February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
By Earle Hitchner
This past June 2 at Manhattan College in the Bronx, Comhaltas
Ceolt=irf +ireann held its annual Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil. Named here is either the sole winner or the top two finishers in each competitive category. They’ve qualified for the “All-Ireland” championships at Fleadh Cheoil na h+ireann, which will be held in Listowel, Co. Kerry, from Aug. 23-25. Congratulations to all these musicians.
Fiddle
Under 12: 1. Margaret Dudasik. 2. Kristen McShane.
12-15: 1. Deirdre Brennan. 2. Katherine Linnane.
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15-18: 1. Oona Grady DeFlaun. 2. Laura Jensen.
over 18: 1. Elizabeth Albertson. 2. Katherine Cahalan.
Button accordion
Under 12: 1. Martin Linnane. 2. Gerard O’Toole.
12-15: 1. Daniel Gurney. 2. Sinead Farrelly.
15-18: 1. Rachel Wardell. 2. Kevin Long.
Concert flute
Under 12: 1. Liam Byrne.
12-15: 1. Eoghan Conway. 2. Nathan Hanson.
15-18: 1. Marie DeMott Grady. 2. Lynn Carten.
Over 18: 1. Brian Holleran. 2. Liz Baker.
Tin whistle
Under 12: 1. Conor Brennan. 2. Kelly Sheridan.
12-15: 1. Nathan Hanson. 2. Eoghan Conway.
15-18: 1. Marie DeMott Grady. 2. Tara Hall.
Over 18: 1. Brian Holleran. 2. Kathleen Fitzpatrick.
Piano accordion
Under 12: 1. Conor McGuirk. 2. Aileen Lavin.
Over 18: 1. Annmarie Acosta.
Concertina
Under 12: 1. Lindsay Buteux.
12-15: 1. Katherine Linnane.
Uillean pipes
12-15: 1. Sean Tierney.
Over 18: 1. Brian Holleran.
Harp
Under 12: 1. Sharlys Dugan. 2. Mary Kate Boylan.
12-15: 1. Corrine Brandt. 2. Sarah Mullin.
15-18: 1. Meaghan McGrath.
Over 18: 1. Jamie Joroff.
Banjo
12-15: 1. Sean O’Toole.
Over 18: 1. Tim McElreath. 2. Michael Hickey.
Mandolin
Over 18: 1. Tim McElreath. 2. Carl Martin.
Piano
Under 12: 1. Conor McGuirk. 2. Patrick McGuirk.
12-15: 1. Theresa Abbadessa. 2. Shauna Davis.
Bodhran
12-15: 1. Sean Earnest. 2. Conall Patrick O’Brien.
Over 18: 1. David Hanson. 2. Martin Butler.
Miscellaneous
12-15: 1. Sarah Brant.
Ceili band drummer
Under 12: 1. Dillon Maye.
Over 18: 1. Jimmy Kelly.
Fiddle — slow airs
U
nder 12: 1. Margaret Dudasik. 2. Michelle Brady.
12-15: 1. Isaac Hammond Paul. 2. Katherine Linnane.
Over 18: 1. Michelle Denton. 2. Keith Hummel.
Uilleann pipes — slow airs
Over 18: 1. Richard O’Shea.
Concert flute — slow airs
12-15: 1. Eoghan Conway.
15-18: 1. Jaime McPartlan.
Over 18: 1. Liz Baker. 2. Lawrence Reeves.
Tin whistle — slow airs
Under 12: 1. Christopher Conway. 2. Conor Boylan.
12-15: 1. M’ve Flanagan. 2. Jane Farren.
15-18: 1. Tara Hall. 2. Jaime McPartlan.
Duets
Under 12: 1. Conor McGuirk/Gerard O’Toole. 2. Kia Bolduc/Martin Linnane.
12-15: 1. Oisin Conway/Eoghan Conway. 2. M’ve Flanagan/Deirdre Brennan.
15-18: 1. Marie DeMott Grady/Oona Grady DeFlaun. 2. Claude Martin/Arjuna
Balaranjan.
Trios
Under 12: 1. Maggie McNamara/Aileen Lavin/Kevin Linnane. 2. Caroline
Linnane/Billy Keller/Sarah Hogan.
12-15: 1. Erin Loughran/Deirdre Brennan/M’ve Flanagan. 2. Martin
Linnane/Conor McGuirk/Sean O’Toole.
Ceili band
Under 12: 1. Banshees. 2. Girls Back in Town.
12-15: 1. Comrades. 2. Claddagh.
Over 18: 1. Martin Mulvihill.
Grupai cheoil
12-15: 1. The Empire.
Accompaniment
Under 12: 1. Conor McGuirk. 2. Aileen Lavin.
12-15: 1. Caitlin Ensor. 2. Jane Farren.
Over 18: 1. Sandra Peevers. 2. Kathy Fallon.
Singing in Irish — ladies
12-15: 1. Emma Gormley.
Over 18: 1. Beth Benedetto. 2. Kathy DeAngelo.
Singing in Irish — men
Over 18: 1. Brian Fitzgerald.
Singing in English — ladies
Under 12: 1. Caroline Linnane. 2. Pamela Geraghty.
12-15: 1. Emma Gormley.
Over 18: 1. Oona Craig. 2. Niamh Joyce.
Singing in English — men
Under 12: 1. Gerard O’Toole.
Over 18: 1. Michael McElliot. 2. Brian Fitzgerald.
Newly composed ballads in Irish
12-15: 1. Beth Benedetto.
Newly composed ballads in English
Over 18: 1. Oona Craig.