Aboard the West Clare – Bill Whelan (Riverdance) | Live Orchestral Premiere

Aboard the West Clare, composed by Riverdance composer Bill Whelan, was written especially for the Irish Concertina Orchestra. Performed by the Irish Concertina Orchestra with NOTIFY, Cormac McCarthy and the MGCE Concert Orchestra, this powerful new work brings together traditional Irish sound and cinematic orchestration. Composed by legendary Irish composer Bill Whelan (Riverdance), this piece was created specifically for this unique collaboration and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in June 2025. Arranged by Bill Whelan & Cormac McCarthy, the performance captures the energy, rhythm and expansive musical landscape that has made Whelan’s music iconic worldwide. 🎼 Credits Composer: Bill Whelan Arranger: Bill Whelan & Cormac McCarthy Conductor: Cormac McCarthy Publishing: Cloonisle Media Producers: Brian Whelan, Alex Borwick, Pádraig Rynne Performers: The Irish Concertina Orchestra NOTIFY Cormac McCarthy The MGCE Concert Orchestra 🎶 Irish Concertina Orchestra Aoife Dunne April Murray Cailean Rynne Caoilinn Morrow Clíona Brandon Darragh Lambert Eila O Neill Ella Duggan Erin Finnerty Grace Heffernan Hannah Twomey Kate Breathnach Katie Yates Kieran Collins Laoise Hanley Lauren Duffy Leona O'Rourke Lily Barrett Marie Madden Mary Walsh Miah O'Callaghan Muireann Ní Ghóilín Nicole McLaughlin Róisin Ward 🎹 NOTIFY Pádraig Rynne – Concertina Tara Breen – Fiddle Rory McCarthy – Piano Adam Taylor – Electric Bass Davie Ryan – Drums Hugh Dillon – Electric Guitar 🎻 MGCE Concert Orchestra Meadhbh O'Rourke – Flute Matthew Berrill – Tenor Saxophone Ben Castle – Alto Saxophone Éanna Monaghan – Bassoon Louise O'Sullivan – French Horn Mark Adams – Trumpet Eoin Leahy – Trombone Caitríona Frost – Timpani & Percussion Violin I: Aoife Ní Bhriain, Kate O'Shea, Rachael Masterson, Katie Sheehan, Caoimhe Browne Violin II: Tom Crowley, Myn Fitzpatrick, Ksenia Yershova, Brefni Burke Viola: Leonie Curtin, Ilona Adams Cello: Yseult Cooper-Stockdale, Aoife Burke, Grace Coughlan Double Bass: Dan Bodwell Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, June 2025 Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Alex Borwick Filmed & Edited by Colm Walsh