RIVERDANCE:
MUSIC FROM THE SHOW UD53076
This release accompanies the Riverdance stage presentation, which has now been seen
by over three million people across the world. Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by
Moya Doherty, and directed by John McColgan, Riverdance The Show highlights the
excitement of Irish dance and music and has been captivating audiences all over the globe.
Bill Whelan won a coveted Grammy Award in 1997 for his album, RIVERDANCE - MUSIC FROM THE SHOW
(Celtic Heartbeat/Universal Records) which also held the #1 position on the Billboard World Music
Chart for over 6 months and is certified double platinum in Ireland and Australia, gold twice in
the UK, and gold in Norway, the U.S. and Canada and platinum in the US.
Bill was also named Billboard Magazine's Top World Music Artist for 1996 & 1997 and the
RIVERDANCE album was the Top World Music Album for 1997 for the second consecutive year. The
soundtrack features 15 of Whelan's compositions, and captures the traditional beauty of Celtic
music with new melodies that evoke sounds from Russian, Spanish, Eastern European, and American music.
| TRACK LIST |
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Click track names to listen to 30 sec MP3 |
1. Reel
Around The Sun (8:42)
2. The
Heart's Cry (2:26)
3. The
Countess Cathleen/Woman Of The Sidhe (5:43)
4. Caoineadh
Cu Chulainn (Lament) (4:10)
5. Shivna (3:39)
6. Firedance (6:03)
7. Slip
Into The Spring / The Harvest (5:00)
8. Riverdance (5:44)
9. American
Wake (The Nova Scotia Set) (3:08)
10. Lift
The Wings (3:00)
11. Heal Their Hearts / Freedom (6:26)
12. Macedonian
Morning (2:56)
13. Marta's
Dance/The Russian Dervish (6:03)
14. Andalucia
15. Riverdance Reprise (4:32)
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
"Largely because of the success of Riverdance, Irish music
is impacting the pop music market as never before. It's hard to
believe, for example, that the highly popular score for the film
Titanic would have emerged as it did without the prior existence
of Bill Whelan's remarkable music for Riverdance."
Don Heckman Jazz and World Music critic for The Los Angeles Times
"Riverdance composer Bill Whelan's celebration of Irish song
and dance that has thrilled audiences from Dublin to Manhattan,
exposes the architecture of Celtic music as well as its finery." Chicago
Tribune
"Bill Whelan's music is haunting, evocative..." Daily
News
"Whelan's melodic themes are strong and vibrant." St
Petersburg Times
"The soul of Riverdance is the music of Bill Whelan, who
has imbued the score with with a mystical quality of both ancient
melodies and modern harmonies, underscored by myriad ethnically
diverse rhythms." Daily Variety
"Riverdance stands on its own as a great musical work beyond
its value as the soundtrack to the dance-rich theatrical piece." Billboard
Magazine
"This soundtrack from Dublin's hit musical makes traditional
Celtic music hip and stylish, blending instruments like the fiddle
and the sax into elegant folk compositions." US
News & World
Report
"Riverdance not only stands up outside the theatrical fourth
wall, it represents world music at its finest." Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"With the astonishing critical and commercial success of
the Riverdance stage show, for which he wrote all the music and
lyrics, there can be little doubt that Whelan has earned the title
of High King of Irish Music." Dirty Linen Magazine
"Fabulous, stupendous, electrifying, unique." Irish
Voice
"Whelan has assembled a stellar collection of the talents
of Irish music and woven several different ethnic strands into
a complete work. Ten out of ten." Hot Press |
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November 2011
ALEXEJ GORLATCH REVIEW...[more]
ALEXEJ GORLATCH PERFORMS IN DUBLIN AT MUSIC NETWORK END OF YEAR GALA CONCERT....[more]
UCD FOUNDATION DAY MEDAL FOR GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, BILL WHELAN....[more]
September 2011
Bill Whelan receives the Spirit Of Ireland Award in New York....[more]
SUNDAY MISCELLANY's visit to Clifden Arts Week ....[more]
Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne present Irish Arts Center Award to Bill Whelan ....[more]
An Evening with Bill Whelan and Orchestra
Featuring Athena Tergis and Special Guest Mick Donegan....[more]
June 2011
AN EVENING BY THE RIVER ....[more]
MUSIC SHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED ....[more]
May 2011
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? ....[more]
WALK OF A QUEEN ....[more]
April 2011
RETHINK MUSIC CONFERENCE ....[more]
'Riverdance' and 'You Raise Me Up' composers feted by music academy....[more]
March 2011
A CELEBRATION OF BILL WHELAN ....[more]
February 2011
THE SEVILLE SUITE ....[more]
January 2011
RIVERDANCE ON ICE....[more]
November 2010
IRISH ARTS CENTER: Bill Whelan Meets Athena Tergis....[more]
October 2010
Bill Whelan Bursary Makes International Studies A Reality For Talented Irish Composers....[more]
August 2010
NEWSTALK & THE MOONEY SHOW....[more]
NATIONWIDE visits Connemara....[more]
July 2010
A Celebration of Bill Whelan with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra....[more]
May 2010
The Gallery Press - 40th anniversary Poetry Celebration.....[more]
Riverdance Wexford Opera House limited Engagement! .....[more]
April 2010
The Future of Music in the Digital World .....[more]
March 2010
RIVERDANCE - 15th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall .....[more]
BILL WHELAN IMRO BURSARY .....[more]
January 2010
LATEST RIVERDANCE THE SHOW NEWS .....[more]
SACRED MUSIC, SEASONAL SPIRIT .....[more]
September 2009
HOT PRESS Presents THE MUSIC SHOW .....[more]
IRISH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK LECTURE .....[more]
LISBON - What's it All About? .....[more]
August 2009
WORLD COPYRIGHT SUMMIT 2009 .....[more]
COPYRIGHT STORM .....[more]
July 2009
THE ARTS SHOW - PODCAST .....[more]
MAKING OVERTURES 2009 .....[more]
THE ARTS SHOW - RTE RADIO 1 .....[more]
June 2009
RIVERDANCE RETURNS TO DUBLIN .....[more]
May 2009
AXA DUBLIN PIANO COMPETITION 2009 WINNER .....[more]
AXA DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION FINALS - NATIONAL CONCERT
HALL, FRIDAY 15th MAY .....[more]
BEYOND THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE BOOM .....[more]
April 2009
A DIFFERENT CLASS OF JAZZ .....[more]
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