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Carolan’s Receipt – Derek Bell – Album Review

Turlough O’Carolan is synonymous with the harp, and for many people, Derek Bell is too.  This solo album features 15 tracks of O’Carolan.  Derek Bell had a classical music background as well as traditional Irish and joined a ‘tatty folk group’ that went on to international renown as ‘The Chieftains’….

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The Sunny Banks – Edel Fox & Neill Byrne – Album Review

Voted ‘Tradconnect Album of the Year’ in 2013, Edel Fox is regarded as an outstanding concertina player and teacher.  Originally from Co Clare, she is now based in Waterford, and is a regular performer at Consairtín each year. The album is named after one of the reels in the closing…

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Spink Comhaltas launches SoundCloud

To complement the wider music learning resources, Spink Comhaltas has launched a SoundCloud service for all of its members and followers. The existing Traditional Irish Music books which Spink Comhaltas developed 4 years ago comprise 2 separate volumes of music, with over 170 tunes. These music books have been put…

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TTCT Qualifications for Spink Teacher

Congratulations to David Vesey who successfully completed the TTCT Teacher Training Course from Comhaltas.  David is part of the music teacher staff at Spink Comhaltas. David is a former junior member of Spink Comhaltas and is now in his final year completing a B.Mus. degree in CIT Cork School of…

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Registration for Music Classes 2020/21

Registration for Traditional Irish Music classes is now open, with classes commencing Friday 11 Sept for junior classes and Monday 21 Sept for Adult Classes. In light of the continuing restrictions of Covid-19, all of our classes will be delivered as online classes until further notice.  Spink Comhaltas is fully…

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