Rules for Competition - 2010 Comhaltas Midwest Region Fleadh Cheoil

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RULES FOR COMPETITION
Eligibility

The official rules for Fleadhanna run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, as amended in 2007, can be downloaded by browsing to: http://comhaltas.ie/press_room/detail/fleadh_rules/

Rules for the dancing competitions - both Set dances and Ceili dances - and marching band rules are available.

Though all competitions are open to any competitor, qualified by age, they are aimed at those willing to travel to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Only those who have secured first or second prize at the 2010 Midwest Fleadh are eligible to compete at the All Ireland in County Cavan in August, 2010.

Competitors shall compete in the order in which they are called by the Call Steward. A competitor who fails to present himself when called for a specific competition, and who has not notified the Call Steward on duty of a just cause for his absence, shall be disqualified from the competition. The Call Steward shall terminate a competition after the completion of the performance by the last available competitor, unless he/she has been previously notified that the missing competitor is ‘held up’ in which case the competition shall be shall open for a maximum of fifteen minutes. Once the Call Steward has closed the competition it cannot be reopened.

A copy of the completed adjudication sheet for the competitors own entry only, is available at $1 per sheet and can be requested at the Fleadh office.

PROGRAM FOR COMPETITION

Air (slow or lively), Reel, Polka, Hornpipe, Jig (double, single, slip), Slide, Set Dance, March, Mazurka, Planxty, Fling, Barn Dance, Schottische, Clan March.

Grades (Age as of January 1, 2010)

a = Under 12 years old
b = 12 - under 15
c = 15 - under 18
d = 18 or over

Solo Competition
Grades "a" & "b": One tune from each of TWO music classes.
Grade "c": One tune from each of THREE classes.
Grade "d": One tune from each of FOUR classes, but must include a Slow Air in the case of fiddle,
tin whistle, concert flute, and uilleann pipes.
1. Fiddle a/b/c/d
2. Two Row Button Accordion a/b/c/d
3. Concert Flute a/b/c/d
4. Tin Whistle a/b/c/d (of any size and key)
5 Piano Accordion a/b/c/d
6. Concertina a/b/c/d
7. Uilleann Pipes a/b/c/d
8. Harp a/b/c/d
9. Mouth Organ a/b/c/d
10. Banjo a/b/c/d
11. Mandolin a/b/c/d
12. Piano a/b/c/d
13. One Row Melodeon (old style) a/b/c/d
14. Bodhrán a/b/c/d
15. War Pipes a/b/c/d
16. Miscellaneous Instrument a/b/c/d (any instrument not listed above)
17. Ceilí Band Drummer a/b/c/d
18. Accompaniment a/b/c/d This competition is restricted to the following instruments: piano, harp, guitar, bouzouki-type instruments. The adjudication is on the accompaniment only.

Slow Airs
In all grades competitors shall submit a list of slow airs to the adjudicator/s as follows:

Under 12 - list of two slow airs; 12-15 - list of four slow airs; 15-18 - list of six slow airs; Over 18 - list of eight slow airs

In the Under 12 grade each competitor shall play one slow air selected by the adjudicator from a list of two submitted.
In the 12-15 grade each competitor shall play two slow airs, one selected by the adjudicator from a list of four submitted and the other selected by the competitor from the remaining three on the list.
In the 15-18 grade each competitor shall play two slow airs, one selected by the adjudicator from a list of six submitted and the other by the competitor from the remaining five on the list.
In the Over 18 grade each competitor shall play three slow airs, two selected by the adjudicator from a list of eight submitted and the other selected by the competitor from the remaining six on the list.

19. Fiddle a/b/c/d
20. Uilleann Pipes a/b/c/d
21. Concert Flute a/b/c/d
22. Tin Whistle a/b/c/d

Ensembles
Duets and Trios:

Grades "a" and "b", one tune from each of TWO classes.
Grade "c". One tune from each of THREE classes.
Grade "d". One tune from each of FOUR classes.

Ceilí Bands: (Minimum of 5 members, maximum of 10)

Grades "a" and "b": One tune from each of TWO classes.
Grade "c": Two reels in succession, plus one tune from each of two other classes.
Grade "d": two reels in succession, plus a maximum of two tunes played in succession from each of three other classes listed above. In the event of a recall in Grade "d" (Senior) a Band may not repeat any of the tunes it has played in its first performance.

Grupaí Cheoil: (Minimum of 4 members, maximum of 20 members)
Own choice of music for a maximum of 6 - 8 minutes but with a limit of ten minutes on stage. Whistlers and lilters may be included, as well as players of bodhran and bones, but piano and drums are not permitted. Efforts should be made to play tunes other than jigs, reels and hornpipes, e.g. slow airs, set dances, old marches, harp music etc. Attention should also be given to instrumentation arrangements and presentation of the music. A list of music pieces in the order to be played, e.g. slip jig, march, etc., shall be submitted by each group leader to the adjudicators prior to the performance.
23. Duet a/b/c/d
24. Trio a/b/c/d
25. Ceili Band a/b/c/d
26. Grupai Cheoil a/b/c/d
27. Accordion Marching Band f/d
28. Flute Marching Band f/d
29. Miscellaneous Marchin Band f/d
30. Pipe Band e

Solo Traditional Singing
In competitions for solo traditional singing the following are required: Grade (a) two songs of his/her own choice - slow & lively. Grades (b) and (c) - two songs from a list of four submitted (two slow and two lively) - one his/her own choice, the second a contrasting song to be selected by the adjudicator. Grade (d) two songs from a list of six submitted (4 slow and 2 lively): one of his/her own choice, the second a contrasting song to be selected by the adjudicator. In all lists of songs, the lively songs must be clearly denoted.

Newly Composed Ballad - must not previously have been sung at any fleadh prior to the current year. Lyrics for newly composed songs must be submitted in writing with entry and must accompany results to All-Ireland level.
31. Irish Singing: Ladies a/b/c/d
32. Irish Singing: Men a/b/c/d
33. English Singing: Ladies a/b/c/d
34. English Singing: Men a/b/c/d
35. Whistling a/b/c/d
36. Lilting a/b/c/d
37. Newly Composed Songs: Irish e
38. Newly Composed Songs: English e

Tír na n'Óg
39. For children under 10, any two tunes on any instrument. This competition is NON QUALIFYING for the All-Ireland, but medals are awarded.

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