Busy week at Fleadh Cheoil for Spink Musicians A very busy time in Mullingar this week for the musicians and support team in Spink Comhaltas. Fleadh Cheoil, the largest traditional music festival in the world, is the culmination of competitions over the summer – from the Laois Fleadh Cheoil held…
We had a fantastic return to Fleadh Cheoil 2022 in Mullingar – this short video shows some highlights from the weekend. Enjoy.
Getting to the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil competitions as a competitor is a major achievement in its own right, and Spink Comhaltas is very proud of all of the competitors who qualified out of Leinster Fleadh 2022. Winning a…
The Seán Ó Riada Bonn Óir competition is one of the most prestigious traditional Irish music competitions. Each year, it focuses on a different instrument and the 2020 final is based around flutes and whistles. Top class flute and whistle players from across the country will compete in the final…
Congratulations to Clióna McDonald who is the 2019 winner of the Beo Song Contest, run by Foras na Gaeilge in conjunction with TG4. Spink Comhaltas has had a strong tradition of musicians and performers representing Laois in national competitions, and Clióna McDonald continued that in 2019 with her winning entry…
Spink Comhaltas has had a strong tradition of musicians and performers representing Laois in national competitions, and Clióna McDonald is continuing that in 2019 with her entry in the Beo Song Contest 2019. This competition is run by Foras na Gaeilge and TG4 and is intended to encourage young musicians…
Find out how Spink Comhaltas got on at Fleadh Cheoil 2019
Summary of Spink Comhaltas performance at Leinster Fleadh 2019
Here are the official results of Spink Comhaltas members. Fleadh Cheoil Laois 2019 3A Feadóg Mhór / Flute (Faoi 12)1st Daniel Aylward, CCÉ, Spink. 3B Feadóg Mhór / Flute (12-15)2nd Molly O’Rourke, CCÉ, Spink.3rd Alannah Brennan, CCÉ, Spink. 3D Feadóg Mhór / Flute (O18)1st David Vesey, CCÉ, Spink. 4A Feadóg…
First of all – big congratulations to every one of our competitors who took part in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Drogheda this year. It is a huge achievement to get that far – getting placed in one of the medal positions is a bonus on top of it….