Irish American Violinist Eileen Ivers with Paul Keating
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English - March 01, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic Interviews Music world music interviews global music folk music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Grammy Award winner Eileen Ivers, hailed “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times, shares tunes and chats with Irish Voice columnist Paul Keating about her musical training and upbringing in The Bronx (“the 33rd county of Ireland”), her memories of visiting and playing in Ireland, her experience touring with Riverdance, and the challenges of innovating while honoring musical traditions.
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