We had a lovely evening - there was even a bit of U2 in the pre-show music, With Or Without You. What an amazing song that is. The show was a mix of Irish dancing and singing by the three Irish tenors. I was stunned by the dancing, it seemed like those people had no joints! Irish dancing is different as most of the action is from the knees down. The dancers were mostly very young and I think you have to be young to be able to dance like that! They were supported by amazing musicians playing the Irish harp, flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, guitar, accordian and bodhran.
There's something about Irish music that just gets your foot tapping and emotions racing. I felt quite choked up a few times during the show, even during a song sung in Irish - I couldn't understand the lyrics but the feelings still came across nonetheless, that typical Irish bitter/sweet sadness of those far away from their place of birth. That's what's special about Irish music, you don't have to understand the words to feel the emotions. One song performed was Wild Mountain Thyme or Will Ye Go Lassie Go which really showed the brotherhood between the Irish and the Scots, it could easily have been a Scottish song too.There were also influences from other genres, for example Irish dance/music fused with the tango and charlton which made an interesting combination.
This show is well worth seeing, a brilliant night out. It seems to be touring all over so if you get the chance do go and see it. All in all a great evening's entertainment which made me all the more impatient to get back to Ireland - but it's only three weeks until we go to Dublin, it'll be wonderful to be back in my favourite city once more!
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