Ãoslódáil (PDF) - Comhaltas Archive
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a fine night of music<br />
local creamery.<br />
!IIIMiwlllg for the dancers<br />
BRENDAN TONRA<br />
AT THE CULTURLA<br />
Frank Kenn<br />
The leaendatY fiddler and composer<br />
BrendIut Toora received a very warm<br />
and t"'lcious c6ad mile fciilte on his<br />
visit to the Culturlann.<br />
lL,..,indlan. a native of Gowlan near<br />
-'llooc:astle on the Sligo-Mayo border:<br />
__ .s ... .,,~ •• 1'I to America over<br />
years ago and has resided in UI !It,1~)lI;3~~1<br />
Boston area ever since.<br />
know to musicians as<br />
of the popular ...... ~., - .<br />
composed 1I~ .... IIi~ !<br />
He cOlnDllsed.IIH<br />
age 19, enllideCrn_',<br />
when Jeft~. :".<br />
Later.<br />
he joined the<br />
Connacht CeiH<br />
Band formed by<br />
Mike McDonagh<br />
which. over the<br />
subsequent years.<br />
made a record and<br />
~!l t't"nl~tfi~\n<br />
coincided with<br />
Tion61 Leo<br />
Rowsome and the<br />
years old<br />
~ilftIw Sl~~ved me how to<br />
my grandfather.<br />
I-.tiWfMah left me his fiddle. so after<br />
trdlllllil1lJiAArnll!l!d to play, listening to<br />
"~~~~~I;J~~~~ at my Aunt Peg Rpn's<br />
.~: She had a pholnqlJ'ill~,lt_ ",<br />
Coleman and PlIIltlhlr-iIIl<br />
age 16. I started<br />
sprees and dllllnt'l!lIihl!ll<br />
Johnny 'Watt' H84.l'dl(!jilellrnan<br />
many <strong>Comhaltas</strong><br />
delegates. as well as<br />
~:;r'QWdci:ans from various<br />
As Senator Lalllnl'll"
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