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Tag: Riverdance

Riverdance – violins

March 29, 2013 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: I am usually not a big fan of the big production Irish shows like Riverdance or Celtic Woman, as often the heart of the music gets lost in the big production. Here, however, they keep it somewhat simple, and the result is we see some good fiddling.

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