TV & Video

Chris & Máire

TV performance of Máire’s compositions ‘The Chestnut Tree’, ‘Ríl an tSuaimhnis’ and “The Copper Hills of Beara’ at Gradam Ceoil TG4 award ceremony, Cork Opera House, Ireland

Main stage performance of Chris’ swing jazz composition ‘Stroll On’ at Gate to Southwell Festival, England

Main stage performance of bluegrass tunes ‘Tell Her Lies and Feed Her Candy’ and ‘Old Joe Clarke' for Fylde Folk Festival

Solo performance by Máire of ‘Carolan’s Farewell to Music’ at the Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim, Ireland

TV performance of ‘Eleanor Plunkett’ for TG4’s ‘Geantraí na Nollag’ programme.

TV documentary in TG4 ’s ‘Sé mo Laoch’ series about Máire & her sister Nollaig

Main stage performance of ‘The Beeswing Hornpipe’ and ‘Wellington’s Reel’ at Fylde Folk Festival, England

Main stage performance of ‘Three-piece Suite’ at Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Performance at Chiddingly Festival, England

Main stage performance of ‘Bright Falls the Air’ at Gate to Southwell Festival, England

Main stage performance of ‘The Triplet Hornpipe’ at Fylde Folk Festival

TV performance for TG4’s ‘Geantraí na Nollag’ programme.

Main stage performance of ‘Ginny’s Waltz’ and ‘Pheasant Feathers’ at Shrewsbury Folk Festival, England

TV performance of ‘Pheasant Feathers’ for TG4's ‘Hup! Termonfeckin’

Solo TV performance by Máire of ‘The Grove Hornpipe’ and ‘The Crooked Road’ reel for RTÉs ‘The High Reel’ programme

Máire & Chris with other artists

Performance by Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn (as the Heartstring Quartet) of 'Ginny's Waltz' at Cork Folk Festival

Performance by Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn (as the Heartstring Quartet) of Nollaig’s composition, ‘Lios na Banriona’ (‘The Fort of the Fairy Queen’), at ABC Radio Studios, Melbourne, Australia

TV performance by Máire Ní Chathasaigh and her sister Nollaig Casey on RTÉ's 'The High Reel' programme - ‘Lament for General Munro’ + reels ‘Seán O’Dwyer’s & ‘The Spike Island Lasses’

Video performance of ‘Foggy Mountain Special’ by Chris Newman & bluegrass guitar legend Dan Crary at Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp, Tennessee.

Video performance by Chris Newman & bluegrass guitar legend Mark Cosgrove of Chris’ bluegrass-influenced composition, ’Not Likely!’ at Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp, Tennessee.

Video performance by Chris Newman & bluegrass guitar legend Mark Cosgrove of Chris’ tune ‘Guitar Slalom’ at Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp, Tennessee.

Some solo guitar videos… To see more, visit Chris’ YouTube Channel:

Videos of Chris flatpicking three parts of J.S. Bach's Partita No 3 (which don't feature on his ‘Breaking Bach’ album!):

Flatpicking the Partitas #3:

Preludio from Partita No 3 by J.S. Bach, arranged for flatpicked guitar by Chris Newman

Gigue (last movement) of Partita No 3 by J.S. Bach, arranged for flatpicked guitar by Chris Newman

Flatpicking the Partitas #2:

Bourrée from Partita No 3 in E major by J.S. Bach, arranged for flatpicked guitar by Chris Newman

An audio clip (mp3) of Máire and Chris plus full band playing ‘Reel for a Water Diviner' (composed by Máire), from their album, FireWire.

An audio clip (mp3) of Máire and Chris playing 'Stroll On' (composed by Chris) from their live album, ‘Live in the Highlands’.

An audio clip (mp3) of Máire and Chris playing ‘A ’Sore Point’ (composed by Chris) from their live album, ‘Live in the Highlands’.

An audio clip (mp3) of Máire and Chris playing ‘Maurice O'Connor’ and ‘George Brabazon’ by Carolan, followed by the reel,‘The Crooked Road’, live on the KALW (California) radio show "Folk Music & Beyond”.

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Videos of Chris flatpicking three parts of J.S. Bach's Partita No 3 (which don't feature on his ‘Breaking Bach’ album!):

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