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- ComhaltasLive #430 (Full Programme)
- 2 March 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #430.
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- ComhaltasLive #430-10: Comhaltas Tour of North America
- 1 March 2014
Featuring a variety of instrumentation and joined by four dancers, musicians on the Comhaltas Tour of North America in October 2013 play a selection of hornpipes - “The Glenbeigh” and “Thomond Bridge”.
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 #430-5: Comhaltas Tour of Britain Reels
- 24 February 2014
A selection of reels - “The Green Gates” and “Lilies in the Field” featuring “The Brush Dance” by musicians and dancers of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, 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 #430-4: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Barndances
- 23 February 2014
A selection of barndances commencing with “Seán Hayes’ Barndance” played by the musicians of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain.
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 #430-3: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 22 February 2014
A selection of slip-jigs - “My Mind Will Ne’er be Aisy”, “Sir Philip McHugh” and “The Silvermore” by musicians and dancers on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, 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 #429 (Full Programme)
- 19 February 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #429.
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- ComhaltasLive #429-8: Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America
- 16 February 2014
A selection of reels from the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America in October 2013, commencing with a banjo player Elaine Reilly.
Full group: 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 #429-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour Dancers
- 8 February 2014
From the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America in October 2013 a selection of reels commencing with “The Bush in Bloom” joined by dancers Aisling Vaughan, Christine Mulcahy, Tomás Ó Sé and Seán Hanafin.
Full group: 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 #429-1: The Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America
- 7 February 2014
Musicians in the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America in October 2013 play “Planxty Conneely” (by C. Lennon).
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- ComhaltasLive #428 (Full Programme)
- 2 February 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #428.
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- ComhaltasLive #428-5: The Comhaltas North America Concert Tour Group
- 27 January 2014
A selection of reels commencing with “The Shaskeen” by the full group of musicians and dancers of the Comhaltas North America Concert Tour Group in October 2013. Group members: 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 #427-8: Scoil Éigse Tutors
- 16 January 2014
Scoil Éigse Tutors 2013 play a selection of reels: “The Honeymoon” and “Matt People’s” at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Musicians are (left-to-right): Cian Kearns (flute), Niamh O’Sullivan (concertina), Muireann Banks (banjo), Síofra McHugh (fiddle) and Deirdre Murphy (harp).
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- ComhaltasLive #427-5: Elaine Reilly
- 13 January 2014
Elaine Reilly from Co. Longford plays a three-part hornpipe on banjo, joined for two reels (ending with “Forget Me Not”, also known as “Larry Redigans”) by the other musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America in October 2013.
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- ComhaltasLive #427-4: Claire Heffernan
- 12 January 2014
A flute solo by Claire Heffernan (Co. Limerick) of the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America, October 2013. Claire is joined by other musicians of the group for a second jig - “The Trip to Athlone”.
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- ComhaltasLive #427-3: Christine Mulcahy
- 11 January 2014
Concertina player Christine Mulcahy (Co. Limerick) of the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group - North America, October 2013 leads off a selection of reels joined by other musicians and dancers Seán Hanafin and Tomás Ó Sé (both from Co. Kerry). The reels are “Tim Moloney’s” and “The Plough and the Stars”.
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- ComhaltasLive #427-1: The Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America
- 9 January 2014
A selection of reels -”The Cup and Bell”, “Honeymoon Reel” and “The Lady’s Cup of Tea” - by the Comhaltas Concert Tour Group of North America in October 2013. This item features musicians and dancers.
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- ComhaltasLive #426 (Full Programme)
- 26 December 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #426.
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- ComhaltasLive #426-8: The Doyle Family
- 23 December 2013
A session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry with the Doyle family from Manchester England led by Simon (pipes), originally from Longford, and his three daughters Bridget, Winnie Maria and Margaret. They play a jig.
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- ComhaltasLive #424 (Full Programme)
- 30 November 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #424.
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- ComhaltasLive #424-10: Caltra Set Dancers
- 29 November 2013
Caltra Set Dancers from Co. Galway taking third place in the Ladies’ Under-18 Full Set Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.