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• Waterford Today - Jack O’Neill’s Pages from The Past
  Waterford News February 1947 Waterford Characters what about Francie Cahill? This query appeared on the margin of a copy of the "Waterford News" which my friend, Mike Fitzgerald, of Santa Maria, California, received from a Mrs. Englehart, whose address is 1845 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California and who stated that she had recently returned from a ten months’ holiday in Waterford. She is quite

  
  

  
  
  
• Bealtaine Festival 2012 Set for Roscommon Arts Centre This Summer
  Location of County Roscommon on island of Ireland (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Roscommon Arts Centre is shortly announcing its Summer 2012 line-up with details of many events already available online at www.roscommonartscentre.ie. The new Summer Programme of Events will be published in the coming weeks with copies delivered to homes across the region and also available in shops and businesses. A

  
  

  
  
  
• Young tin whistle player’s got talent - Napanee Guide - Ontario, CA
  Thirteen-year-old Devon might not have been playing for long, but his four years of tin whistle experience have gone a long way when it comes to his abilities on the traditional Irish instrument. He can wrap his fingers around Irish tunes quite effectively and make the $12 tin whistle sing in a way that many can’t. And his parents aren’t the only ones who think so. “Dev’s a big where ever he

  
  

  
  
  
• 2 reels from Mick O'Brien
  Uilleann piper Mick O'Brien at the South Wales Uilleann Pipers 2011 Celtic Night Concert. Two reels played on the C whistle, The Mason Apron and Ralthin Island, composed by Peter Browne. Related articles2 polkas on whistle from Boys of the Lough (irishtinwhistle.blogspot.com) Pioneering ensemble lends Celtic spirit to holidays (irishtinwhistle.blogspot.com) Village tunes in for Ceol Chairlinn (

  
  

  
  
  
• Singer Bridie Gallagher buried
  Image via WikipediaALMOST 500 mourners gathered yesterday for the burial of renowned singer Bridie Gallagher. Ms Gallagher was buried at Doe Cemetery outside her beloved birthplace of Creeslough in Co Donegal. A lone tin whistle player sounded the tune of The Town I Loved So Well as mourners braved wind and rain for the burial. A funeral Mass had taken place earlier at St Bridget’s Church,

  
  

  
  
  
• Jacob Fournel - Reel Gan Ainm & Jolly Tinker
  

  
  

  
  
  
• Pioneering ensemble lends Celtic spirit to holidays
  When the holidays roll around, Joanie Madden has plenty to cherish. Her Celtic music ensemble, Cherish the Ladies, last year celebrated a quarter-century of performances — far beyond what the flutist and award-winning tin-whistle player anticipated. “It’s great to be accepted and respected,” said Madden, 46, a New York native who speaks with a slight Irish lilt. “We were here before Riverdance,

  
  

  
  
  
• Atwater-Donnelly Duo to Play at Stoughton Public Library
  Image via Wikipedia"The Atwater-Donnelly musical duo visits the Stoughton Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. for a toe-tapping concert of traditional American folk music and Irish music and dance. Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly blend gorgeous harmonies and play guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks. They will

  
  

  
  
  
• Dolly Parton At Verizon Wireless Theater
  Dolly Parton seems like the kind of person so determined to make sure her audience has a good time, she's not above putting them to the thumbscrews to make sure that happens. Luckily, it didn't come to that Tuesday at a near sold-out Verizon Wireless Theater.Parton (re)introduced herself to the adoring crowd by saying that she loves playing in Texas because every movie she's been in -- or close

  
  

  
  
  
• 2 polkas on whistle from Boys of the Lough
  A polka from Finland, followed by three reels, first one from piper Séamus Ennis, second from fiddle player Gerry O'Connor, and the third is "The Ivy Leaf". From a concert by The Boys of the Lough.Cathal McConnell, from Ballinaleck, Co. Fermanagh (whistle).Christy O'Leary, from Kenmare, Co.Kerry (whistle).John Coakley, from Bantry, Co.Cork (piano).