Whistle
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- ComhaltasLive #259-1: Whistles playing “Famous Ballymote” and “The Ivy Leaf”
- 9 June 2008
A tin whistle duet by Róisín McDonald from Burren, Co. Down and Aoife Donnnelly of Rostrevor, Co Down with bodhrán accompaniment by Sheila Rooney, also from Rostrever. They play two reels: “Famous Ballymote” and “The Ivy Leaf”, which is this week’s tutorial. We also include another setting of the tune played many years ago by the late great Paddy O’Brien, accordion player and composer.
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- ComhaltasLive #258: Paddy O’Brien and Music from Cavan (Full Programme)
- 8 June 2008
This week we present music composed by Paddy O’Brien, along with some musical selections recorded in Cavan in 2003. Featuring the fine musicians Muireann Egan, Aoife O’Brien, Mairéad Corridan, Pat Tierney, John McCartan, Danny McGovern, Martin Smith, Donal Reilly, Deirdre and Eimear Reilly and Catriona Cullivan.
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- ComhaltasLive #258 - 3: Pat Tierney on Whistle with John McCartan and Danny McGovern
- 4 June 2008
Whistle player Pat Tierney from Ballyjamesduff plays three reels ending with “Seán sa Ceó”. He is joined by John McCartan from Newtowngore, Co. Leitrim on guitar and Danny McGovern on bodhrán from Rostrevor, Co. Down.
The music was recorded in Cavan on 8th December 2003.
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- ComhaltasLive #257: Music from the four provinces of Ireland (Full Programme)
- 31 May 2008
ComhaltasLive #257: Music from the four provinces of Ireland
This week we present music from the four provinces of Ireland. We feature: A whistle solo by Clodagh Holland, Martin and David Howley playing the Flogging Reel, jigs and reels from concertina player Kylie Moynagh, a set of jigs from a Clare trio concluding with a set from Darren Moloney, John McCartan and Danny McGovern.
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- ComhaltasLive #257 - 1: A Whistle solo by Clodagh Holland
- 26 May 2008
A whistle solo by Clodagh Holland from Eglish, Co. Tyrone, who learned her music from Sharon Mc Dermott. She plays two reels: “The Swallow’s Tail” and “The Curlews” which was composed by Josephine Keegan and is this week’s tutorial).
The music was recorded at the Ulster Fleadh at Warrenpoint, Co. Down in July 2004.
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- ComhaltasLive #251: More From the 2008 Comhaltas North American Convention (Full Programme)
- 19 April 2008
This week we bring you music recorded at the 2008 Comhaltas North American Convention, held in the Hilton Hotel at Parsippany, New Jersey between the 26th and 30th of March.
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- ComhaltasLive #251 - 5: Trio from the 2008 Comhaltas Convention
- 18 April 2008
A set of reels played by Galway natives Charlie Coen (New York) on concertina and Ena O’Brien (Toronto) on box together with Larry Mc Cullough (Woodbridge, New Jersey) on whistle. At the end of the clip, we see Comhaltas statwart Bill Mc Evoy and his wife Lilly. The Reels are: “Kitty Goes a Milking”, “Music in the Glen” and “Green Fields of America”.
They were recorded at the 2008 Comhaltas North American Convention, held in the Hilton Hotel at Parsippany, New Jersey between the 26th and 30th of March.
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- ComhaltasLive #249: Airs and Tunes (Full Programme)
- 6 April 2008
This week we bring you some Slow Airs and dance tunes from several notable musical families.
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- ComhaltasLive #249 - 4: A selection of jigs played by the Rowsome family
- 4 April 2008
The famous Rowsome family from Dublin with two jigs: “The Clare Jig” which is this week’s [tutorial] (http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/the_clare_jig “The Clare Jig - Sheet Music”) and “The Leitrim Jig”. On uilleann pipes – Kevin, grandson of the great piping master Leo Rowsome, Kevin’s wife Lorraine Hickey on fiddle, their daughter Tiarna also on fiddle, Helena and Olivia Rowsome on whistle and piano respectively. They were recorded at the annual Tionól Leo Rowsome held at Comhaltas headquarters, Cultúrlann na hÉireann in September 2007. This concert was a special tribute concert to Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh, former President of Comhaltas.
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- ComhaltasLive #245: Music from the 2007 Concert Tour and Nyah Festival (Full Programme)
- 12 March 2008
In this week’s ComhaltasLive programme, we bring you music from the 2007 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland, the West Limerick FM102 Concert and the 2007 Nyah Festival in Co. Cavan.
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- ComhaltasLive #245 - 4: Sean Walsh and the Comhaltas Tour musicians
- 8 March 2008
From the 2007 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland, flute player Sean Walsh from Co. Monaghan begins this selection of reels with a whistle solo, playing “The Silver Spear”. He is joined on whistle by piper Jimmy Morrison and the full group of musicians complete the selection with “The Green Gates Reel”.
