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FROM HORSES TO GOATSKIN<br />
While Irish youngster Peter Egan goes<br />
international, Leicester-based artist Phil<br />
Reed has gone Irish. Phil specialises in<br />
painting horses - especially racehorses<br />
and last year he went to Ireland to get<br />
its equine elegance on canvas.<br />
THE MUSICAL HARPERS<br />
Rev. Fr. McGlynn, P.P. Gertahork,<br />
President of the Cloghaneely (Donegal)<br />
Branch of <strong>Comhaltas</strong> Ceoltoiri Eireann<br />
making a presentation of an inscribed<br />
silver tray to the Harper family, Dungorman,<br />
Castlefin, Co. Donegal, Branch<br />
members who were outstandingly<br />
successful in Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann<br />
1977.<br />
The four young musicians are daughters<br />
of Mr and Mrs Patrick Harper and Brid<br />
(left of back row) won the iffle and fiddle<br />
slow airs under 11 years, Brid and her<br />
sister, Marion, second from left, won the<br />
All-Ireland Duets under 11 and together<br />
with Amelia, right of back row, they won<br />
the All-Ireland trio under 11 years.<br />
Accepting the presentation is eight<br />
years old Siobhan, the tin whistle player<br />
in the family group.<br />
The talented family make up their<br />
own Celidh Band and in addition to Brid<br />
on fiddle , Marion plays a two-row button<br />
accordion ; Amelia piano accordion;<br />
Siobhan tin whistle and five year old<br />
Patricia, plays the drums.<br />
The Harper family will participate in<br />
the "Aos Og" at the Fleadh Nua.<br />
For some reason which he can't quite<br />
explain, he finished up in Co. Clare and in<br />
no time had put his paints and easel aside<br />
and was swallowed up by the<br />
countryside's traditional music.<br />
The instrument which intrigues him<br />
most was the bodhran. Soon he had<br />
acquired one of his own and was joining<br />
in.<br />
In due course and with considerable<br />
reluctance, he returned to Leicester<br />
where, much to his delight, he found that<br />
there were Irish traditional music sessions<br />
there too - at the local St. Patrick's<br />
Club. And so it is that nowadays one<br />
finds Phil, armed with his bodhran, right<br />
there in the centre of <strong>Comhaltas</strong> sessions<br />
in Leicester.<br />
And what about Irish racehorses<br />
Well, Phil intends to return to Ireland this<br />
year to finally get them on canvas but<br />
first on his itinerary will be another visit<br />
COMORTAS RINCE NAISIUNTA<br />
at the<br />
FLEADHNUA<br />
Inis, Co. An Chlair<br />
Saturday, May 27 (11.00 a.m. sharp)<br />
at the Community Centre.<br />
(a) Senior Country Set -<br />
(full set of eight dancers)<br />
(b) Senior Half-set -<br />
(four dancers)<br />
NIOCLAS TOIBIN<br />
chuid Phadraig Ui Mhileadha air agus<br />
ceann des na hiomnai is aosta da bhfuil<br />
againn "Areir is me ag machtnamh."<br />
Sa bhliain 1976 maraon le grupa d'fhili<br />
agus ceoItoiri eile 0 Eirinn, chuaidh Nio<br />
Nioc1as ar turas go dti oileain<br />
GhaeItacht na hAlban faoi choimirce<br />
Chomhdhail Naisiunta na Gaeilge agus<br />
Chomhairle Ealaine na Breataine.<br />
Chuadar ar eitlean 0 oilean go hoilean<br />
ag tabhairt cuirmeacha ceoil agus<br />
cuireadh an-fhailte rompa. Bhi an piobaire<br />
go Corcaioch, Maire Ni Ghrada i<br />
measc an ghrupa agus dhein si comhcheoil<br />
ar roinnt d'amhrain Nioc1ais.<br />
Chuir me ceist ar Nioc1as cad e an<br />
t-amhran is fearr le is fein as an stor mor<br />
ata aige. Agus duirt se guirbe an ceann is<br />
deacra ar fad le canadh an ceann is<br />
fearr leis, - "Na Pratai Dubha". Sin e<br />
fior-amhran an ghorta. Bean de chuid na<br />
Rinne darb ainm Maire Ni Dhroma a<br />
scriobh e agus ni leargas go dti e ar an<br />
ndroch-shaol. Nil se ar cheirnin fos. Le<br />
cunamh De, amach anseo, beidh se sin,<br />
agus a thuille de stor saibhir ceoil le<br />
faiIt againn 0 Nioc1as Toibin.<br />
to Co. Clare - where, of course, they<br />
don't have racehorses, only endless traditional<br />
music which envelopes, captivates<br />
and makes one forget about four-legged<br />
creatures.<br />
- "Irish Post"<br />
( c) Senior 8-Hand Dance -<br />
(eight dancers)<br />
(d) Senior 4-Hand Dance -<br />
(four dancers)<br />
(e) Junior Country Set.<br />
(t) Junior Half-set.<br />
Forward entries to:<br />
Padraig MacMathuna,<br />
Ascal Caoimhin de Barra,<br />
INIS, Co. an Chlair.<br />
Fon: 065/21616 (9-5 p.m.)<br />
UILLEAN PIPES<br />
MAKER DIES<br />
Michael 0 Cianain of Glassleck, ShercocK<br />
Co. Cavan, who has died, aged 84, was<br />
one of the oldest and best-known makers<br />
of Uilleann and other Irish bagpipes in<br />
the country. He was also a well-known<br />
bagpipe player and he exported his pipes<br />
to Australia, the United States and<br />
Britain.<br />
He also taught enthusiasts from<br />
Germany, France, Britain, as well as<br />
Ireland how to play the Uilleann pipes<br />
and he gave his last demonstration of<br />
pipe playing at Cavan Trades Fair at<br />
Christmas. A leading member . of<br />
<strong>Comhaltas</strong> Ceoltoiri Eireann, he played<br />
on RTE television and radio on numerous<br />
occasions.<br />
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