Tour
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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 #319 (Full Programme)
- 13 June 2010
Highlights from 2005 and last year’s Fleadh Cheoil.
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- ComhaltasLive #319-5: Áine Bird and Holly Geraghty
- 8 June 2010
Áine Bird (fiddle), Co. Meath and Holly Geraghty (harp), Co. Mayo play two reels - “The Maids of Feakle” and “The Humours of Tulla” - before the Comhaltas Tour of North America in September/October 2003.
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- ComhaltasLive #319-4: Adele Farrell and Holly Geraghty
- 7 June 2010
From Manchester England, Adele Farrell on button accordion with Holly Geraghty (Co. Mayo) on harp play two jigs - “Sergeant Early’s” and “The Woods of Old Limerick”. Both were members of the Comhaltas Tour of North America in September/October 2003.
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- ComhaltasLive #319-3: Holly Geraghty, Áine Bird and Laura Beagan
- 6 June 2010
Holly Geraghty (on harp) from Ballindine, Co. Mayo, Áine Bird (fiddle), Co. Meath, and Laura Beagan (fiddle), Co. Monaghan play two reels - “Miss Langton’s” and “Andy McGann’s” - played just before the Comhaltas Tour of North America 2003.
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- ComhaltasLive #317-1: Aidan O’Neill
- 6 May 2010
All-Ireland Champion on fiddle, flute, tin whistle and concertina Aidan O’Neill from Dromore, Co. Tyrone plays a selection of reels on the Comhaltas Tour of Britain in February 2003. Harp accompaniment is by Shauna Davey.
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- ComhaltasLive #288 (Full Programme)
- 13 June 2009
This week ComhaltasLive features the playing of Irish traditional musicians Damien Mullane (button accordion), Eimear Buckley (concertina) with Pádraig King (button accordion), Sabina McCague (fiddle) with Daire McGeown (banjo) and Seána Agnew (flute), Darren McGee (fiddle), the great Bobby Gardiner (button accordion) and the Clare duet of Dymphna O’Sullivan (concertina) and Joan Hanrahan (fiddle).
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- ComhaltasLive #288-1: Damien Mullane on the Britain Tour
- 7 June 2009
A set of reels by button accordionist Damien Mullane, playing as a member of the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Britain in February 2006. The first reel was composed by Finbar O’Dwyer and the second by Billy McComiskey.
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- ComhaltasLive #287 (Full Programme)
- 6 June 2009
ComhaltasLive 287 features the fine playing of Ned Kelly (button accordion), Alex Reidinger (Fiddle, Harp and Concertina), Michael Harrison (Fiddle), John Culhane (Lilter), Pádraig Synnott (Uilleann Pipes) with the 2008 Irish Tour group.
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- ComhaltasLive #287-7: Pádraig Synnott at Clasaċ
- 5 June 2009
Co. Wexford uileann piper Pádraig Synnott, playing a piece during the Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland. He was recorded on Oct 24, 2008 at Clasaċ, the Comhaltas Regional Resource Centre in Clontarf, Co. Dublin.
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- ComhaltasLive #286 (Full Programme)
- 28 March 2009
This week we present a few recordings made at the new and magnificent Comhaltas Clasaċ Regional Centre in Dublin, which was one of the venues for the Irish Concert Tour in October 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #286-4: Aoife Green on Concertina at Clasaċ
- 25 March 2009
All-Ireland champion Aoife Green from Co. Galway plays ”The Blackbird Hornipe” on concertina, followed by “Jack Roe’s Reel” with harp accompaniment by Oisín Morrison. The music was recorded at Clasaċ, the Comhaltas Regional Resource Centre in Clontarf, Dublin on October 24, 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #286-3: Darren Breslin plays two Reels
- 24 March 2009
Darren Breslin, button accordion player from Co. Fermanagh and current all-Ireland senior champion, performed with the Comhaltas Concert Tour in October 2008. In this video he plays two reels: “Codd’s Grove” composed by Paddy Hayes and “Trip to Manilla” by Ned Kelly. The music was recorded at Clasaċ, the Comhaltas Regional Resource Centre in Clontarf, Dublin on October 24, 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #286-2: Concert Tour at Clasaċ
- 23 March 2009
Caitríona Sears (fiddle) and Oisín Morrison (harp) introduce the new Clasaċ Regional Resource Centre in Clontarf, Dublin, followed by a selection from the 2008 Concert Tour of Ireland. The full group plays a selection of jigs, joined by four dancers for “The Humours of Bandon”.
The 2008 Tour of Ireland artists are: Jackie O’Connor (concertina and presenter), Humphrey Murphy (flute and singer), Pádraig Sinnot (uilleann pipes), Oisín Morrison (Harp), Darren Breslin (button accordion), Eamonn Moloney (flute and dancer), Nell Ní Chróinín (singer), Caitríona Sears (fiddle), James Duggan (fiddle), Eoin Ó Suilleabhain (banjo), Aoife Greene (concertina), Aisling McMahon (concertina and dancer), Clare McDermott (dancer) and Mark Nestor (dancer).
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- ComhaltasLive #285-5: Edel Fox and Shauna Davey
- 10 February 2009
Concertina player Edel Fox plays two reels starting with “The Bag of Spuds”, joined by harper Shauna Davey. This recording was made during the 2004 the Comhaltas Concert Tour of North America.
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- ComhaltasLive #284-3: Ernestine Healy on Concertina
- 10 January 2009
A set of reels commencing with “The Pidgeon on the Gate”, played on concertina by Ernestine Healy from Claremorris, Co. Mayo, with accompaniment on the harp by Cathy Potter from Co. Armagh. This selection was recorded at the Comhaltas Tour of Ireland concert in Birr, Co. Offaly in October 2007. This ComhaltasLive video clip was originally posted in early 2008.
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- Seamus Creagh’s / Trip to Dingle
- 16 October 2008
From the “Echoes of Erin 2008” Comhaltas Tour CD, Peter Staunton & Niamh Varian-Barry play the polkas, “Seamus Creagh’s” and “Trip to Dingle”. Niamh learnt this polka from the playing of fiddler Séamus Creagh, and the second polka is a composition of Roscommon piano accordion player Alan Kelly.
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- Rosewood / Tommy Maguire’s
- 15 October 2008
From the “Echoes of Erin 2008” Comhaltas Tour CD, the Comhaltas Tour Ensemble plays the jigs, “Rosewood” and “Tommy Maguire’s”. The first jig is believed to be a composition of Scottish fiddler/composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927), while the second jig is a composition of the now deceased Offaly accordion player Tommy Maguire, who spent much of his life in Chicago.