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By Paddy McCarthy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a follow up on the feature I did on R\u00f3is\u00edn\u2019O two weeks ago. I was able to sit down and talk with her on the telephone about how she is doing and let me tell you she is very well. She spoke to me about her new musical endeavors for the future and she has hit all in the right chords with her writing and her singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R\u00f3is\u00edn\u2019O is from one of the most talented families in Ireland, the Black family with mother Mary and aunt Francis with brother Danny with the Coronas and cousin Aoife Scott, wow what talent. I had a feature on R\u00f3is\u00edn\u2019O a couple of weeks ago so I wanted to find out more about her fabulous album \u201cCourageous\u201d and she did open up on what she\u2019s done so far writing the songs that are on it while she was on lockdown in Dingle at her family\u2019s vacation home for almost two years with no gigs to perform in that period. She said \u201cAll of a sudden, all plans were cancelled, and all I could really do was sit at home and write music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was able to lock myself away, and the songs just started pouring out of me when there were no other distractions. I wasn\u2019t writing with a purpose in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R\u00f3is\u00edn was at a crossroads when the\u00a0Covid lockdowns hit Ireland and they shattered all her career plans for 2020. She used the unexpected free time well to write a wealth of new songs and rethink her musical path. The result is a return to the solo work she had abandoned several years ago and a brave new album of original material, appropriately called\u00a0\u201cCourageous\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through ten new songs,\u00a0R\u00f3is\u00edn\u00a0explores the themes of\u00a0loss, heartache, breakups, lockdowns, growth and, ultimately, hope, bringing her journey full circle. \u201cCourageous\u201d will arrive from Blix Street Records on\u00a0April 29th.\u00a0
The new album mines her emotional depths with soaring vocals that elevates it to something at once intimate and epic.\u00a0She has termed\u00a0\u201cCourageous\u201d\u00a0her autobiography.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R\u00f3is\u00edn who has toured internationally in the past and is now returning to live performances with her new band. You can get her album that will be launched as I said on this April 29th by Blix Street Records. I know I am repeating myself as this album is just fabulous and as a result is \u201cCourageous\u201d, what a great name for this ten-song collection of original material that charts a course through love, heartbreak and redemption, all taking shape during isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you will hear is her sing are ten new beautiful songs that showcases her real talent that stands out among other singers. Also, with \u201cCourageous\u201d set for release, Roisin O finally has live shows in Ireland coming up as well. Her first show, was on April 14th, that was sold out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetting to sing these songs live is a prospect that has been keeping me going this last year through Covid,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel so lucky to have some amazing Irish musicians in my band\u2014Rob Kennedy (James Vincent McMorrow\/ Gavin James) on drums, Cormac Curran on keys (Hozier\/ The Villagers) and Caoimhe Hopkinson on guitar (April\/ Soule\u0301)\u2014who give me space to sing with and without a guitar in my hand during gigs. I cannot wait to get on stage with them.\u201d
Thank you Rosini for been so kind to talk to me in a frank way that made my interview with you all so sweet and comfortable. I know she also wants me to mention what she did in 2020: R\u00f3is\u00edn was part of an\u00a0Irish\u00a0collective of female singers and musicians called \u201cIrish Women in Harmony\u201d, that recorded a version of the song \u201cDreams\u201d in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with\u00a0domestic abuse\u00a0which had risen significantly during the\u00a0Covid-19 lockdown For more information, visit www.roisino.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a few of the shows that she that she will be performing in Ireland in the coming weeks with more to be added shortly. April 29\u2014Dolan\u2019s, Limerick, April 30\u2014Opium Live, Dublin May 6\u2014Monroe\u2019s, Galway, May 20\u2014Kavanaghs Bar, Portlaoise May 21\u2014Sea\u0301n O\u0301g\u2019s, Donegal, May 27\u2014INEC Acoustic Room, Killarney all in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will keep you updated on shows in the USA when they are confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now here is another World wide international Irish dance phenomenon. Yes, of course, it\u2019s Riverdance who are celebrating their 25th Anniversary together with a 25th Anniversary Show, which will tour over 40 cities across North America in four months, and will include a run in Boston from May 10th to 15th at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. Tickets for Riverdance\u2019s 25th Anniversary Show are now on sale. For the complete Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show North American Tour schedule please visit www.riverdance.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the show at The Boch Center Wang Theatre can be purchased at and will be available at the Boch Center Box Office at http:\/\/www.bochcenter.org<\/a> or by calling (800) 982-ARTS (2787) and via Ticketmaster. Groups of 10 or more may reserve tickets by contacting Boch Center Group Sales at (617) 532-1116 or groups@bochcenter.org.
