Clifden Traditional Music Festival (Clifden Trad Festival) Opening Night 2010

Clifden Traditional Music Festival (Clifden Trad Fest) Opening night 23rd April 2010 in the Clifden Station House Hotel with a host of local and national musicians and and sean nos dancer Emma O Sullivan (All Ireland Talent Show Star). Musicians: John Gerald Walsh (accordion), Marie Walsh (button accordion), Eileen O'Malley (banjo), Josie Canavan (accordion) & Una Canavan (fiddle), Michael Leonard (fiddle) and Brendan Leonard (accordion), Mickey Curran (accordion), Chris Maguire (accordion), Maggie Maguire (fiddle) and Leona Maguire (flute), Richie Newman (guitar), Ronan (piano), Larry Gavin (accordion), Treasa Ryan (flute). More info at www.clifdentrad...

[@garymurphy8119]

Happy New Year Emma.

[@BernDonnelly]

Rest in peace John Gerard Walsh, 4/2/2019

[@KimieNagahama]

The dancer is brilliant!!!What's her name?and who is her teacher of connemara sean nos?

[@shaunmcdonough9016]

Emma O'Sullivan. She's in her early 30's now, was probably around 25 when this video was shot. She's probably the most well known Sean-Nós dancer (that means old style Irish dancing where you can move your arms and stay in a small area when you're dancing) in Ireland over the last decade or so. Her initial teacher was Padraic O’Hoibicín, but she also did workshops with a number of other teachers.

[@melissawilkinson2631]

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[@joemccloskey4418]

Tusa ansin! Go mbeannai dia anseo agus ansin! Never a better group in Clifden! Willie Sweeney, Barboursville, Virginia U.S.A.

[@user-so811]

Ирландцы н❤😊арод Великий!

[@mikki3562]

I love this music and the dancing. Irish dancing is best when they swing their arms. The straight arm version was only brought in in the late nineteenth century by the catholic church because they thought it was too suggestive the other way. Isn't it a pity, it's so much better when they swing their arms?

[@cuhulainsblood]

Well I never heard that before. The version I understood was that straight arms were required while entertaining English gentry incase they had knives up their sleeves.

[@banjodeano2202]

tidy

[@Melvorgazh]

Has anyone any album recommendations with the Cajun Melodeon on it?
Damn, Emma rocks! 💕
Love her voice on her dancing lessons:
Suffle Suffle 2! Suffle Suffle 3!

[@johnoreilly287]

great stuff from Connemara!

[@tudgemyster]

piano sounds great, nice steady pace, l would prefer slower

[@MrDknoop]

class!!! :P

[@Melvorgazh]

Excellent musicians there!
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