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Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

It’s great to see different nationalities playing Irish Traditional Music.
Check out the link.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/argentinians-come-to-dance-at-the-crossroads-705118.html

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by mick_the_tool

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

It's great to see some of our great ITM players get recognition in "the motherland of the music we love". Way to go, guys!
And I can't wait until they get back and the Buenos Aires Comhaltas starts working - if it does half the things I heard it is going to do, the ITM movement in Argentina is going to take some giant steps ahead!

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by Pablofromargentina

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Absolutely class :-)

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by breandan

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

best of luck to the Argentinian branch of Comhaltas from all in Drumshanbo CCE, Co. Leitrim. Come for a visit some time!

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by MollyB

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

They'll be more than welcome at the Monkstown sessions in Dublin but we'll be hoping for an invitation to join them in Buenos Aires in the not too distant future!

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by Bannerman

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Just picked up this info over on the Comhaltas site which will be of interest to anyone who wants to link up with the Argentinian musicians:

River Plate Branch are on tour in Ireland and would like to meet with other branches for a session. They are in Ballina tonight 20th Jun, Westport tomorrow In the Culturlann on Saturday, O’Sheas merchant on Sunday. Would you like to host a session for them? Give me (Vince Hearns) a call on 0872746033 or e-mail me at meitheal.gurteen@comhaltas.com.

# Posted on June 21st 2007 by Bannerman

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Best of luck to the new Comhaltas branch. Looking forward to visiting one of your sessions in Beunos Aires.

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by fleadhman

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Would they have any Welsh tunes in their repertoire?

# Posted on June 26th 2007 by Rudall the time

ARGENTINA - MsA

A new branch of CCE (Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann - http://comhaltas.ie/ ) is being setup in Beunos Aires, following successful tour of Ireland of ITM from Argentina - details to added.

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by Naoise

Re: ARGENTINA - MsA

'Buenos Aires - Eventos -07'
(adhoc ongoing - list of Events, groups & contacts to be added to a new discussion abiove)

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by Naoise

Re: ARGENTINA - MsA

I've just heard that the "Martin Byrnes" Comhaltas branch in Co. Galway are looking to twin with the River Plate Branch, as well as the "Admiral Brown", Foxford (a new Mayo branch). There's never been a rush like that to twin up with Clare branches but then I suppose we're not quite as exotic as Buenos Aires! Seriously though it's a great development having a base for Irish trad on the South American continent and maybe we'll get a chance to get there for a few tunes one day.

Hopefully someone will do a write up on the River Plate branch recent visit to Ireland as I've heard interesting bits here and there about playing with Peter Horan in Sligo, Matt Molloy in Westport and a great night on a boat in Galway where they played into the night in view of the hills of Clare across the Bay.

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by Bannerman

Re: ARGENTINA - MsA

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/14197

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by Backer

Re: Argentina branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Would Dafydd's Irish Waterman at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1312 be Welsh enough?

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by Bannerman