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Articles by Diarmaid Fleming
Russian Irishophiles Set Up Easter Event
21 April 11
Two of Ireland's top singers, Mickey MacConnell and Pauline Scanlon, will perform in Moscow on Sunday in the first-ever concert dedicated to the Easter Rising, the 1916 revolt in Dublin against British rule, where they will tell the story of the rebellion in song, 95 years to the day after it began.
Irish Accordion Master Heads to Moscow
26 November 10
Ireland may be on its knees economically but remains on its feet culturally. A sea of Irish music and dance is sweeping the world, and one of the tidal waves in this Irish cultural storm will break land in Moscow this weekend: Breanndan Begley and his sons.
Accordion Maestro Galliano Starts Russia Tour
09 April 10
No one knows the accordion until they have heard a performance by Richard Galliano — a musician of staggering virtuosity who has created new horizons for an instrument seen in the past as the poor relation of others by its critics.
Irish Folk Music Legend to Finally Play in City
27 November 09
Seán Ó Sé is the biggest name in Irish traditional singing — a tenor who has been at the top of his game for close to five decades.
Ireland’s Accordion King Hits the City
29 October 09
The king of the “box” — as the instrument is known in Ireland — brings his virtuosity from the Atlantic fringe to Russia for the first time.
