Music knows no borders tour with:
Christy Barry & James Devitt - Doolin music house
Joanna Hyde & Tadhg Ó Meachair - Folk for the foxes
Ailie Robertson's Traditional Spirits - A musical tribute to Scottish whisky
The Outside Track - Tradition with new wings
The Brexit poses some exciting questions for Irish culture: Where do the Irish really belong - to England or to Europe? Can a hard border between North and South be endured? After all, people have become comfortable with an ever softer border since the Good Friday Agreement and everyone has benefited. The majority of Northern Irish people are against Brexit and so the dream of a reunited Ireland is gaining reality. Anyone familiar with Irish culture knows that music, dance and song are the stuff of dreams. They know no boundaries.
Hitherto, relations between Ireland and England have been dominated by Irish nationalism, and since Brexit that state of affairs has suddenly been turned on its head. The Irish aspired to independence and with good reason. As migrant workers they were a necessary evil and subject to daily racism and discrimination. This bitter experience, and also an unwavering pride, were the stuff of many songs. Songs that revolved around independence, revolution and reunification got under our skin in Europe. What will become of these songs if suddenly the English don't want the Irish?
Should there soon be another hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, then the old songs will be sung with even more fervour. The renewed separation will hurt and remind people that they once lived in a land without borders. That life is more livable in a world without borders is what the "Music Knows No Borders" tour this year aims to remind
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