Submitted on October 4th 2007 by Bannerman.

American Tour Concert

This is the only Irish date for the 2007 Comhaltas Tour of America. There's a great line-up as follows:-

The 2007 Tour includes two celebrated veterans of previous tours, singer Sean Ó Sé of Ceoltóirí Cualann and Ó Riada sa Gaeity fame as well as Cavan’s Martin Donohoe. The complete line-up is as follows:-

Seán Ó Sé (Cork) – Fear a’Tí / Singer
Martin Donohoe (Cavan) - Accordion
Nadia Markey (Monaghan) – Harp
Channelle Moynagh (Dublin) - Banjo
Elle Marie O’Dwyer (Cork) – Singer
Michael Harrison (Tipperary) – Fiddle
Dean Warner (Armagh) – Piano Accordion
Máiréad Corridan (Kerry) – Concertina
Christina Dolphin (Dublin) – Flute
Ryan Murphy (Cork) – Uilleann Pipes
Pádraig Swift (Fermanagh) – Flute
Siobhán Hogan (Clare) - Flute
Katy Boyle (Scotland) – Fiddle
Teresa Sheehan (Limerick) - Dancer
Eamonn Moloney (Tipperary) – Dancer
Cathal McGarrigle (Offaly) – Dancer

The venues to be visited in North America starting on Wednesday, 10 October are:-

Saskatoon • Regina • Manitou • Winnipeg • Granville
Pittsburgh • Pearl River • Waltham • North Andover

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by Bannerman

Céilí House - Saturday, 6th October (9.00pm)

This week's Céilí House programme with Kieran Hanrahan on RTE 1 will feature the American Tour group so don't forget to tune in at 9.00pm. The programme will also go out on the Internet and will be archived there for a week.

# Posted on October 5th 2007 by Bannerman

Comhaltas Tour Venues in North America

I'll try and post this information on a per venue/date basis but in the meantime full details are as follows:-

Wednesday, October 10th - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aden Bowman Collegiate (Castle Theatre)7,30pm
Information and tickets available from:
Skye Lennox Tel. 306 343 7348

Thursday, October 11th - Regina, Saskatchewan
University Theatre, Riddell Centre 8,00pm
Information and tickets available from:
David Popoff Tel. 306 565 2189
Alice MacDougall Tel 306 584 0018

Friday, October 12th - Manitou, Manitoba
Manitou Opera House 8.00pm
Information and tickets available from:
Bill Howard Tel 204 242 2531

Saturday, October 13th - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian Mennonite University 7.30pm
Information and tickets available from:
Bill Sullivan Tel 204 832 1060
Susan Hammer Tel 204 474 0306

Wednesday, October 17th - Granville, Ohio
Granville Schools Performing Arts Centre 7.00pm
Information and tickets available from:
Ben Pickrell Tel. 740 258 0397
Dena McKinley Tel 740 973 0025

Thursday, October 18th - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cefalos Restaurant and Night Club 7.30pm
Information and tickets available from:
Zoe Teller Tel 412 418 9118
Bruce Foley Tel 412 983 6595

Friday, October 19th - Pearl River, New York
Pearl River High School 7.30pm
Information and tickets available from:
Frankie McCormick Tel 917 612 8721
John Reynolds Tel 845 735 1204

Saturday, October 20th - Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham High School Auditorium 8.00pm
Information and tickets available from:
Larry Reynolds Tel 781 899 0911
Barbara Davis Tel 508 947 8688

Sunday, October 21st - North Andover, Massachusetts
Rogers Centre for the Arts at Merrimack College 2:00pm
Information and tickets available from:
David R. Burke Tel 978 683 9077
Francis J. Forde Jr. Tel 617 258 2851

More detailed information on the Tour group is given over on the Winnipeg Festival site at http://www.irishfest.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2250.

If you’re in the vicinity of any of these concerts, don’t miss the opportunity of catching up with a great bunch of musicians, singers and dancers; also make sure you bring along your instrument as I’m sure that in most cases there will be an after-session once the concert is over!

If you want a complete listing of all artistes on the Tour along with some brief bios, then this is also shown on the Winnipeg Festival site at http://www.irishfest.ca/EchoesofErin/tabid/2250/Default.aspx.

# Posted on October 8th 2007 by Bannerman