Fleadh Cheoil

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John Creedon _Joe Connaire (chairman of the fleadh executive committee) and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (co-presenter on Fleadh series, also works in RTÉ Radio One) Image Name: John Creedon _Joe Connaire (chairman of the fleadh executive committee) and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (co-presenter on Fleadh series, also works in RTÉ Radio One)

Broadcast Details: Friday 24th February, 8.30pm

Showcasing the best of Irish Traditional Music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2022. Dubbed ‘The Homecoming’, 2022 saw the Fleadh returning to the town of Mullingar – the site of the first ever Fleadh Cheoil back in 1951. Hosted by RTÉ heavyweights John Creedon and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, this series captures the craic, colour and ceol of Ireland’s biggest traditional music festival.

Hailed as Ireland’s most exciting tenor, Emmet Cahill is performing “Carrickfergus” – This young man has sold out Carnegie Hall New York   

We meet some of the volunteers who work tirelessly during the week of the Fleadh to make sure the event is a success.  

Muireann catches another lively on-street performance from Therese Mc Inerney on fiddle, brothers Brian and Keith O’Loughlin on flute and banjo and Ger Naughton on bouzouki. 

There’s plenty more music and dancing in Mullingar in the form of Alan Finn on fiddle, Seán Kelliher on guitar, Fionn O’Hanlon on bouziki and this year’s senior All-Ireland accordion champion, Keelan McGrath, on button accordion. They’re joined by another All-Ireland winner Conor Fennell who is this year’s under 18 sean-nós dance champion and his sister Emma to dance a step. 

Keeping on the competitions theme, the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Fiddle champion Sarah O’Gorman plays a tune for John, in between rehearsals with the Taobh na Mara céilí band.  

Back at the Fleadh Campsite, the programme ends with a lively set of tunes from James Hogan on box, Ciara McKeogh on fiddle, Brian Deegan on flute, Adrian Brady on piano and Maria Hartnett on the banjo.