C.C.E. session market square mullingar Billy mac and Martin Murphy 21-6-2012
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Kevi Bray in action at cce session, Market square Mullingar 21-6-2012
Seamus Kelly, Aodhan Moynihan, Noel Battle, Paul taafe and John Byrne at cce. session Market square Mullingar
Dave Hynes, Peter Kelly and Ainne McGowan at the secret sessions Mullingar May 2012
Noel Battle, Peter kelly, Ainne McGowan at the secret sessions. Mullingar May 2012
Some photos from the great blues session which is held in John Daly’s pub Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland every Monday night which features the very best in local talent, and includes our very own John McGuinness on “bluesharp”with many guest artists from the Midlands of Ireland.
Harp solo From John McGuinness. Jan. 2012
John McGuinness and friends Jan 2012
John McGuinness and Paul Daly Jan. 2012
John McGuinness solo Jan. 2012
Mullingar bluesmen Jan. 2012
Mullingar rockin blues band. Jan. 2012
Rockin the Joint. Jan. 2012
Trading solos John and Paul Jan. 2012
Gallery of Ireland’s Harmonica Players
King Henry Creaney and John Lyons 15-2-2012
Matt Scally, Moate 2007
My son Patrick and yours truly messing about on the chord harmonica Feb. 2012
Seamus Kelly, Orla and Sarah Ward All-Ireland champions
Orla and Sarah Ward Co. Leitrim All Ireland champions 2011
Noel Battle, Joe Meehan, Sarah Ward. King Henry Creaney, Patsy Gunning and Orla Ward
Cathal Johnson Harmonica doctor working hard
Dave Hynes adjusting sound
Four champions of Irish trad. Harmonica
Fr. Paschal Moore, Kilkenny with Dave Hynes
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Joe Meehan & King Henry Creaney
Joe Meehan, King Henry Creaney and the maestro Noel Battle
Joe Meehan, Sarah Ward, King Henry and Orla Ward
John with Sarah and Orla Ward All Ireland champions 2011
King Henry with Patsy Gunning, Co. Offaly
Padraig Enright Co Kerry
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Some of the participants
Some more participants
What a beautiful sound
Conor Bracken, Billy Hynes Co. Offaly July 2011
Alan Dee. Mullingar, Multi instrumentalist & Composer
3 champions, Noel Battle, Orla and Sarah ward July 2011
Patrick Kellagher in Druid’s Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid’s Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid’s
Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid’s Chair Mullingar June 2011
Johnny McGlynn of Cool Hand Dukes
Ben Murphy in Druid’s Chair Mullingar June 2011
Noel Battle, Cathal Johnson, Denis Nolan, John Nolan 6-3-11
Harmonica Session 6-3-11, Cathal Johnson, Co Louth
Harmonica Session 6-3-11, Noel Battle playing with Cathal and John enjoying
Harmonica Session 6-3-11, Denis & John Nolan, Co Wicklow
Denis Nolan & John Nolan, Wicklow. Brilliant musicians
Denis & Noel watch as Cathal Johnson embosses harmonica
Fergus & Seamus Bogue, Cavan 2010
John Rooney, Co. Carlow
Patrick Donohue, Co. Galway
Kieran Bentley, Harmonica Player
Denis Nolan, Co. Wicklow
Dave & Don Baker, 2010
Gerry Doran, Mullingar
Noel Battle, Mick Foster & Moyra Fraser 2010
Pat Hoctor, Patsy, John Ball
Henry Creaney
Jim Barnwell
Dave Hynes, Aodhan Moynihan, Gerard Kennedy, Noel Battle 2008
Austin Berry, 2008
Sarah Ward, All-Ireland Champion
Orla Ward, All-Ireland Champion
Bill Hynes, Offaly
John Lyons
Michael Keenan
Steve Shaw playing harmonica
Dave with his Big harmonica!
Westmeath Fleadh 2007
Pat Masterson playing away
Westmeath Fleadh 2007
Studio … radio 3 westmeath live session n89
Dave playing
Dave and Noel playing
Tomas Nally in his music shop main street Mullingar
Féile ceoil Summer ’06
Dave and Ollie Kennedy just finished eating
Dave with his CD
Dave off to his next gig!
Noel Battle, 10 times champion all Ireland player, with his tremolo
Noel with his golden harmonica
Dave’s harmonica case
Aodhan Moynihan … rialtoir cce (comhaltas ceoltoiri ereann) … accordion supremo !!!
Patsy Gunning / Moyra Fraser / Dave … at recording studio
Vinny Baker plus dog and Patsy and Moyra. The dog refused to play on the cd!
Frank McIntyre, the barber, trimmed off the cd nicely!
Paddy Stakem from Westmeath playing chromatic …retired biker!
Ger Kennedy from Mullingar / Wigan England.
Multi-intrumentalist
Michael Hempenstall, representing the Dubs, taking it easy in the sun with his tombo tremolo
Mick Conroy, legendary harmonica player, tremolo All- Ireland champion
Johnney Ward from Ballymore, Co. Westmeath … great trad player
Pat Masterson (serious guy) from Rhode co. Offaly with his new tremolo harmonica
Dave and Joe Burke 1982