Happy Xmas from Corcoran's pub trad musicians.

and from The Millennium Bar, Davidstown. also from The Cloch Ban, Clonroche

Monday night session in "The Cloch Ban", Clonroche.

TAGHMON'S GOT TALENT.-- some highlights from the 2013 competition.

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New Ross Pipe Band at UK championships 2014.

New Ross & District Pipe Band Winning 6th Place in 3A at the First UK pipe band chapionships in Stormount

Clip from fleadh in Sligo on IRISHTV.

The Carty Sisters & John Dwyer playing some traditional music on the Quayside, New Ross.

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Some music from a party in Murphy- Flood's hotel, Enniscorthyin Jan. '96

The "Larry Kinsella" anniversary session, held in Coolroe last month.

Wexford & Offaly musicians meet up in Edenderry. 2004.

Clonroche Fleadh Club 2011

NED GRACE

Playing the mouth organ at the "Larry Kinsella anniversary session" in Coolroe.

Fleadh Sessions in Sligo

Wexford group on the street at All-Ireland fleadh in Sligo

The "Buzzer" Ryan 10th. anniversary session.

Held in The Cloch Ban, Clonroche on Sunday afternoon & Sunday night. x x x x x x x Paddy Furlong's photos here --- http://members.upc.ie/p.furlong/buzzer2014/index.html

Tony O' Rourke, Melbourne, Australia

playing a few tunes on banjo with local musicians in Clonroche, Co. Wexford last week.

A couple of jigs from The LIAR'S BAR, Clonroche.

Katie Foley, Coolaught, Clonroche playing the whistle at The metal bridge, Castleboro.

TIM FLOOD. R.I.P (In memory of Tim Flood, All-Ireland hurler,banjo player & sheepdog trialist) who died during the week.

Thanks to S.E. Radio for Alan Corcoran's interview with Liam Griffin

Liam Griffin sings "Wexford's the flower of them all"

Wednesday night session in "THE MILLENNIUM BAR", Davidstown, Co. Wexford.

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Matty Kinnaird tribute concert held in Ballindaggin hall a few years ago

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"The Masons apron" played by group at Fleadh in Ferns, Co. Wexford.

Celtic Roots Show can be seen at Bree Community Centre,Bree, Co. Wexford every Tuesday from 10th July at 9pm

The Carty Sisters, New Ross.

The Carty sisters (Saoirse, Naoise & Ciara) from New Ross. A very talented trio that we will surely hear more about in the future.

Music, Song & Dance on the street at Fleadh in Ferns.

An unusual version of "Boolavogue" sung by Nancy Sheil, Courtown.(formerly from Clonroche.)

AN OLD FRIEND.--Wayne Webster,San Diego, California, an old friend of ours that we met in New York many years ago. Wayne's last trip to Ireland was for the All Ireland fleadh in Enniscorthy in 1999

SEAN WHITE wins the All-Ireland whistling competition at Fleadh in Enniscorthy - 1999

"Memories and Dreams" by the late Sean Cullen, Castleboro. December 2005.

More music from "The Liar's Bar", Clonroche.

Clonroche School Band

The students of Clonroche National School are encouraged to develop their interest in music and instrumental music plays a prominent roll in the school calander. The school band consists of students from 3rd to 6th class and they rehearse every Monday and Friday morning in the school assembly hall. Instruments played are banjo, fiddle, bodhrán and whistle. All students from 1st class upwards learn the whistle. Also, a small number of students take music classes outside of school, the majority of which attend Anna Murphy in the school assembly hall on Tuesdays, after school. The school band provides music for various occasions throughout the school year such as the school concert, church events, seachtain na gaeilge, visitations to the school etc. Recently Radio na life interviewed some of the senior students as gaeilge and recorded their music. The longstanding music tradition in the parish continues to be fostered in Clonroche National School, long may it continue. FEATURED TUNES BY THE SCHOOL BAND  Boolavogue  Boys of Wexford  ’98 March. Song:- Tóg Amach mé. Grúpa Ceoil:- Boys of Bluehill Phil the Fluter x x x x Programme presented by Seana Nic Reamoinn on Radio na Life Featuring pupils from Clonroche National School on 11th April ‘14 --

Monday night session in "The Liar's Bar", Clonroche.

Mary Power sings "Sweet- forget- me- not" at the Wexford fleadh 2013.

BALLYGARRETT ---"St.Patrick's day" concert.

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Millennium bar --- programme presented by Seana Nic Reamoinn on Raidio na Life featuring musicians & singers from Davidstown.

More from session in Aughivore

Ballycullane Mummers in action in "Horetown House".

Reville Family at "Jacksie's" pub, Taghmon.

Session in Aughivore

Rochford's Pub, Camross. --- session.

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Session in AUGHIVORE PUB last Friday night. Musicians from Clare, Kilkenny & Wexford meet for a hooley.

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Jim Murphy. --- "It's a long way to Tipperary"

MICHAEL GRIFFIN, From Tacumshane, Co. Wexford playing a nice air and an O' Carolan tune.

Sean Potts R.I.P - - Grandson of the late John Potts renowned piper from Bannow, Wexford.

Matt Murphy. - - - - feeling a bit lonely

Boolavogue, played by Aoife Codd

Finbarr Dwyer R.I.P. Finbar passed away at the age of 67 in the early hours of this morning February 8th 2014.He is the brother of John Dwyer, New Ross, Co. Wexford.

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"THE BANNOW BOYS" playing in concert at The Stanvill Lodge Hotel

CASTLEBORO.

A little piece about Castleboro, Coolbawn & Wilton castle from an rte programme

Tempeludigan remembers 1798.

Put up at the request of Larry Joyce, Castleboro. Taken from a video made in 1998 -- picture not great but watchable. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

John Jude Doyle R.I.P. ----

---John Jude passed away at his pub "The Cloch Ban" in Clonroche last night.Although he was born in Co. Carlow John Jude came to live in Co. Wexford in the 1960s and spent 19 years as a horticultural researcher at the research centre in Clonroche. He eventually married into a local family who ran a pub in the centre of the village. In 1976 he and his wife Ann renovated the building which was renamed The Cloch Ban. Sport has played a huge part in John Jude’s life – he was involved with the local GAA club for many years, was a leading figure in equestrian matters and was a director of Horse Board Ireland. He has produced and written a multitude of publications, often focussing on famous local figures, and was the presenter of a DVD production which highlighted the places, people and songs of Co. Wexford.He was also a great lover of irish traditional music and has written numerous articles for the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann publication "Treoir".He hosted a great Irish music session in his pub once a month which was attended by musicians from all over the South East. ------- -------Jude's reflections on Clonroche, the recession and life in general.--- from S.E.Radio archives.(Below)

Michael Boyce,Jim Boyce & Dick Hillis.---- Concert in Carraig-on-Bannow some years ago

Tom White leading a session in Conran's pub.

Siobhan Barden -- playing a nice air on the whistle.

Davey Roche

Nice set of reels by Davey on the three row accompanied by Catherine on piano accordion

Paddy Berry --- sings Bannow's Lonely Shore

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