Director John McColgan said, \u201cWe have assembled an extraordinary company of performers and we are thrilled for this brand new 25th anniversary production of Riverdance to be on the road again welcoming audiences back to the theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast will include lead dancers Amy-Mae Dolan, Will Bryant, Maggie Darlington, Anna Mai Fitzpatrick, Fergus Fitzpatrick, James Greenan and Meadhbh Kennedy, troupe members Brandon Asazawa, Belle Brenton, Kieran Bryant, Morgan Bullock, Gerard Byrne, Keeva Correy, Matthew Gardiner, Michael Gardiner, Emma Mannion, Jordan McCormick, Faith Moore, Olivia Nactigal, Cian Porter, Dylan Scholls Zoe Talbot, Mairead Trainor and Elle-Mae Wheeler, Russian dancers Ana Turcan, Eugeniu Turcan, Christine Lesnikova and Alexander Safonov, tappers Tyler Knowlin and Dharmesh Patel, and Flamenco dancer Rocio Dumset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company includes TikTok sensations Matthew and Michael Gardiner (@gardinerbrothers) and Morgan Bullock (@yourangleyuordevil), whose performance of Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s \u201cSavage Remix\u201d went viral on the platform in 2020 and will make her professional US stage debut in this production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast will also feature, for the first time, children of original Riverdance cast members, Cian Porter and Faith Moore.
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is Riverdance, as you\u2019ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance\u2013beloved by fans of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall in love with the magic of Riverdance all over again. The critically acclaimed 25th Anniversary North American Tour was shut down in March 2020 during a sold-out return engagement to New York City\u2019s Radio City Music Hall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Riverdance celebrated a return to the stage in the United Kingdom, where the iconic show played to sold out audiences in 27 cities across the country. Then followed its debut at Expo 2020 Dubai with a special production of Riverdance presenting a multi-cultural experience including artists from the Middle East region. A highlight of the four-week run was the Riverdance performance at the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai for their Thanksgiving Day celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverdance The Animated Adventure was released on Netflix in the United States on January 14th, where it swiftly landed a spot on the streamer\u2019s Global Top 10 list. With an original score by Grammy Award-winning composer Bill Whelan, the animated musical comedy features the incredible craft and skill of the Riverdance troupe by utilizing motion capture of their performances to create the animated dancing in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour lead dancers Maggie Darlington and Anna Mai Fitzpatrick and Executive Producer\/Director Padraic Moyles were involved with the dance production for the film, while tour musicians Mark Alfred and Tara Howley play on the film score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven-minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its fusion of Irish and International music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world premi\u00e8re run in Dublin in early 1995. When the show transferred to London the reaction was unprecedented. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New York in March 1996, where 8 sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall heralded the start of more than two decades of touring by Riverdance companies throughout North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its inception

koupit-pilulky.com<\/a><\/div> , Riverdance has packed theatres throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and South America. Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show has been designed by lead designer Peter Canning, featuring Set by Alan Farquharson, Lighting by Andrew Voller and Video by Cosmo AV along with Costumes by Joan Bergin and Sound by Michael O\u2019Gorman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest appearance to New York will be The Palace Theatre Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show on Thursday May 5th. For bookings for The Palace Theatre email BoxOffice@PalaceStamford.org or call (203)325-4466.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the USA tour, please visit www.riverdance.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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