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- ComhaltasLive #279 (Full Programme)
- 19 November 2008
This week we feature Erin Loughran on fiddle, a duet with Darren Breslin (button accordion) and Laura Beagon (fiddle), and from the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, the fiddle players Maeve Flanagan, Katie Lawrence, Johnny Canning and Aurora Burd.
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- ComhaltasLive #279-4: Katie Lawrence playing a slow air
- 16 November 2008
Katie Lawrence from Isle of Man plays a slow air in the Senior Fiddle competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Katie and her sister Kirsty (piano) were members of the Isle of Man Céilí Band, which made its first-ever appearance at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2008.
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- ComhaltasLive #278 (Full Programme)
- 12 November 2008
This week we present music from the 2008 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann fiddle competitions, held at Tullamore, Co. Offaly in August. From the Senior Fiddle competition we see the playing of Evelyn Healy, Peader O’Connor, Rónán Mac Grianna, Ciara Brennan, Melanie Houton, Shona Ní Fhlatharta and Seámus Mulready, along with Edel Quinn from the Senior Fiddle Slow Air competition.
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- ComhaltasLive #278-6: Edel Quinn plays a Slow Air
- 9 November 2008
Edel Quinn of Baile Eachaidh Comhaltas in Derry took 2nd place in the Senior Fiddle Slow Air competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008. Here Edel plays the very old air, “Sliabh na mBan”.
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- Miss Hamilton
- 12 October 2008
From the “Echoes of Erin 2008” Comhaltas Tour CD, the Comhaltas Tour Ensemble plays the harp piece, “Miss Hamilton”. Miss Hamilton is included in the Bunting Collection having been notated by Bunting from the from harper Patrick Linden in 1802, although the scholar Dónal O Súilleabháin established that the original Bunting manuscript gave Hugh Higgins as the source of the tune. The piece was composed by harper Cornelius Lyons in 1706.
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- ComhaltasLive #272 - Full Programme
- 20 September 2008
This week we bring you more from the Scoil Éigse Tutors’ Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008, including Ernestine Healy (concertina) with Geraldine O’Callaghan (fiddle), Janet Harbison (harp) with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain (whistle), Sabina McCague (harp), Máire Nic Dhiarmada (flute), Pádraig McGovern (uilleann pipes) and Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle) with Pádraig King (button accordion), Eileen Gannon (harp) and Kelly Winter (piano accordion) with Seán Cleland (fiddle), seán-nós dancing by Brian Cunningham and an item from the full complement of tutors.
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- ComhaltasLive #272-2: Harper Janet Harbison at Scoil Éigse with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain
- 16 September 2008
A suantraí composed by harper Janet Harbison followed by another tune, “A Leap of Faith”, also composed by Janet, concluding with a slip jig by Janet with Mícheál Ó hAlmhain on whistle. They were recorded at the tutors’ concert concluding Scoil Éigse 2008 at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
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- ComhaltasLive #268 (Full Programme)
- 20 August 2008
This week we present flute player Michael King, Mairéad Corridan and Evelyn Healy on concertina and fiddle, box player Donal Murphy with flute player Eamon Riordan and Brian Mooney on bouzouki and a flute duet with Síobhán Ní Chonnaráin and Donie Lyons.
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- ComhaltasLive #268-3: Evelyn Healy on Fiddle
- 20 August 2008
Evelyn Healy plays a fiddle solo, commencing with a slow air, “The Wild Geese”, and concluding with a reel composed by Ed Reavy called “In Memory of Coleman”. Evelyn comes from Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick.
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- ComhaltasLive #265 (Full Programme)
- 27 July 2008
ComhaltasLive Programme #265 features music by Bronwyn de Paor and Sorcha Costelloe on fiddle, Darrach MacMathúna on uilleann pipes, Gerard Coughlan on harp and Seán Mulvihill on button accordion.
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- ComhaltasLive #265-3: Gerard Coughlan on Harp
- 23 July 2008
Harper Gerard Coughlan plays the air “Táimse Im Chodladh”, followed by the jig “Langstrom’s Pony”. Gerard is a grandson of the late legendary fiddle player Paddy Canny.
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- ComhaltasLive #259 (full programme)
- 14 June 2008
ComhaltasLive Programme #258, featuring musicians from around Ireland. This week we feature: Róisín McDonald, Aoife Donnnelly, Sheila Rooney, Claire Quinn, Mary Kelly, Chris Maguire, Jim McGrath, Ursula Finnegan, Damien Mullane and Gerry Harrington.
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- ComhaltasLive #259-6: Gerry Harrington with a Slow Air
- 13 June 2008
iddle player Gerry Harrington plays a slow air: “Her Mantle so Green” which was recorded by the famous singer Maggie Barry.
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- ComhaltasLive #259-2: Harp and Fiddle Duet
- 9 June 2008
Co. Tipperary fiddle player Claire Quinn is joined on harp by Mary Kelly from Co. Kilkenny. They play a
O’CarolanCharlie Lennon composition: “Planxty Joe Burke” followed by two reels.
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- ComhaltasLive #253: Limerick music at the Munster Fleadh (Full Programme)
- 4 May 2008
This week we bring you music recorded at the 2007 Munster Fleadh, along with a special piece from Gurteen, Co. Sligo.
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- ComhaltasLive #253 – 5: Slow Air played by Donal De Barra on Button Accordion
- 1 May 2008
Former President of Comhaltas Donal De Barra on accordion playing the slow air “Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna”, which is this week’s tutorial. Piano accompaniment is by Aileen Dillane.
This music was recorded at the special concert of West Limerick music organized by the Munster council of Comhaltas at the Munster Fleadh in Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick in July 2007. Our setting of the sheet music comes from Tomas Ó Canainn’s excellent book, “Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland” published by Ossian Publications.
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- Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna
- 1 May 2008
Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna, a slow air played in ComhaltasLive #253. Our setting of the sheet music comes from Tomas Ó Canainn’s excellent book, “Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland” published by Ossian Publications.
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- ComhaltasLive #251: More From the 2008 Comhaltas North American Convention (Full Programme)
- 18 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 - 2: Slow air and a reel from the fiddle player Shane Cornyn
- 14 April 2008
From New York, fiddle player Shane
KiernanCornyn plays a slow air: “Were You At the Rock?” (“An raibh tú ag an gCarraig?”) followed by a reel: “Farewell to Ireland”. Harp accompaniament for the reel is by Alex Reidinger from North Carolina.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)
- 5 April 2008
This week we bring you some Slow Airs and dance tunes from several notable musical families.