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- ComhaltasLive #446-2: The Connolly Family
- 26 August 2014
Three generations of the Connolly family play at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Sligo 2014. Martin, originally from Killaloe and now living in Ennis, Co. Clare plays accordion, his son Damien, now living in Connecticut, USA plays fiddle. Damien’s wife Sally plays flute and their son Colman plays piano. They play reels - “The Ash Plant” and “The Galway Rambler”. Martin is of course the manufacturer of the popular Kincora accordion brand.
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- ComhaltasLive #446-1: Killarney CCÉ Set Dancers
- 25 August 2014
Taking second place in the 15-18 Ladies Full Set at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2014 in Sligo, Killarney CCÉ, Spa, Co. Kerry dance the Cavan Reel set figure three. The dancers are Áine Brosnan, Alice Culloty, Anna O’Connor, Ciara O’Shea, Julie Kelly, Katie O’Connor, Sarah Kenny, Shola Koschan.
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- ComhaltasLive #445 (Full Programme)
- 25 August 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #445.
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- ComhaltasLive #445-9: Naomh Pádraig Grúpa Cheoil Under-15
- 21 August 2014
Naomh Pádraig Grúpa Cheoil Under-15 from CCÉ Coalisland Clonoe, Co. Tyrone, play a selection of tunes: “Sweet Fair Lady” and “Brendan Ryan’s Jig” at an open-air performance at Ulster Fleadh Cheoil 2014 in Dromore, Co. Tyrone.
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- ComhaltasLive #444 (Full Programme)
- 9 August 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #444.
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- ComhaltasLive #444-7: A Street Session at Ulster Fleadh 2014
- 8 August 2014
In one of the many street session at the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil 2014 in Dromore, Co. Tyrone a selection of jigs - “The Ships in Full Sail” and “Dermot Grogan’s”, played on three banjos by (left to right) Stephen McKee, Derry, Patrick Treacy, Co. Fermanagh and Thomas Quinn, Co. Tyrone. Accompaniment is by Erna Girr and Ryan Kelly, Co. Tyrone.
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- ComhaltasLive #444-4: Arlene McCarr
- 5 August 2014
A selection of reels - “Lad O’Byrne’s” and “The Pigeon on the Gate” - played by a group of musicians on the gig-rig at the opening of the Ulster Fleadh Cheoil 2014 in Dromore, Co. Tyrone. The musicians are joined by dancer Arlene McCarr.
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- ComhaltasLive #442 (Full Programme)
- 21 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #442.
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- ComhaltasLive #442-5: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 10 July 2014
A selection of jigs - “The Humours of Ballingarry” and “Liam O’Connor’s” - from the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #442-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 7 July 2014
Musicians and dancers on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014 with the jig “Gallant Tipperary Boys”.
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 #441 (Full Programme)
- 5 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #441.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-8: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 3 July 2014
From the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014, a selection of polkas commenced by fiddle player Rebecca McCarthy Kent and joined by the other musicians.
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 #441-7: Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America
- 2 July 2014
From the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America, October 2013, a selection of jigs commenced by fiddle player Lorraine McMahon and joined by the other musicians as well as dancer Christine Mulcahy.
The full tour group was Claire Heffernan (flute) and Christine Mulcahy (fiddle, dance & concertina), both from Co. Limerick; Emer Toale (harp and piano), Dublin; Róisín Broderick (concertina, fiddle and song), Galway; Joseph Keane (accordion), Co. Laois; Shane Keating (uilleann pipes and whistle), Co. Cork; Elaine Reilly (banjo and mandolin), Longford; Aisling Vaughan (concertina and dance), Cork; Lorraine McMahon (fiddle), Co. Louth; Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (dance), Co. Kerry; Alice Fitzgerald (singer and Bean A’Tí), Co, Waterford; Martin Murphy (Tour Manager) Co. Longford.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-1: Scoil Éigse Tutors
- 27 June 2014
A selection of reels - “The Milliner’s Daughter” and “Stony Steps” - played by five Scoil Éigse Tutors at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Left-to-right: John and Carmel Burke (fiddle and accordion), Eileen Gannon (harp), Daithí Kearney (banjo) and Dean Warner (piano accordion).
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- ComhaltasLive #439 (Full Programme)
- 10 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #439.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 5 June 2014
James Hogan on piano leads off musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 with a selection of music joined by dancers. The tunes are “Kit O’Mahoney’s Jig” and “Kit O’Mahoney’s Hornpipe”.
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 #439-1: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 4 June 2014
A selection of reels - “The New Road” and “The House on the Hill” (by Ed Reavy) - 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 #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 #436 (Full Programme)
- 14 May 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #436.
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