Session
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- ComhaltasLive #426-6: Martin Gaffney
- 21 December 2013
Cavan flute player Martin Gaffney, now living in Dublin, plays a version of “The Longford Collector” at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #426-4: Liz Carroll
- 19 December 2013
Well-known American fiddle player Liz Carroll, in a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, plays a selection of reels - “The Yellow Tinker” and one of her own many compositions.
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- ComhaltasLive #425 (Clár Iomlán)
- 13 December 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #425.
Time Segment 00:00 Reel played by Francis Cunningham (concertina) and Eimear Coughlan (harp) when taking second place in Senior Duets at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. They are from CCÉ Crusheen/Tulla, Co. Clare. 01:37 Mossie and Áine Martin (fiddle and harp) from Beltra, Co. Sligo play a reel in the Senior Duets Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 03:05 From Walterstown, Cobh, Co. Cork, Cliona Ní hAilche and Abby Ní Leingsigh play the reel “Trip to Nenagh” (by Seán Ryan) in the Senior Duets Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 04:39 Reel played by Caoimhe Kearns, CCÉ Ballymote, Co. Sligo in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 06:12 Phil Clarke, CCÉ Bheartha Uí Fhlatharta, Co. Kildare plays a slow air in the Senior Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 09:11 The reel “Bonny Kate” played by Darragh Curtin, CCÉ Templeglantine, Co. Limerick in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 10:36 All-Ireland Under-18 Fiddle Champion – Slow Airs for 2013, Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín, Balla, Co. Mayo plays “An Buachall Caol Dubh” at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 13:34 All-Ireland Champions from the 1970s, Frank Kelly (Donegal) and Antóin Mac Gabhann (Cavan) together play three reels - “Tom Ward’s Downfall”, “Reel of Mullinavat” and “Queen of May” - as a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 17:02 Reel played by Patrick Ballantyne (fiddle) and Frances Welch (banjo), CCÉ Leagrave, England in the Under-18 Duets Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. 18:32 Ciarán and Áine Fitzgerald, CCÉ Bheartla Uí Fhlathrta, Kildare (flute and harp) play a hornpipe “Fly by Night” in the Under-18 Duets Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #425-8: Frank Kelly & Antóin Mac Gabhann
- 10 December 2013
All-Ireland Champions from the 1970s, Frank Kelly (Donegal) and Antóin Mac Gabhann (Cavan) together play three reels - “Tom Ward’s Downfall”, “Reel of Mullinavat” and “Queen of May” as a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #425-7: Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín
- 9 December 2013
All-Ireland Under-18 Fiddle Champion – Slow Airs for 2013, Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín, Balla, Co. Mayo plays “An Buachall Caol Dubh” at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #423 (Clár Iomlán)
- 16 November 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #423.
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- ComhaltasLive #423-4: Siobhán Parnow
- 6 November 2013
From Pearl River, New York, USA flute player Siobhán Parnow plays “The Wonder Hornpipe” at a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry.
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- ComhaltasLive #421 (Clár Iomlán)
- 20 October 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #421.
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- ComhaltasLive #421-7: Martin Connolly & Peter Mancuso
- 16 October 2013
In a session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry, accordion player Martin Connolly, Ennis, Co. Clare plays two reels ending with “Berehaven” (by Finbar O’Dwyer) with guitar accompaniment by Peter Mancuso, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Incidentally, Martin is the manufacturer of the well-known “Kincora” accordions.
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- ComhaltasLive #418 (Full Programme)
- 11 September 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #418.
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- ComhaltasLive #418-3: Liz Carroll
- 6 September 2013
Legendary USA fiddle player Liz Carroll plays three of her own compositions at an informal session an Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. The reels are “Miss Cathy Chilcott’s”, “Fiddle Heaven” and “Fish On”.
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- ComhaltasLive #411 (Clár Iomlán)
- 18 June 2013
ComhaltasLive Clár #411.
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- http://media.comhaltas.ie/video/cl411_flv/cl411_8.flv
- 14 June 2013
A selection of three reels, ending with “Love at the Endings” (by Ed Reavy) played by the Fitzgerald family from Cebridge, Co. Kildare at an informal session at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2012.
Musicians are (left to right): Ciarán (flute), Áine (concertina), John (accordion), Seán (fiddle) and Mary (piano) .
[Download Audio](http://media.comhaltas.ie/audio/cl411_mp3/cl411_8.mp3 “Audio – The Fitzgerald Family”]
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- ComhaltasLive #409 (Clár Iomlán)
- 24 May 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #409.
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- ComhaltasLive #409-3: An Informal Dancing Session
- 19 May 2013
A mixed half-set danced by the Sandypit CCÉ Dancers, Co. Louth at an informal dancing session outside the Crystal Hotel, Cavan during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2012.
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- ComhaltasLive #408 (Clár Iomlán)
- 13 May 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #408.
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- ComhaltasLive #407 (Clár Iomlán)
- 3 May 2013
ComhaltasLive Programme #407.
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- ComhaltasLive #407-2: Haley Richardson
- 28 April 2013
An impromptu session at the North American Comhaltas Convention 2013 in the Bethesda Marriott Hotel in Washington, USA, 10-year-old Haley Richardson from Pear River, New York plays “The Dawn Reel” on fiddle. Last year (2012) Haley took second place in the All-Ireland Under-12 Fiddle Competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #406 (Clár Iomlán)
- 23 April 2013
ComhaltasLive Clár Iomlán #406.
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- ComhaltasLive #406-6: A Session at the North American Comhaltas Convention
- 22 April 2013
Enjoying the sunshine outside the Marriott Hotel, Bethesda North in Washington during the North American Comhaltas Convention 2013 a group of musicians from many different places play a selection of reels ending with “Come West Along the Road”.
[Download Audio](http://media.comhaltas.ie/audio/cl406_mp3/cl406_6.mp3 “Audio - A Session at the North American Comhaltas Convention”]