The Herdsmen Folk Group, concert in Rathnure Hall introduced by Tony Murphy.

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CELTIC ROOTS onstage at The Arts Centre, Wexford.

Musical recollections from the late Breda Lewis, Furbo Co.Galway, Crusheen, Co. Clare and Castleboro, Co. Wexford.

This is an extract from the documentary film "A Tribute to Breda Lewis" by Margaretta D'arcy and Finn Arden which was shown at The Portobello Film Festival, London, last Autumn.

Breda Lewis from paddy joyce on Vimeo.

More Wexford music at the Fleadh 2009

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MATT MURPHY sings "The Gallant John Joe" at the fleadh-------

-------accompanied by some more Wexford lads.

---jigs from Tony and lads---

                                                   ---next up, Matt with Carricfergus.

                                             

"BUNCLODY" Sung by Seamus Brogan------

------at the Geordie Hanna weekend 2010.

                                                    

MARY BROGAN sings THE LAND WHERE THE SLANEY FLOWS

MICK O BRIEN puts his group of Mummers through their paces-------

----at Robertstown Festival.

Music supplied by Tommy Stanners and Peadar Moran.

Video from utube.

VIEW CASTLEBORO and COOLBAWN to the strains of Mikey Finn's air

CORCORAN'S PUB ON THURSDAY NIGHT

IRISH SCENES at Community Games variety show .......

BREE/DAVIDSTOWN

CLONROCHE/POULPEASTY.

GERRY FORDE -- FIDDLER OF DOONEY 1965

Two tracks from the old 78 record "From the Banks of the Slaney"

BOOLAVOGUE - another nice version of the song

Nice singing  -- from utube.

MICK SINNOTT & MARTIN CONNOLLY play a couple of reels at Corcoran's session

JOHN CULLEN on BANJO at Corcoran's session.

MICK SINNOTT performing in Corcoran's on Thursday night.

LAR FORTUNE Sings the"Spoons song" at Corcoran's trad session.

CORCORAN'S PUB ,NEW ROSS. --Thursday night trad. session.

Wexford piper-Seamus MacMathuna, playing"Se fath mo bhuartha"

Jimmy is playing a set of pipes made byWilliam Rowsome, father of the great piper, Leo Rowsome.This track is from an old 78 record made back in the 60's called "From the banks of the Slaney".Jimmy who is a founder member of "Na Piobairi Uilleann" and is also a noted reed maker can still be heard playing in various street sessions at fleadhs around the country.

MARY BROGAN Sings The Wild Raparee

FLEADH 2007. Wexford group.

Wexford musicians on the street in Tullamore helped on by Cait Ni Chuis from Limerick on fiddle.

                                                                   

TULLAMORE FLEADH 2007 -street session.

Jim Murphy, Wexford, and the late Patsy Downey, Galway, on accordions and a host of other musicians.

EMMA & SUZY HANRAHAN playing jigs in Drea's of Coppenagh.

TOM WHITE, Newbawn, Co. Wexford

A tune played by Chris MacAuliffe on a set of pipes made by Tom who was a top class flute and pipe maker up to the time of his death two years ago.The pipes can be seen here and are a work of great craftmanship. .