Reel
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- ComhaltasLive #443-4: Jayne Pomplas
- 25 July 2014
New York fiddle player Jayne Pomplas plays the reel “Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie” at the Comhaltas North American Convention 2014 in New Jersey.
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- ComhaltasLive #443-2: The Laurel Tree Céilí Band
- 23 July 2014
From Leicester, England the Laurel Tree Céilí Band play two reels - “The Doon” and “Shehan’s” - at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Band members are John Burke, Moya Townsend, Eilish Byrne and Johnny Murphy Whelehan (fiddles), Eddie O’Donnell and Dave Lambe (flutes), Carmel Burke and Theresa Coleman (accordions), Eilish Commins (piano) and Debbie Lynch (drums).
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- ComhaltasLive #443-1: St. Roch’s Céilí Band
- 22 July 2014
From Glasgow, Scotland, St. Roch’s Céilí Band at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry playing two reels - “Kevin Burke’s” and “Donnellan’s Delight” (by Paddy O’Brien). Band members are: Mairéad canning, Eileen Grant, Patricia McArdle, and Danny Boyle (flutes), Paddy Callaghan (accordion), Cathriona McArdle (concertina), Alan Costello (piano) and Aidan Sharkey (drums).
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- ComhaltasLive #442 (Full Programme)
- 21 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #442.
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- ComhaltasLive #442-3: The Corran Céilí Band
- 9 July 2014
The Corran Céilí Band, Sligo play a selection of reels at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉíreann 2013 in Derry. The reels are “Jackie Coleman’s” and “The Sligo Duke” (“Gareth Barry’s”).
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- ComhaltasLive #441 (Full Programme)
- 5 July 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #441.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-6: Joseph Mannion
- 2 July 2014
Nine-year-old Joseph Mannion, CCÉ Craobh na gCumarach, Co. Waterford plays an accordion solo - “Berehaven Reel” composed by the late Finbar O’Dwyer.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-5: Haley Richardson
- 1 July 2014
The current All-Ireland Under-12 Fiddle Champion Haley Richardson from New Jersey, USA plays a reel - “The Bunch of Keys” - at a session at the North American Comhaltas Convention 2014 in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Keywords: Convention, Fleadh, Session, Solo, Fiddle, Reel, ComhaltasLive
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- ComhaltasLive #441-3: Tara Breen
- 29 June 2014
Multi-instrumentalist Tara Breen is one of the Tutors with TradTime (Comhaltas Schools Outreach) the exciting new scheme for the teaching of traditional Irish music, song and dance in primary schools around the country.
TradTime is presently compiling a panel of potential Tutors for every county over the coming weeks (up to mid-August). Persons who have the necessary skills, expertise, reliability, etc. can get an application form and full details at www.tradtime.ie.
Here Tara plays “The Caucus Reel” on the tin whistle.
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- ComhaltasLive #441-2: Attracta & Adrian Brady
- 28 June 2014
A reel - “The Grouse in the Heather” - composed by the late John Brody from Killeigh, Co. Offaly and played by his daughter Attracta (fiddle) and son Adrian (flute) with bodhrán accompaniment by Kieran Leonard. Recorded at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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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 #440 (Full Programme)
- 23 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #440.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-7: Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert
- 22 June 2014
At the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2014 in Derry, Eileen Gannon (harp), Daithí Kearney (banjo) and Dean Warner (piano accordion) play a selection of reels - “Glen of Aherlow” (composed by Seán Ryan) and “Miss Monahan”.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-4: Keegan Loesel
- 19 June 2014
A selection of reels - “Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel” and “The Swallow’s Tail” - played on tin whistle by Keegan Loesel, Kenneth Square, Philadelphia after he won the Tin Whistle Slow Airs Under-15 Competition at the Comhaltas North American Convention and Regional Fleadh Cheoil held in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-2: TradTime - The Mulcahy Family
- 17 June 2014
The Mulcahy family from West Limerick with Michelle on concertina, Louise on flute and their father Mick on accordion, play three reels - “Michael Anderson’s”, “The Drunken Landlady” and “The New Line”. Recorded at a special concert on 17th May 2014 in the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick to celebrate the launch of the exciting new TradTime (Comhaltas Schools Outreach) Scheme for the teaching of traditional Irish music, song and dance in primary schools around the country.
TradTime is presently compiling a panel of potential Tutors for every county over the coming weeks (up to mid-August). Persons who have the necessary skills, expertise, reliability, etc. can get an application form and full details at www.tradtime.ie.
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- ComhaltasLive #440-1: TradTime - Louise & Michelle Mulcahy
- 16 June 2014
Louise Mulcahy on concert flute with accompaniment on harp by her sister Michelle plays a selection of reels - “Early Breakfast” and “Jimmy McKiernan’s”. Recorded at a special concert on 17th May 2014 in the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick to celebrate the launch of the exciting new TradTime (Comhaltas Schools Outreach) Scheme for the teaching of traditional Irish music, song and dance in primary schools around the country.
TradTime is presently compiling a panel of potential Tutors for every county over the coming weeks (up to mid-August). Persons who have the necessary skills, expertise, reliability, etc. can get an application form and full details at www.tradtime.ie.
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- ComhaltasLive #439 (Full Programme)
- 11 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #439.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-6: An Informal Session
- 10 June 2014
President of Comhaltas Vincent Jordan on piano accordion is joined by Mícheál Ó Riabhaigh on fiddle and Frank Whelan on tin whistle (both from Ennis, Co Clare) at an informal session at the Comhaltas North American Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey in April 2014. They play a selection of reels - “The Merry Blacksmith”, “Shaskeen” and “The Hunter’s House”.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-4: Monsignor Charlie Coen & John Nolan
- 8 June 2014
A selection of reels played by New York musicians Monsignor Charlie Coen (originally from Woodford, Co. Galway) on concertina and accordion player John Nolan at the 2014 Comhaltas Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-3: Jayne Pomplas
- 7 June 2014
New York fiddle player Jayne Pomplas plays “The Poppyleaf Hornpipe” and “The Rakes of Drumlish Reel” at an informal session at the Comhaltas North American Convention in New Jersey in April 2014.