GEORGE ,GERRY & CONOR

George Ross, Gerry Forde & Conor Geoghan play a selection of jigs.

CONOR, GERRY AND GEORGE

George Ross along with Gerry Forde and Conor Geoghan

KILKENNY. Street Session at Mullinavat fleadh 2008

John MacMahon, Johnny Byrne, Ned & Dermot Wall performing at All- Ireland fleadh in Enniscorthy 2000

MARTIN CODD sings The Croppy Boy

Celtic Roots (Bree, Co. Wexford) performing in Japan.

Sean Rattigan (fiddle) and Tom Ferris (accordion) accompanied by Alice Rattigan on guitar play two hornpipes

The Bunclody ceili band playing open air at the Leinster fleadh cheoil 1965 in Bunclody with Sean O' Morchu (of " ceili house" fame) as M.C.

Bunclody ceili band (part 2)

Bunclody ceili band (part 3)

Bunclody ceili band (part 4)

Bunclody ceili band (part 5)

Bunclody ceili band 1965.(part 6)

MULLINAVAT FLEADH 2008

A street session in progress at the fleadh in Mullinavat 2008. Notice the massive crowd of onlookers basking in the sunshine watching the cheerful looking musicians in their summer attire.

LEO CARTY lilting a couple of jigs.

The late Leo Carty sitting at the fireside lilting some jigs

TIM, JIM & MAURICE

Tim Flood, Jim Murphy and the late Maurice Furlong playing at a session in The Cloc Ban many years ago.

Fleadh cheoil na hEireann, Cavan 2010

Mick Murphy, Larry Kelly, Jim Murphy and Paddy Joyce performing on the street at the fleadh in Cavan.

Maurice Furlong (r.i.p), Tim Flood and Jim Murphy playing reels

NOEL HOYNE

Noel giving it a lash

The late Liz Jefferies

LIZ JEFFERIES sings Willie the bold sailor boy.

ENNISCORTHY. link to enniscorthy set dancers and 1955 all ireland hurling final

set dancers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho99CvEfbWM
hurling final 55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cu08yGC2mo&feature=related
also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBSpCnwXcM

Jimmy Kelly and his group

Padraig Sinnott & Joe Curran, Christy Doyle on guitar.( early 70's)

The Herdsmen (30 years ago)

MAURICE FURLONG, JIM MURPHY, TIM FLOOD & MARTIN CODD

Jimmy Kelly, Mick Dunne and group

MICK DUNNE accordion, JIMMY KELLY fiddle, CHRISTY DOYLE guitar, a young PAT DeLACY (?)piano accordion and a banjo player from Templescoby .

George Ross (r.i.p)

GEORGE ROSS playing the high level hornpipe

Bridie Whelan singing and playing fiddle

MURT WALSH

The late Murt Walsh, Taghmon playing the flute followed by someone lilting the masons apron (sometime in the 1970's at a session in Carlow.

MJ O'REILLY Singing, lilting and playing concertina.

A Selection from the late MJ O'Reilly, all Ireland champion singer, lilter, concertina player and composer of fine songs.Below, photo of MJ  and his father MYLES.

Mary Brogan sings and plays the Harmonica

Phil Berry sings The Leo Carty song

Leo Carty

Leo sings the Christine Keeler song

Bunclody ceili band 6

Bunclody ceili band 5

Bunclody ceili band 4

Bunclody ceili band 3

Bunclody ceili band 2

Bunclody ceili band 1

Connolly at his best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ4P8_jNbUA&feature=related

Martin Connolly on the box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXF4aW5R1k

MICK O' BRIEN, Adamstown withThe story of Paddy and Julia---

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgyP2FEdDCk

------AND "THE STORY OF MARY AND KITTY"

                                                                                

TONY LINEEN. The Music of Tony Lineen

Tony(retired Garda) still plays but these clips are from early 70's when he was all-Ireland slow air champion which he won in Listowel 1973.Tony is a native of CO.WATERFORD now living in Enniscorthy CO.WEXFORD.

The Cloch Ban trad.session on Monday nights. Part 1.

Session with Jim Murphy, John Cullen, Mick Tobin, Paddy Foley, Paddy Joyce and others.

VINEGAR HILL. the green lane

Second CD from Vinegar Hill with Mick Sinnott ,songs and guitar and John Cullen on banjo along with Jim Murphy and Paddy Joyce.

The lad from Cloughbawn

sung by Nancy Sheil, Courtown.(originally from Clonroche )

Dawson's pub. Trad. session at Dawson's pub,Enniscorthy.

musicians are Paddy Foley -guitar, Jim Murphy-accordion, Tom Murphy-bodhran, John Cullen-banjo.

Larry & Mick at fleadh

Larry Kelly & Mick Murphy giving it a lash at the fleadh.http://www.youtube.com/user/banksoftheboro#p/a/u/0/6q_QDiJbOkA

Jim Murphy at fleadh

Jim Murphy, Larry Kelly and Mick Murphy at fleadh in Cavan.http://www.youtube.com/user/banksoftheboro#p/a/u/1/uT3wrrlfjr8

PADDY FOLEY - Singer from Newbawn, Co. Wexford.

THE MAYGLASS CEILI BAND

The Herdsmen Folk Group -1967

A group that played around the south Leinster region during the ballad and folk boom years of the 60's and early 70's. Members were Martin Codd (R.I.P) John Codd, Martin (Slim ) Codd jnr., Peter Farrell (R.I.P ) and Paddy Joyce. Heard here rehearsing in the kitchen of a house near Castleboro on an old Grundig reel to reel recorder--accoustics bad -sound bad but very nostalgic.

Traditional music from Co. Wexford in the 60's

Co.Wexford musicians such as George Ross, Tom Byrne, Art Sinnott and the Ferns Ceili band along with many others.

THE CASTLEBORO CEILI BAND

The band was formed around the late 50's by Gerry Forde along with Larry Harrington, Tim Flood, Bill Simpson, Christy Murphy and Bill Canning. New members who joined later were John Kissanne, Billy Ronan, Tony Lineen,Maurice Furlong, Jim Murphy, the Ryan brothers Noel and Raymie and Paddy Joyce.They were still playing up to the late 70's and were often heard on RTE, Ceili House and the Job of Journeywork.

The songs and music of Jim Smith

Jim Smith (1912-2001) was a well known singer and fiddle player from Co. Wexford.These songs and tunes were saved on an old cassette recorder.

Vinegar hill CD

CD made by "VINEGAR HILL" who are-- Jim Murphy (accordion), Paddy Joyce (flute & fiddle), Dave Harper (banjo &whistle), and Dick Cooper (guitar & vocals). 1996 and launched in The Cloc Ban pub in Clonroche, Co. Wexford.