Irish Music News Roundup
In the world of Irish music, there’s news of Eurovision, sectarian muders gangs, Michael Flatley, Damien Rice on tour, and Bono.
I’m actually drifting in and out of sleep, drifting in and out of a fever, and drifting in and out of a bottle of Drambuie, so for now, here’s this:
• Dervish to be Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest performers
• Enya wins World Music Award for Best-Selling Irish Artist
• Flatley is ’seriously ill’ and nobody’s sure if they should joke
• Podge & Rodge to present 2007 Meteor Ireland Music Awards
• Damien Rice live in L.A. makes fans cry with sad music
• Enya among those to launch Christmas in New York
• Gelding wins dressage championship performing to Riverdance
• Dancin’ Knuckles call their music Celtibilly
• Mandolins, Bagpipes, and Irish punk don’t mix with Jesus
• Enya’s singing the main influence for Nelly Furtado’s new Loose
• On her anniversary Christina Aguliera dresses for Dublin
• Bono talking to the bees is big in Nepal
• The Decemberists are singing about The Shankill Butchers
• Enya unofficially the 12th biggest-selling female artist of 2006
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