Tonight's Music

Features Irish dance from New York City:



Music provided by Solas.

As an added bonus here is the Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe performing Reel Around the Sun at the Point Theatre in Dublin in 1995. This is the original version with Michael Flatley and Jean Butler. Also note Mickey Spillane on the whistle.

Tonight's Music

This is the incredibly beautiful and talented Lisa Kelly singing the song Lift the Wings from the Riverdance - Live From New York City show. The song is a part of the segment called American Wake. When the Irish, mostly the younger generation, would leave for America (due to the Potato Famine) their families and friends who were being left behind would throw a wake for them just as though they were dead, because they realized that they would never see them again.

Tonight's Music

Eileen Ivers performing The Harvest from the Riverdance - Live From New York City DVD. I was fortunate enough to see the show at the Wolf Trap outside of Washington DC when Eileen was still touring with it.