Our musicians, as well as the Abbeyleix & Ballyroan Choir, delivered a fantastic concert back in March in memory of Tom Bonham, and raised over € 9,000 in funds for MS Laois. We have now produced a DVD of the concert. Since it is relatively expensive to get copies produced…
Taking care of your accordion
Some guidelines for maintaining your instrument … concertina
Some notes on fiddle maintenance … by Niamh Nolan
Some notes on how to maintain your banjo and mandolin … by Aaron Mackessy
Some notes on how to maintain your flute … by David Vesey
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…
Usually we meet other Comhaltas branches outside of Laois at competitions. These are great, but they are not relaxed events where you can get to make new friends or learn new tunes. As part of Spink Comhaltas development plan for it’s musicians, we jointly organised a brilliant trip to visit…
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….
Spink Comhaltas congratulates one of its senior musicians, Mark Vesey, on winning the Micheal O h’Eighinn Gold Medal for achieving Distinction Grade in the 2017 SCT music examinations. The SCT (Scrúdu Ceol Tíre) programme is a graded series of exams in traditional Irish music, administered by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann,…