Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann's Mid-Atlantic Branch has posted the winners (and placers) of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil, held June 3 and 4 in Pearl River, N.Y. And the Delaware Valley has some serious bragging rights.
We don't have complete information on each as yet, but here are the local folks who finished in the top three of their respective categories:
Harp
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| Fiddler Caitlin Finley's ceili band, Pride of Moyvane, came in first in the 12-15 age group |
Under 12:
1st - Katie Ely, Haddon Township, N.J.
12-15
1st - Kayla Megow
2nd - Hannah Cooper, Doylestown, Pa.
15-18
2nd - Maeve Moore, Williamstown, N.J.
Over 18
2nd - Sarah Meade, Philadelphia
Bodhran
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| Bodhran player Tim Hill of Fort Washington placed first in the 12-15 age group. Both Tim and Caitlin play as part of the band Mweelrea. |
12-15
1st - Tim Hill, Fort Washington, Pa.
Over 18
2nd - Jeff Meade
Tin Whistle
Over 18
2nd - Marie Ely, Haddon Township, N.J.
Men's Singing
12-15
1st - Josh Ely, Haddon Township, N.J.
Over 18
1st - Michael McElligott (the Ely kids' uncle), Haddon Township, N.J., for the fifth straight year
2nd - Brian Fitzgerald
3rd - Karl Jones
Piano Accordion
Over 18
1st - Karl Jones
Ceili Band
12-15
Fiddler Caitlin Finley, Philadelphia, as a member of the Pride of Moyvane Ceili Band
Thanks to Dennis Gormley, Eala Clarke and Kathy DeAngelo for helping to compile this list.
