On 14 March, Colm performed with The Walls for an in-studio performance at RTE. You can check it out below.
THE WALLS – new session – live in RTE 2FM from The Walls TV on Vimeo.
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Hosting TG4’s Geantraí programme
In February 2009, Colm hosted TG4’s Geantraí programme along with his brother Darach. Colm hosts the show and plays along with several other musicians, including: David Sheridan (flute), Tony Byrne (guitar), Mairead Herlihy (concertina), Fergal O’Neill (fiddle), Oliver O’Loughlin (accordion), Darach Mac Con Iomaire (fiddle), Frank Tate (bouzuki), Paul Dooley (harp), Eoin Dillon (Uillean pipes), Aoife Nic Cormaic (fiddle) and Glen Hansard (guitar). Here are some clips from the episode:
ETA: 28 December 2012 we’ve added a video of the whole episode that irishmusiccentral uploaded to YT.
Press for Colm’s “The Hare’s Corner”
19 January 2011 – Irish fiddle virtuoso plays like a hare on a G string by Bruce Elder
22 January 2011 – The Keen Fiddler by Claire McGreal
24 January 2011 – It’s a good idea to keep your hares happy by Victoria Hannaford
24 January 2011 – Colm Mac Con Iomaire Performs Unframed by Paul Cashmere
25 January 2011 – Fiddler finds his worldly corner by Liza Power
The Little Cuckoo of Glen Nephin
Colm and Glen performing ‘The Little Cuckoo of Glen Nephin’ on the Other Voice Christmas Special in December 2008 (by 1771Perry)
January 2011 Australia
Colm’s The Hare’s Corner was released in Australia in January 2011, which he supported there with a tour. Here’s some press!
19 January 2011 – Irish fiddle virtuoso plays like a hare on a G string by Bruce Elder
22 January 2011 – The Keen Fiddler by Claire McGreal
24 January 2011 – It’s a good idea to keep your hares happy by Victoria Hannaford
24 January 2011 – Colm Mac Con Iomaire Performs Unframed by Paul Cashmere
25 January 2011 – Fiddler finds his worldly corner by Liza Power