Some notes on how to maintain your flute … by David Vesey
Best wishes to Clióna in Beo 2019 Song Contest
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…
Making Connections – Spink & Lackagh Comhaltas
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…
Spink Comhaltas at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018
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 Musician Awarded Gold Medal for SCT Exam Results
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,…
Performances of 2017
St. Patrick’s Day Spink Comhaltas lead out the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade from Knock Church to Knock Community Hall, where Spink Comhaltas junior music classes are held. The parade this year was a great display of community spirit and involvement. The musicians leading the parade then provided a great…
Macalla na hÉireann – 2017 Comhaltas Tour of Ireland
Macalla na hÉireann, the 2017 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland will visit 14 venues between the 8th and 21st of October. The annual Tour features the best of traditional talent drawn from all four Provinces of Ireland. Each year the Tour assembles a fine mix of established artistes together with…
Summer Seisiún at the Heritage House
The summer seisiún series is a simple concept, familar to the Irish tradition of rambling houses – a series of 7 events during July and August, hosted by a group in a convenient location, featuring the best of traditional Irish music, song, dancing and story-telling, with simple but welcoming hospitality. …
Spink Comhaltas at the Laois Fleadh Ceoil 2017
There are 7 branches in Laois and the Laois Fleadh Cheoil rotates across each of them over a 7 year cycle. The standard of music at the Laois Fleadh cheoil is arguably amongst the highest across the entire country, and if a competitor is fortunate to qualify out of Laois,…
Our Ceili Band Performances at the Leinster Fleadh 2017
We are delighted that we have developed our branch and musicians to a point where we had 3 Ceili Bands taking part across all age groups from U12 through U15 and U18 and that our 3 bands qualified for Leinster – some achievement! After amazing performances at the Laois Fleadh in…