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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
- 11 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 #442-4: Conor Walshe
- 10 July 2014
A solo set-dance - “The Orange Rogue” - danced by Conor Walshe on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain, February 2014. Music is by Clara Mannion (concertina) and Damien McGuinness (accordion).
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- ComhaltasLive #442-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 8 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
- 4 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
- 3 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 #439 (Full Programme)
- 11 June 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #439.
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- ComhaltasLive #439-2: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain
- 6 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
- 5 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 #436 (Full Programme)
- 15 May 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #436.
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- ComhaltasLive #436-4: Brú Ború Dancers
- 12 May 2014
At the North American Comhaltas Convention and Regional Fleadh Cheoil in New Jersey, April 2014, the Brú Ború group from Cashel , Co. Tipperary dance a set. Members of the group are: Musicians - Bobby Gardiner (accordion), Jim Egan and Pauric Stapleton (flutes), Pádraig Donlon (uilleann pipes), Claire Quinn, Finbar English, |Conor and Eimear Arkins (fiddles), Peter Denmead and Shauna McGarrigle (concertinas), and Mary Kelly (harp); Singers - Nora Butler and Seán Ó Sé; Dancers - Aishling and Gráinne Prendergast, Kathy McGrath, Aoife Newe, Liam Guiney, Fernando Marcos and Mark Nester. The show was created and produced by Úna Ó Murchú.
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- ComhaltasLive #436-1: Brú Ború Tour Group
- 9 May 2014
The famous Brú Ború Tour Group from Cashel, Co. Tipperary, performing at the North American Comhaltas Convention and Regional Fleadh Cheoil held in the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey from 24th to 27th April 2014. The dancers perform a reel/jig/reel. Members of the group are: Musicians - Bobby Gardiner (accordion), Jim Egan and Pauric Stapleton (flutes), Pádraig Donlon (uilleann pipes), Claire Quinn, Finbar English, |Conor and Eimear Arkins (fiddles), Peter Denmead and Shauna McGarrigle (concertinas), and Mary Kelly (harp); Singers - Nora Butler and Seán Ó Sé; Dancers - Aishling and Gráinne Prendergast, Kathy McGrath, Aoife Newe, Liam Guiney, Fernando Marcos and Mark Nester. The show was created and produced by Úna Ó Murchú.
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- ComhaltasLive #431 (Full Programme)
- 19 March 2014
ComhaltasLive Programme #431.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-8: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Hornpipes
- 18 March 2014
Two hornpipes - “Road to Eyeries” and “Kenmare Bay” (commenced by Alisha McMahon on harp) 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 #431-7: Dick Beamish
- 17 March 2014
On the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 the versatile Fear a’tí Dick Beamish tells a story about sean nós dancing which he demonstrates (with some lilting by Eileen Brouder). Concludes with the group of musicians playing “Pigtown Reel”.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-6: Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain Dancers
- 16 March 2014
Dancers join the musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014 for three reels - “Bonnie Anne”, “Micho Russell’s” and “Garret Barry’s”.
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 #431-5: Alisha McMahon
- 15 March 2014
A harp solo featuring a waltz and a reel by Co. Clare musician Alisha McMahon on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2014.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-4: Maggie Maguire, Sharon Connell & James Hogan
- 14 March 2014
Co. Fermanagh fiddle player Maggie Maguire plays two jigs - “Buttermilk Mary” and “James McMahon’s” in the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain 2014. She is joined for the second jig by Galway accordion player Sharon Connell and piano accompaniment is by James Hogan.
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- ComhaltasLive #431-3: Tree of Sorrows
- 13 March 2014
An instrumental piece of music composed by Maurice Lennon - “Tree of Sorrows” - played by the musicians on the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain.