The 2007 Concert Tour of Ireland features Evelyn Healy and Katie Cullen on fiddle, Peter Staunton and John Carroll on button accordion, Sean Walsh and Siobhán Ní Chonaráin on flute, Jimmy Morrison on uilleann pipes, Ernestine Healy on Concertina, Brona Graham on banjo, Cathy Potter on harp, Eimer Arkins, Joe Arlins and Bruce Scott singing and Sonny Mc Dermott as the tour manager. The dancers are Aidan Mc Loughlin (Leitrim), Teresa Donaghue (Westmeath), Laura Crossan (Leitrim), Cathal McGarrigle (Offaly) and Hannah Longmore (Wicklow).
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- ComhaltasLive #243: More from the North American Comhaltas Convention (Full Programme)
- 26 February 2008
In this week’s programme we bring you some more music recorded at previous years of the annual North American Comhaltas Convention.
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- ComhaltasLive #243 - 4: Colleen Shanks playing Slip Jigs on Whistle
- 24 February 2008
From Detroit, Michigan, Colleen Shanks plays three slip jigs on whistle. Colleen learned a lot of her music from Mick Gavin, who emigrated from Co. Clare in the 1960s having played with the Dalcassian Céilí Band. Over the decades fiddle player Mick has taught the music to many young musicians around Detroit. The second tune played by Colleen, called “The Whinny Hills of Leitrim” is unusual in that the first part is played once and the second part twice.
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- ComhaltasLive #241 - 4: Emma Sweeney on Whistle
- 1 February 2008
Another of our favourites from ComhaltasLive, “The Monaghan Jig” played here on tin whistle by Emma Sweeney from Manchester, England.
This clip originally appeared in ComhaltasLive #205 - Music from Britain.
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- ComhaltasLive #239: Highlights from 2007 (Full Programme)
- 14 January 2008
This week we’re re-broadcasting some of our favourite clips from the past year of ComhaltasLive. Since re-launching the videos online in February 2007, we’ve received great feedback from Irish music lovers around the world. If there’s anything specific that you’d like to see more of, let us know and we’ll do our best!
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- ComhaltasLive #239 - 4: Joannie Madden (whistle) and Dáithí Sproule (guitar)
- 12 January 2008
Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia USA in April 2007 at the Comhaltas North American Convention, Joannie Madden performs a selection of reels with backing guitar by the mighty Daithí Sproule.
The first tune is “The High Reel” and the last one is a very recent composition by Joannie, called “Shoot When the Ducks Are Flying” in honour of her friend Jim Coogan.
This clip originally appeared in ComhaltasLive #232 - Music from Atlanta, Birr and Tullamore.
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- ComhaltasLive #238-1: Cian Kearns, Flute and Whistle Champion
- 2 January 2008
Cian Kearns from Collooney, Co. Sligo, the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Champion on whistle and concert flute, plays two reels on whistle. These tunes were recorded in Gurteen, Co. Sligo (one of the five Comhaltas Regional Resource Centres in Ireland) in November 2004 after Cian had won the U–18 title. Incidentally, Cian’s aunt, Deirdre Callis also won All-Ireland titles on whistle, flute and button accordion.
The tunes are: “The Leitrim Lilter” composed by Charlie Lennon, and “Ned Killeen’s”.
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- ComhaltasLive #232 - 1: Joannie Madden on Whistle
- 11 November 2007
One of the queens of the tin whistle, Joannie Madden plays a selection of reels commencing with “The High Reel” (The Whistling Postman) and concluding with a recent composition by Joannie called “Shoot When the Ducks are Flying”. Guitar accompaniment is by Daithí Sproule. We made this recording at the 2007 Comhaltas American Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- ComhaltasLive #227 - 5: Scoil Éigse Tutors - Reels
- 13 October 2007
Concluding the programme, a selection of reels: “Kiss Me Kate”, “The Green Groves” and “The Peeler’s Jacket”. The musicians are Paddy Ryan, Connie O’Connell, Nicky McAuliffe and Kathleen Nesbitt (fiddles), Maedbh Ní Lochlainn and Mary Tisdall O’Sullivan (concertinas), Anne McAuliffe (button accordion), Nóirín Ní Shúilleabháin (whistle) and Anne-Marie Acosta (piano).
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- ComhaltasLive #226 - 3: Janet Harbison and Micheál Ó hAlmhain
- 3 October 2007
Janet Harbison (harp) and Micheál Ó hAlmhain (whistle) play an old air, “Conlach Ghlas an Fhomhair” followed by a new tune composed by Janet to celebrate the peace movement in Northern Ireland, called “A Bright New Morning”.
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