy, is “The Hunter’s House”, and the last reel, “The Reconciliation” is this week’s tutorial.