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Comhaltas Video Archive
Irish traditional music is a passionate art form. The energy of dance music and the pathos and humour of traditional singing can be difficult to appreciate unless you have the chance to observe it at close quarters. Short of being there, we think that the ComhaltasLive video programmes give you a great chance to do just that.
We began a project a few years ago to document some of the great performances of traditional music. In association with the Irish International Webcasting Company, the ComhaltasLive project set out to capture some of the current ‘greats’ of traditional music, document some of the promising young stars and also to show music within its historical context by referencing audio and video from the past.
The weekly ComhaltasLive programmes have been well-received, and thousands of people have had a chance to see some of this great music up close and personal. Please take a look at this week’s programme, or browse through excerpts from our past programmes.
Suggest a show
If there’s an event or opportunity coming up that you think we ought to cover, just send us a note and we’ll see what we can do. And if we can’t get there, maybe you’d like to write up the event for our journal, Treoir. Don’t forget to include some photos and, where possible, one or two video clips on DVD which we may be able to upload on to the website.
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- ComhaltasLive #607_6:Culkin Dancers
- 7 May 2021
- Fiddle player Tony De Marco leads the Music group Celtic Thunder with a Reel - “The Dawn” - for the Culkin Dancers, at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Washington, USA in April 2013.
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- ComhaltasLive #607_5:Brendan Mulvihill, Billy McComiskey and Andy O’ Brien
- 6 May 2021
- Well-known musicians Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle) and Billy McComiskey (accordion) with Andy O’ Brien on guitar play a selection of Reels commencing with “Within a mile of Dublin”, at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Washington, USA, in April 2013.
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- ComhaltasLive #607_4:U-12 Champions 2012, Pearl River Céilí Band
- 5 May 2021
- All-Ireland U-12 Champions 2012, Pearl River Céilí Band, New York, play a Reel - “The Ash Plant” - at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Washington, USA, in April 2013.
Band members were Ronan Mulligan (Drums), Fiona Flanagan (flute), Alanna Wamsley (concertina), Ciara Gill (fiddle), Fiona Mulligan (banjo), John Paul Reynolds (fiddle), Cian McGeever (accordion), and Thomas Wilson (keyboard).
Missing from the 2012 Band were Kristin Conway (fiddle) and Sara Donovan (flute).
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- ComhaltasLive #607_3:Rob Byrnes
- 4 May 2021
- A Reel danced by sean-nós dancer Rob Byrnes from the Shannon Dunne Dance Group, with music provided by Graham De Zarn on fiddle and Keith Carr on bouzouki, at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Washington, USA in April 2013.
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- ComhaltasLive #607_2:Haley Richardson
- 3 May 2021
- From Pearl River, New York, Fiddle player Haley Richardson was only 10 years old when she recorded this Reel - “The Dawn”, at the North America Comhaltas Convention in Washington, USA, in April 2013.
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- ComhaltasLive #607_1:At a special Reception in the Irish Embassy in Washington
- 2 May 2021
- At a Special Reception in the Irish Embassy in Washington, USA, to honour the holding of the North America Comhaltas Convention in April 2013, this group of musicians and dancers from Tulla, Co. Clare were amongst the artists providing the entertainment.They perform “Miss Walsh’s Jig”.
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- ComhaltasLive #606_full:
- 1 May 2021
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- ComhaltasLive #606_15:Paul Farren and Conor O’ Loughlin
- 30 April 2021
- Paul Farren and Conor O’ Loughlin, CCÉ, Cora Finne/Inis, Co. Clare, play a Reel when taking 3rd place in Senior Duets competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 in Drogheda, Co. Louth.
