Johnny Reidy in Ballyvourney

The 2024 Sweets of May Set Dancing Festival in the Abbey Hotel, Ballyvourney, Co Cork, opened on Friday 10 May at this ceili with music by the Johnny Reidy Ceili Band. The Corofin Plain (5:05), Clare Lancers (30:10), Merchant (52:25), Sliabh Luachra (1:09:50), Clare Mazurka (1:32:15), Moycullen (1:55:35), Ballyvourney Jig (2:09:10) and Connemara (2:21:15) were danced, with Joan Pollard Carew serving as MC. The band closed with the national anthem (2:33:50).
0:00 1st half
1:50 welcome
2:35 pause
5:05 Corofin
23:35 pause
30:10 Lancers
47:05 pause
52:25 Merchant
1:04:05 pause
1:09:50 Sliabh Luachra
1:26:50 break
1:28:08 2nd half
1:32:15 Mazurka
1:49:05 pause
1:55:35 Moycullen
2:06:20 pause
2:09:10 Ballyvourney
2:15:50 pause
2:21:15 Connemara
2:33:50 national anthem
2:35:15 end

[@geraldneary5758]

Lovely band. Nice dancers.

[@geoffholland4660]

Just watched The Lancers. Mighty stuff, great music and everyone in view dancing in a relaxed and happy manner.