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leading Irish<br />
traditional perform ers took to<br />
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the roads of Ireland from April<br />
13 to April 28 for the 1996 <strong>Comhaltas</strong><br />
Concert Tour of Ireland . The<br />
performers, all champions in their own<br />
ri ght, were drawn from the four<br />
provin ces of Ireland . Several leading<br />
champion performers from Britain,<br />
including ace fiddle pl ayer Brendan<br />
McGlinchey, were included in the<br />
group. Also included was that<br />
outstandin g Fea r a' Tf Paddy Fallon<br />
w ho held audiences spell bound during<br />
his many tours.<br />
The tour was spon sored by Bu s Eireann<br />
w ho transported th e travelling minstrels<br />
on th eir w histle-stop tour of the four<br />
provinces. This 'mobile fleadh cheoil' is<br />
now one of the most attracti ve items on<br />
the cultural ca lend ar.<br />
Th e Tour commenced in Dublin with a<br />
laun ch concert on April 13 fo llowed by<br />
Dundalk - 14th; Galbally (Dungannon)<br />
- 15th; Ballina - 16th ; Ballyliffin -<br />
17th ; Ball yshannon - 18th ;<br />
Warrenpoint - 19th ; Mullingar - 20th ;<br />
Portl ao ise - 21 st; Kilrush - 22 nd;<br />
Freemount - 23 rd ; Ca ppamore - 24th ;<br />
Clonmel - 25 th ; Enni scorth y - 26th;<br />
Baltinglass - 27th ; Navan - 28th .<br />
The artist were Brendan M cG linchey,<br />
Arm agh/ London - fiddle; Co lette<br />
6<br />
Beagon, Monaghan - fiddle; Sandra<br />
Deegan, Carlow - flute; Clai re Mann,<br />
Newcastl e-on-Tyne - flute; Padraig<br />
Butler, Kilkenn y - uillea nn pipes;<br />
M artin Ryan, Newport - ace.' Ca rm el<br />
Commins, Coventry - ace.; Grainne<br />
Hambly, Claremorris - harp; Hugh<br />
Hea ly, Clare - concertina; Robbie<br />
M cM ahon, Spancilhill - singer/ lilter;<br />
Donna Mulca hy, Rockchapel -<br />
singer/ lilter; Li sa Moore, Derry<br />
dancer; l ames Ca rl eton, Enni sk illen -<br />
dance r; Fion a M cCafferty, Donega l -<br />
dance r; Ivo r Rice, Drogheda - dance r;<br />
Vincent Pierse, Roscommon - Fear a'<br />
On tour: Robbie McMahon, Clare, and<br />
Oonna M ulcahy, Cork<br />
Tf/Sea nchaf; Paul M eehan, Arm agh -<br />
ba njo. Tour M anager w as Stephen<br />
Conroy, Lao is and Pat M cE lligot, Kerry<br />
- Sound technician.<br />
The Master: Fiddle maestro Brendan McGlinchey leading young performers all the Irish Tour.
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