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Live concert recording / Young Irish Musicians Weekend / Center for Irish Music (2008) Irish music anthology / Hooley in the Heartland / Irish Music & Dance Association (2009) Paddy O'Brien, Tom Schaefer, Paul Wehling, Erin Hart / The Sailor's Cravat / New Folk Records WCM001 (2011) Paddy O'Brien / Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection, Volume Two (2011)
An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG, English:The Irish Dancing Commission) is the oldest and largest governing body for competitive Irish step dancing globally. [1] Founded in 1927, [2] CLRG is responsible for creating a standardised system of Irish dance, music and competition for its member organisations in 26 countries.
By 2017, Cumann Rince Dea Mheasa, the World Irish Dance Association, Cumann Rince Náisiúnta and Cumann Rince Gaelach were each hosting World Championship events, with varying levels of international participation. [2] Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne remains the largest of the six events. [4]
Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and the vocal ensemble Anúna.
In continental Europe, WIDA is the only major organiser of Irish dance competitions apart from An Coimisún. [7]WIDA competitions include four categories of entry: beginner, primary, intermediate and open levels which correspond to the grades used by An Coimisiún and other organisations, and which are open to dancers at that level from any organisation.
Still, some people outside the dance community aren’t as accepting of the new stars. When Morgan Bullock, a Black Irish dancer from Virginia, went viral on TikTok in 2020 for her dance video ...
Early Irish poetry and song has been translated into modern Irish and English by notable Irish poets, song collectors and musicians. [1] The 6th century hymn Rop tú mo baile by Dallán Forgaill for example, was published in 1905 in English by Mary Elizabeth Byrne, and is widely known as Be Thou My Vision.
Writing in the Irish Examiner, Simon Price noted "the shift from live concerts to online streaming brought about by the pandemic has given audiences and artists an opportunity to enjoy high-quality original Irish music presented from national parks, stately homes, art galleries, iconic landmarks and other venues not ordinarily open to public ...