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Riverdance - The Show
: :Riverdance--The Show is a cultural phenomenon that defies criticism for the enthusiastic and leaves everyone else scratching their heads. The wonderfully talented cast, headed by the Riverdance Irish Dance Company, bewitchingly spins (and stomps) its Celtic folk choreography featuring numerous breathless solos by Michael Flatley (since departed) and Jean Butler. The mellifluous Riverdance Orchestra boasts Davy Spillane, who coaxes plaintive lamentations out of a peculiar instrument that resembles a bagpipe in a metal leg brace. For Enya fans, there is the sound-alike choral group Anuna, ...
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Irish Dancing Made Easy
: :The title of this video just about sums it up. While the lightning-quick footwork of traditional Irish dancing could never really be called easy to learn, this straightforward instructional tape does its best to be clear and simple. The instructor is Seamus Kerrigan, who runs the Kerrigan School of Traditional Irish Dance in Ireland. A trim, no-nonsense man, Kerrigan couldn't be called a sparkling camera presence, but in this case, his unaffected style works for the beginner; none of that Riverdance-type flash. Kerrigan, accompanied by ...
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Music from a Painted Cave
: :Fusing traditional Southwestern Native American tribal music and modern beats, Robert Mirabal: Music from a Painted Cave is a fascinating performance. It's a combination that you might question, but Mirabal is such a talented singer-songwriter that not only does he make it work, you could argue he has created a new genre. The first part of Music from a Painted Cave finds Mirabal, the Mirabal Singers/Dancers, and Rare Tribal Mob in traditional tribal dress, using native instruments and performing tribal dances. A song he heard ...
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Lord of the Dance: Feet of Flames
: :An expanded and more polished version of Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames was recorded at an outdoor performance in London's Hyde Park. While much of the material is familiar to Flatley fans, the production is superior in every way. It's better photographed and the editing is less frenetic. The individual segments are sharper, more self-assured, as is Flatley, who also produced and directed this version. (He also demonstrates his talents as a flutist--maybe he should call himself Lord of the Renaissance.) The outdoor ...
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The Daniel O'Donnell Show
:Description: International singing sensation Daniel O'Donnell performs popular music favorites in his first concert special on American Television! The Daniel O'Donnell Show was performed before an enthusiastic audience at the National Events Center in Killarney, Ireland. Daniel O'Donnell demonstrates his versatility in a repertoire of romantic, pop and country standards, traditional Irish tunes and lively dance numbers. This lavish production features the singer's seven-piece band backed by a 20-piece string section, five-piece brass section and back-up singers. The Daniel O'Donnell Show VHS offers a compilation ...
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Gumboots
: :A dance movement born in the gold mines of South Africa, Gumboots shares the story of the hard-working, oppressed laborers who, since they were not allowed to speak while working, developed a method of communication by stamping and slapping their government-issued Wellington rubber boots. While this may sound grim (and the circumstances certainly were), the resulting movement is incredibly captivating. In an 80-minute performance, Gumboots takes you from the dark mines to the after-shift party and to the dawn of a new day--and it's all ...
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The Romany Trail, Part 2 - Gypsy Music into Europe
from: Shanachie
: :A dance movement born in the gold mines of South Africa, Gumboots shares the story of the hard-working, oppressed laborers who, since they were not allowed to speak while working, developed a method of communication by stamping and slapping their government-issued Wellington rubber boots. While this may sound grim (and the circumstances certainly were), the resulting movement is incredibly captivating. In an 80-minute performance, Gumboots takes you from the dark mines to the after-shift party and to the dawn of a new day--and it's all ...
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Lord of the Dance
: :Billed as an updating and retelling of Irish folk legend, Lord of the Dance is less Erin Go Bragh than Hooray for Hollywood. Michael Flatley, late of Riverdance, gives us the old razzle-dazzle, fashioning a Celtic-influenced spectacular that wanders far away from its Riverdance roots. The light-show presentation is closer kin to another contemporary Irish musical group, U2. Flatley himself has gone designer chic. With close-cropped haircut, earring, buffed abs, and tight black pants he bears more than a passing resemblance to Bono. But you ...
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Al Di Meola
: :Billed as an updating and retelling of Irish folk legend, Lord of the Dance is less Erin Go Bragh than Hooray for Hollywood. Michael Flatley, late of Riverdance, gives us the old razzle-dazzle, fashioning a Celtic-influenced spectacular that wanders far away from its Riverdance roots. The light-show presentation is closer kin to another contemporary Irish musical group, U2. Flatley himself has gone designer chic. With close-cropped haircut, earring, buffed abs, and tight black pants he bears more than a passing resemblance to Bono. But you ...
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Rhythm of Resistance: Music of Black South Africa
: :Billed as an updating and retelling of Irish folk legend, Lord of the Dance is less Erin Go Bragh than Hooray for Hollywood. Michael Flatley, late of Riverdance, gives us the old razzle-dazzle, fashioning a Celtic-influenced spectacular that wanders far away from its Riverdance roots. The light-show presentation is closer kin to another contemporary Irish musical group, U2. Flatley himself has gone designer chic. With close-cropped haircut, earring, buffed abs, and tight black pants he bears more than a passing resemblance to Bono. But you ...
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