ComhaltasLive: Authentic Irish Music, straight from the source.
Summary: Comhaltas is a cultural movement, representing the non-commercial Irish traditional music community. We take our cameras and microphones to concerts, festivals and competitions around the world, and post the results here for you to enjoy.
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Jig played by Aisling O’Brien, CCÉ St. Louis Irish Arts, St. Louis, Missouri, USA in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Download Audio
Scoil Éigse Tutors Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Marcus Ó Murchú (flute) and Martin Connolly (accordion and maker of the Kincora Accordion) play two reels “Lord McDonald’s” and “Ballinasloe Fair” at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Download Audio
The Laurel Tree Céili Band from CCÉ Leicester, England play “The West Wind Hornpipe” at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Band members are John Burke, Moya Townsend, Eilish Byrne and Johnny Murphy Whelehan (fiddles), Eddie O’Donnell and Dave Lambe (flutes), Carmel Burke and Theresa Coleman (accordions), Eilish Commins (piano) and Debbie Lynch (drums). Download Audio
MacDara and Micheál Ó Raghallaigh and Geraldine O’Callaghan play a selection of jigs - “Miss Walsh” and “The Tenpenny Bit” - at the Scoil Éigse Tutors Concert 2013. Download Audio
Scoil Éigse Tutors 2013, Aoife Granville and Louise Mulcahy play a selection of reels - “Kitty Gone A Milking” and “Holy Land”. Download Audio
“Tommy Coen’s Reel” played by Nell Ní Cheallaigh, CCÉ Fred Finn, Sligo in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Download Audio
Taking second place in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry Sorcha Costello, Tulla CCÉ, Co. Clare plays a jig. Download Audio
From Leagrave CCÉ, England Patrick Ballantyne plays “The Oak Tree” reel in the Under-18 Fiddle Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry. Download Audio
Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín, Balla, Co. Mayo is joined by another well-known lilter, Bobby Gardiner for a reel - “The New Mown Meadow”. Download Audio
ComhaltasLive Programme #418. Download Audio
A selection of reels played during the Senior Céili Band Competition 2013 by the Harmony Hill band from Jaagmeent, The Netherlands. Download Audio
Taking second place in the Under-18 Duets 2013, Hannah and Nell Ní Cheallaigh, CCÉ Fred Finn, Sligo, play a reel: “The Girl that Broke my Heart”. Download Audio
Three Scoil Éigse Tutors at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013 in Derry – Sabina McCague (fiddle) Pádraig McGovern (pipes) and John McCartain (guitar) play three jigs “Ed Reavy’s”, a version of “An Páistín Fionn” and “The Hill on the Road”. Download Audio
“An Mhalaidh Gharb” and “Donegal Highland” played in the All-Ireland Céili Band Competition 2013 by St. Roch’s Céili Band, Glasgow, Scotland. Band members are: Mairéad canning, Eileen Grant, Patricia McArdle, and Danny Boyle (flutes), Paddy Callaghan (accordion), Cathriona McArdle (concertina), Alan Costello (piano) and Aidan Sharkey (drums). Download Audio
All-Ireland Senior Céili Band Champions for 2013, The Moylurgh Céili Band from Co. Roscommon play a selection of reels – “The New Policeman” and “The Humours of Westport”. Band members are Enda McGreedy, Shane Meehan and Ronan Green (fiddles), Aidan Shannon, Michael Moystn (accordion), Breda Shannon (concertina), Michael Blake (piano) and Damien McGuinness (drums). Download Audio
